About Us
Say hello to the new home of healthy! We bring health and wellness experiences, products and services right to the fingertips of everyday Aussies to help them live... you guessed it... a healthy life.
HealthyLife is a standalone digital startup business within Woolworths Group. We bring together trusted advice, products and services in one experience-led health platform, with the goal of inspiring and helping people to live a healthier life.
We do the research, work with trusted experts, partner with health services, and source 000s of products you love and need (with great offers!) to give you the clear space to find your healthy - whatever that may be.
HealthyLife - Product Manager | Owner
About The Role
This is a new role that will manage the inception, creation and delivery of major product features for the HealthyLife business. The product manager / owner will rely on their experience in product ownership & management, big data & analytics as well as their background in interfacing with various engineering roles to bring this project to life.
You will be working in an innovative, flexible and collaborative work environment. You will make real changes and be involved in decision-making processes
Responsibilities
Many of HealthyLife’s projects are technical in nature and have potential to deliver huge value to our customers. The product manager /owner will:
- Work closely with stakeholders, UX/UI teams, data specialists and engineering teams to understand the problem space
- Liaise with product, data and engineering teams to help conceptualise the solution
- Work with our business stakeholders to understand strategic priorities and to set the development priorities to align with these
- Own and manage the feature delivery from the beginning
- Ensure that the solution that is delivered meets our customer and company’s needs
- Provide assistance with writing relevant product requirements and handling requests for product enhancements
About you
We are looking for someone who ideally comes from a technical background with demonstrated experience delivering projects end to end. Your background could be directly from product management or even software development, software architecture or engineering. With more than five years’ experience in bridging the gap between the technical and business requirements, you have the means to design and
drive real world problems into tangible solutions. No specific industry experience is required, however you must have demonstrable experience in leading a product team from the concept through the design, development and delivery of an application.
The successful candidate will be a strong communicator who is comfortable engaging with stakeholders and understanding and interpreting their requirements. They will have an analytical mindset and will be adept at translating business requirements into software feature requirements. They will also be used to delivering outcomes to pre-defined timelines.
Essential skills and experience
- A Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science or related technical field (or equivalent)
- 5+ years of prior experience as a Technical Product Manager in e-Commerce or related field
- Knowledge of API design and extending the API into the platform and product
- Trained in Agile development methodology with experience as product owner/backlog owner
- Proven experience in setting direction for technology teams, prioritizing development activities, and driving new product development investments in an organization using Agile methodologies
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills with strong technical abilities and an extreme attention to detail and ability to self-audit work
- Ability to deliver high quality results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities.
- Ability to lead and manage a team to deliver business results.
- The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated proactive contributor and subject matter expert on team projects. Familiarity with business issues, or the ability to quickly learn
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; presentation, customer service, business, and negotiation skills.
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Joining the Group
As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do.
We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.
We value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.
We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating better experiences – for our customers and for each other.
We’d love to hear from You
If you meet a number of the requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application. You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or via www.wowcareers.com.au. #LI #work180
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
