Product Owner - Remote

RGIT Australia; Canada; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first environment

AI tools access

ESOP (Employee Share Options)

Parental leave

Home office allowance

Learning and development opportunities

Annual Global Gathering

Job summary

Employment Hero is the world’s first Employment Operating System, unifying hiring, HR, payroll and benefits to simplify work life for thousands of teams worldwide.

As a Product Owner, you’ll shape and deliver our product strategy aligned to the company vision, collaborating with a remote-first team to drive value, performance, and successful go-to-market initiatives.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of Product Owner or product management experience in a high-velocity team.
• Strong ability to analyse data and extract actionable insights.
• Experience writing clear PRDs and acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

• Translate product vision into actionable roadmaps for your squad.
• Prioritise backlog with business goals, feasibility and desirability.
• Collaborate across Sales, Marketing, Support and Services for launches.

Skills

Product ownership

Analytical mindset

PRD writing

Engineering collaboration

Cross-functional leadership

Autonomy & agility

Education

Business Systems/IT/Engineering degree

Job description

Full-time Permanent Associate

Posted 21 Aug 2026

Description

Who we are

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.

The EH Way

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

1. We are Mission First - Our Mission determines what we work on, where we invest, and where we focus. Every decision runs through a single filter: does this accelerate our Mission?

2. We are Remote First - we champion a remote environment with a preference for asynchronous communication and a high degree of autonomy

3. We are AI First - we are committed to using AI to accelerate our mission; AI is not just a tool, it’s a fundamental part of how we operate, innovate, and scale

4. We Live by Our Values - we role model our values 100% of the time

5. We Expect High Performance - we set a high standard and we're not satisfied with being average

This role

As a Product Owner, you'll be working with our Product team and will be instrumental in shaping and delivering our product strategy as aligned to our company vision, helping us remain at the forefront of HR, Payroll, Recruitment, Onboarding, Benefits, Employee Engagement, & Performance technologies.

Your key focus areas will be:

• Squad Alignment & Delivery: Successfully translating and delivering the product vision and roadmap through your dedicated engineering squad.
• High-Value Backlog Prioritisation: Balancing business goals, technical feasibility, and customer desirability to maintain a highly optimised, prioritised backlog.
• Cross-Functional Launch Execution: Collaborating across Sales, Marketing, Support, and Professional Services to ensure seamless product launches and customer rollouts.

This will include:

• Roadmap Delivery: Monitoring, adapting, and delivering the product vision and roadmap while navigating constraints and driving continuous improvement.
• Backlog & Sprint Management: Prioritising user stories, managing release/sprint workload planning, and handling customer feedback and complaints.
• Design & Tech Collaboration: Partnering with Product Designers for best-in-class UX, and working with Technical Architects and Developers to ensure feasible, viable solutions.
• Testing & Performance: Collaborating with engineers and leadership to test, measure performance, and feed results back into future roadmap planning.
• Go-To-Market Alignment: Working with Sales and Marketing to develop launch collateral, and partnering with Support and Services on rollout and implementation plans.
• Stakeholder Communication: Gathering accurate requirements and concisely communicating project status, ideas, and issues transparently to both your squad and wider business stakeholders.

Who you are

To thrive at Employment Hero, you'll need to embody The EH Way - operating with focus, agility, and an obsession with impact. For this role, you'll also bring:

• Product Ownership Experience: 2-3 years of experience as a Product Owner or in product management, ideally within a high-velocity, fast-growth product team.
• Strong Analytical Mindset & Education: Proven ability to critically analyse data samples (experience with big data is a plus!) to extract actionable insights, with preferred undergraduate qualifications in Business Systems, IT, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Economics).
• Technical Specification Skills: Experience writing well-defined Product Requirement Documents (PRDs), setting clear acceptance criteria, and simplifying complex technical problems into structured delivery phases.
• Engineering Collaboration: A proven track record of working directly with engineers and technical squads to successfully build and ship software products.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: The ability to align diverse, cross-functional teams and build consensus in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.
• Autonomy & Agility: A hungry, creative, and enthusiastic approach with the ability to work autonomously and thrive amidst ambiguity.

What we can offer

At Employment Hero, we don't just talk about a better way to work. We live it. Joining Employment Hero means you'll:

• Work in a remote-first environment, giving you the autonomy to do your best work while delivering meaningful outcomes.
• Be trusted to own your work, make decisions, and have a real impact from day one.
• Access cutting-edge AI tools and technology that help you move faster, think bigger, and amplify your expertise.
• Surround yourself with ambitious, high-performing teammates who will challenge, support and inspire you to do the best work of your career.
• Own ESOP (Employee Share Options) in one of the world's fastest-growing technology companies, so you can share in the value you help create.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including generous parental leave, subsidised egg freezing, a home office allowance, and outstanding learning and development opportunities to support your growth.
• Connect with colleagues from around the world at our Annual Global Gathering. We've celebrated together in Thailand, Vietnam, Bali and Dubai, and can't wait to meet in the Gold Coast, Australia, in September 2026.

Privacy and AI Notices

• We're AI-first, so may use AI tools to review your applications and support our interviewing and hiring process. They help us cut the noise, surface great talent fast and make sure every candidate gets a fair, consistent experience. These tools do not replace human judgment and the final hiring decision sits with our team.
• We verify candidate identity and location as part of our hiring process.
• At Employment Hero, we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of your application data. By applying to this role, you acknowledge our Applicant Privacy Policy made available here: employmenthero.com/legals/applicant-policy/.

Company Overview

Employment Hero is the world’s first Employment Operating System: an end-to-end system built to make employment easier for everyone. From hired to retired, everything employment is managed in one place. Employment Hero helps over 300,000 businesses worldwide hire great people and manage everything from hiring, HR and payroll, through to rewards, recognition and offboarding -all automated behind the scenes. And for the 2M+ employees and jobseekers using Employment Hero, Employment OS is their work passport to unlock great job opportunities, manage work admin and grow their career.