Manager - Business Platform Product

Canada Life; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 91,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education reimbursement

Health benefits

Mental health benefit

Pension plan

Share ownership program

Volunteer day

Job summary

Canada Life in Winnipeg is seeking a Manager – Business Platform Product to join the Process & Platform Excellence team, leading IntelliQ deployments and IDP, Workflow, and Automation initiatives across enterprise platforms for employees, advisors, clients and members.

You will translate business needs into features and epics, guide agile delivery, collaborate across squads, measure outcomes with KPIs, and mentor team members to enable success while supporting deployment readiness and clear

Qualifications

• Experience in product management and platform strategy within enterprise platforms.
• Strong analytical and requirement-elaboration abilities for complex applications.
• Customer-focused mindset with the ability to drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven track record in agile delivery and backlog management.

Responsibilities

• Drive delivery of IntelliQ solutions aligned with business goals and customer needs.
• Translate business needs into requirements, features, epics, BRD/PRD, and user stories.
• Champion usability, accessibility, and measurable outcomes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver effective solutions.
• Guide the product lifecycle from ideation to delivery and optimization.
• Integrate data and insights into decision-making with analytics and feedback.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment and communicate progress to sponsors and teams.
• Support release planning, training, documentation, and multi-squad delivery.
• Mentor team members to enable their success and support deployment validation.

Skills

Product management

Business analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Agile delivery

Data analytics

Communication skills

Enterprise platforms

IDP OCR workflow

Tools

Appian

PEGA

Job description

Permanent Full Time

Manager – Business Platform Product

We’re seeking a Manager – Business Platform Product to join the Process & Platform Excellence team supporting IntelliQ, our Canada Life application for Intelligent Intake & Workflow (IIW) and Automation. This team will lead the deployment of one or more large-scale applications of IDP, Workflow, and Automation partnering with business stakeholders and technology teams to deliver transformative capabilities and exceptional experiences for employees, advisors, clients and members

What You Will Do

• Drive delivery of IntelliQ solutions aligned with business goals, customer needs, and technical feasibility
• Translate business needs into actionable requirements, features and epics, define BRD/PRD’s, write user stories, functional specs and collaborate with technology for non-functional specifications and acceptance criteria
• Champion customer and employee experience: ensure usability, accessibility, and measurable impacts are achieved
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other product teams, engineering, analytics, and other business teams to deliver seamless and effective solutions
• Guide the product lifecycle from ideation through delivery, testing and optimization, applying agile methodologies and iterative delivery
• Integrate data and insights into decision-making: leverage data and analytics, usability testing, and feedback loops
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment: communicate vision, progress, and results clearly to sponsors, executives and teams
• Support operational readiness: coordinate release planning, training, documentation, and multi-squad delivery for impacted stakeholders
• Serve as a team lead by guiding, mentoring, and supporting team members to enable their success
• Occasionally support deployment validation outside of regular business hours
• Support and maintain delivery roadmap focused on outcomes and business values
• Measure success through KPIs and business impact, validating decisions with data

What You Will Bring

• Experience in product management and platform strategy and solutions, ideally in enterprise platforms and applications
• Strong business analysis skills: ability to elicit, validate, document and elaborate requirements for applications and platforms
• Customer-first mindset with a passion for intuitive, inclusive experiences
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and foster collaboration in dynamic environments
• Comfort with agile delivery: backlog management, sprint planning, and iterative development
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and a focus on outcomes
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills for both technical and executive audiences
• Experience with enterprise platforms (e.g., Appian or PEGA) and integration considerations
• Growth mindset: embraces experimentation, learning, and continuous improvement
• Knowledge and experience working with IDP, OCR and workflow applications is an asset

Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.

The base salary for this position is between $90,900 - $151,500 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Grow with Canada Life

We’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country.

We’re looking for people who live our values everyday: we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver – for our customers, communities and each other. Are you someone who always strives to do the right thing, who steps up for themselves and others, and who delivers with impact? Then we want to hear from you!

What we offer

• Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to$2,000 annually towards education reimbursement.
• Health & Wellness:Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.
• Time Off:In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day.
• Financial Security:Company-matching pension plan,share ownership program and additionalinvestment options.
• Rewards and Recognition: Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more!
• Emphasis on Community: We provide a workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events.

Learn more about Canada Life.

We’re committed to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact [e-mail]. All information provided will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and Canada Life policies.

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.