Product Manager, Enterprise Innovation

Symcor; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Symcor in Mississauga is seeking a squad lead to own the Lean Business Case from problem framing to ROI validation. You'll size opportunities, build business cases with market sizing and unit economics, and present go/no-go recommendations.

Using the PDLC framework, you will move ideas from spark to pilot and scale, prioritizing the innovation pipeline with objective scoring and quarterly reviews. You’ll lead a small squad including architects and designers, while testing concepts with rapid

Qualifications

• 2–3 years related experience.
• Proven PDLC experience in a real product environment.
• Strong financial and business case reasoning with the ability to defend a CFO-level case.
• Prioritization skills (RICE, weighted scoring, opportunity sizing).
• Influence without authority: earn trust first.
• Resilience under pressure and ability to push back when needed.
• Comfort with ambiguity and short cycles.
• Hands-on AI prototyping with tools like Claude, Cursor, Lovable, or v0.
• Entrepreneur or intrapreneur mindset.
• Fintech/payments experience; Canadian exposure is a strong plus.
• Executive-level written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Own the Lean Business Case end to end: frame the problem and size the opportunity.
• Build the ROI case with market sizing and unit economics.
• Apply PDLC across ideation to scale, and pivot or stop ideas as needed.
• Lead the squad day to day, including architects and designers.
• Prototype quickly with AI tools to test ideas before commit.
• Run discovery with clients, partners, and internal stakeholders to validate demand.
• Present recommendations to senior leaders and drive decisions.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships.

Skills

PDLC methodology

Financial/business case reasoning

Prioritization (RICE, scoring)

Executive communication

Influence without authority

Ambiguity tolerance

AI prototyping

Entrepreneur mindset

Fintech/payments experience

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Commerce/Finance/Engineering/CS

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

The Opportunity:

Enterprise Innovation turns ambiguous ideas into funded, validated products for Canadian financial services. As squad lead, you'll own the Lean Business Case from a fuzzy problem through to a clear opportunity size and ROI case. You'll use the PDLC methodology to take ideas from spark to scale, and prove them with working prototypes.

Grade: 17

This is a hybrid role with flexible onsite expectations, typically 1 to 2 days per week. New employees are expected to be onsite 2 to 3 times a week during their first three months to support onboarding and collaboration

About The Role:

• Own the Lean Business Case end to end: frame the problem, size the opportunity, and build the ROI case with market sizing, unit economics, and a clear go or no go recommendation


• Apply PDLC methodology across every stage, from ideation and validation to pilot and scale, and move, pivot, or stop ideas early


• Prioritize the innovation pipeline with structured tools, score honestly at quarterly prioritization, and hold the bar, including on ideas people are attached to


• Lead the squad day to day, including an architect and a designer


• Prototype fast with vibe coding and AI tools to test ideas before committing spend


• Run discovery with clients, partners, and internal stakeholders to validate real demand


• Present recommendations to senior leaders and drive decisions


• Build strong relationships with the stakeholders

What You Need to Succeed:

What you bring:

• 2 - 3 years related experience


• Proven experience applying PDLC methodology in a real product environment


• Strong financial and business case reasoning, with the judgement to know when the numbers are not good enough and the ability to defend a case in front of a CFO


• Prioritization skills (RICE, weighted scoring, opportunity sizing, or similar)


• Influence without authority: you earn trust first, then get people moving


• The backbone to push back under pressure


• Comfort with ambiguity and short cycles, and the ability to start without a fully scoped brief


• Hands on AI prototyping: you have built something with tools like Claude, Cursor, Lovable, or v0


• An entrepreneur or intrapreneur mindset


• Fintech or payments experience, with Canadian exposure a strong plus


• Executive level communication, written and verbal

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Commerce, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Nice to have

• Startup or venture studio background


• Experience navigating large enterprise governance and funding processes


• Familiarity with Canadian payment rails and regulation