Hybrid Head of Product – Datascape

at Datacom

• Job title: Head of Product – Datascape
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Sydney, Australia

About the role

• Head of Product for Datascape driving innovation in local government technology with AI-enabled products for Australian and New Zealand councils. Leading a high-performing product team and shaping future strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Datascape product function, setting clear direction and creating the conditions for high‑performing teams to do their best work.
• Own the product vision, roadmap and success metrics—ensuring priorities are grounded in customer insight, aligned to strategy, and focused on delivering measurable impact.
• Mentor and develop a team of product managers, helping them grow as leaders while delivering high‑impact solutions that matter to customers and the business.
• Translate deep customer understanding into well‑prioritised outcomes, working closely with design, engineering, and go‑to‑market teams to deliver intelligent, AI‑enabled capabilities where they create real value.
• Manage investment, timelines, and risk with discipline—balancing ambition with pragmatism to achieve strategic objectives.
• Oversee delivery from discovery through to release, proactively resolving dependencies and navigating complexity to keep teams moving forward.
• Collaborate across the organisation to ensure products are released effectively, adopted successfully, and trusted by customers.
• Communicate product vision, progress, and impact with clarity and confidence to senior and executive stakeholders and represent Datascape as the Head of Product in sales cycles and at industry events.

Requirements

• You are an experienced product leader who has led teams across complex, enterprise‑scale platforms and knows how to turn strategy into execution.
• You’ve likely built and evolved products in regulated or mission‑critical environments, and are comfortable balancing customer outcomes, commercial impact, and technical realities.
• You bring a strong grasp of modern product management—leading teams through discovery, delivery, and continuous improvement, and shaping roadmaps that align clearly to business goals and market opportunity.
• You know how to create focus, make trade‑offs, and guide teams through ambiguity with confidence.
• You’re a coach and mentor who develops high‑performing product managers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and growth.
• You work seamlessly across engineering, design, GTM, sales, and delivery teams to ensure products are built well, launched effectively, and trusted by customers.
• You’re comfortable operating at the intersection of product, technology, and strategy.
• You bring strong technical judgement, can evaluate design and engineering tradeoffs, and help shape technical direction without needing to be hands‑on.
• You are confident presenting product vision, roadmaps, prioritisation and investment plans – including expected returns and capital spend - to senior and C-level stakeholders.
• You bring a practical, outcome‑focused approach to AI - understanding where it can meaningfully improve workflows, decision‑making, and efficiency.
• You can assess AI platforms and capabilities, define responsible use cases, and translate emerging technology into scalable, real‑world value.
• Finally, you’re a leader who can define vision and success measures, align diverse stakeholders, manage investment and risk, and deliver programmes that move the business forward.