11872

Maarut; Quebec; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Maarut is seeking a product owner to oversee a KYC/CLM compliance product within a multi-pillar program. The role spans feasibility, market solicitation, vendor comparison, and implementation, interfacing with Legal, Risk, and Security.

The candidate should have led platform selections and have deep knowledge of corporate and institutional KYC. The ideal candidate brings 7+ years of experience, including 3+ years in compliance at a financial institution, and can present to steering committees

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience, including 3 years in compliance, KYC/KYB or CLM at a financial institution.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks: AML/ATF, NI 93-101, NI 31-103, CIRO rules.
• Experience leading feasibility analyses, market solicitation (RFI/RFP) or technology solution selection.
• Strong prioritization, coordination of stakeholder requests, risk/value trade-offs.
• Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence and product backlog management.
• Fluent French (spoken and written) and advanced English.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive a cross-functional compliance product across business lines.
• Present to steering committees and executive-level audiences.
• Lead RFPs or platform selections with vendor comparisons and cost analyses.
• Coordinate with Legal, Risk, Security, and Compliance teams to define target state.

Skills

KYC/KYB compliance

Stakeholder management

Client communications

Executive presentations

French language

Advanced English

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Quebec/Ontario, Canada | Posted on 11/03/2026

• Term November 30, 2026 to November 30, 2027 (12 months)
• Assigned Recruiter(s) Margret Tinitha
• Job Opening ID 11872
• Country Canada
• Number of Positions 1
• Work Experience 7-10 Years

Job Description

Mandate Overview:

• The client is looking for a product owner to carry across-functional compliance capability, decoupled from business journeys, atthe heart of a three-pillar program. The engagement opens with a feasibilityphase: target state definition, market solicitation, vendor comparison andrecommendation, before implementing the selected solution. The personrepresents several business lines and Compliance, and works with the second andthird lines of defence, Legal, Risk and Security. The regulatory component is demanding:KYC for corporate and institutional clients, ultimate beneficial owners,sanctions, periodic reviews, and Canadian frameworks (AML/ATF, NI 93-101, NI31-103, CIRO rules). The role requires 7 years of experience, including 3 yearsin compliance, KYC/KYB or CLM at a financial institution, which narrows thetalent pool.
  
• Candidate sought: a Product Owner or product managerwho has already owned a KYC/CLM compliance product at a financial institutionand is comfortable presenting to a steering committee. Ideally, the person hasled an RFP or a KYC platform selection and knows corporate and institutionalclients, beyond retail KYC.
  

Requirements

Required:

• KYC requirements for corporate and institutional clients(identification, ultimate beneficial owners, tax obligations, sanctions,periodic and event-driven reviews)
  
• Applicable regulatory frameworks (AML/ATF, LEF, NI 93-101and 31-103, CIRO rules)
  
• Leading a feasibility analysis, market solicitation(RFI/RFP) or technology solution selection, including comparison of options,vendors and costs
  
• Priority management and coordination of requests frommultiple stakeholders, with trade-offs between value, risk, capacity, vendorsand timelines
  
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence and productbacklog management
  
• Client communications and presentations at various levels,including executive committees
  
• French, spoken and written
  
• Advanced English
  

Asset:

• Implementation of a CLM, KYC/KYB or compliance orchestrationsolution at a financial institution
  
• Capital Markets knowledge (derivatives, fixed income,equities)
  
• Integration of compliance into account opening journeys
  
• Master data, data quality and governance
  
• Benefits management and KPIs for a cross-functional product
  
• Product management or compliance certification (CSPO, ACAMS)
  

Profiles to Exclude:

• OperationalKYC or AML profile (file processing, compliance reviews) with no demonstratedownership of a product vision, roadmap or backlog.
  
• ProductOwner whose products on the resume fall outside compliance, KYC/KYB or CLM,without the 3 years demonstrated in these domains.
  
• KYCexperience limited to retail clients, with no exposure to corporate orinstitutional clients.
  
• Businessanalyst or Scrum Master profile presented as a PO, with no backlogprioritization or priority arbitration demonstrated on the resume.
  
• Nofeasibility analysis, market solicitation or solution selection on the resume.