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Product Manager

Posted on March 14, 2025

Auckland City, New Zealand
0 - 0 USD (yearly)

Full Time

Worker Type:

Permanent

Here at BNZ, it's about more than just banking. We work together in an agile, energising environment to create innovative solutions through our promise "If you can imagine a better future, let's find a way."

We support wellbeing, flexible working and have a generous leave offering. There is the opportunity for growth, learning and career development. No two days are the same.

Ko mātou tēnei | This is Us

Here at BNZ, it's about more than just banking. We mahi (work) together in an agile, energising environment to create innovative solutions through our promise 'If you can imagine a better future, let's find a way'.

The Business Lending domain within BNZ Customer, Products and Services (CP&S) is an exciting and driven work environment where you'll get to maintain and develop market leading products, services and customer propositions. You’ll also get to be heavily involved in substantial transformation initiatives to replace legacy lending systems and product platforms, which will provide a critical foundation for BNZ to continue to grow and innovate as New Zealand’s largest business bank.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Product Manager to join our Business Lending product tīma (team). The role is responsible for ensuring BNZ’s business overdraft and working capital products are managed strategically to optimise financial performance, and ensure that products remain fit for purpose, meeting our customer's current and future needs.

Reporting to the Portfolio Manager - Business Lending, you'll be part of a tīma that is critical to how BNZ turns up for NZ businesses from the smallest small business to the largest institutional client.

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role

We spoke with our Head of Product – Business Lending, and he let us know the following about the tūranga (role):

What are 5 day to day tasks the person in this role will complete?

About the role:

The Product Manager will apply leading product management, design, development and leadership skills to assist the overall execution of BNZ strategy as it relates to business overdraft and working capital products, automation and processes.
Provide subject matter expertise and responsibility for a product or group of related business overdraft or working capital products, with a focus on the customer, functional, commercial and risk performance of the product(s) and ensuring the products and associated processes are compliant by design.
Has a good understanding of the business / agribusiness / commercial property lending market, with the ability to identify customer needs or commercial opportunities, and support the Portfolio Manager to create and deliver market-leading product designs or propositions.
Actively manages and responds to risks, events, findings and treatment plans in a timely manner, whilst completing comprehensive product reviews as required.
Effectively leads and communicates product change initiatives (both internally and externally).

What attributes will this person display in order to be successful in this role?

Essential:

3+ years experience in relevant lending, product development/management, projects, or technology delivery environment.
A passion for solving real customer problems, with experience using various methods to elicit and document customers’ and stakeholders’ requirements and delivery of these to market.
Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
Exceptional communication skills, high level of attention to detail and strong written skills.
Skilled in financial analysis and business case development.
Ability to identify risks, mitigate and gain decisions quickly.

Desirable:

Experience with Business Lending products (ideally including business overdrafts).
Experience with system implementations or re-platforming.

Qualifications:

Tertiary Qualification (preferably in a Business or Technology discipline), or deep business banking experience.

What is your favourite thing about working for BNZ?

The people and culture, and the values that underpin that, which are demonstrated every day in the way we work together to support each other to be at our best.

Nau Mai ki te Pēke o Aotearoa | Come to the Bank of New Zealand

This is an exciting opportunity to join us! We're bold thinkers who are taking brave steps to create a company that people want to work for, and customers want to bank with. If you're ready to join a fun organisation where we are proud of our culture and how we are helping New Zealander's to 'Find their way', then show your interest by submitting your application - we can't wait to read it.

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini" - Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.”

Closing Date: 26 March 2025

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