Senior Product Manager

New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME); Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media group in New Zealand is seeking a proactive Senior Product Manager to join their Digital Product Experience team. This full-time, hybrid role involves shaping product strategy and overseeing the product lifecycle from ideation to launch. Ideal candidates will have 4+ years of digital product management experience and a customer-first mindset. Enjoy flexible working options in Auckland's modern CBD offices.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Modern office environment

Opportunity for career growth

Qualifications

• Minimum 4+ years’ experience in a digital product management role.
• High degree of understanding of Agile principles.
• Experience in media and/or with a subscriptions business is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product lifecycle management process.
• Develop and own the product roadmap.
• Monitor market and competitor trends.

Skills

Agile principles

Product management

Customer-first mindset

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Overview

Ready to shape the future of digital products at NZME? NZME is seeking a proactive and talented Senior Product Manager to join our high-performing Digital Product Experience team. This is your opportunity to shape strategy and deliver innovative digital experiences in one of New Zealand’s most dynamic media and digital companies. This full-time, hybrid role will see you working closely with senior leadership, software engineers, quality engineers, UX designers, editorial, marketing, commercial, data, and customer support teams to manage the entire product lifecycle—from ideation to launch.

About You

• Minimum 4+ years’ experience in a digital product management role
• High degree of understanding of Agile principles and practical experience delivering products in an agile environment
• Experience in media and/or with a subscriptions business is desirable
• Proactive, self-starter with excellent product and project management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks effectively
• Balance of technical knowledge and business acumen
• Customer-first mindset and empathy for internal and external customers
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire partners and stakeholders to drive collaboration and alignment
• High degree of organisation, individual initiative, and personal accountability
• High degree of self-awareness and ability to thrive in a fast-paced delivery environment
• Practical experience with prioritisation frameworks and techniques

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the product lifecycle management process, from ideation to scoping, build, delivery, and launch
• Partner with stakeholders and customers across NZME to inform product vision, strategy, features, and prioritisation
• Develop and own the product roadmap, collaborating on business and project planning
• Conduct customer testing and research in collaboration with CRO and User Experience teams
• Balance customer and commercial interests, ensuring alignment with business strategy
• Lead quarterly planning prep and prioritisation
• Monitor market and competitor trends, refine priorities, outline milestones and deliverables, and identify opportunities and risks
• Define, monitor, and analyse key performance metrics to drive product development and planning
• Provide clear and transparent feedback to stakeholders on roadmap progress
• Support and mentor junior product team members, contributing to team learning and development

What’s On Offer

The opportunity to make your mark in a high-performing team, in a delivery-focused role that drives value for the business and our customers. NZME’s digital product offering is growing, and we’d love to have you on the journey.

Flexible working hours and options to tailor your working week with a combination of working from home and from our modern Auckland CBD offices.

Be part of an organisation with a culture second to none. If you’re confident you could be an NZME digital champion, an active member of the Product team that leads and owns the group digital product strategy, then apply now.

Applicants must be a NZ resident or citizen or have a valid work permit.

New Zealand Media and Entertainment is NZ\'s premium integrated media group. We keep Kiwis in the know about what matters most to them, and dig into what’s going on in the world and why, as well as shining a light on the latest and greatest in news and entertainment. Combining radio, digital, and print we reach more than over 3.6 million* Kiwis every week.

We are home to more than 50 of Aotearoa’s award-winning media brands - each with its own voice, and each powered by the country’s top media personalities, journalists, broadcasters, designers, writers, commercial thinkers, operations teams, marketers, digital and tech specialists and many more. You can achieve anything you set your mind to here – the possibilities are endless!

Come and join the future of NZME. Give it your all and enjoy the ride because this could lead anywhere…