Technical Product Owner
Automotive - Automotive Technician Centurion CONTRACT Job Summary Our client is looking for a Technical Product Owner – Software Engineering Platforms, Developer Productivity & AI to shape and lead their enterprise software engineering ecosystem. This is a high-impact opportunity focused on creating a modern, scalable and measurable engineering environment that improves developer productivity, accelerates software delivery and enables responsible adoption of AI across software engineering teams. Key Responsibilities: * Own the vision, roadmap and backlog for engineering platforms, developer productivity and AI engineering capabilities. * Shape the strategy for engineering platforms, tooling and developer enablement across the organisation. * Drive adoption of DORA metrics, engineering KPIs and value measurement frameworks. * Establish productivity baselines and measurable improvement targets. * Lead engineering toolchain strategy, optimisation and rationalisation. * Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions and develop business cases for platform investments. * Drive adoption and governance of AI-assisted software engineering capabilities. * Define how AI engineering utilisation, productivity and ROI are measured. * Partner with Software Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud, Infrastructure and Security teams. * Promote platform-as-a-product thinking and improve adoption of engineering standards and capabilities. * Support strategic technology investment, vendor and platform decisions. Minimum Requirements: * 8+ years’ experience across Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, Technology Management or related disciplines. * Proven experience leading engineering platforms, developer tooling or enterprise technology capabilities. * Experience operating as a Product Owner, Product Manager or Platform Owner. * Strong understanding of the software engineering lifecycle and modern engineering delivery practices. * Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code and engineering automation. * Understanding of DORA metrics, engineering performance and developer productivity measurement. * Experience defining technology strategies, roadmaps and investment priorities. * Ability to work effectively across Engineering, Architecture, Cloud and Platform teams. * Strong product ownership skills with a focus on measurable outcomes and value realisation. Nice to Have:…
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