Digital Product Strategist

House of Commons of Canada Chambre des communes du Canada; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A Canadian governmental organization in Ottawa is seeking a Digital Product Strategist to lead the planning and execution of digital product strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in product strategy planning and digital consulting. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and the chance to work on innovative projects in a collaborative environment. Benefits include a 35-hour workweek and four weeks of vacation.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Work-life balance

4 weeks’ vacation

Qualifications

• Experience in corporate or product strategy planning and product management.
• Experience designing and integrating digital workplace strategies.
• Familiarity with ITIL and change management processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning for digital product lines aligned with the enterprise strategy.
• Provide advisory services on product-specific strategies.
• Optimize product and architectural decisions.

Skills

Corporate or product strategy planning

Product development

Technical/digital consulting

Data analytics and KPI development

Education

Degree in Information Technology, System Engineering, or related field

Tools

Dashboarding tools

Prototyping software

Job description

Company Description

The House of Commons Administration delivers outstanding services to Members of Parliament and their employees in support of parliamentary democracy. Our success is made possible by our talented and dedicated workforce. We leverage diversity in all its forms and recognize that everyone has valuable contributions to make and the potential for individual growth. If you dream of joining an organization that is small enough for you to be noticed, but big enough to provide you with a meaningful career, then we want to hear from you!

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

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace by providing a barrier‑free recruitment and selection process. If you have an accommodation request, require material in an accessible format, or need additional support with the application process, please contact Recruitment and Selection Services at [e-mail].

Each bilingual position is assigned a linguistic profile that identifies the level of second language proficiency for reading comprehension, written expression and oral interaction required. The profile for this position is BBC. Consideration may be given to candidates with other linguistic profiles.

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Qualified candidates may be considered for future vacancies for this role or for other similar and/or related roles on an indeterminate and/or fixed term basis.

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