Product Manager (PO)

Cofomo; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

COFOMO in Montreal seeks a Product Manager (PO) to lead the CLM/KYC product vision, roadmap and delivery within an agile framework. You’ll balance business needs, regulatory requirements and stakeholder priorities across multiple teams, while guiding analysis, backlog, KPIs and benefits realization.

You have seven+ years in product management or business analysis in an agile setting, strong French and English communication, and experience with KYC/AML initiatives in financial services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline.
• Minimum of seven years of experience in product management, business analysis, or project delivery in an Agile environment, with three years in regulatory compliance, KYC/KYB, or customer lifecycle management in financial services.
• Thorough understanding of KYC requirements for corporate and institutional clients, including identification, ultimate beneficiaries, tax obligations, sanctions, and reviews; knowledge of AML/ATF, FEL, NI 93-101 and NI 31-103 rules.
• Ability to manage priorities, trade-offs between value, risk, capacity, vendors and timelines; proficient in Agile, Scrum or Kanban; strong Jira/Confluence skills.
• Fluency in French (spoken and written); advanced English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Define the vision, positioning and roadmap of the CLM/KYC product and monitor progress, risks and budget.
• Represent business lines and Compliance objectives and arbitrate priorities.
• Maintain and prioritize product backlog and requirements log; guide business analysis deliverables and regulatory traceability.
• Lead feasibility analyses, evaluate options, vendors and costs.
• Establish product KPIs, track benefits realization and set deadlines and owners.
• Evolve CLM/KYC capabilities and interfaces with related systems and governance bodies.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, suppliers and partners and manage governance decisions and value realization.
• Contribute to Agile operating model and ceremonies; support business acceptance tests and traceability of requirements.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Scrum

Kanban

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

87556# Product Manager (PO)MontrealHybridAgility and Product ManagementApplyWith over 30 years of recognized expertise, COFOMO is now a leading Canadian consulting firm specializing in digital and artificial intelligence. Supported by more than 3,000 experts, 10 Centers of Excellence, and 4 offices across the country, we are uniquely positioned to successfully guide our clients through their transformations. Both strategic and tactical, we help organizations across a wide range of industries thrive in today’s rapidly evolving world.## Our promiseHelp our clients succeed and maximize the impact of their transformation initiatives, turning them into powerful drivers of growth and innovation.## Job description**Here's a brief overview of the tasks and responsibilities you'll have :** • Define the vision, positioning and roadmap of the CLM/KYC product in line with the objectives of the program and the strategic plan, then monitor it, including progress, risks, issues, trade-offs and budget; • Represent the needs of business lines and Compliance, clarify the objectives of success and expected benefits, and then arbitrate priorities; • Maintain and prioritize the product backlog and requirements log, while guiding business analysis deliverables, including gap analyses, requirements, use cases, acceptance criteria, and regulatory traceability; • Lead feasibility work, including scoping options, assumptions, constraints and evaluation criteria, as well as analysis of solutions, vendors and costs; • Establish product objectives and KPIs, including benchmarks, targets, deadlines, and assignees, and track the realization of benefits; • Evolve the boundaries of CLM and KYC/KYB capability, including regulatory components, proof, audit trail, and interfaces with related systems and initiatives; • Manage dependencies and governance issues between the different components of the program, then prepare analyses, options, impacts, risks and recommendations for governance bodies; • Coordinate relationships with stakeholders, suppliers and partners, while maintaining clear visibility on progress, risks, decisions and value delivered; • Contribute to the implementation of the required Agile mode of operation, including ceremonies, quarterly planning, and squad mobilization; • Collaborate in the preparation, execution and follow-up of business acceptance tests, including the traceability of requirements and the prioritization of anomalies. **The profile we are looking for is as follows:** • Hold a bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline; • Have a minimum of seven years of relevant experience in product management, senior business analysis, or project delivery in an Agile environment, including at least three years in regulatory compliance, KYC/KYB, or customer lifecycle management at a large financial institution; • Possess a thorough understanding of KYC requirements for corporate and institutional clients, including identification, ultimate beneficiaries, tax obligations, sanctions, and periodic and event reviews; • Knowledge of applicable regulatory frameworks, including AML/ATF, FEL, NI 93-101 and NI 31-103 and OCRI rules; • Experience in conducting feasibility analyses or selecting technology solutions, including comparing options, vendors, and costs; • Demonstrate expertise in managing priorities and coordinating requests from multiple stakeholders, as well as the ability to manage trade-offs between value, risk, capacity, vendors, and timelines; • Proficient in Agile, Scrum or Kanban methodologies as well as Jira, Confluence and product backlog management practices; • Excel in client communications and in preparing presentations for different levels of the organization, including executive committees; • Fluency in oral and written French; • Possess an advanced command of English due to the nature of the tasks, work tools and interactions with English-speaking suppliers and partners; • Experience implementing a CLM, KYC/KYB or compliance orchestration solution within a financial institution (an asset); • Knowledge of capital markets, including derivatives, fixed income, and equities, as well as the integration of compliance into account opening journeys (an asset); • Understand master data, data quality, and governance issues (an asset); • Experience in managing benefits and performance indicators of a cross-functional product (an asset); • Hold a certification in product management or compliance, including CSPO or ACAMS (an asset).Apply