Technology Product Owner Principal

Telstra Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related pay

Access to learning programs

Global presence across 22 countries

Purchased annual leave scheme

Telstra products discount

Job summary

Telstra is seeking a Technology Product Owner Principal to lead DigiCel network strategy and execution. You will own end-to-end delivery of complex, high-value network programs across multiple markets, aligning with regulatory and business objectives while driving financial performance and governance.

You will collaborate with executive leaders to shape multi-year roadmaps, optimise delivery frameworks, and manage cross-functional teams through strategic and commercial decision-making.

Qualifications

• Senior network and program leader with strategic thinking and commercial acumen.
• Experience in agile delivery and cross-functional leadership.
• Ability to influence at senior levels and manage complex programs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Drive complex DigiCel network initiatives across design, planning, site acquisition and deployment.
• Oversee network rollout, optimisation, spectrum refarming and regulatory alignment.
• Manage budget, forecasting, and risk across multi-market programs.
• Lead vendor negotiations and performance management within Telstra frameworks.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Agile

Stakeholder management

Wireless domain

Communication

Job description

Employment Type: Permanent, Closing Date: 8 Nov 2026 11:59pm, Job Title: Technology Product Owner Principal

Job Summary

Job Description Who We Are At Telstra, we build the connectivity Australians rely on every day. Network Product & Technology designs, builds and runs the networks that connect our customers, and we are changing how we work so we can deliver faster and with greater focus on customers. When you join our team, you join a community that backs its people to take on big, meaningful challenges.

Focus of the Role

As Technology Product Owner Principal – DigiCel Network Strategy, you will hold a key leadership role in our agile and strategic delivery framework. You will define, drive and deliver the network strategy and execution roadmap that supports DigiCel’s network transformation and delivery commitments. This role operates at the intersection of strategy, execution and commercial delivery. You will be the single point of accountability for the end-to-end delivery of complex, high-risk and high-value network programs across DigiCel markets, spanning network delivery, regulatory engagement, commercial negotiation and executive governance. Working closely with the Group Owner (Wireless Technology & Strategy), you will contribute to OKRs, shape delivery strategy and translate strategic priorities into executable programs aligned to financial, regulatory and business objectives. Your work will enable DigiCel network outcomes that meet Telstra International commitments, deliver certainty across multi-market and multi-stakeholder environments, and optimise the value delivered to both Telstra and DigiCel.

What We Offer

• Performance-related pay
• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
• Global presence across 22 countries
• Opportunities to work where we do business.
• Purchased annual leave scheme
• Additional Telstra day off
• Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
• Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)

What You’ll Do

This is how you will bring the purpose of your role to life: Drive complex DigiCel network initiatives across network design and planning, site acquisition and construction, and deployment and operational readiness. Drive delivery of critical programs including network rollout and optimisation, spectrum refarming and regulatory alignment, and network transformation initiatives. Identify and resolve systemic blockers across organisational, vendor and governance layers, and maintain delivery certainty across competing priorities, dependencies and constraints. Ensure regulatory compliance and policy alignment in partnership with Legal, Corporate Affairs and Government Affairs. Own program-level financial performance, including budget oversight, forecasting and risk identification. Facilitate complex commercial engagements with vendors and partners, including contract negotiation and interpretation, performance management and dispute resolution, driving commercial discipline aligned to Telstra frameworks while enabling delivery outcomes. Embed within DigiCel and Telstra operating environments to understand decision rights and governance models, navigate organisational complexity, and align and influence stakeholders across DigiCel leadership, Telstra International and Wireless Engineering, using a consultative and outcome-driven approach. Develop executive-level strategy and position papers that translate complex technical, regulatory and delivery challenges into clear options, risks and recommendations. Contribute to strategic planning cycles, multi-year roadmap development, and investment and prioritisation decisions. Provide thought leadership on delivery frameworks, risk management and execution models for large-scale network programs.

About You

You are a senior network and program leader who combines strategic thinking and commercial acumen with the ability to influence at the most senior levels. You will bring:

• Leadership and ways of working
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and execution
• Business and commercial acumen, including business case development
• Program management and process improvement capability
• Agile methodologies and practices
• Team coaching and team building, with a focus on driving accountability
• An open and collaborative mindset
• Stakeholder engagement and communication
• Stakeholder management and interpersonal influencing
• C-level presentation skills and communicating with influence
• Excellent analytical and written communication skills
• Network domain expertise
• Experience operating in a Wireless delivery design and delivery environment
• Wireless cross-domain knowledge

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