Associate Product Manager, Growth Business

EQ Bank | Equitable Bank; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in Canada is seeking an Associate Product Manager to support Insurance Lending and Reverse Mortgage businesses. The role involves product development, operational support, and data analysis, contributing to innovative banking solutions. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience in financial services, along with strong analytical and communication skills. This hybrid position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive bonus

RRSP match

Benefits

Employee share plan

Parental top-up

Vacation days

Virtual events

Professional development

Qualifications

• 2-5+ years’ experience in financial services.
• Strong organizational, collaboration, and multi-tasking skills.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day responsibilities for Insurance Lending and Reverse Mortgage businesses.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide insights to senior management.
• Analyze data to derive insights and recommend strategies.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Collaboration

Problem-Solving

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Math

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Associate Product Manager, Growth Business

Join a Challenger

Being a traditional bank just isn’t our thing. We are big believers in innovating the banking experience because we believe Canadians deserve better options, and we challenge ourselves and our teams to creatively transform what’s possible in banking. Our team is made up of inquisitive and agile minds that find smarter ways of doing things. If you’re not afraid of taking on big challenges and redefining the future, you belong with us. You’ll get to work with people who will encourage you to reach new heights. We like to keep things fun, ask questions and learn together.

We are a big (and growing!) family. Overall we serve more than 670,000 people across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank, and have been around for more than 50 years. Equitable Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, supports credit unions across Canada that serve more than six million members. Together we have over $125 billion in assets under management and administration, with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. Our customers have named our EQ Bank digital platform (eqbank.ca) one of the top banks in Canada on the Forbes World's Best Banks list since 2021.

The Work

The Associate Product Manager supports day-to-day responsibilities for the Insurance Lending and Reverse Mortgage businesses, including product identification, evaluation, reporting, operational enhancements, growth analysis, and departmental projects. They help maintain departmental policies and procedures, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and provide qualitative and quantitative insights to senior management.

The core parts of your role would be to:

• Product Development and Expansion: Collaborate with Product Managers, underwriters, and business leads to stay informed on industry landscape; develop product expertise; identify and recommend product improvements; perform cost-benefit analyses; lead discovery and execution; act as project owner; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Operational Support and Improvements: Identify automation opportunities; update calculators; monitor and implement process improvements; prepare business cases.
• Reporting and Data Analysis: Manage ongoing reports; develop new reports; analyze data to derive insights and recommend strategies.
• Sales Support and Growth/Marketing: Monitor sales tools; analyze marketing initiatives; present data to shape strategies.
• Strategy Development and Execution: Support in developing lending and wealth strategies; prepare materials for strategy meetings; present insights; manage projects and stakeholder engagement.
• Underwriting Support: Serve as key contact for underwriting processes and tools.

Let’s Talk About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Math, or related field
• 2-5+ years’ experience in financial services
• Strong organizational, collaboration, and multi-tasking skills
• Business acumen, analytical, modeling, problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills; proficient in MS Office
• Customer service oriented; proactive problem solver; self-motivated; enthusiastic

What we offer [For full-time roles]

• Competitive bonus, RRSP match, benefits, employee share plan
• Parental top-up, vacation days, virtual events, professional development
• Opportunity to innovate in banking with a top FinTech

The role is hybrid, based at 2200-25 Ontario Street, Toronto, ON.

Equitable Bank values inclusion and diversity, supporting accommodations and a barrier-free recruitment process. Candidates must pass background and credit checks. We look forward to your application!