Product Owner - Mobile

Last updated 4 minutes ago
Location:Melbourne
Job Type:Full Time
Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive.

At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.

This newly formed team will compliment and work alongside our other mobile teams who are passionate about creating mobile experiences that help solve problems for small businesses.

Our mobile teams are cross-functional so you will be creating these experiences on both our iOS and Android apps to ensure we maintain feature parity across these platforms. We are also a very collaborative and inclusive group with a big focus on continuous improvement and knowledge sharing as well as having fun.

As a Product Owner within the mobile & new channels / technology team, you will be responsible for executing on our product vision, strategy and roadmap alongside a talented engineering pod. Your skillful product leadership and management of the pod’s backlog enables the pod to deliver innovative solutions that solve real-world customer problems natively on mobile.

This is what you’ll be doing

  • You’ll work with leadership teams, product teams, sales and marketing and customers to form a deep understanding of customer problems and potential solutions
  • Document findings into specifications, user stories, etc. that will be used as the foundation of the development and testing phases
  • Use your prioritisation skills to make the right call on what needs to be addressed when and how value can be delivered as early as possible
  • You’ll use your great research, analysis and decision making skills to juggle the wide range of enhancements and bug fixes, into an achievable roadmap
  • You’ll lead a team of peers during the course of development to define milestones and ensure on time and in-scope delivery
  • You’ll ensure development teams are clear about why features are prioritised and that they are motivated to build beautiful products for Xero’s customers
  • You’ll be a champion for the customer by collaborating with the design team to develop user stories, wireframes, and workflows that solve real problems for our customers

    • We are looking for people with:

  • A passion for creating beautiful experiences that solve real customer problems
  • The ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholder groups
  • Analytical, evaluative and problem solving abilities
  • Product experience working within a software environment preferably in mobile
  • A solid track record of addressing customer needs through the use of technology
  • Hands on experience with Agile processes and principles


    • Why Xero?

    At Xero we support many types of flexible working arrangements that allow you to balance your work, your life and your passions. We offer a great remuneration package including shares plus a range of leave options to suit your well-being. Our work environment encourages continuous improvement and career development and you’ll get to work with the latest technology.

    Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we’re immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate successfully. We are a member of Pride in Diversity, in recognition of our inclusive workplace. So, from the moment you step through our doors, you’ll feel welcome and supported to do the best work of your life.