Product Manager - Data & Automation/AI

David Jones has been shaping the way Australians shop for over 180 years, and right now, data is at the centre of how we evolve that experience. As a Product Manager - Data & Automation/AI embedded in our Technology team, you'll turn complex data capabilities into products that meaningfully improve decisions across the business — from customer experience to commercial performance.

What You'll Own

• Define and drive the product roadmap for data platforms and data-enabling tools used across the David Jones enterprise
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate ambiguous problems into clear, prioritised deliverables
• Lead discovery, requirements definition, and release planning across iterative delivery cycles
• Champion data quality, governance, and accessibility as product outcomes — not afterthoughts

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience as a Product Manager working with data, analytics, or platform products
• Strong ability to engage both technical teams and non-technical business stakeholders with equal confidence
• Familiarity with modern data stack concepts — pipelines, warehousing, BI tooling — sufficient to ask the right questions
• Experience working in agile delivery environments with a structured approach to backlog management
• A track record of shipping products that generated measurable business value
• Comfort operating in a retail or consumer-facing organisation where customer insight is a core input to product decisions

Joining David Jones means working inside a brand that carries genuine cultural weight in Australian retail, now backed by a strategic commitment to becoming a more data-informed organisation. Our Technology team is at the heartbeat of the business, and the Data team sits close to decisions that matter. You'll find a collaborative environment where product thinking is valued and where your roadmap has real visibility with senior leadership. We offer staff discounts across our brand portfolio, flexible hybrid working arrangements, and genuine scope to grow your career as our data capability expands.

• Unique opportunity to be part of a highly engaged, successful team, focused on the transformation of an iconic Australian brand
• A competitive remuneration package including performance-based incentives
• Hybrid working arrangements in office and from home that provide appropriate work/life balance
• Parental leave policy of 18-weeks paid leave for the primary carer, and 3-weeks paid leave for the supporting partner
• Generous employee discounts across David Jones and access to partner benefits
• An additional day of leave for your birthday along with time to support charitable work
• Opportunities to support community partnerships across our Corporate Social Responsibility program
• Be a member of a company committed to sustainable practices, driving change in the retail landscape
• Ongoing training and development to pursue individual ambitions

About Us

Since 1838, David Jones’ limitless quest for innovation and progress established the brand as Australia’s original influencer in fashion and lifestyle. Having revolutionised the way Australians shop, David Jones’ creation of a social centre inspired and created lasting memories for past, present and future generations. Today, our vision to inspire Like No Other drives us to continue this legacy in our ambitious purpose to be the destination that inspires, with experiences and services Like No Other.

Our Thriving cultural pillars inspire our people to deliver on our vision and purpose.  We are Customer Obsessed; curious to understand and dedicated to delighting them with seamless solutions as one team. We care for our people, customers, partners and community by creating Inclusive environments through belonging and respect. We Empower with implied trust to act with integrity, value our unique skills and be accountable for our decisions.  We constantly seek Innovative ways of improving, changing and exploring ways that we can inspire.

David Jones is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.