Product Owner - Data Platforms

• Australia – Sydney or Perth

• You’re an experienced and accomplished Senior Product Owner, driven to deliver exceptional outcomes

• We’re committed to delivering outstanding data experiences

Your Team

The Data Platforms and Operations Domain in CBA brings together the process, people and technology assets supporting big data, core banking operations, and AI enablement across the Bank. The team have the monumental task of ensuring that data is available to all areas in the Group to enable insights and AI and make CBA a global technology leader in banking. With Cloud Data platforms and tooling being at the heart of the Bank, almost every customer-facing channel relies on data platforms in one way or another.

The Greenfields Crew within the Data Platforms and Operations Domain are responsible for building data and analytics capability for critical bank functions and have highly visible change initiatives.

Your impact and contribution

As a Product Owner within the Greenfields Crew, you will work closely with technical, data science and business teams to deliver exceptional outcomes for our business stakeholders and customers. You will be responsible for developing and delivering on the Group-wide data transformation strategy. This will incorporate the decomposing of data monoliths, modernisation of existing data capabilities and development of the strategic roadmap for future state data and AI delivery. You will be leading a team of data and technical experts to achieve this, while creating a psychologically safe, inclusive, accountable and high performance culture, and working collaboratively within and across Crews.

Do work that matters

You will report to the Crew Lead, Greenfields. As a Product Owner for platform capabilities, you will come with proven expertise in big data, architecture and design, as well as team leadership skills, working within largely complex data products teams. You will hold a passion for providing data and platform engineering solutions, contributing to a major set of technical decisions and build, while constantly defining the technical roadmaps in line with business’s strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the squad product vision, goals and roadmap aligned with the crew objectives and purpose.

• Design and deliver data engineering solutions for products and platforms to address identified needs or opportunities and build and prioritise the squad backlog in collaboration with key stakeholders.

• Lead and develop a squad of team members including data engineers, data analysts, quality engineers and Tech BAs, creating a psychologically safe, inclusive, accountable and high-performance culture.

• Identify risk, dependencies and issues for the squad in line with excellent management of operational risk and compliance outcomes.

• Stay abreast of external market trends - Big data, AI, privacy, security, technology and innovation.

• Build and foster strong relationships across the product value chain, including Chief Data Office, Chief Technology Office, Retail Technology, Risk and Compliance leading virtual teams to ensure efficient delivery of strategic initiatives and resolution of issues.

We’re interested in hearing from people who:

• Are passionate about building industry leading group data products using sophisticated data platforms and technical products and Cloud infrastructure.

• Are ready to execute state-of-the-art coding practices, driving high quality outcomes to solve core business and delivery objectives and minimise risks.

• Are capable of creating both technology blueprints and product roadmaps, for a multi- year data transformational journey, with a proven track record of delivering at pace with high quality.

• Are constantly thinking outside the box and breaking boundaries to solve complex data problems with an Agility focused mindset.

Technical and Functional skills:

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner with a big data and analytics background.

Experience with the following will help you succeed in the role:

• Adept at defining and driving technology roadmaps and execute relevant strategies within the domain or reference architecture and help foster an excellent product, data and engineering culture that is open, safe, productive and fun for everyone!

• Stakeholder engagement skills.

• Advanced communication and Influence skills.

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capability with advanced delivery skills.

• Proven track record as a product owner for platform services enabling data controls & contracts

Apply today!

We operate in a hybrid working environment, meaning a blend between being in the office and working remotely. Please feel free to discuss your individual situation and needs with us.