Product Owner

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/DE/SSSR/

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced project manager to work in a dynamic, reform-focused environment, driving state-wide technology-enabled reform to support the future of careers education in Victoria. This is a fixed term, full-time role till 30 JUN 2027.

About the Department

The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.

The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.

The 2024 Education State priorities set the vision for the Victorian Education System, to deliver excellence in every classroom, in every corner of the state.

About the Division

Senior Secondary Pathways Reform Division (SSPRD).

The SSPRD was established to lead a generational reform agenda in response to the 2020 Review into Vocational and Applied Learning Pathways in Senior Secondary Schooling. These reforms will collectively support all Victorian secondary students to pursue high quality and valued vocational pathways aligned to their strengths and interests and to finish schooling with the skills and capabilities they need for success in further education, training, work, and life.

The Senior Secondary Pathways Reform agenda is a high priority for the government. The SSPRD engages regularly with the Minister for Education and critical education, training, industry and community stakeholders.

About the Role

The Product Owner role is critical to delivery and ongoing support for the Career and Pathways Platform, a digital platform to support schools to implement senior secondary reform and ensure access and equity for students. The Product Owner works closely with IT delivery squads and the business program area to lead activities and prioritise features in an agile methodology to deliver new applications and enhancements to the Career and Pathways Platform.

Working closely with delivery squads, change teams, operations and program areas, the role requires a proven track record of delivering Salesforce based digital solutions in a complex public sector environment. Strong communication and engagement skills are essential as this project is established as a partnership between the department's Information Management and Technology Division (IMTD) and the Senior Secondary Pathways Reform Division (SSPRD).

The Product Owner will represent the program area and is responsible for prioritising features, product backlog grooming, feature acceptance criteria, requirements clarification and accepting or rejecting user stories.

The role requires understanding of current practice and future vision to ensure a fit for purpose digital solution.

SSPRD is investing heavily in technology to support schools to deliver high quality senior secondary education aligned with reform objectives.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

A tertiary degree in a related field or relevant experience is desirable.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see the attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms-gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page.

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Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close 11:59pm on 20 July 2026.