Digital Product Manager

Insight Global; Toronto; On-site; CAD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Digital Product Owner to execute an established digital business banking roadmap. You will lead agile teams through development, ensuring timely delivery of high-value features and successful partner and technology integration with the platform.

The role is 20% strategic roadmap development and requirement gathering, and 80% agile delivery. You will collaborate with stakeholders, write clear user stories, and drive backlog prioritization to maximize business value.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in digital product ownership.
• Experience working on digital applications.
• Experience within financial institutions/bank.
• Proven track record delivering value with small cross‑functional teams.
• Experience leading an agile team with strong understanding of agile methodologies.
• Ability to write clear, structured user stories in an agile environment.
• Understanding of systems architecture and technical requirements for digital products.
• Ability to translate technical language into clear business language (and vice versa).
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership of product outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Roadmap execution and delivery of features according to the established roadmap.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to clarify requirements and provide updates.
• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog to focus on impactful items.
• Write and refine user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Lead agile ceremonies and guide the team through sprints.
• Validate completed work against acceptance criteria and quality standards.
• Track sprint progress and delivery metrics, identifying improvements.
• Collect user and stakeholder feedback to refine backlog and iterations.
• Identify delivery risks early and mitigate to keep development on track.
• Provide leadership and support to the development team.

Skills

Digital product ownership

Digital applications

Banking/financial domain

Cross-functional teams

Agile methodologies

User story writing

Confluence

JIRA

Technical requirements for digital产品

Systems architecture

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Digital Product Owner for a Big 5 banking client. This role focuses on executing and delivering on an established roadmap for a digital business banking product, ensuring successful partner and technology integration with the platform. This role will be 20% strategic roadmap development and requirement gathering, and 80% agile delivery. You will lead agile teams through the development lifecycle and ensure timely delivery of high-value features.

Key Responsibilities

• Roadmap Execution: Drive delivery of features and enhancements according to the established roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business stakeholders to clarify requirements and provide updates on delivery progress.
• Product Backlog Ownership: Maintain and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring the development team focuses on the most impactful items.
• User Story Development: Write and refine user stories and acceptance criteria for clarity and completeness.
• Agile Ceremony Leadership: Actively participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews to guide the team and remove impediments.
• Quality Assurance: Validate completed work against acceptance criteria and approve deliverables that meet quality standards.
• Performance Monitoring: Track sprint progress and delivery metrics, reporting on outcomes and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Continuous Feedback Loop: Collect input from users and stakeholders to inform backlog refinement and future iterations.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify delivery risks early and implement solutions to keep development on track.
• Team Support: Provide leadership and support to the development team, fostering collaboration and resolving blockers.

Must-Haves

• 3-5+ years of experience in digital product ownership
• Experience working on digital applications
• Experience within financial institutions/bank
• Proven track record of delivering value with small, cross‑functional teams
• Experience leading an agile team & strong understanding of agile methodologies
• Ability to write clear, structured user stories in an agile environment
• Confluence and JIRA
• Understanding of technical requirements for digital products
• Ability to translate technical language into clear business language (and vice versa)
• Understanding of systems architecture
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership of product outcomes

Plusses

• Business banking experience
• Previous Business Analyst (BA) experience
• Regulatory project experience
• AML/KYC experience Credit card/lending product experience

Vacancy

This posting is for a currently vacant role, and the successful candidate will be hired into an existing open position.

Pay Rate: $70-78/hr

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