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Senior Retail Product Manager
Why choose Lotto? / He aha koe e kōwhiri nei i a Lotto?
Make a meaningful difference and have fun while doing it! At Lotto NZ, we’re believers in inspiring Kiwis to dream big. So, working with us means doing meaningful mahi that benefits good causes across Aotearoa. All while having a fun time along the way.
Everything we do comes back to making sure Kiwis can play Lotto NZ products in a safe way, whilst returning 100% of our profits back into our communities around Aotearoa.
Your day-to-day / Āu mahi ia te rā:
You’ll lead Lotto NZ’s Retail Product function, setting the
direction for our product portfolios and creating the frameworks, partnerships
and commercial disciplines that enable them to perform.
You’ll focus on:
- Setting clear portfolio priorities and establishing the governance and product management frameworks that guide investment and delivery.
- Leading and empowering two experienced Product Managers, providing direction, coaching and support while enabling them to own and deliver their portfolios.
- Using commercial insight and data to identify portfolio opportunities, guide investment and maximise value.
- Overseeing key supplier partnerships and governance, ensuring we get the best value and outcomes from our strategic relationships.
- Championing innovation and continuous improvement, evolving our products and services to meet changing retailer, customer and business needs.
- Building trusted relationships across Lotto NZ to ensure product priorities, risks and opportunities are understood and supported.
Your team / Tō rōpū:
Reporting to the Head of Retail Performance, you’ll lead two
experienced Product Managers responsible for key retail product portfolios.
Together, you’ll bring product expertise, commercial thinking and strong
supplier partnerships to ensure our retail products and services continue to
deliver value and evolve.
You’ll be part of the wider Retail Performance team, working alongside our field and retail operations teams, to ensure our product portfolios support the needs of our retailers, customers and business.
A bit about you / He kōrero mōu:
You’re an
experienced product leader who enjoys seeing the bigger picture across multiple
portfolios. You combine strong commercial judgement with a practical approach
to product governance, supplier relationships and investment decisions.
You’ll bring:
- Strong product and commercial experience, with a track record of leading multiple products or portfolios from strategy through to delivery.
- Commercial and strategic thinking, with the ability to use data and insight to make sound decisions and improve performance.
- People leadership experience, with the ability to coach and empower experienced team members while providing clear direction.
- Strong relationship and influencing skills, with experience managing key stakeholders and supplier partnerships.
- A customer-focused mindset and curiosity
about how products and services can continually evolve and improve.
Most importantly, you’ll be excited by the opportunity to lead an experienced product team and shape the future of retail products and services at Lotto NZ.
How we care for you / Me pēhea tā mātou tiaki i a koe:
To help you win at work and beyond, we’ve created some purposeful ways to look after you, your whānau and the community we share. Some of this includes:
- Insurances including medical, life, income protection and critical illness to make sure you’re covered whenever you need it!
- Extra Parental leave benefits including return to work lumpsum payment plus KiwiSaver equality payment.
- An annual wellness benefit to support your wellbeing.
- Access Perks, our staff discount programme, with great deals and everyday savings across popular NZ brands.
- Cancer Care Programme: access to comprehensive cancer support, including personal health coaching and educational resources. Free and confidential for employees and their whānau.
- Flexibility to have the work-life balance that suits both you and the people you care about via our hybrid working model.
- Extra paid leave for days like Lotto Day at Christmas and Volunteer Day.
- Personalised development to help you grow.
- Recruitment referral bonus.
- Modern office in Newmarket plus barista coffee machine.
- An array of health and wellness benefits such as free flu jabs, access to EAP and onsite gym.
- Opportunity to join any of our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Wellbeing networks.
- Enjoy fresh fruit, biscuits, coffee, breakfast, and a selection of teas on us!
* some of these items have specific eligibility criteria
Come as you are / Haere noa mai:
We want you to feel at home when you’re with us. We accept you and celebrate you exactly as you are, no matter your background.
At Lotto NZ, we believe that when everyone’s in, everyone wins. That’s why we’re committed to and intentional about building a diverse and inclusive workforce that our customers and communities can feel a part of. Our focus is to create an environment where you thrive, and where people from all backgrounds feel seen, heard, and understood!
This is your opportunity to join a group of good people, with good vibes who support each other like whānau.
We want you to feel comfortable throughout the recruitment process, so please feel free to let us know if there is anything you need to allow you to participate equitably.
Don’t worry if you think you don’t tick all the boxes – if you have passion and interest, we would love to hear from you.
While applications from any background are actively encouraged, the right to work in New Zealand is a must.
Our Commitment as a Crown Entity
Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.
In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.