Digital Product Owner

Are you an experienced Product Owner passionate about digital innovation and mobile applications? We are looking for a dynamic leader to join a high-priority digital initiative, guiding a cross-functional squad through fast-paced delivery while shaping outstanding customer experiences.

About the Project

You will be contributing to the Google Journey Planner initiative, a high-impact digital program focused on delivering seamless mobile experiences. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative, agile environment where your decisions directly influence outcomes and innovation.

What You’ll Do

• Own and prioritise the product backlog, aligning work to business outcomes and tight delivery timelines
• Lead a digital squad through uncertainty, providing clarity, focus, and direction
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable, prioritised work for the team
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives
• Partner with UX/UI Designers to ensure customer-centric solutions
• Collaborate with Digital Business Analysts to ensure requirements are clear and delivery-ready
• Engage confidently with senior stakeholders, managing expectations and communicating progress, risks, and trade-offs
• Make timely decisions to maintain momentum and meet delivery deadlines
• Ensure solutions meet high standards of quality, usability, and customer experience

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years’ experience as a Product Owner or similar digital product role
• Strong experience delivering digital products, particularly native mobile applications
• Proven ability to lead Agile squads in fast-paced, high-ambiguity environments
• Experience managing and prioritising backlogs in Jira, with supporting documentation in Confluence
• Strong understanding of end-to-end digital delivery, including front-end, back-end, and API considerations
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and confident communication at senior levels
• Strong decision-making ability, balancing customer needs, technical constraints, and delivery timelines

Nice to Have

• Experience on large-scale or customer-facing digital platforms
• Exposure to AI-enabled features or digital innovation initiatives
• Background in customer experience, service design, or human-centred design

Who You Are

• Calm and decisive under pressure
• Comfortable working with incomplete information and evolving direction
• Strong communicator who provides clarity and alignment
• Outcome-focused, pragmatic, and delivery-driven
• Collaborative leader who empowers high-performing teams

If you thrive in a fast-moving digital environment and want to make a tangible impact on user experience, we want to hear from you!