Product Owner

Are you passionate about building impactful software solutions in the food and beverage industry? AoFrio is looking for a Product Owner with a strong background in data-driven software development, mobile and web applications, and agile methodologies to help shape the future of our IoT ecosystem.

As a Product Owner, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering innovative software solutions that support our global customers in the food and beverage sector. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to define and prioritise features, ensuring our products deliver exceptional customer and commercial value.

You will be a critical part of the project development teams to execute the product vision by defining customer needs and recommending solutions that deliver customer and commercial value.

Based in our headquarters in Rosedale in Auckland, you will collect and analyse features and requirements from the internal and external customers and dive deep into the requirements/ features to provide the team with the right level of detail.

Let’s talk about you:

You’re a tech-savvy Product Owner with a passion for software and data. You thrive in agile environments and have experience working with mobile apps, web platforms, and database-driven solutions.

You’ll operate at the intersection of software, hardware and firmware, but your strength lies in software product development. You’re a natural leader, rallying teams around a shared goal and driving projects to completion.

Your background means you understand what it takes to design, build, and deploy software products. You’re comfortable collaborating in cross-functional teams, especially with engineering teams, representing market needs, and translating them into technical requirements, while also appreciating the complexities and constraints of the engineering process.

The ideal candidate will also bring experience working with physical products and/or B2B customers, ideally within the commercial refrigeration or food and beverage sectors.

What you need to bring: 

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner in software product delivery, ideally in B2B or food-related   industries.
• Demonstrated ability to run customer trials and work through iterative development cycles, with practical exposure to both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Strong understanding of agile software development, including backlog management, user story creation, and sprint planning.
• Previous experience as a Business Analyst, Test or Development Engineer, or Customer Support agent in technical-related fields.
• Familiarity with tools like Jira and Confluence.
• A great attitude, people like working with you. You can influence without authority.
• Good analytical and failure mode identification abilities. You can understand existing product and solution sets, how they are best adapted and enhanced for diverse customer needs, balancing risk, effort and value.
• Ability to take an iterative discovery approach to requirements gathering and verification, working with customers and key internal stakeholders at all stages.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate and articulate solutions across different functions.
• Ideally, a university degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or another applicable field.

Why AoFrio? 

We’re proud leaders in hardware-enabled Software as a Service (SaaS) for commercial refrigeration. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by major food and beverage brands worldwide, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and AB InBev. 

With offices in four countries and a dispersed team across 12 countries, we’re truly global. We manage supply chain, logistics and R&D for our family of hardware and software products from our headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. 

What you’ll enjoy at AoFrio: 

• Health Insurance: Enjoy Southern Cross WellbeingOne, all covered by AoFrio
• Health & Wellbeing: Chill out areas in the office to recharge batteries, EAP program to support staff and their direct family, yearly flu shots
• Office First With Flexibility: We thrive on in-person collaboration and believe our best work happens together in the office. But we also understand that life doesn’t always follow a schedule, so we offer flexibility and the opportunity to adjust your workday when needed.
• Work-From-Anywhere: Need a change of scenery? Our people can work from anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks per year (after 12 months of employment)
• Family Matters: Parental leave? We’ve got you covered with 12 weeks of top-up payments for the primary carer and 1 week's pay for partners
• Diversity: We celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone’s voice matters
• AoWLead: AoFrio networking group that specifically supports women
• Investing in You: Individual funds are available for your professional development
• Green Commute: Enjoy plenty of free parking and free EV charging
• Celebrations: We love birthdays and holidays! Expect cake celebrations every month
• Snacks: Fruit, cereal, snacks and cold drink options keep you fuelled throughout the day

Diversity in Tech at AoFrio

At AoFrio, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. We actively welcome women, members of the rainbow community, and other minorities into the world of technology.

Don’t tick all the boxes? Don’t worry, we’d still love to hear from you. As a modern global organisation, we integrate work into our lives and focus on achieving outcomes. We want to work with individuals who have diverse needs and backgrounds, so please let us know how we can make it work for you. 

Are you ready to take your career to the next level and be part of a busy and thriving environment? Apply now to join AoFrio as a Product Owner!