Senior Product Owner

The Game Changers: Australian Payments Plus (AP+) is here to shape the future of payments for Australia. We aim to deliver more innovation to Australia’s payments ecosystem, for the collective benefit of Australian businesses, government and consumers.​ Our solutions include Australia’s domestic debit network, real-time, data rich payments infrastructure, secure bill payments, digital identity verification, QR payments and experiences and open wallet solutions. It’s a new chapter with more possibilities.​ Life @ AP+: We are one connected team in pursuit of one inspiring purpose – to unite people and technology to power better experiences. Each of us has a part to play in making that happen. You’ll be encouraged to bring your big ideas forward and make a difference through your work. Taking steps forward in your career whilst still having room for fun, friendships, and flexibility in your daily life. We’re driven by our core values: lead with heart, learn for tomorrow and live our legacy. A purpose like ours takes the inspired impact of an incredible team. Ready to change the game? We’re ready to help you do it. The Role: This 12-month max term contract Senior Product Owner position is responsible for managing AP+ retail products across their lifecycle. This includes prioritising product requirements, owning the product backlog, and using market insights and user feedback to guide development. The role ensures products meet customer needs and performance targets, supports product launches and trials, and contributes to the strategic direction of the Product team. The day-to-day responsibilities for this role are: Manage product lifecycle activities to meet user needs and performance goals. Prioritise product requirements and maintain the product backlog. Use market research, feedback, and usage data to identify opportunities. Support product trials, launches, and performance monitoring. Define and manage user experience requirements and design goals. Provide specialist advice within the area of responsibility and collaborate with other experts. Lead delivery teams and manage delivery of small to medium initiatives. Conduct business situation analysis and recommend improvement actions. Define and manage requirements for large, complex initiatives. Execute business process improvements and contribute to organisational standards. Develop and implement stakeholder engagement strategies and facilitate decision-making processes. The successful applicant will possess the following: 3+ years’ experience as a Product Owner working on a payments product Demonstrated ability to prioritise product requirements and develop comprehensive product roadmaps, including ownership of the product backlog. Proven experience managing all elements of the product lifecycle to meet customer and user needs while achieving financial or strategic objectives. Experience facilitating product adoption through the creation of supporting content, campaign development and evaluation, and performance monitoring. Ability to understand the context of use for systems, products, and services, and to define clear user experience requirements and design objectives. Proven capability to provide authoritative and professional advice, guidance, and direction within a specialist area of expertise. Strong analytical skills to investigate business situations and develop actionable recommendations for improvement. Experience managing requirements throughout the full delivery and operational lifecycle. Capacity to develop and apply innovative and disruptive approaches to enhance business activities and performance. Proficiency in systematically analysing, managing, and influencing stakeholder relationships. What happens next: At AP+, we believe in the power of passion, pride, and purpose. Our team is driven by a shared mission to make a difference in the world of payments, and we're proud to work together towards this common goal. If you’re ready to be a game changer, please submit your application & the Talent Acquisition team will endeavour to review and notify you of the outcome within the next two weeks. We want to remove all barriers to inclusion so if you need advice or support with your application, we’re here to help. Please reach out to We also encourage you to let us know your pronouns at any point during the recruitment process.  AP+ are not partnering with Recruitment agencies for this role.