Head of Identity Products

Job description

Drive the evolution of digital trust as a senior product leader within Equifax ANZ. You will lead a high-performing team to manage a critical identity portfolio in our Fraud and ID segment, leveraging our $3 billion cloud-native investment to protect millions of consumers and businesses. This is a unique opportunity for a commercial product head to shape national-scale infrastructure during a period of significant regulatory transformation. As the Head of Product (Identity), you will lead the Identity product team, a high-velocity group focused on utilising our cloud-native "Data Fabric" to deliver market-leading trust solutions. You will balance people leadership with the strategic delivery of our ANZ identity ecosystem, ensuring our products remain at the forefront of the digital economy. What you’ll do People Leadership: Lead and coach a team of product managers, driving high performance and proactively identifying talent to build a world-class product function. Product Strategy: Define and execute the multi-year vision for the Identity portfolio, aligning with global EFX strategic priorities and the ANZ roadmap. Market Opportunity: Conduct deep research into customer needs and industry trends to identify and validate high-potential opportunities for competitive advantage. Growth & P&L Management: Own the financial performance of the identity portfolio, managing investments and budgets to ensure attainment of revenue and margin objectives. Product Definition: Drive the identification of new opportunities and provide expert consultation on commercial models, packaging, and pricing decisions. Strategic Planning: Lead the "Build, Buy, Partner" decision-making process for identity products and oversee the creation of robust business cases for executive approval. Product Delivery: Collaborate with technical management on resource allocation and trade-offs to ensure the execution of the product development process. Ecosystem Orchestration: Support the transition toward unified identity models and the regional implementation of the Digital Identity Exchange. Regulatory Alignment: Navigate regional policy shifts, including the Digital ID Act, to ensure product compliance and market readiness. Executive Communication: Act as a thought leader, delivering executive-level presentations and visual communications to convey the product vision to senior stakeholders. What experience you need Product Leadership: 10+ years of experience in Product Management and roadmap prioritisation Team Management: 3+ years of experience leading product teams and influencing individuals in a highly matrixed environment across multiple portfolios. Reliable Delivery: A track record of operating a product with a reliable delivery cadence and successfully managing product efforts on time within a complex organisation Financial Ownership: Proven experience managing product financial performance, including P&L, investments, and budgets. Cloud Proficiency: Demonstrated experience with cloud-based products (SaaS), showing a solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and deployment models. Strategic Execution: Skilled at translating complex customer needs into detailed product requirements using tools like Aha, JIRA, or Figma. Stakeholder Navigation: Expertise in leading through influence and navigating complex organizations to deliver product efforts on time. What could set you apart Innovation Frameworks: Expert-level mastery of Design Thinking for innovation, including empathy mapping, prototyping, and rapid iteration. Identity Exposure: Practical exposure to the Identity, Fraud, or trust-based product landscape (e.g., verification workflows, KYC, or AML solutions). Technical Innovation: Hands-on experience with biometric matching, liveness detection, or advanced fraud-prevention technologies. Primary Location: AUS-Sydney-Blue-Street Function: Function - Product Schedule: Full time