Product Manager / Leader

Yoush Consulting; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Yoush Consulting is seeking a Product Manager for a hybrid remote/onsite role in Toronto. The successful candidate will lead product management activities, ensuring alignment with business objectives and enhancing product delivery processes. Responsibilities include articulating product vision, prioritizing features, and monitoring progress to achieve success. This is a one-year contract with the possibility of extension.

Qualifications

• Experience in product management for IT initiatives.
• Ability to articulate product vision and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Identify strategic and operational requirements for IT initiatives.
• Prioritize features and manage product backlog.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Skills

Product Management

Strategic Planning

Communication

Job description

Welcome to Yoush Consulting. Are you an independent IT Consultant or wish to become one?

Are you looking to partner with an organization that presents you to consulting opportunities and supports you as a partner?

Product Manager / Leader (Contract, Hybrid Remote / Onsite "Toronto") - One-Year Contract with possible extension

Through ongoing product management, monitoring, and reporting, services required to be performed by the product manager shall include:

1. Identifying strategic and operational requirements of specific product management environment for IT initiatives.
2. Providing ongoing advice on refinements and enhancements to the organization’s product management delivery processes.
3. Developing product design criteria, planning activities, business objectives, communication and reporting protocols, implementing planning, product prioritization and phasing strategies, issues management, quality assessment, and transition requirements.
4. Directing, coordinating, and monitoring product management activities to ensure timely, cost-effective, and high-quality business and customer-focused results.

Key Responsibilities

• Articulate the product vision and strategy to ensure the product team understands the purpose and plan for building the product.
• Prioritize features and manage the backlog to maintain shared focus across tactical design and development work.
• Establish and track measurable objectives to monitor progress and success.
• Decide when to ship software to deliver benefits to customers promptly and gather feedback for iterative improvements.
• Continuously de-risk product direction to build features based on validated customer problems and business opportunities, increasing market success likelihood.
• Communicate effectively to ensure alignment among the product team, stakeholders, and sponsors, maintaining momentum.