Technical Product Owner

About the opportunity

The Technical Product Owner is responsible for maximising the value delivered by a cross-functional squad ensuring alignment between customer needs business goals and the squads work.

Operating in a Team Topologiesaligned environment the Technical Product Owner serves as the squads single voice of intentowning the problem space shaping the product backlog and enabling the squad to make smart delivery decisions. They work closely with product managers designers engineers and stakeholders to deeply understand customer journeys and ensure that what gets built is valuable feasible and usable.

Technical Product Owners at Bendigo Bank prioritise collaboration clarity and empowered decision making. They balance discovery with delivery short-term iteration with long-term value creation and squad-level execution with strategic alignment.

In this role youll get to

• Define and communicate a clear technology vision and strategy ensuring it aligns with the overall business strategy and customer needs.
• Own and continuously refine the squads product backlog ensuring items are prioritised and well-articulated.
• Understand and articulate the customer problems your squad is solving through research data and direct feedback.
• Create clarity around squad goals and priorities through transparent communication and context sharing.
• Act as the primary conduit between the squad and its external stakeholders.

What youll bring to the role

To be successful in the role you will have:

• Strong understanding of modern product development practices especially agile lean and human-centred design
• Ability to define and communicate clear goals priorities and customer problems
• Confidence in managing ambiguity making trade-offs and navigating competing priorities
• Skilled in story writing prioritisation techniques and backlog refinement
• Familiarity with delivery flow metrics (e.g. cycle time throughput WIP) and team health indicators (e.g. DORA metrics)
• Excellent stakeholder management facilitation and communication skills
• Deep curiosity about customers and a bias toward evidence-based decision-making

We offer flexible work options that put our people first working in a hybrid model with a minimum local Head Office attendance requirement determined by your Leader to find a rhythm that works best for you and your team. We believe that coming into the office some of the time is the best way to learn stay connected and collaborate effectively especially for key activities like team days 1:1s and town halls.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success and we actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity of thought to our business. We support candidate requests for adjustment to accommodate an illness injury or disability to equitably participate in the selection process.

If this sounds like an opportunity for you check out the attached Position Description and apply.

Please note all internal candidates are required to notify their immediate leader when applying for a new career opportunity and you will be asked to acknowledge they have done so upon submission of your application.

Please contact theTalent Acquisition Advisor listed below for a confidential discussion if there are any concerns meeting this requirement during the application processor if you would like to discuss the position further.

Name: Thomas Park

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For more information check out the Application Process for Internal Candidatespage.

Still in two minds

Research suggests 60% of women and underrepresented groups might stop here even after getting as far as drafting an application. We believe that diversity makes every team stronger so even if you dont tick every box we still want to see your application!

Please note shortlisting and interviews may take place prior to the advertised close date so dont delay apply now!