At Iress, we make things happen
Iress is one of Australia’s largest technology companies and employs more than 1,100 people across Australia, The United Kingdom, Africa, Canada, New Zealand and Asia.We believe technology should help people perform better every day. Since our beginning in 1993, people across financial services have trusted us to take their performance to the next level. More than 10,000 businesses and 500,000 people use our software, from the world’s most iconic financial services brands to advice firms of all sizes, banks, insurers, investment managers, traders and brokers.
Build your career at Iress!
In this critical role, you will champion the full product journey for our advice offerings and core strategic projects. From early discovery and design through to launch and ongoing expansion, you will lead the charge in delivering impact. Serving as a vital connector, you will align intricate advisory needs with our technical roadmap to drive superior business results, ensuring our software remains the benchmark for scalability and compliance in the global financial sector.
Some of the amazing things you’ll be involved in
Lead the advancement of our primary software platform Xplan by discovering and advocating for sophisticated features that address intricate workflow challenges and system constraints. You will guide the transformation of new concepts into validated, market-ready solutions, ensuring our technology stays at the forefront of industry trends and regulatory changes.
Own the entire innovation lifecycle from deep discovery and hypothesis validation to commercial launch and ongoing refinement. You will shape our product roadmap by championing strategic initiatives that support long-term platform objectives over simple, incremental updates.
Strategic Optimisation: Oversee the exploration and delivery of platform-wide improvements to guarantee our products are scalable, dependable, and high-performing. You will define the value of internal enhancements, verify their success, and manage their seamless integration.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Facilitate alignment between Engineering, Customer, Distribution, Marketing, and Compliance/Legal teams, serving as the essential link to ensure our innovation efforts are technically sound, operationally ready, and commercially impactful.
Key Relationships
Product leadership (prioritisation and strategy)
Compliance and legal (regulatory alignment)
Design and UX (customer-facing clarity)
Engineering (feasibility and implementation)
Customer Success and Distribution
External customers
What you will bring
Extensive leadership experience in product management, specifically within sophisticated wealth technology or advisory platforms, where you have delivered a clear history of success.
Comprehensive mastery of the Australian financial landscape, including advice frameworks and fintech trends. You possess the authority to serve as an expert on evolving market shifts and regulatory standards.
Extensive background in guiding the entire innovation journey—from initial conceptualization to full commercial scale—encompassing go-to-market execution and stakeholder alignment.
Exceptional proficiency in converting strategic organizational objectives into robust system architectures and highly structured product specifications.
Why work with us?
8 additional paid days per year to extend your weekends
Hybrid working
Generous cash bonus for every successful referral
Starting school leave - 8.5 days of leave to assist your children with the transition to school
Up to 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary carers (up to 4 weeks for secondary carers), and the ability to work part-time when returning to work
3 days’ paid leave per year to participate in charity initiatives
Discounted health insurance premiums
Access to learning and development programs through LinkedIn Learning
Iress is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive culture. We strongly believe that diversity is what makes our teams and our products succeed. Our people have different experiences, skills, perspectives and beliefs and everyone’s uniqueness is valued and celebrated.
Our hiring decisions are never based on sexual orientation, race, gender identity, religion, disability, citizenship, marital or family status and age. Even if you feel you don’t meet all of the requirements of the role, we would still like to hear from you!
We’re also proud to be globally recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer that promotes and supports all women in the workplace.
For more information about what we do, our people and values, please visit our website - https://www.iress.com/join-us/careers/
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Skills Required
- Extensive leadership experience in product management within wealth technology or advisory platforms
- Comprehensive mastery of the Australian financial landscape, including advice frameworks and regulatory standards
- Proven experience owning the end-to-end innovation lifecycle from discovery to commercial scale and go-to-market execution
- Ability to translate strategic objectives into system architectures and detailed product specifications
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Engineering, Design, Compliance/Legal, Customer Success and Distribution
- Domain experience with core wealth/advice platforms (e.g., Xplan) or equivalent systems
What We Do
We're a global team of 2,300+ people building software that helps the financial services industry perform at its best. From the world's most iconic financial services brands to advice firms of all sizes, challenger banks, insurers, investment managers, traders and brokers, more than 10,000 businesses and half a million people use our software to help them perform better and deliver more. We operate across Asia Pacific, United Kingdom and Europe, North America and Africa. Follow or join the tech crew that's making it easier to love financial services.
