Full-time maximum term role for 3 years (based 38 hours per week)
Monthly RDO
Exciting change agenda and fantastic new team
Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government
Hybrid Working conditions available
Full-time maximum term role for 3 years (based 38 hours per week)
Monthly RDO
Exciting change agenda and fantastic new team
Salary: $133k - $149k + Super
Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government
About Merri-bek City Council
Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 195,125 residents: one community, proudly diverse. Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale. Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne's CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.
Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community. Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne's CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food, cafés, parks and a cinema right at the doorstep. Merri-bek is a great place to live, work and play.
About the role
We are seeking a highly specialised Product Owner to drive the business needs of the ERP transformation, overseeing the Subject Matter Experts, with a focus on managing internal stakeholders, and ensuring the program is delivered on time and within scope. You'll play a pivotal role in aligning people, processes, and technology to build organisational readiness and embed sustainable change across Council operations.
About You




You're a seasoned Product Owner with deep experience delivering complex ERP or enterprise-wide transformation programs. You thrive in environments where people, process, and technology intersect, and you bring a confident, collaborative, and strategic approach to change. Your ability to influence, engage, and inspire will be key to the success of this program.
Key Focus Areas
Program Leadership & Governance
Owns the scope for the TechnologyOne ERP implementation.
Leads the Subject Matter Experts
Manage programs internal resources, dependencies, and executive reporting.
Owns the tactical decision-making Program Working Group
Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management
Develop and deliver organisation-wide engagement and change strategies.
Drive user adoption and business readiness through structured change activities.
Facilitate workshops and consultations across all levels of Council.
Build strong relationships with TechnologyOne, implementation partners, and vendors.
Organisational Readiness
Work directly with he Change Lead on identifying stakeholders and change readiness
Coordinate system integrations and ensure compliance with legislation and best practice.
Oversee the design and delivery of role-based training programs in partnership with TechnologyOne and functional leads
Champion process standardisation and optimisation.
Benefit realisation and engagement
Owns the delivery of the benefits across Council
Work in close partnership with the Program Manager to ensure alignment and avoid duplication of the engagement strategy
Facilitate targeted engagement sessions, demonstrations and feedback loops with end users at all levels
Measure adoption rates, usage of new toolsets and user confidence post go-live
What the role can offer
Monthly RDO
Extensive opportunities for training & career development
Salary sacrifice options




A real sense of work-life balance & versatile work options
Employer-supported study assistance schemes
Wellness programs
Further support offered for our staff
Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
Purchase leave
Ceremonial leave
Gender affirmation leave
Family violence leave
For further information about this position please contact Bernie McMullen on ******** ***.
Applications close: 11:30pm, Sunday 16 August ****.
*in the case that we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close this advertisement before the current closing date.
Merri-bek City Council is proudly diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, people with disability, and people from every culture, sexuality and gender identity, age and ethnic background. Merri-bek City Council is a Child Safe organisation.
Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve. With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.
We encourage everyone to apply and discuss opportunities to develop your knowledge and experience. Council is committed to removing barriers and access to employment where possible at any point in the recruitment, onboarding and during your time at Council. For further information regarding access or modifications you may require for a recruitment process please contact Danni Jovanovic, Recruitment Business Partner on ******
Our Commitment
In May ****, Merri-bek Council adopted a revised Statement of Commitment to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality. The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of our municipality.
Merri-bek City Council is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse. We believe children and young people have the right to be and feel safe and that their safety and wellbeing is the responsibility of everyone. You can read more about our Child Safety Commitment Statement on our website.
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📌 Product Owner Transformation (Melbourne)
🏢 Merri-bek City Council
📍 Melbourne