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Job ID1590
Job TitleSenior Product Owner - 5
Permanent/Contract Contract
Travel (%)0
Date Posted 2/15/2019
CityToronto
State/Province ON
CountryCanada
Job Description A bank in Downtown Toronto is looking for 3 product managers for a 2 month contract (Renewable). The Product Segment Manager will require strong leadership and communication skills as they will be working with Project Managers, Product Managers, Customer Success Managers, Engineering Leads and Agile Coaches. The types of products the Product Segment Manager will be managing includes Cloud, Data Analytics Management, Dev Ops, API, authentication and security products, and notifications services. 9 to 5 however can work remotely with Manager's consent). The successful candidate will have the opportunity to transition into a Full-time Employee and will have the chance to gain hands on experience with the newest technology regarding Cloud technologies, Data Analytics Management and Financial Services Technology. Typical Day in Role • Set customer road maps and decide what will be adopted and worked on for the segment • Understand and articulate the product’s vision, including its objectives, value proposition, and key risks associated with opportunities/ideas • Collaborate with SMEs to assess how features will impact the end-user and how to effectively manage them • Develop product roadmap and high-level backlog, further decomposed into releases which deliver significant value to the end user. • Prioritize (and continuously reprioritize) delivery based on the calculated benefits/value of identified features/epics. • Act as primary reviewer and approver of finished development work during iteration demos/reviews based on established acceptance criteria • Regularly attend planning sessions, stand-ups, retrospectives, iteration reviews and other team meetings in order to verify that the output of the team is consistently delivering business value and aligned with the agreed upon commitments • Lead the development of user stories and supporting documentation with applicable acceptance criteria • Participate in iteration planning discussions to reduce ambiguity around the user stories and ensure clarity, optimize functionality and define features that align with product vision • Support the team by being available to provide definitions required to complete detailed user stories, whether through face-to-face meetings or suitable light-weight documentation • Advocate for the highest attainable levels of quality and for approaches that will minimize the impact of technical debt on the product and organization • Prioritize backlog to ensure highest value features/epics are developed first and that all stories are aligned with and traceable to the product vision • Define features, themes and epics in suitable levels of detail and prioritize them based on their respective business value • Establish and communicate product vision with key stakeholders and business owners, using customer research and available reporting and analysis to provide an economic justification for key decisions • Review the output of the agile team at the end of every iteration, and before the product is released into the market, to ensure that it meets expectations • Communicate effectively across diverse audiences within and outside of the development team (Stakeholders, Executives), acting as a champion of the agile methodology
Job Requirements Must Have Skills: 1) Experience with product development (technology products or software service products) – 5+ years 2) Experience leading teams in a matrix organization 3) Client Account Management experience (particularly Sales/Account Manager for Software – getting clients to commit 4) Strong communication skills – will be working directly with clients & stakeholders Degrees or certifications: - Bachelor’s Degree in business, finance, economics or other relevant field - Masters / MBA considered an asset
     
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