Employment Type Permanent Closing Date 18 Oct *******:59pm Job Title Mainframe - Senior Product OwnerJob SummaryJob Description We are looking for an experienced Mainframe Product Owner to shape the future of one of the organisation's most critical technology platforms.
This is a rare opportunity to own the strategy, investment, roadmap, and lifecycle of a large-scale enterprise mainframe setting supporting mission‐critical business services.
You will balance operational excellence with modernisation, leading the platform through optimisation, transformation, and ultimately defining its future role within the broader technology landscape.
Working with senior business and technology leaders, architects, application owners, vendors, and managed service partners, you will drive decisions that improve resilience, reduce complexity, optimise cost, and deliver long‐term business value.Our Perks & Benefits:Work-life integration - we understand life happens when you're busy making other plans, so we offer flexibility around where, and when you work16 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary carersProfessional development programAn epic (free) Telstra mobile phone planLaptop/Device allowance renewed every 2 years PurchasedAnnual Leave schemeDiscounted Telstra products and servicesWhat You'll Be Responsible ForDefining and executing the multi-year vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Mainframe platformOwning platform outcomes including availability, security, resilience, performance, and cost efficiencyLeading investment decisions, business cases, and prioritisation of modernisation initiativesDriving simplification, application migration, cloud transition, consolidation,



and legacy transformation programsManaging strategic vendor and service provider relationshipsBalancing business needs, risk, technical debt, operational resilience, and commercial outcomesInfluencing senior stakeholders across business and technology to align priorities and achieve measurable outcomesWhat We're Looking ForSignificant experience leading large enterprise Mainframe platform, Infrastructure, or Technology Platform portfoliosStrong knowledge of modern mainframe environments including z/OS, CICS, DB2, IMS, MQ, RACF, storage, and batch processingExperience defining product strategy, roadmaps, investment plans, and technology transformation programsProven success delivering Mainframe modernisation, migration, consolidation, or decommissioning initiatives at scale.Strong commercial acumen with experience managing budgets, vendor contracts, software licensing, and business casesExceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skillsWhy This Role?
Own the full lifecycle of a platform that underpins critical enterprise services.
Influence strategic technology decisions for Telstra cloud group.
Lead a significant modernisation and simplification agenda.
Work across large-scale transformation, resilience, cloud, and legacy exit initiatives.




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We strongly encourage women and gender‐diverse people to apply and are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements or adjustments to the recruitment process.We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint.
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📌 Mainframe - Senior Product Owner (Melbourne)
🏢 Telstra Corporation
📍 Melbourne