Product Owner - Hero Foundation - Remote

Employment Hero; Sydney; À distance; AUD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Remote-first flexibility

AI tools access

ESOP

Parental leave

Home office allowance

Résumé du poste

Employment Hero is seeking a founding Product Owner to lead the Hero Foundation Squad in ANZ. You will drive platform customisation across candidate acquisition, onboarding and employer engagement, translating vision into a clear backlog and outcomes-driven deliverables.

You’ll partner with design, engineering, and legal/security teams, optimise funnels, and shape the strategy with executives. This role requires autonomy, strong communication, and a bias for action in a rapidly evolving

Qualifications

• 2+ years as a Product Owner in a fast-paced product team.
• Experience with AI products or data-heavy environments is a plus.
• Strong prioritisation skills to stay focused on strategic work.

Responsabilités

• Own and execute the product roadmap for platform customisation initiatives.
• Lead data-driven optimisation of acquisition, onboarding, and employer conversion funnels.
• Coordinate with Designers, Engineers and Legal/Security teams to unblock dependencies.

Connaissances

Product ownership

AI products

Prioritisation frameworks

Executive presence

Formation

IT/Business/Engineering degree

Description du poste

About Employment Hero

Employment Hero is on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone around the world. Our Employment Operating System brings hiring, HR, payroll and benefits into an all-in-one solution.

Since launching in 2014, we've grown from startup to global scale, reaching a valuation of over $2 billion and building a presence across six countries, with even more growth ahead. We now serve over 350,000 SMEs, pay more than 3 million employees, and support a growing pool of job seekers finding their next role through our platform.

About the Hero Foundation

The Hero Foundation is Employment Hero’s ACNC registered charity. We use EH’s tech and network of customers to connect people that have faced barriers to the workforce into work. The Foundation partners with charities, onboards their candidates onto EH Jobs as Hero Foundation candidates, and gives them a supported job search experience. We are already present in Australia, and will be present in all of Employment Hero’s markets by early 2027. It is an incredibly exciting time in the journey, and this Product hire will be totally essential in supporting thousands of deserving candidates into work.

The EH Way

At Employment Hero, we're proud of our unique DNA, which we call The EH Way:

• Mission First: Everything we do- from what we work on to how we allocate capital and where we focus is driven by our Mission.
• Remote First: We champion a remote environment with a preference for asynchronous communication and a high degree of autonomy.
• AI First: We are committed to using AI to accelerate our mission; AI is a fundamental part of how we operate, innovate, and scale.
• Live by Our Values: We role model our values 100% of the time.
• Expect High Performance: We set a high standard and are not satisfied with being average.

The Role

We are looking for a founding Product Owner to join our Hero Foundation Squad in ANZ. In this role, you will lead the execution of a strategic product roadmap aimed at driving platform customisation across candidate acquisition, onboarding, and employer engagement.

You will work closely with key internal stakeholders to optimise conversion funnels.

Key Responsibilities

Product Ownership & Strategy Execution

• Own, prioritise, and execute the product roadmap for platform customisation initiatives.
• Translate product vision into clear deliverables, balancing user desirability, business goals, and technical feasibility.
• Apply dual-track prioritisation frameworks to protect long-term strategic initiatives from ad-hoc operational requests.
• Attend weekly executive strategy sessions, presenting product progress and clarifying strategic decisions.
• Manage, refine, and prioritize the squad backlog, creating well-defined specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

Funnel Optimisation & Metrics

• Lead data-driven optimisation of candidate acquisition, onboarding, and employer conversion funnels.
• Drive core product performance metrics, including improving the candidate sign-up to application conversion rate.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Alignment

• Partner with Product Designers, Engineers, and Technical Architects to deliver high-quality, feasible UX designs.
• Map, manage, and unblock key technical dependencies across internal teams, including Legal, Security, and Profile Authentication.
• Work with Sales, Marketing, and Support teams to develop launch collateral, rollout plans, and clear product communications.

Who You Are

• 2+ years of experience as a Product Owner in a high-velocity, performance-driven product team is ideal, but not required.
• Experience working directly on AI products or in data-heavy environments is a strong plus.
• Strong command of prioritisation frameworks to maintain strategic focus amidst competing priorities.
• Executive presence with the confidence and pushback capability needed to navigate high-stakes leadership discussions.
• Ability to coordinate and align complex dependencies across Legal, Security, and Authentication teams.
• Degree in IT, Business Systems, Engineering, Economics, or a quantitative discipline preferred.
• Highly structured, resilient, UX-centric, and thrive in fast-paced, autonomous environments.

What We Offer

• Work Away, Your Way: Fully remote-first flexibility with high autonomy and real ownership from day one.
• AI-First Culture: Access to cutting-edge AI tools to accelerate your workflow and amplify your expertise.
• Share in Success: Employee Share Options (ESOP) so you own a piece of what you build.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Generous parental leave, home office allowance, egg freezing subsidies, and continuous learning opportunities.
• Global Gatherings: Annual gathering to connect with teammates worldwide (Gold Coast, Australia in September 2026!).

Privacy & AI Notice

• AI Notice: We're AI-first, so we may use AI tools to review applications and support early hiring steps to ensure a fair, consistent experience.
• Identity Verification: Candidate identity and location verification are standard parts of our hiring process.
• Diversity & Privacy: We celebrate diverse perspectives and are committed to safeguarding your application data under our Applicant Privacy Policy.