Senior Product Manager

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Lead strategic product development across the NZGP ecosystem 
• Drive digital transformation and system-wide change
• 12 months fixed term or secondment opportunity, full-time based in Wellington 
• Salary range: $118,390 – $143,639 + Kiwisaver and employee wellness benefit

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

We’re looking for a strategic and experienced Senior Product Manager to join our Procurement Capability and Systems team within New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP) at MBIE.

This role is pivotal in leading the development and implementation of a system-wide roadmap for e-Procurement. You’ll work across agencies and suppliers to shape the future state of procurement systems, ensuring alignment with national strategies and functional leadership. You’ll also support business case development, guide technical integration, and champion digitalisation across government.

We are looking for an experienced product manager to pick up existing procurement digital tools such as GETS, Conflict of Interest Tool, Procurement.govt.nz and Hikina learning management system for the next 12 months. You will be working alongside our existing Senior Product Manager who is focused on delivering the upcoming Procure Connect platform, and our existing Principal, Senior, and Business Systems Analysts.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

The ideal candidate will have:

• 3+ years in product lifecycle management with proven delivery success
• Experience leading business change and introducing new technologies
• Strong understanding of procurement and e-Procurement tools
• Ability to work across complex, multi-agency programmes
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Confidence representing MBIE and influencing at senior levels
• A relevant tertiary qualification and legal right to work in NZ

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:

Click here to view a position desrciption.

All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role.

Email Jess Dalbeth at Jess.Dalbeth@mbie.govt.nz if you have any further questions.

Applications close on 25 November 2025 (midnight)