Technology Product Owner Principal

Telstra; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 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 day off

30% off Telstra products and services

Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile)

Job summary

Telstra is seeking a Technology Product Owner Principal to lead DigiCel network strategy and execution, accountable for end-to-end delivery of complex programs across markets. You will coordinate with senior leaders, manage budgets, and drive regulatory and commercial negotiations to maximise value for Telstra and DigiCel.

You will operate at the intersection of strategy and execution, shaping roadmaps, driving multi-year plans and delivering outcomes in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder

Qualifications

• Senior network and program leadership experience
• Business case development and commercial acumen
• Ability to influence at senior levels
• Expertise in wireless delivery environments

Responsibilities

• Drive DigiCel network initiatives across design, planning, site acquisition, construction and deployment readiness.
• Oversee network rollout, optimisation, regulatory alignment, and long-term roadmaps.
• Manage blockers, ensure delivery certainty across priorities and dependencies.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and policy alignment with Legal and Government Affairs.
• Own program-level financials: budget, forecasting and risk.
• Lead complex vendor negotiations and performance management within Telstra frameworks.
• Develop executive strategy and position papers translating technical challenges into options and risks.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Program management

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Job description

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

8 Nov 2026 11:59pm

Job Title

Technology Product Owner Principal

Job Description

Job Summary

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

When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and disabilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive.

As part of the hiring process, all identified candidates will undergo a background check, and the results will play a role in the final decision regarding your application.

We work flexibly at Telstra. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.

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