Senior Product Lead - SaaS

• Auckland/Wellington based opportunity
• Banking benefits, flexible working options and more (parental benefits, wellbeing days of leave, etc.)
• Fixed Term Contract -12 Months

Please read (role level): The Senior Product Lead role sits within the following Product career path at Kiwibank: Product Lead > Sr Product Lead > Product Manager > Senior Product Manager > Head of

Kō tātou tēnei. Hei kawe i ngā mahi kia tutuki | This is us. Where making an impact matters.
At Kiwibank, we are undergoing a digital transformation, and we need an experienced Senior Product Lead for our Dynamics 365 squad.
Day to day this could include:

• Backlog management – prioritise and refine the product backlog to ensure our team focuses on high-impact initiatives.
• Agile Leadership – maintain and enhance Agile practices within the squad, facilitating sprint planning, reviews, refinement etc. to ensure efficient and effective development cycles.
• Analytical thinking & complex problem solving – Apply sharp analytical skills to deeply understand problems and their underlying nuances—translating complexity into clear, actionable steps that drive progress.
• Stakeholder Communications – support communications between the development squad and stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of product vision, progress, and challenges.
Strategic Planning – support the Senior Product Manager in defining the product strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with company objectives

We strongly believe in nurturing people to promote their individual aspirations and goals
Ko tātou tēnei. Kia hāpai i ō pūkenga | This is us. Where your expertise matters.
Key skills and experience we’re looking for:

• A strong and proactive collaborator who can confidently engage with stakeholders and present meaningful insights.
• Experience working in a regulated industry.
• Ability to think strategically and at a detailed level to cope with business and technology complexity.
• A deep interest in technology and how to make it work for people.
• Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics or equivalent SaaS platforms
• Ability to communicate with engineers and architects to allow for effective creation of feature and story delivery and associated success criteria
• Understanding of DevSecOps processes and tooling
• Solid understanding of user-research techniques, ideally using Jobs-To-Be-Done framework

Ko tātou tēnei - Hei hāpai i a koe, me tō whānau |This is us. Where you and your whānau matter.
We want you to get the most out of work and life, so you will have the option to explore flexible working arrangements that suit both your needs and ours. We now also offer one wellbeing day a quarter to ensure our people are taken care of and can bring their best selves to work. Our great range of benefits include discounted banking and an incredible package for new parents
We are proud to be a certified B Corporation, a Pride Pledge partner and we are the first bank in Aotearoa to get the Gender Tick. We are also an accredited Living Wage employer.
Tono mai |Apply Now!– We will be reviewing applications throughout the advertising period, and we reserve the right to withdraw the ad at any time. Applications close Tuesday 15th July midday.
Please note: Due to a high volume of applications, there may be a delay in our response. Thank you for your patience.
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