Digital Product Strategist

House of Commons (Canada) / Chambre des communes (Canada); Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A Canadian government institution is seeking a Digital Product Strategist in Ottawa to lead strategic planning and execution for digital product lines. The role includes overseeing product line roadmaps and ensuring alignment with broader enterprise strategies. Candidates should possess extensive experience in corporate strategy and product development. The position offers a collaborative work environment focusing on modernization and innovation within governmental services.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Work-life balance / 35-hour workweek

4 weeks vacation (minimum)

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a college or university degree in Information Technology, System Engineering, Innovation Management or another related field.
• Extensive experience in corporate or product strategy planning, product development, product management, or technical/digital consulting.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning and execution within specific digital product lines.
• Ensure alignment with the enterprise strategy set by the Digital Enterprise Strategist.
• Oversee the development of Digital Product Line Roadmaps.

Skills

Civil

Bidding

GIS

Capital Market

Cement

Agricultural

Education

College or university degree in Information Technology, System Engineering, Innovation Management, or related field

Job description

The House of Commons Digital Services and Real Property is currently seeking a Digital Product Strategist to lead strategic planning and execution within specific digital product lines. This role ensures alignment with the enterprise strategy set by the Digital Enterprise (DE) Strategist and oversees the development of Digital Product Line Roadmaps ensuring strategic traceability through their alignment with the broader DSRP Strategic Plan.

As a senior technology and strategy expert the Digital Product Strategist operationalizes enterprise frameworks within product lines focusing on stakeholder engagement and ensuring compliance with established IT standards. The role provides high-level advisory services on the execution of product-specific strategies identifying and managing interdependencies resource allocations and solution development to optimize both product and architectural decisions.

Top Reasons to Join the Digital Workplace Products and Service team

Joining the Digital Workplace Products and Service team means becoming a catalyst for innovation at the heart of Canadian democracy. You’ll work in a collaborative mission-driven environment where your strategic insight and technical expertise directly support the modernization of Parliament and public service excellence. The team offers exceptional opportunities for professional growth through continuous learning and exposure to leading-edge digital platforms.

• Training and development opportunities
• Work-life balance / 35-hour workweek
• 4 weeks vacation (minimum)

Qualifications

Education

• Successful completion of a college or university degree in Information Technology System Engineering Innovation Management or another related field; or an acceptable combination of formal education training and / or experience in the relevant fields.

Experience

• Extensive experience in corporate or product strategy planning product development product management or technical / digital consulting;
• Extensive experience in designing developing and integrating Digital Product Line and / or Enterprise IT / Digital Workplace vision and strategy in a mission-critical operational environment;
• Extensive experience in determining actions and resources required to advance from vision to reality;
• Experience preparing briefing material and presentations pertaining to technical topics and presenting to targeted audiences;
• Experience identifying developing reviewing and evolving best practices standards and promoting operating procedures and processes.

Assets

• 5 years driving strategy and execution with digital workplace and / or IT service offerings or related roles;
• Hands on experience building prototypes proof of concepts and technical solutions;
• Hands on experience conducting user-research building personas identifying user need and use cases building business cases developing roadmaps product requirement documents;
• Proven experience with data analytics KPI development and dashboarding tools;
• Familiarity with software and hardware procurement processes and vendor management;
• Familiarity with ITIL and change management.

Additional Information

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Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

Key Skills

• Civil
• Bidding
• GIS
• Capital Market
• Cement
• Agricultural

Vacancy: 1