Lead technical product owner

Société Financière Manuvie; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a passionate Lead Technical Product Owner to spearhead data management strategies. In this pivotal role, you will enhance data governance across the enterprise, manage a diverse team, and implement innovative solutions. Your expertise in data management, cloud technologies, and governance frameworks will drive impactful decisions. Join a forward-thinking company that values collaboration, integrity, and continuous improvement, while offering a competitive salary and a flexible work environment. This is your chance to make a significant impact in the financial services sector.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Mental Health Support

Flexible Work Policies

Professional Development Opportunities

Retirement Savings Plans

Generous Paid Leave

Employee Assistance Programs

Qualifications

• Over 6 years of experience in data management and governance.
• Proficient in developing data governance frameworks and strategies.
• Strong knowledge of data regulations and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement data governance strategies aligning with business goals.
• Lead a high-performing team of data professionals.
• Optimize technology solutions for data quality and governance.

Skills

Data Management

Governance Frameworks

Cloud Technologies

Agile Methodologies

SQL

Python

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT or related field

Master's Degree (preferred)

Tools

Informatica

Collibra

Azure Data Factory

Power BI

Databricks

Job description

The Opportunity

At Manulife, we are dedicated to using data to facilitate insightful decision-making and innovation! We are seeking a passionate Lead Technical Product Owner to manage and develop comprehensive data management strategies that align with our organizational goals. This is a pivotal role that combines strategic vision, technical expertise, and leadership to enhance data governance across the enterprise.

You will oversee the development and implementation of data governance strategies, oversee solution engineering for governance projects, and enhance data management and quality. You will manage a diverse team of data professionals, including data engineers, analysts, governance experts, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. Key skills needed: technology, cloud infrastructure, information management, governance frameworks, collaborator relationships, and the ability to work effectively across all organizational levels and globally!

Responsibilities

• Data Governance Strategy: Develop and articulate a clear vision and strategy for data governance that aligns with business objectives. Lead communication of data management strategies to partners and across global segments.
• Collaboration and Quality Assurance: Work with data owners and stewards to enable data quality controls, resolve quality issues, and mitigate risks. Optimize metadata collection, access control management, and data lineage.
• Operational Model and Standards: Establish a robust operating model across business domains. Develop and implement data quality standards and governance structures, ensuring alignment with Global Data Governance strategies.
• Technology and Process Enhancement: Lead the optimization of technology solutions for data sharing, access, quality, lineage, classification, and metadata management. Oversee the process flow of data interfaces and transformations, ensuring clarity, consistency, and seamless integration across systems.
• Project Leadership and Results: Lead strategic projects and initiatives, demonstrating measurable progress through effective management of POCs and programs. Achieve successful project delivery by implementing standard methodologies and collaborating across different segments. Participate in data technology steering committees to align initiatives with organizational goals.
• Team Leadership and Mentorship: Lead and mentor a high-performing team of data engineers and data analysts, ensuring alignment with product goals and strategies. Provide mentorship on technical governance, control requirements, and standard methodologies to improve product excellence.
• Program Support and Adoption: Design and implement strategies for enterprise-wide adoption of data governance frameworks, focusing on enablement and continuous improvement. Collaborate with segment data offices to establish successful frameworks for data quality, security, lineage, access control, and data products. Ensure alignment with governance domains to support organizational objectives and drive data-driven decision-making.

What motivates you?

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
• You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for

• Experience and Expertise:
  • Over 6 years of experience in data management, governance, analytics, or related IT fields, with a focus on leading technical product initiatives.
  • Demonstrated success in developing and implementing data strategies, roadmaps, and governance frameworks that align with business objectives.
  • Solid experience with Agile methodologies, Data Lakes, databases, cloud technologies, and BI/Reporting systems to drive data-driven solutions.

• Technical Proficiency:
  • Demonstrable experience in developing data governance frameworks, with a focus on data quality, lineage, and metadata management. Familiar with tools like Informatica or Collibra and knowledgeable about data privacy and compliance standards. Proficient in facilitating multi-functional collaboration to align governance practices with business goals.
  • Skilled in SQL and Python, with Informatica ETL experience. Proficient in Azure tool stacks like Data Factory and Synapse, and Databricks for analytics. Capable in data modeling and Power BI visualizations, ensuring security and compliance.
  • Strong knowledge and experience with Agile and DevOps for efficient governance delivery.

• Leadership and Project Management Skills:
  • Strong programmatic leadership to guide and mentor a high performing team.
  • Excellent Agile project management and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects effectively.
  • Understanding of data regulations, privacy, and ethical data use.
  • Excellent partner management, conflict resolution, and negotiation skills.

What can we offer you?

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.
• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
• A focus on growing your career path with us.
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

• Values-first culture: We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
• Boundless opportunity: We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
• Continuous innovation: We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
• Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
• Championing Corporate Citizenship: We build a business that benefits all partners and has a positive social and environmental impact.

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À propos de Manuvie et de John Hancock

La Société Financière Manuvie est un chef de file mondial des services financiers qui aide les gens à prendre leurs décisions plus facilement et à vivre mieux. Pour en apprendre plus à notre sujet, rendez vous à l’adresse www.manuvie.com.

Manuvie est un employeur qui souscrit au principe de l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi

Chez Manulife/John Hancock nous valorisons notre diversité. Nous nous efforçons d’attirer, de perfectionner et de maintenir une main d'oeuvre qui est aussi diversifiée que nos clients, et de favoriser la création d’un milieu de travail inclusif qui met à profit la diversité de nos employés et les compétences de chacun. Nous nous engageons à assurer un recrutement, une fidélisation, une promotion et une rémunération équitables, et nous administrons toutes nos pratiques et tous nos programmes sans discrimination en raison de la race, de l’ascendance, du lieu d’origine, de la couleur, de l’origine ethnique, de la citoyenneté, de la religion ou des croyances ou des convictions religieuses, du genre (y compris grossesse et affection liée à une grossesse), de l’orientation sexuelle, des caractéristiques génétiques, du statut d’ancien combattant, de l’identité de genre, de l’expression de genre, de l’âge, de l’état matrimonial, de la situation de famille, d’une invalidité ou de tout autre motif protégé par la loi applicable.

Nous nous sommes donné comme priorité d’éliminer les obstacles à l’accès égalitaire à l’emploi. C’est pourquoi un représentant des Ressources humaines collaborera avec les candidats qui demandent accommodement raisonnable pendant le recrutement. Tous les renseignements communiqués pendant le processus de demande d'accommodement seront stockés et utilisés conformément aux lois et aux politiques applicables de Manuvie. Pour demander une mesure d’accommodement raisonnable dans le cadre du recrutement, écrivez à [e-mail].

Région principale

Toronto, Ontario

Modalités de travail

Hybride

L’échelle salariale devrait se situer entre

$110,530.00 CAD - $205,270.00 CAD

Si vous posez votre candidature à ce poste en dehors de la région principale, veuillez écrire à [e-mail] pour obtenir l’échelle salariale correspondant à votre région. Le salaire varie en fonction des conditions du marché local, de la géographie et de facteurs pertinents liés au poste telles les connaissances, les compétences, les qualifications, l’expérience et l’éducation ou la formation. Les employés ont également la possibilité de participer à des programmes de motivation et de toucher une rémunération incitative liée au rendement de l’entreprise et au rendement individuel.

Manuvie offre aux employés admissibles une vaste gamme d’avantages sociaux personnalisables, notamment une assurance soins médicaux, soins dentaires, santé mentale, soins de la vue, invalidité de courte et de longue durée, assurance vie et assurance DMA, assurance adoption, de maternité de substitution et de soins médicaux non urgents ainsi que des programmes d’aide aux employés et leur famille. Nous proposons également aux employés admissibles différents régimes d’épargne-retraite (y compris des régimes de rente et un programme international d’actionnariat assortie de cotisations patronales de contrepartie) ainsi que des ressources en matière d’éducation et de conseils financiers. Notre généreux programme de congés rémunérés au Canada comprend les jours fériés, les congés annuels, les congés personnels et les congés de maladie, et nous offrons toute la gamme des congés autorisés prévus par la loi. Si vous posez votre candidature à ce poste aux États-Unis, veuillez écrire à [e-mail] pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements sur les dispositions relatives aux congés rémunérés spécifiques aux États-Unis.