Job Description

The Opportunity:

We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

Our national Creditor team aspires to develop and deliver market leading products and solutions to exceed client expectations. We think strategically and collaboratively to create mutually beneficial results and achieve business objectives. We operate with high-integrity, motivated by our desire to do the right thing for our clients and their members.

As the Product Owner, you will play a key role in conveying the vision of the business stakeholders, either from the Creditor Manufacturing team or the Distribution team, to an Agile team, accountable for delivering on approved initiatives. The Product Owner takes direction from the Governance Committee and leads the Agile Teams in delivering on the initiatives in the backlog that align to strategy and meet the current and future goals and needs.

How you will create impact:

Participate with Service Roadmap owners in helping establish the Roadmap and identify prioritized initiatives for the backlog Applying incremental delivery principles to drive the delivery of business value, communicating progress, eliciting feedback and enabling stakeholder reviews to validate processes.

Maintaining a good understanding of business partners, their expectations, needs and points of pain to effectively communicate this knowledge to the development team to focus on deliverables and priorities.

Be an advocate for the clients/users by owning issues, forming solutions and defining outcomes as you move the delivery of the roadmap to completion.Serving as the primary source of information for the team, offering clear definitions of the targeted capability, the intended value to the customer and all requirements.

How you will succeed:

You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.

You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.

You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.

You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.

To join our team:

You have five to seven years of experience in project and change management in a product owner or business system/analyst capacity You have completed a post-secondary degree in Business Administration, Finance, , Information Technology (IT), Computer Science or a relate discipline.

You have a strong understanding and demonstrated experience working in an agile environment.

Demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to establish effective working relationships with team members as well as both internal and external stakeholders at various levels.

Having experience in project management and/or people leadership is an asset.

Having or working towards the Disciplined Agile, Certified Scrum Master, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or other professional designation is an asset.

What to you need to know:

You will be subject to a background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.

What\'s in it for you?

Training and development opportunities to grow your career.

Paid time off to support your personal and family needs.

A holistic approach to your well-being, with a supportive workplace culture.

Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.

A comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive salary, pension and benefits.

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