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Product Owner Lead - Digital Infrastructure
KiwiRail
Wellington, KSA
Full Time
Lead
3 weeks ago
Product ManagementDigital TransformationAgile DeliveryProduct StrategyStakeholder EngagementTeam Leadership
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About the Role
KiwiRail is seeking a Product Owner Lead for Digital Infrastructure to drive digital transformation across the infrastructure business. You will lead a team of Product Owners, define product strategy and roadmap, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
Key Skills for This Role
Product ManagementDigital TransformationAgile DeliveryProduct StrategyStakeholder EngagementTeam Leadership
Responsibilities
- Leading, coaching and developing a team of Product Owners to deliver outcomes across multiple workstreams
- Defining and executing the infrastructure product strategy and roadmap aligned to organisational priorities
- Establishing consistent product management frameworks, tools and best practices across teams
- Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and influencing decision making across the business
- Driving data led decision making through KPIs, insights and product performance metrics
- Managing resource allocation and capacity planning to optimise delivery outcomes
- Contributing to the wider uplift of product management capability across KiwiRail
Requirements
- 10+ years’ experience in product management, digital delivery, or related roles
- Proven experience leading product teams in complex organisational environments
- Strong understanding of agile delivery and product management frameworks
- Ability to define and execute strategy across multiple product streams
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels
- Strong analytical and problem solving capability with a data driven mindset
- Experience coaching, mentoring and developing high performing teams
- Relevant tertiary qualification in software engineering, business, or a related discipline
Full Job Posting
About the role
- As the Product Owner Lead – Digital Infrastructure, you will play a key leadership role in driving KiwiRail’s digital transformation across our infrastructure business.
- You will lead a team of Product Owners while shaping and delivering a cohesive product strategy that supports productivity, safety and innovation across the rail network.
- Working closely with senior leaders, ICT teams and operational stakeholders, you will oversee multiple product lines, ensuring alignment with business objectives while delivering high value outcomes for customers and the wider organisation.
Your responsibilities will include
- Leading, coaching and developing a team of Product Owners to deliver outcomes across multiple workstreams.
- Defining and executing the infrastructure product strategy and roadmap aligned to organisational priorities.
- Establishing consistent product management frameworks, tools and best practices across teams.
- Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and influencing decision making across the business.
- Driving data led decision making through KPIs, insights and product performance metrics.
- Managing resource allocation and capacity planning to optimise delivery outcomes.
- Contributing to the wider uplift of product management capability across KiwiRail.
What you will bring
- 10+ years’ experience in product management, digital delivery, or related roles.
- Proven experience leading product teams in complex organisational environments.
- Strong understanding of agile delivery and product management frameworks.
- Ability to define and execute strategy across multiple product streams.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
- Strong analytical and problem solving capability with a data driven mindset.
- Experience coaching, mentoring and developing high performing teams.
- Relevant tertiary qualification in software engineering, business, or a related discipline.
What’s in it for you
- Competitive salary plus 4% employer KiwiSaver contribution.
- Staff discounted health insurance and retail benefits.
- Discounted staff travel across the KiwiRail network.
- Access to the NZ Rail Staff Welfare Trust.
- Ongoing learning, leadership development and clear career pathways.
- Opportunity to contribute to nationally significant infrastructure transformation.
- A collaborative and forward thinking team environment.
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