Product Manager – Conservation Digital Innovation

Te Papa Atawhai; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Te Papa Atawhai in New Zealand seeks an experienced Product Manager to connect strategy, user needs, and technology to deliver outcomes for conservation. You will lead a portfolio of digital products, guiding direction with data, insights, and evidence to support biodiversity and cultural heritage goals.

You’ll collaborate with business leaders, delivery teams and technical experts to prioritise investments, monitor performance, and drive continuous improvements within a multi-product

Qualifications

• Proven experience in product management and lifecycle ownership.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Lean, Scrum frameworks.
• Experience managing multi-product portfolios with competing priorities.
• Data-informed decisions using user research and performance metrics.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration.
• Understanding of government/public sector context is advantageous.
• Experience relevant to biodiversity or conservation work is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead product strategy, roadmaps and priorities aligned to objectives.
• Balance user needs, operational requirements, risks and technology constraints.
• Own end-to-end product performance with data-informed improvements.
• Collaborate with leaders, delivery teams and technical experts to guide direction.
• Foster user-centred product management across teams.

Skills

Product management

Agile / Scrum

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Decision making

Education

Tertiary qualification in business/IT

Job description

Te Papa Atawhai in New Zealand seeks an experienced Product Manager to connect strategy, user needs, and technology to deliver outcomes for conservation. You will lead a portfolio of digital products, guiding direction with data, insights, and evidence to support biodiversity and cultural heritage goals.

You’ll collaborate with business leaders, delivery teams and technical experts to prioritise investments, monitor performance, and drive continuous improvements within a multi-product