Principal Product Owner
UST Global
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Job summary
UST is seeking an experienced Principal Product Owner to lead our product transformation initiatives and steer the evolution of our suite toward cloud-native solutions. You will own market and customer understanding for your product line, craft a compelling vision, and manage a team of Product Owners and analysts to execute the roadmap.
You will influence across a highly matrixed organisation, drive partnerships, and develop business cases for innovation while aligning with strategic goals.
Qualifications
- 7–10 years of product management experience in a product-led organisation.
- Experience leading product management teams or mentoring junior product managers.
- Proficiency with product management tools (Aha, Jira, Figma, or similar).
- Strong understanding of cloud technology fundamentals and translate to roadmap.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic evolution and enhancement of existing products onto cloud-native platforms.
- Own market and customer understanding for product development and opportunity identification.
- Articulate a clear product vision aligned with strategic goals and communicate roadmap to stakeholders.
- Manage and mentor a team of Product Owners and analysts; drive performance and career development.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering, design, sales, and marketing to position and commercialize products.
- Define KPIs and monitor market performance, adoption, and competitive positioning.
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Job description
We are seeking an experienced Principal Product Owner to lead our product transformation efforts and drive the evolution of our product suite to cloud-native solutions. This is a pivotal leadership role where you'll own the overall market and customer understanding for your product line, articulate a clear product vision aligned with strategic goals, and manage a team of Product Owners and analysts. You'll be instrumental in shaping the future direction of our products in a rapidly evolving market.
- Lead the strategic evolution and enhancement of existing products onto cloud-native platforms
- Own overall market and customer understanding for product development, identifying opportunities through segmentation and competitive analysis
- Articulate a clear, compelling product vision that aligns with corporate strategic goals
- Set the strategic direction for product lines and communicate roadmap to stakeholders
- Manage and mentor a team of 3 Product Owners and analysts
- Develop team capabilities and foster a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
- Ensure team alignment on product strategy and execution
- Conduct performance management and career development for direct reports
- Lead the definition of strategic partnerships, advising on build, buy, or partner approaches for future capabilities
- Create compelling business cases for product innovation and define the product roadmap
- Lead the definition of detailed product requirements and manage market feedback to refine product direction
- Drive product delivery and execution, particularly for product transformation or complex development initiatives
- Drive cross-functional activities related to positioning, pricing, and promotion for new and enhanced products
- Collaborate with engineering, design, sales, marketing, and customer success teams
- Lead efforts in highly matrixed environments and influence without direct authority
- Manage stakeholder expectations and navigate competing priorities
- Manage product performance to achieve revenue and margin objectives for both current and next-generation products
- Define KPIs and success metrics for product lines
- Monitor market performance, adoption rates, and competitive positioning
- Generate insights and reports for leadership on product health and business impact
- 7-10 years of product management experience in a product-led organization
- Proven focus on Technology, Financial Services, or Data & Analytics sectors
- Demonstrated product delivery and execution skills, particularly with product transformation or complex development initiatives
- Experience leading product management teams or mentoring junior product managers
- Fundamental experience writing detailed product requirements and understanding of commercial models
- Proficiency with product management tools (Aha, JIRA, Figma, or similar)
- Strong understanding of product development lifecycle and cloud technology fundamentals
- Ability to understand technical architecture and collaborate effectively with engineering teams
- Experience with data analytics and metrics-driven decision making
- Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
- Health insurance.
- Novated Car Lease.
- Access to UST Perks (Reward Gateway), which offers discounts across major retailers.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and InclusionDiversity and Inclusion are among the founding blocks of how UST as an organisation translates its values of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity into practice.
For more than 25 years, UST has worked side by side with the world's best companies to make a real impact through digital transformation. Together, with over 30,000 employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.
We are seeking an experienced Principal Product Owner to lead our product transformation efforts and drive the evolution of our product suite to cloud-native solutions. This is a pivotal leadership role where you'll own the overall market and customer understanding for your product line, articulate a clear product vision aligned with strategic goals, and manage a team of Product Owners and analysts. You'll be instrumental in shaping the future direction of our products in a rapidly evolving market.
- Lead the strategic evolution and enhancement of existing products onto cloud-native platforms
- Own overall market and customer understanding for product development, identifying opportunities through segmentation and competitive analysis
- Articulate a clear, compelling product vision that aligns with corporate strategic goals
- Set the strategic direction for product lines and communicate roadmap to stakeholders
- Manage and mentor a team of 3 Product Owners and analysts
- Develop team capabilities and foster a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
- Ensure team alignment on product strategy and execution
- Conduct performance management and career development for direct reports
- Lead the definition of strategic partnerships, advising on build, buy, or partner approaches for future capabilities
- Create compelling business cases for product innovation and define the product roadmap
- Lead the definition of detailed product requirements and manage market feedback to refine product direction
- Drive product delivery and execution, particularly for product transformation or complex development initiatives
- Drive cross-functional activities related to positioning, pricing, and promotion for new and enhanced products
- Collaborate with engineering, design, sales, marketing, and customer success teams
- Lead efforts in highly matrixed environments and influence without direct authority
- Manage stakeholder expectations and navigate competing priorities
- Manage product performance to achieve revenue and margin objectives for both current and next-generation products
- Define KPIs and success metrics for product linesMonitor market performance, adoption rates, and competitive positioning
- Generate insights and reports for leadership on product health and business impact
- 7-10 years of product management experience in a product-led organization
- Proven focus on Technology, Financial Services, or Data & Analytics sectors
- Demonstrated product delivery and execution skills, particularly with product transformation or complex development initiatives
- Experience leading product management teams or mentoring junior product managers
- Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
- Health insurance.
- Novated Car Lease.
- Access to UST Perks (Reward Gateway), which offers discounts across major retailers.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and InclusionDiversity and Inclusion are among the founding blocks of how UST as an organisation translates its values of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity into practice.
For more than 25 years, UST has worked side by side with the world's best companies to make a real impact through digital transformation. Together, with over 30,000 employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.
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