Data Product Leader - CFO Analytics & AI

Fonterra; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 115,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing programs

Professional development opportunities

Career growth support

Work-life balance options (flexible/hy

Flexible/hybrid working where possible

Employee recognition

Community involvement and cultural

Job summary

Fonterra is seeking a Data Product Manager to own the data product strategy for the CFO's office, ensuring investments deliver measurable value. You will partner with business leaders to identify data opportunities that improve decision-making and outcomes across procurement and finance, guiding products from concept to delivery.

With 10+ years in technology, transformation, or commercial roles, you will lead data governance and analytics initiatives while aligning data products with strategic

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience across technology, transformation or commercial functions in large orgs.
• Strong commercial/financial acumen, including business case development, funding proposals, budget planning and value realisation.
• Able to lead data governance, data quality, analytics, and emerging AI initiatives.
• Proven experience translating business strategy and user needs into prioritised data products, roadmaps and managed portfolios.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams with emphasis on high-performing people and collaborative ways of working.
• Understanding of data pipeline and BI/reporting fundamentals to connect technical work with business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own the data product strategy for the office of the CFO (Procurement and Finance).
• Guide development of data products from concept through delivery and ongoing optimisation.
• Collaborate with business, data, and technology teams to deliver value.
• Balance priorities, dependencies and shape investment decisions.
• Influence decisions at scale and shape how data is leveraged across the Co‑op.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Analytics

AI initiatives

Portfolio management

Cross-functional leadership

Business cases

Budget planning

Value realisation

Data architecture understanding

Job description

Fonterra is seeking a Data Product Manager to own the data product strategy for the CFO's office, ensuring investments deliver measurable value. You will partner with business leaders to identify data opportunities that improve decision-making and outcomes across procurement and finance, guiding products from concept to delivery.

With 10+ years in technology, transformation, or commercial roles, you will lead data governance and analytics initiatives while aligning data products with strategic