Ai Product Owner - Work Management

Fortescue; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortescue seeks a Product Owner to shape and deliver AI-driven work management products within our Maintenance AI program in Perth. You’ll connect maintenance and asset management needs with processes, data and technology to support effective work management across mining operations.

The role focuses on reliable master data, practical planning and scheduling, and delivering improvements through collaboration with business and technology teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance work and asset management in heavy industrial environments.
• Strong understanding of master data and its role in work management.
• Experience with SAP maintenance processes and workflows; familiarity with SAP Plant Maintenance is valuable.
• Technical background in engineering, software development or related field.
• Experience shaping products, managing backlogs and roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the roadmap for Fortescue’s maintenance AI work management products.
• Lead stakeholder engagement to understand how work is identified, prioritized, planned, scheduled and executed.
• Explore product ideas and define problems with stakeholders.
• Own and prioritize backlogs, translating needs into requirements and user stories.
• Partner with maintenance, planning, scheduling, SAP, data and technology teams to deliver outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to improve master data quality and work management processes.
• Build understanding of SAP maintenance workflows and how SAP supports work management.
• Track product performance and communicate progress and outcomes.
• Maintain clear product documentation including roadmaps and decisions.
• Support adoption by explaining product changes to stakeholders.

Skills

Product ownership

Backlog management

Roadmap planning

Stakeholder facilitation

SAP knowledge

Engineering background

Education

Engineering degree or related discipline

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

Job description

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Perth

Roster: Monday - Friday

Fortescue is looking for a Product Owner to shape and deliver work management AI products across our Maintenance AI program. You’ll connect the needs of maintenance and asset management teams with the processes, data and technology that support effective work management across our mining operations.

This role focuses on the foundations of good maintenance execution: reliable master data, effective processes, and practical planning and scheduling. You’ll work with business and technology teams to identify improvement opportunities, set product direction and guide solutions from idea through delivery and ongoing improvement.

You’ll help Fortescue focus on the work and asset management problems that matter most, build a clear product direction, and deliver practical improvements to the data, processes and tools that support maintenance planning and scheduling.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the roadmap for Fortescue’s maintenance AI work management products, aligning product priorities with maintenance and business objectives.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and workshops to understand how work is identified, prioritised, planned, scheduled and executed across the mining lifecycle.
• Explore current and future product ideas, define problems and develop plans and strategies with stakeholders.
• Own and prioritise product backlogs, translating business needs into clear requirements, user stories and measurable outcomes.
• Partner with maintenance, planning, scheduling, shutdown, master data, SAP, operations, engineering, data and technology teams to deliver effective product outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to improve master data quality, work management processes and the usability of supporting tools.
• Build a strong understanding of SAP maintenance workflows and how SAP supports work management, planning and scheduling.
• Track product performance against agreed measures, identify opportunities to improve, and communicate progress and outcomes.
• Maintain clear, useful product documentation, including roadmaps, requirements, process information, decisions and performance measures.
• Support adoption by helping stakeholders understand product changes and how they improve day-to-day work.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in maintenance work and asset management, planning, shutdowns or scheduling in the mining industry, or a closely related heavy industrial environment.
• A sound understanding of maintenance and materials master data and their role in effective work management.
• Experience working with SAP maintenance processes and workflows; familiarity with SAP Plant Maintenance or related maintenance functionality is highly regarded.
• A technical background in engineering, software development or a related discipline.
• Experience shaping products, managing backlogs and roadmaps, or leading the development of business or technology solutions.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills, including the ability to lead workshops and bring people with different perspectives together.
• A personable, collaborative style and the ability to build trust with stakeholders across operational and technical teams.
• A practical, improvement-focused approach to solving planning, scheduling and work management challenges.
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for how AI and digital products can improve maintenance

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.