Product Manager

Cox Purtell Staffing Services; Sydney; Remote; AUD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Cox Purtell Staffing Services is seeking a Product Manager and Scrum Master for a 6-month contract. This fully remote role with a small team includes Sydney catch-ups every 6 to 8 weeks and ownership of delivery for VFX bidding systems used by a global studio group.

You will work with the Product Owner to translate user needs into clear work and provide training and documentation to users. The contract runs to around mid-2027, with an early start preferred ahead of Christmas.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner.
• Software development background or ability to discuss architecture with engineers.
• Experience as a Scrum Master or leading Agile teams.
• Hands-on Jira and Confluence experience.
• Experience conducting user interviews and turning findings into requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to produce clear documentation and training.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting across time zones.
• Based in Australia with full working rights; Sydney or east coast preferred.
• Nice to have: experience in VFX, animation or games; AI coding tools.

Responsibilities

• Run sprint ceremonies as Scrum Master and keep the development process efficient.
• Turn user requirements into clear, well-scoped tickets in Jira, and schedule and track development work with the developers.
• Maintain the development roadmap and communicate progress and changes to stakeholders across time zones.
• Partner with the Product Owner to define the future direction of the systems from both a functional and an architectural perspective.
• Run user interviews, act as the point of contact for users, and produce the documentation and training materials that keep the systems usable.

Job description

Product Manager and Scrum Master (6 month Contract)

• Fully remote contract with a small team, plus Sydney catch ups every 6 to 8 weeks
• Own delivery of VFX bidding systems used by a global studio group, with real user impact
• Work beside the Product Owner as the team starts building with agentic coding tools

About the client

Our client is a global entertainment company with a team in Australia that builds the systems and workflows supporting visual effects production. The team is small and remote, made up of a Product Owner and a couple of developers, and works to firm deadlines. They are now exploring agentic coding as a way to build and maintain web apps with smaller development teams. The culture is direct and trust based, and they are looking for someone positive, collaborative and easy to work with.

About the role

This is a contract Product Manager and Scrum Master role covering a period of leave on the team behind a suite of VFX bidding systems. You will take day to day ownership of delivery, working closely with the Product Owner to turn user needs into clear work, keep development moving and make sure users are supported, trained and heard. The contract runs to around mid 2027, with an early start preferred ahead of Christmas. The role is remote, with a preference for candidates based in Sydney or on the east coast.

Duties

• Run sprint ceremonies as Scrum Master and keep the development process efficient.
• Turn user requirements into clear, well scoped tickets in Jira, and schedule and track development work with the developers.
• Maintain the development roadmap and communicate progress and changes to stakeholders across time zones.
• Partner with the Product Owner to define the future direction of the systems from both a functional and an architectural perspective.
• Run user interviews, act as the point of contact for users, and produce the documentation and training materials that keep the systems usable.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Product Manager, Product Owner or similar role.
• A software development background, or experience managing developers, with enough technical depth to discuss architecture and trade offs credibly with engineers.
• Experience as a Scrum Master or leading Agile teams, including backlog management, sprint planning and roadmap communication.
• Hands on experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Experience conducting user interviews and turning findings into prioritised requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including producing clear documentation and delivering training.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting and communicate effectively with stakeholders across time zones.
• Based in Australia with full working rights, ideally in Sydney or on the east coast.
• Highly regarded: experience in VFX, animation or games, supporting in house tools for non technical users, or working with developers who use AI coding tools.