Product Owner - Director ID

At ASIC, you can be the change that ensures a fair, strong and efficient financial system for the benefit of all Australians. Contribute to delivering on ASIC's purpose, vision, and strategic priorities to help maintain the integrity of the financial system and protect consumers from harm.

• Sydney or Melbourne. Other locations considered.
• From $127,641 - $140,725 (depending on experience) + 15.4% superannuation
• 12-month Fixed Term Contract
• Applications close at 11:59pm AEST on Wednesday, 12 August 2026

The team

The RegistryConnect program is focused on the stabilisation and targeted uplift of business registers including designing connections to the ABN and Director ID registers held by the ATO, and the more than 30 registers held by ASIC.

The role

The Product Owner, Director ID, is responsible for translating business and regulatory needs into prioritised product outcomes for the RegistryConnect Program. The role owns the feature backlog, leads discovery and elaboration, and provides delivery teams with clear requirements, business rules and acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities will include:

• Translate policy, legislative, business and customer needs into prioritised, delivery-ready product outcomes, requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Own and manage the Director ID feature backlog, ensuring alignment with RegistryConnect priorities, delivery milestones and policy intent.
• Lead feature discovery, analysis and elaboration to define solutions that meet business, regulatory and operational outcomes.
• Produce and maintain high-quality feature documentation, business rules and supporting artefacts.
• Collaborate with business, policy, legal, data, architecture, UX/UI and delivery teams to define and prioritise requirements.
• Ensure legislative, regulatory and operational constraints, dependencies and assumptions are identified and documented.
• Champion One ASIC design principles and support the delivery of secure, trusted and efficient registry services.
• Present feature proposals and outcomes to senior stakeholders to gain alignment and approval.
• Support business readiness, UAT and PVT activities, including test planning, issue resolution and acceptance sign-off.
• Manage product enhancements and technical changes to address business needs and improve outcomes.
• Identify and communicate risks, trade-offs and decisions, balancing customer, regulatory, operational and technology considerations.

About you

Qualifications & Experience:

• Relevant qualifications and/or 6+ years' experience in product ownership, business analysis, service design, digital delivery or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Product Owner or in a similar product delivery role within a complex environment.
• Strong capability to translate business, legislative, regulatory and operational requirements into clear product outcomes, requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Experience managing and prioritising product backlogs, shaping delivery outcomes from discovery through to implementation.
• Ability to balance customer needs, regulatory outcomes, operational feasibility, risk and technical constraints to make sound product decisions.
• Experience working with Agile, multidisciplinary delivery teams, ideally within government, regulatory or similarly complex environments.
• Experience in registry, compliance, identity management, government service delivery or other large-scale, regulated product domains.
• Comfortable working in evolving delivery environments, helping shape practical ways of working and driving continuous improvement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a curious and collaborative approach to complex challenges.
• Proven ability to engage, influence and build productive relationships across business, policy, operations and technology stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, including leading workshops and presenting recommendations, trade-offs and outcomes to senior leaders.

View the position description for more information or click ‘apply' to start your application. Applications close at 11:59pm AEST, Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

About ASIC

ASIC's remit is one of the broadest of regulators across the world. ASIC regulates corporations, markets, financial services and consumer credit and monitors and promotes market integrity and consumer protection in the Australian financial system. Through our enforcement work, we hold to account those who contravene the law, working to achieve strong outcomes that address the greatest consumer and investor harms.

ASIC is an equal opportunity employer seeking people who want to make a difference. ASIC is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace where the very best talent in Australia chooses to work. Applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, abilities, LGBTIQ+ identity, and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander decent are encouraged to apply.

We offer a range of employee benefits including:

• Attractive superannuation
• Additional leave entitlements
• 50/50 hybrid work-from home model
• Flexible work arrangements
• Assistance for study and professional development

To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen and be prepared to complete an ASIC Suitability and Baseline Assessment.