Technical Product Owner Collaboration

TPO Collaboration - Lead the evolution of collaboration and modern ways of working across NZ Police!!

• Based at PNHQ / Porirua CBD
• Grade - 21
• Office of Constable/Police Employee
• Permanent Full Time
• NAV
• JR

E tῡ ki te kei o te waka kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.

Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face

Mō te tūnga About the role

The purpose of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) group is to partner with the organisation to deliver digital and communications solutions that support effective policing service delivery and Polices strategic ambitions.

With a primary hub in Wellington and a presence throughout the country ICT delivers new and enhanced digital solutions both directly and through specialist vendor partnerships. The group provides expert advice on how technology can be leveraged to support Police strategy and works collaboratively to turn ideas into practical scalable outcomes.

The Technical Product Owner Collaboration is a member of the Corporate Products Group Productivity Collaboration & Content. This group brings together product teams responsible for:

• Collaboration
• Content Management
• Corporate Workflow

Together these teams deliver the core digital workplace capabilities that Police staff rely on every day to communicate collaborate automate work manage information and create content safely and efficiently.

The Technical Product Owner leads the development and ongoing evolution of Polices core digital workplace platforms. The role operates across a broad productivity portfolio and balances daytoday service reliability with longerterm product direction adoption and continuous improvement.

The key accountability of the role is to act as the technical conduit between customers vendors and delivery teams translating organisational needs into clear product vision roadmaps and delivery priorities. The Technical Product Owner ensures delivery activity remains aligned to agreed outcomes and organisational priorities.

The role is responsible for managing product backlogs and overseeing the delivery of enhancements maintenance and operational improvements. Success is measured through service performance user adoption and engagement customer satisfaction and the effective retirement of legacy capabilities where appropriate.

The Technical Product Owner provides delivery leadership to a product team including prioritisation of work coordination across dependencies and oversight of delivery progress. This role includes line management responsibilities and focuses on building team capability strengthening ways of working and fostering a healthy inclusive and outcomefocused team culture.

Strong engagement with stakeholders and customers is essential to ensure product priorities remain aligned with business goals and operational needs. The Technical Product Owner sets clear direction and priorities working with delivery leads and vendors to plan and deliver work in line with agreed roadmaps. The role maintains oversight of progress risks and dependencies and undertakes daytoday task management where required to support effective delivery.

In this role the Technical Product Owner provides product leadership across platforms and capabilities including but not limited to:

• Digital workplace and collaboration services including Microsoft 365
• Workflow automation and lowcode solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform
• Enterprise email services (Exchange Online) content and information management including backup and governance tooling such as AvePoint
• Creative and document productivity platforms including the Adobe product suite
• Platform adoption lifecycle management and vendor engagement

The Technical Product Owner champions a modern productled approach to delivering reliable secure and usercentred productivity services supported by clear planning datainformed decisionmaking and strong stakeholder relationships.

Key Accountabilities:

• Plan prioritise and execute work to meet agreed goals timelines and quality standards.

• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders ensuring clear communication and alignment.
• Ensure all activities comply with organisational policies legal requirements and best-practice standards identifying and managing risks proactively.

• Identify opportunities to improve processes systems or services and contribute to innovation and efficiency.

• Monitor performance maintain accurate records and provide timely reliable reports and advice to support decision-making.

• Contribute positively to team outcomes by sharing knowledge supporting colleagues and working collaboratively across functions.

• Maintain uptodate knowledge and skills relevant to the role and actively participate in learning and development opportunities.

He aha taau e kawe mai What youll bring

Whilst we are looking for skills knowledge and experience relevant to the role we also place high importance on your state of mind the alignment of your values with ours your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams and the way that you lead yourself or others.

To be successful in this role candidates will be able to demonstrate:

• Proven experience providing technical and product leadership across enterprise productivity or collaboration platforms.
• Experience leading coaching or developing people with a strong focus on team health capability uplift and delivery outcomes.
• A sound understanding of product management and agile delivery practices including backlog management and roadmap planning.
• Experience contributing to or leading structured planning cycles such as quarterly or multiincrement planning.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work effectively across business technical and vendor environments.
• Welldeveloped analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking skills in complex and evolving contexts.

Experience working with collaboration platforms workflow automation or digital workplace tooling in large organisations will be highly advantageous.

Whakaritenga motuhake Special requirements

• Current CPK at the rank of the vacancy you are applying for (Constabulary only).
• For both Constabulary & Police Employees:
  • Agree to enrol in a leadership programme at the advertised level at a future date or
  • Have qualified under CEP or a previous Career Progression Framework at the level you are applying for.

This role is Strategic People Leader level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements

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Clearance Requirements

To be eligible for this role you may be asked to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET national security clearance.

The minimum criteria for this level of national security clearance is:

NZ Citizen who has resided continuously in NZ for the last 10 years or:

• A Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in NZ for the last 10 years or
• A citizen of or has resided continuously in one or more of the following countries for the last 10 years: Australia Canada United Kingdom or United States of America and has a background that can be verified by the NZSIS.

Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a security clearance. Please note that this tool is not part of the formal security clearance process:

Mo tātou About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals communities businesses and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the governments largest front-line response agency with around 15000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work youll be engaged in is real tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded experienced leader with opportunities across the range of work we support.

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Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei Apply now

If this position sounds like you click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.

For further information on the application process please copy and paste this URL: applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

If you are an internal applicant you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on 04/05/2026 Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

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