"Product Analyst (AI Enablement)"

Job Description:

Ratonga Matihiko | Digital Services
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
• Permanent position
• 5 weeks annual leave and professional development opportunities
• Based on UC Campus (not remote)

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!
He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te Product Analyst (AI Enablement)? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

Join UC’s Digital Services team as a Product Analyst, where you’ll help shape user-centred digital products that support teaching, research, and operational excellence across the University. Working closely with product leaders, designers, developers, and stakeholders, you’ll play a key role in turning insight into action and enabling smarter, data-informed decisions—particularly in AI-enabled environments. This role is based on-campus therefore cannot be done remotely.

Mōu | Who You Are

You are a curious, analytical, and collaborative professional who has a level mindset and enjoys working at the intersection of users, data, and technology. You will bring:

• Experience in product, business analysis, UX, or digital delivery roles.
• Confidence working in agile environments and supporting cross-functional teams.
• Strong skills in capturing requirements and writing clear user stories.
• Ability to analyse data, user feedback, and research to generate insights.
• Experience using digital tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• Clear communication skills, both written and visual.
• A collaborative mindset and commitment to UC’s values and inclusive ways of working.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

You will work closely with product managers, UX designers, software developers, and data specialists across Digital Services, partnering with business stakeholders, vendors, and integration partners to understand user needs, shape product priorities, and deliver user-centred digital solutions that support the University’s strategic objectives.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC

Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/about-uc/work-at-uc/benefits-working-uc

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 18 January 2026 (midnight, NZ time)

Please note, the University of Canterbury will be closed from the 24 December 2025 - 4 January 2026. During this period, we will be unable to respond to queries regarding this role. We will get back to you as soon as possible upon our return.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to WorkatUC@canterbury.ac.nz

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency or hold a valid NZ work visa to be considered for this role.