Product Owner - Australia PlanIt & Move

at  Twinkl

Location: Australia - 100% Remote / Home Working (Must permanently live in Australia & have the right to work without restrictions to apply for this role)
Pay Rate: $33 AUD per hour
Contract: 12-month initial contract (Highly likely to be extended, but no guarantees) - Self-employed contractor. Responsible for own taxes.
Hours of work: 20 hours per week - Part Time
Hiring Manager: Nick East
Recruiter: Will Thom

THE ROLE:

We are looking for a candidate with a passion for education and is looking for a new challenge in leading and developing a range of PlanIt and Move teaching resources to support teachers, parents and children in Australia. Planit is Twinkl’s schemes of work product and Move is Twinkl’s premium Health and Physical Education collection of resources.
Product Owners at Twinkl are responsible for driving forward the vision and aims of established resource collections along with creating innovative and exciting materials which are at the forefront of the education market. They work closely with the product development team to create the right resources at the right time to support the needs of educational professionals. The successful candidate will carry out their role whilst communicating extensively with key stakeholders within and outside the business to achieve the company’s core values and focus in Australia.
This exciting and varied role will give you the opportunity to play a key role in the development of the most popular teaching materials in the world and help to meet the needs of thousands of educators.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL LEARN:

• Prioritisation of product releases;
• Stakeholder management;
• Effective market and competitor research techniques;
• Product Owner mindset;
• Development of business propositions;
• Innovation techniques and principles.

TO SUCCEED IN THE ROLE, YOU WILL:

• Have a hard work ethic, be passionate, driven and loves what you do;
• Be organised, able to work to deadlines, and manage your time effectively;
• Have a passion for schemes of work and helping children develop;
• Be able to communicate with colleagues and our external partners effectively;
• Have analytical and problem-solving skills to make data-driven and business decisions;
• Have a knowledge and experience of the Australian Curriculum and an understanding of the target market;
• Have experience and/or keen interest in developing a Product Owner mindset.