Product Development Manager

Murrumbidgee Irrigation; Griffith City; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Salary packaging options

Career development

Wellbeing benefits

Annual skin checks

Job summary

Murrumbidgee Irrigation is seeking an experienced Product Development Manager to lead Growth, Research and Innovations and shape the future of infrastructure and technology-enabled products.

The role is responsible for strategic direction, commercial performance and lifecycle management of a diverse portfolio, translating insights into clear strategies and delivery roadmaps that deliver value for customers and sustainable returns for the company.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in product management, solution management or innovation roles within operational or infrastructure environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading products through full lifecycle stages including discovery, investment decision making and delivery.
• Strong ability to influence cross functional teams without formal authority.
• Proven commercial judgement including prioritisation, trade off analysis and value realisation.
• Experience operating in regulated, asset intensive or technology enabled environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously refine the product strategy and roadmap for the assigned portfolio, aligned to corporate strategy, customer needs and commercial objectives
• Lead products through the full lifecycle from discovery and validation through development, launch, adoption, optimisation and retirement
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, research opportunities and partnerships that support organisational strategy and long-term capability
• Provide clear product direction to engineering, data science, IT, operations and external partners through well-defined requirements and outcome-based success measures
• Engage directly with customers, operational teams, partners and leadership to understand needs, test assumptions and inform product decisions
• Work closely with stakeholders including customer services, data science, engineering, information technology and operations, balancing customer outcomes, risk, cost and long-term asset and technology strategy

Skills

Product management

Lifecycle management

Cross-functional influence

Commercial judgement

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering/Tech/Business/Agri degree

Job description

Make meaningful impact in a values-driven organisation.

AtMurrumbidgee Irrigation,we support our customers, strengthen regional communities and support agricultural success.Our job is simple - to deliver water in the best way possible.

We're seeking an experienced Product Development Manager to lead our Growth, Research and Innovations team and play a key role in shaping the future of infrastructure and technology-enabled products and solutions at Murrumbidgee Irrigation.

About the role

The Product Development Manager is responsible for the strategic direction, commercial performance, and lifecycle management of a portfolio of infrastructure and technology-enabled products and solutions. The role translates customer, operational and market insights into clear product strategies, investment priorities and delivery roadmaps that deliver measurable value for customers and sustainable returns for the company. This is a senior contributor role with high influence and decision making, requiring strong commercial judgement, systems thinking and the ability to lead complex initiatives through influence rather than direct control.

Key responsibilities

Own and continuously refine the product strategy and roadmap for the assigned portfolio, aligned to corporate strategy, customer needs and commercial objectives

Lead products through the full lifecycle from discovery and validation through development, launch, adoption, optimisation and retirement

Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, research opportunities and partnerships that support organisational strategy and long-term capability

Provide clear product direction to engineering, data science, IT, operations and external partners through well-defined requirements and outcome-based success measures

Engage directly with customers, operational teams, partners and leadership to understand needs, test assumptions and inform product decisions

Work closely with stakeholders including customer services, data science, engineering, information technology and operations, balancing customer outcomes, risk, cost and long-term asset and technology strategy

About you

Degree qualification in engineering, technology, business, agriculture or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

5 years experience in product management, solution management or innovation roles within operational or infrastructure environments

Demonstrated experience leading products or initiatives through full lifecycle stages including discovery, investment decision making and delivery

Strong ability to influence cross functional teams without formal authority

Proven commercial judgement including prioritisation, trade off analysis and value realisation

Experience operating in regulated, asset intensive or technology enabled environments

We offer:

Competitiveremunerationand access to salary packaging options

Career developmentthrough mentoring,trainingand internal mobility

Companybenefitsincludingannual skin checksandflu shots,an annualfitnesspayment,life insurancecoverandaccess to other wellbeing initiatives.

A culture built onClarity, Connection,Vulnerabilityand Improvement