Make meaningful impact in a values-driven organisation.
AtMurrumbidgee Irrigation,we support our customers, strengthen regional communities and support agricultural success.Our job is simple - to deliver water in the best way possible.
We're seeking an experienced Product Development Manager to lead our Growth, Research and Innovations team and play a key role in shaping the future of infrastructure and technology-enabled products and solutions at Murrumbidgee Irrigation.
About the role
The Product Development Manager is responsible for the strategic direction, commercial performance, and lifecycle management of a portfolio of infrastructure and technology-enabled products and solutions. The role translates customer, operational and market insights into explicit product strategies, investment priorities and delivery roadmaps that deliver measurable value for customers and sustainable returns for the company. This is a senior contributor role with high influence and decision making, requiring strong commercial judgement, systems thinking and the ability to lead complex initiatives through influence rather than direct control.
Key responsibilities
Own and continuously refine the product strategy and roadmap for the assigned portfolio, aligned to corporate strategy, customer needs and commercial objectives
Lead products through the full lifecycle from discovery and validation through development, launch, adoption, optimisation and retirement
Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, research opportunities and partnerships that support organisational strategy and long-term capability




Provide clear product direction to engineering, data science, IT, operations and external partners through well-defined requirements and outcome-based success measures
Engage directly with customers, operational teams, partners and leadership to understand needs, test assumptions and inform product decisions
Work closely with stakeholders including customer services, data science, engineering, information technology and operations, balancing customer outcomes, risk, cost and long-term asset and technology strategy
About you
Degree qualification in engineering, technology, business, agriculture or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
5 years experience in product management, solution management or innovation roles within operational or infrastructure environments
Demonstrated experience leading products or initiatives through full lifecycle stages including discovery, investment decision making and delivery
Strong ability to influence cross functional teams without formal authority
Proven commercial judgement including prioritisation, trade off analysis and value realisation
Experience operating in regulated, asset intensive or technology enabled environments
We offer:
Competitiveremuneration
and access to salary packaging options
Career development
through mentoring,trainingand internal mobility
Companybenefits
includingannual skin checksandflu shots,an annualfitnesspayment,life insurancecoverandaccess to other wellbeing initiatives.
A culture built on
Clarity, Connection,Vulnerabilityand Improvement
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📌 Product Development Manager (New South Wales)
🏢 Murrumbidgee Irrigation
📍 New South Wales