Associate Product Owner - Lending Model Management - L&P

At ASB, our purpose is to accelerate progress for all New Zealanders. We’re looking for an Associate Product Owner to join our Model Management squad within the Lend & Protect Tribe. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with detail, solving problems, and helping teams turn complex product, model and process requirements into clear, well‑managed outcomes. Mō te tūranga | About the role As an Associate Product Owner in the Model Management squad, you’ll support the ongoing performance, governance and improvement of our home loan product models, calculators, fees and related processes. Working closely with the Senior Product Manager, Product Owners, technical teams and business stakeholders, you’ll help ensure our models are well understood, clearly documented and operating in line with customer, business and regulatory expectations. This role would suit someone with strong analytical thinking, good attention to detail and a practical understanding of product, process or delivery environments. You’ll be comfortable working through complexity, asking good questions, and helping create clear artefacts that support better decision‑making. Ngā mahi o ia rā | What you’ll be doing Support the Senior Product Manager and Product Owner with the delivery and ongoing management of model-related work across the home loan portfolio. Help maintain clear documentation, traceability and change records for home loan products, models, calculators and fees. Work with stakeholders to understand business problems, gather requirements and support solution design. Assist with product governance activities, including model reviews, performance monitoring and risk management. Support squad planning by helping refine backlog items, clarify scope and prepare work for delivery. Partner with technology, risk, compliance, operations and product teams to ensure changes are well understood and well managed. Help identify process improvements and opportunities to simplify how model-related work is delivered and governed. Contribute to a collaborative squad culture by bringing curiosity, care and a willingness to learn. Qualifications and Experience Experience in product, business analysis, delivery, lending, operations or a related financial services role. Strong attention to detail and the ability to work with complex information. Good analytical and problem‑solving skills, with confidence working through ambiguity. Ability to document requirements, decisions and processes clearly. Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain information in a simple and practical way. A collaborative working style and confidence partnering with people across different teams. An interest in home lending, product governance, risk management, models or process improvement. A curious and pragmatic mindset, with a focus on doing what’s right for customers and the business. We bring our values to life every day: Kia Manaaki – Care: We look after our people, customers and communities. Kia Māia – Courage: We do what’s right, even when it’s hard. Kia Mahira – Curiosity: We stay curious and open to new perspectives. If you’re keen to grow your product career, enjoy working with detail, and want to make a meaningful contribution to one of ASB’s most important portfolios, we’d love to hear from you. Me pēhea te tono | How to apply We know great people come from all sorts of backgrounds, and you don’t need to tick every box to apply. What matters most is that you bring your unique strengths, curiosity and enthusiasm to the team. To be considered, all applications need to go through our online career channels and will be treated with confidentiality. Check out the position description to find out more. To serve a diverse community, we need a diverse organisation. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds who bring unique perspectives and thinking styles that add to the culture and performance of our team. #J-18808-Ljbffr