Product Owner

Company Description

Epworth HealthCare is Victoria’s largest not-for-profit private hospital group, renowned for excellence in diagnosis, treatment, care and rehabilitation. Epworth is an innovator in Australia’s health system, embracing the latest in evidence-based medicine to pioneer treatments and services for our patients. 

Our values and purpose define Epworth's approach and delivery. We pride ourselves on communicating and delivering them in a real and meaningful way. Every Patient Matters.

Job Description

The Product Owner is responsible for bridging the gap between business stakeholders and the development team to ensure the successful delivery of a high quality product. This role involves prioritising requirements, defining user stories, managing the product backlog and ensuring alignment between business goals and
technical execution. By collaborating with business stakeholders / owners, the Product Owner ensures that deliverables meet both customer needs and quality standards.

You will make an impact by:

• Collaborating with UI/UX designer to support user research, build prototypes, mock-ups, wireframes and seek user feedback
• Turning user pain points and problems into actionable user stories and provide expertise to translate Business Requirements into Solution Design requirements;
• Prioritising the product backlog (list of features and requirements) to align with the product vision and goals and continuously refine it based on feedback and changing business needs.
• Ensuring the product backlog items are clearly defined, well understood, and properly estimated by the development team.
• Advocating for product improvements and make recommendations to the Product Manager and  Business Owners on what features to include in each sprint, epic or release, based on the value they will deliver to customers and the business.
• Driving the continuous improvement of the product by developing feedback mechanisms with users and all stakeholder groups
• Engaging and communicate with key Business Stakeholders at all levels;
• Supporting developing a culture of trust and appetite to drive transformation initiatives

Position Description      Inherent Requirements

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field
• Certified Scrum Product Owner or Professional Scrum Product Owner certification
• Master’s degree in a related field (desirable)
• Certification is Business Analysis (e.g. CBAP, CCBA) or Agile (e.g. PMI-ACP, SAFe PO-PM)
• Minimum 5-7 years experience as a Business Analyst, Product Owner, or similar role in an agile environment
• Proven experience in requirements gathering, backlog management and stakeholder management
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and delivering successful software products

Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

Additional Information

At Epworth, it’s a community. It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation that puts the patient in the centre of all that is done. In addition to this, you will have access to:

• Epworth’s enhanced Not for Profit status provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
• The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
• Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
• Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
• Relocation assistance is available for approved candidates

At Epworth, we care.

We care about our patients and we care about our people.  We care about keeping everyone safe.  We care about valuing and empowering our people, and growing careers.  And we care about giving our people support and flexibility to thrive, and contribute to our communities.

Enquire / Apply 

Sound interesting? To apply, click the I'm Interested button and attach your CV and cover letter.

For more information, refer to the attached position description or contact Epworth Talent | talent@epworth.org.au

Please Note:  Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the position may be filled before the application closing date.

It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination, where this is required under Epworth policy.

As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.