Principal Product Manager, Data Platform

About the role

REA Group is looking for a Principal Product Manager (Data Platform) to lead the evolution of its data platform, a key part of the Launchpad team within REA's Global Technology group. The role is a fixed-term position of 12 months, based in Melbourne or Sydney, and focuses on increasing data literacy, a data-as-product mindset and adoption of the data mesh operating model.

Key responsibilities

• Define and communicate a vision and roadmap for the Data Platform aligned to company, data and business strategy
• Turn priorities into product outcomes, investment choices and build, buy or partner recommendations
• Lead the product direction of a platform built on Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Atlan, Airflow, Apache Kafka, Soda, Tableau)
• Shape capabilities for scalability, reliability, security, governance and developer experience
• Drive adoption of data mesh and self-service capabilities across REA
• Prioritise platform opportunities with engineering, architecture, data and product teams
• Partner with the Head of Data and act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders

Required profile

• Senior product management or product leadership experience, ideally in complex technology or data environments
• Proven track record of evolving an established data, technology or developer platform
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to connect long-term vision to practical delivery
• Ability to drive adoption of new capabilities and show measurable outcomes
• Excellent communication and influencing skills

Required skills

• Data products, data platforms, data mesh, self-service and governance
• Modern cloud technologies and Google Cloud Platform
• Agile delivery and building partnerships across engineering, architecture, design, data and business
• Experience in a data mesh-inspired operating model is highly regarded

What we offer

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Flexible leave, including birthday leave and additional leave
• Parental leave for primary and secondary carers
• Hackdays and a volunteering program