Data Product Manager

Fonterra; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fair Pay

Health Programs

Hybrid Work

Recognition

Community Involvement

Job summary

Fonterra Te Mātāpuna in New Zealand is seeking a Data Product Manager to own the data product strategy for the CFO office, focusing on procurement and finance. You will partner with business leaders to unlock value through data and AI-enabled decision making.

Working across business, data and technology teams, you will guide data products from concept to delivery, balancing priorities and delivering measurable business outcomes. This role offers high visibility and impact across the co-op.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in technology, transformation or commercial roles within large organisations.
• Strong commercial/financial acumen including business case development and budget planning.
• Ability to lead data governance, data quality, analytics and emerging AI initiatives.
• Proven experience translating business strategy and user needs into data products and roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Own the data product strategy for the office of the CFO (Procurement & Finance).
• Identify where data can unlock value and improve decision-making.
• Guide data products from concept through delivery and ongoing optimisation.
• Lead multidisciplinary technical teams and foster open, trusting collaboration.
• Connect organisational priorities with data products to deliver value.

Skills

Data product management

Data governance

AI initiatives

Cross-functional leadership

Business strategy translation

Team leadership

Data architecture awareness

Job description

At Fonterra Te Mātāpuna, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves.

Whether you're early in your career or ready for your next step, Fonterra offers a unique opportunity to grow with a global dairy co-operative that values care, collaboration, and contribution.

Owned by New Zealand dairy farmers and supported by a dedicated team, we are all working together to create a better future. Imagine tomorrow with us, where your career can grow, and you can create positive change.

About the Opportunity | Mō tēnei tūranga

Fonterra as one of New Zealand’s leading companies has made significant and ongoing investments into Data & AI as we continue to build for our future. As part of this journey, we have recently made a significant investment into the oCFO Data & AI team.

The vision for oCFO Data & AI is to ‘automate and augment finance with Data & AI’, which we have been progressing via a roadmap of data product development and selective AI POC’s. Building on success, we are now increasing team capability in data governance, data architecture and product design, and AI. As we expand our team, we are looking to hire a Data Product Manager.

As the Data Product Manager, you'll own the data product strategy for the office of the CFO (Procurement and Finance functions), ensuring investment and delivery are focused on the opportunities that matter most. Partnering closely with business leaders, you'll identify where data can unlock value, improve decision-making, and enable better business outcomes.

Working across business, data, and technology teams, you'll guide the development of data products from concept through to delivery and ongoing optimisation. You'll bring together diverse perspectives, balance competing priorities, and ensure products continue to evolve in line with changing business needs.

This is a highly visible role with the opportunity to influence decisions at scale and shape how data is leveraged across the Co-op.

You may have built your career in finance, accounting, or commercial roles, or led large-scale data and transformation initiatives. Either way, you'll understand how to translate business priorities into outcomes that create value.

You don't need to be a hands‑on technical expert. Our Data & AI teams provide the deep technical expertise, while you bring the business lens, helping connect organisational priorities with the data products and capabilities needed to deliver them.

Most importantly, you're able to see the bigger picture, ask thoughtful questions, and identify opportunities where data can enable better decisions, improved performance, and long‑term value for the Co-op.

You'll bring:

• 10+ years' of experience across a relevant technology, transformation or commercial functions within large organisations. Sufficient understanding of the underlying technical aspects to articulate business interests confidently.
• Strong commercial and/or financial acumen, including business case development, funding proposals, budget planning and value realisation.
• Ability to lead data governance, data quality, analytics, and emerging AI initiatives.
• Proven experience translating business strategy and user needs into prioritised data products, strategic roadmaps, and managed portfolios that delivery quantified scalable value. Strong ability to balance priorities, dependencies and shape investment decisions.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams with a strong focus on developing high‑performing people, growing capability, creating open and trusting team environments, and enabling collaborative ways of working that allow people to thrive.
• Understanding of data pipeline and BI/reporting fundamentals (data modelling, ingestion, semantic layers) to connect technical work with business outcomes and prioritisation.

At Fonterra, our values of Good Together, Better Every Day, and Every Drop Counts, are for everyone - no matter your background, identify or experience. These values guide us in delivering exceptional outcomes for our farmers, customers, communities, and each other.

We care for our people globally. Our comprehensive benefits support your well‑being, development, and work‑life balance:

• Fair and equitable pay
• Health and well‑being programs (medical, mental health support)
• Work‑life balance options (flexible/hybrid working where possible)
• Employee recognition
• Support for community involvement and cultural connection

A Career of Opportunities | Ngā Mahi

At Fonterra, we are inspired by purpose and guided by our principles and values. Together, we create goodness for generations and make a global impact at a local level. As part of our Co‑operative, you are an everyday creator, imagining what Fonterra, dairy, and you can be here.

Does this sound good to you? Come join our whānau - bring your whole self, and let's solve for better together.

Together, we're shaping a future of inclusion | He Wāhi mō te Katoa

Inclusion is key to our Co‑operative. We're building a team that reflects the diverse world we live in, believing it drives better decisions and innovation.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds (ethnicities, genders, identities, orientations, ages, abilities, neurotypes, cultures, religions).

Even if you don't meet every requirement listed, we encourage you to apply; we value your potential and growth.

If you face accessibility issues or need accommodations during the process, please contact your recruiter. We ensure fair participation, allowing you to be at your best. Tātou, tātou.