Senior Product Manager - SCATS

Transport for NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport For NSW in Sydney, NSW, is seeking a Senior Product Manager to define and drive the long‑term vision and roadmap for SCATS. You will work within the Finance, Technology & Commercial Division, collaborating with customers, Product Owners and stakeholders to understand needs and shape investment decisions.

This role sits at the intersection of technology and transport, requiring comfort with change and the ability to influence diverse groups toward a shared product strategy.

Qualifications

• Experience developing product strategy, vision and roadmaps for complex software products.
• Experience working within complex organisations that develop and deliver software products.
• Experience managing product P&L and balancing commercial, customer and business outcomes.
• Strong customer focus with the ability to translate user needs and market insights into product decisions.
• Proven experience managing products through their full lifecycle, from concept to delivery and continuous improvement.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to align diverse groups around a shared product vision.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term product vision, strategy and roadmap for SCATS.
• Collaborate with customers, Product Owners and stakeholders to prioritise capabilities and investment decisions.
• Balance customer outcomes, commercial priorities and market opportunities in product decisions.
• Transform SCATS into a more customer and market-led product delivering value locally and globally.

Skills

Product strategy

Stakeholder management

Product lifecycle management

Commercial acumen

Customer focus

Strategic thinking

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications

Job description

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Projects

Job location:

Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000

Job reference number: 111208

Employment type: Permanent Full-Time

Salary range: An attractive remuneration package

You’re a future-focused leader who embraces and helps others adapt to change.You’re an innovative tech enthusiast who wants to explore and create cutting-edge solutions. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of an expert team that improves technology experiences, shaping the digital landscape for a seamless future.

In this role, you’ll:

Work within the Finance, Technology & Commercial Division,under the Commercial & Energy Management Branch. You’ll define and drive the long-term product vision, strategy and roadmap for the Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS), a globally recognised traffic management platform used to improve the movement of people and goods.

You’ll work closely with customers, Product Owners and stakeholders to understand user needs, prioritise future capabilities and shape investment decisions that balance customer outcomes, commercial priorities and market opportunities.

This is a role at the intersection of technology, innovation and transport. You’ll need to be comfortable working in a fast-changing environment, influencing stakeholders and making strategic decisions that support the evolution of a product competing in the global traffic technology market.

Ultimately, you’ll play a key role in transforming SCATS into a more customer and market-led product, ensuring it continues to deliver value for customers both in Australia and around the world.

This is a permanent role based at Central in the city, 3 days a week with Wednesday as your core office day. this is with flexible hybrid work options available to promote balance and productivity.

This role is embedded within the team’s established ways of working and supports collaborative delivery. Flexible hybrid work options are available to promote balance and productivity.

About You

You will bring:

• Experience developing product strategy, vision and roadmaps for complex software products.
• Experience working within complex organisations that develop and deliver software products.
• Experience managing product P&L and balancing commercial, customer and business outcomes.
• Strong customer focus, with the ability to translate user needs and market insights into product decisions.
• Proven experience managing products through their full lifecycle, from concept to delivery and continuous improvement.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to align diverse groups around a shared product vision.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent professional experience.

Who We Are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

Flexible work options may be available.

Apply today

Applications close 11:59 PM Sunday 20 September 2026.

For more information about this role, please contact [e-mail].

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

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