Product Owner - Accounting & Payroll (Australia)

Product Owner - Accounting & Payroll (Australia)

169 Varsity Parade, Varsity Lakes, 4227 Gold Coast QLD, Australie

About Odoo

With a small team of smart people who like working hard and have fun too, we released the most disruptive enterprise management software in the world: Odoo. Fully open source, full-featured with apps like Accounting, HR, CRM, Manufacturing, and 4,000 more. Its online offer is 3 times more affordable than traditional competitors like SAP and Microsoft.

At Odoo, we value independence, flexibility, and personal growth. We're a fast-growing company that embraces innovation and encourages our team members to push boundaries and reach new heights. With our Australian office nestled in the beautiful Gold Coast's Varsity Lakes, we offer the perfect blend of exciting work

About the job

As a Product Owner for Accounting & Payroll Localisation, you will own the functional scope of Odoos Australian accounting and payroll localisations. Working closely with regulatory bodies, local stakeholders, and R&D teams, you will ensure Odoo remains fully compliant with Australian legislation while fitting seamlessly into Odoos global product framework.

The role combines regulatory ownership, functional product management, writing functional specifications and documentation, testing solutions, and close collaboration with development teams, with a strong focus on compliance, accuracy, and real-world accounting and payroll use cases

You'll never get bored!

Why You'll Love This Job

• Contribute to Australian accounting and payroll localisations end to end
• Work at the intersection of regulation, and technology
• See direct impact of your work on thousands of Australian businesses
• Development model: Open with external community
• Tackle meaningful, complex problems in a constantly evolving regulatory environment
• Work and collaborate with Odoo Partners and customers to gather feedback and communicate new releases

Responsibilities

• Odoo accounting & payroll localisation ownership: own the functional scope of Odoo accounting and payroll localisations, including reporting, tax, and payroll obligations. Ensure full compliance with local legislation and official requirements (e.g. ATO, Clearing Houses)
• Regulatory liaison & compliance monitoring: stay in active contact with regulatory bodies and industry sources, monitor legislative and technical changes (STP, BAS, Super, etc.), and translate these into compliant Odoo localisation requirements
• Local market & business analysis: analyse the local business environment, customer needs, and real-life accounting/payroll use cases to identify localisation gaps, prioritise improvements, and ensure alignment with Odoos global framework
• Localisation roadmap & development pipeline management: define and maintain a structured localisation backlog. Manage priorities, dependencies, and delivery timelines based on compliance urgency, customer impact, and product strategy
• Cross-team collaboration with R&D: act as the functional interface between local stakeholders and development teams. Create clear functional specifications, clarify requirements, and ensure developments meet Odoo standards and localisation constraints
• Testing, validation & release readiness: test localisation features end-to-end (including reporting and electronic submissions), validate compliance with authorities, coordinate acceptance testing, and ensure production-ready releases

About you

At Odoo, we value your skills more than your resume.
Here's what we expect from you:

Must have

• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
• Minimum of 2 years' experience
• Strong understanding of Australian accounting and payroll localisation, including statutory reporting, taxation, and payroll obligations (e.g. BAS, GST, STP, Superannuation).
• Hands-on experience in accounting or payroll product development and/or ERP implementation, ideally in a localisation or compliance-driven context.
• Ability to translate accounting and payroll requirements into ERP logic, including chart of accounts, journals, workflows, reporting, and integrations.
• Strong regulatory and compliance mindset, with the ability to monitor legislative changes and assess their functional and technical impact on the product.
• Creative and autonomous

Nice to have

• Exposure to global ERP frameworks or multi-country localisation projects
• Previous experience as a Product Owner
• Experience working with R&D or software development teams

What we offer

Social Events

Friday happy hours, great team activities, company dinners

Peaceful work environment

Located in Varsity Lakes with lake views. Cosy workspaces, a game area, and a lunch room made for laughs and snacks.

Work-life Balance

Hybrid work with hours that fit your lifestyle.

Eat & Drink

Lunch meals every day at the office, as well as free coffee and fruits from local producers. Because well-fed Odoo-ers are happy Odoo-ers.