Product Development Manager

Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited; Griffith City; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Salary packaging options

Career development

Wellbeing initiatives

Clarity and Improvement culture

Live and work in Griffith NSW

Job summary

Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited seeks an experienced Product Development Manager to shape the future of infrastructure and technology-enabled products and solutions. The role translates customer, operational and market insights into product strategies, investment priorities and delivery roadmaps to deliver measurable value for customers and sustainable company returns.

This senior role requires strong commercial judgment, the ability to influence without direct authority, and a track record in

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, technology, business, agriculture or related field.
• 5 years experience in product management, solution management or innovation roles.
• Experience leading products through full lifecycle (discovery to delivery).
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
• Proven commercial judgement including prioritisation and value realisation.
• Experience in regulated, asset-intensive or technology-enabled environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and refine the product strategy and roadmap for the portfolio.
• Lead products through full lifecycle from discovery to retirement.
• Identify emerging technologies and partnerships to support strategy.
• Provide clear product direction to engineering, data science, IT and ops.
• Engage with customers, operations, partners and leadership to test assumptions.
• Balance customer outcomes, cost and long-term asset strategy with stakeholders.

Skills

Influence without authority

Commercial judgement

Lifecycle management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Education

Engineering/Technology/Business/Agriculture degree or related field

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 play a key role in shaping the future of infrastructure and technology-enabled products and solutions at Murrumbidgee Irrigation.

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
  
• The opportunity to live and work in the beautiful Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, based in Griffith, NSW

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 judgment, 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

What you’ll bring

• 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

If you’re ready to bring your business analysis skills to a role where your work will have a visible impact across systems, processes and customer outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

Applications close: whenfilled