Product Owner

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven Product Owner to join our Automation Services team. This is a pivotal role during a period of integration and growth, where your leadership and expert interpersonal skills will help shape the future of automation within our organisation. As a Product Owner, you will drive innovation and advance automation across our organisation. Working closely with the Business Platforms Manager, you’ll help shape smarter, more efficient solutions as we move into the next phase of our automation journey.

Key responsibilities include :

• Prioritising and Delivering Value : Evaluate business value and guide prioritisation within the Automation Services team backlog including new features and functionality, maintaining modern, secure products, and supporting the team in resolving roadblocks.
• Product Expertise : Act as the primary source of Automation Services product information, representing customer and stakeholder interests to the delivery team.
• Governance & Reporting : Prepare insights and actively lead in key governance forums relating to Automation Services.
• Relationship Building : Establish and nurture strong relationships across internal teams (technology and customer / business teams) and external partners.
• Strategic Alignment : Match Automation technology solutions with business strategies through collaboration and influence.
• Innovation Advocacy : Help define and promote our Automation Toolkit technologies to support business partners to improve their service delivery.
• Roadmap Development : Create and manage strategic Automation product roadmaps that deliver on our vision and future goals.

This is a full‑time (37.5 hours / week) permanent position, with a salary range of $120,000 - $140,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.

For more information on the role, please view the Position Description.

He kōrero mōu | About you

You bring exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, a collaborative approach, and proven experience as a Product Owner in large, complex organisations working in hybrid environments. Skilled in managing the value in product backlogs and working within Agile (Scrum) frameworks, you take a methodical approach to structuring workloads. Your ability to build strong relationships with business partners, engage staff, and deliver practical, solutions‑focused outcomes ensures success as we innovate and scale.

Mō tō mātou rōpū | About the team

Rātonga Matihiko | Digital Services is home to the University of Auckland’s vast digital skills and capabilities. We blend the best of people and technology to deliver exceptional outcomes and experiences across all areas of the University. Our purpose is to explore emerging digital business models and technologies and use these to create a digital future for the University.

Additional Information

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

In addition, we also offer career development programmes, discounted car parking, a generous parental leave allowance, childcare and a number of other discounts on internal and external services.

For more information please visit Staff Benefitsp>

Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university and employs more than 5,400 academic and professional staff to support over 41,000 students, making us one of NZ’s largest employers.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Applications must be submitted online, by the closing date of Wednesday 3rd December 2025 to be considered. Please include your cover letter and your CV highlighting how you can meet the skills and experiences detailed above.

Please reach out to Merril Campbell via for more information about the role. We are happy to answer your questions, but we do not accept applications by email.

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