Product Owner

Be Part of Our Next Chapter 

For over almost 60 years, our solutions have enabled impactful connections between some of the world’s leading brands and their customers. And while we’ve already done a lot of work we’re proud of, we’re just getting started!

We’re a global technology company focused on creating dynamic, smart, personalized and engaging customer experiences powered by our range of digital hardware, our proprietary content management system and our industry leading signage solutions. (For example: If you’ve ordered in-store or in the drive-thru at McDonald’s somewhere in the world in the last few years, chances are you’ve interacted with our digital solutions.) We work in over 50 global markets and have 9 offices around the world, with a global headquarters proudly located in our founding home of Sydney, Australia.

Coates Group has the values of a family-owned business and the innovative spirit of a start-up, both which fuel our purpose – Creating Connections. Empowering Partnerships. Always Evolving.  Through hard work, dedication and creativity, we’ve become industry leaders who have won awards and set records while remaining focused on continual growth and evolution. We are a 2x Australia Good Design Award winner and successfully completed the largest hardware deployment in Quick Service Restaurant history.

We are curious, charismatic, authentic and we value and leverage the diversity of our crew. We are imaginers, kindness enthusiasts, experts, creators, thinkers, challengers, collaborators and over-achievers. And together, as a Crew, we are revolutionizing the way the world’s leading brands leverage technology to drive the best customer experiences.

The Product Owner serves as the primary connection between customers, product, and delivery teams, translating business needs into clear, actionable product outcomes. This role shapes and prioritizes the product backlog, ensuring features and user stories are well-defined, aligned to the roadmap, and ready for development. By guiding design, refinement, and delivery activities, the Product Owner helps teams build solutions that balance customer value, technical quality, and business priorities.

• As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for the following in your Product domain:
• Act as the liaison between the client and Product, Software Engineering, Delivery, and Account Management, driving various activities throughout the SDLC, including Discovery, Design, Refinement, and steeping the product development team during Development
• Create features & user stories that convey the expected outcome to the product development team
• Collaborate on and bring the product roadmap to life; maintain and prioritize the product backlog
• Additional Key Responsibilities include:
• Maintain a sprint-ready product roadmap, balancing new features, defects, and resolution of tech debt
• Translate product roadmap items into features, leading design creation and documentation of product requirements and user stories. Lead story refinement sessions. Align all stakeholders to a common goal and understanding.
• Own and drive the creation and integrity of the product backlog
• Provide direction on development priorities, scope, and user experience for the squad(s), ensuring they line up with the business priorities and product roadmap and vision. Articulate how product solutions and approaches align with and contribute to business outcomes. Align on prioritization with client and/or Account Management.

• Self-starter; driven and able to act autonomously
• Reliable partner, proven history of building and maintaining relationships internally and/or externally – strong communication, and interpersonal skills
• Comfortable interacting and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams
• Good communication skills and ability to present to and communicate effectively with key stakeholders across product, engineering, data, design, and account management

• 3+ years of experience in software product development, including 2+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Manager of digital systems or applications or related experience. Experience working with Content Management Systems, Digital Signage or Retail/Restaurant technology is a plus.
• Knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or Engineering – advanced degree preferred

About Coates

We are industry leaders who have won awards and set records. We are a 2x Australia Good Design Award winner and we successfully completed the largest hardware deployment in Quick Service Restaurant history.

We are led by a forward-thinking CEO who has demonstrated a true passion for people and making Coates a place where people genuinely enjoy working. Our growth plans enable a focus on providing rapid career advancement opportunities for our talent.

Together, we are creators, allowing us to make our purpose a reality – to create immersive brand experiences for everyone.

Join a Crew that Cares

Be part of a global team of talented, ambitious, creative people that value integrity, individuality and inclusivity. (Ask us about our Equality + Empowerment Initiatives).

The benefits include an annual market competitive bonus program and our “Thrive Program” which includes a suite of flexible work options because we’re strong believers that you should never miss an important life or work moment. Thrive also provides dedicated time to prioritize our health and wellbeing (think virtual Yoga or meditation sessions), a Global Wellness paid day off to recharge as well as a “Give Back Day” to allow our Crew an opportunity to make an impact in the community.

Be inspired To Be More

We skip the red tape and aim to always stay nimble. We’re proud of where we’ve been and are energized by where we’re going. We encourage ideas and perspectives because we know the more we have, the better we are. We work hard but have fun along the way. We push the boundaries but keep it real and authentic. We believe in the values that got us here are the ones that will continue to lead us forward. We are excited by what we’ve accomplished, but know the best is yet to come.

Coates Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam Era, or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). 

Fraud Alert: Employment Scam Advisory

It has come to our attention that unauthorised individuals are impersonating our company and reaching out to job seekers through fraudulent emails, falsely claiming to represent Coates. These emails often request personal information and appear to come from domains that are not affiliated with our organisation, such as coatesgroupcareer.com.

 We take this matter very seriously. Coates has reported these incidents to law enforcement and is cooperating with the ongoing investigation. We are committed to protecting the integrity of our recruitment process and the privacy of our applicants.

 Please be advised of the following:

- Coates does not operate or communicate through any domain resembling "@coatesgroupcareer.com"

- We do not contact employment candidates via email to solicit personal or financial information

- All applications for employment must be submitted through our official website https://coatesgroup.com/careers or directly through our LinkedIn profile: Coates Group

- All emails from us will come from our official domain, which is [at]coatesgroup[dot]com or via our Applicant - Tracking System (ATS) email address, which is no-reply[at]hire.lever[dot]co 

If you receive any suspicious communications purporting to be from Coates, we urge you not to respond, do not click any links, and do not provide any personal information. Your safety and trust are of the utmost importance to us. Thank you for your vigilance.