Product Owner

EllisDon; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EllisDon is seeking a Product Owner to lead product backlogs, define requirements, and drive delivery with agile teams across finance-focused workflows. You will partner with UX, engineering, and data squads to prototype, test, and iterate new features while guiding discovery activities and validating user needs.

You will define metrics for adoption, efficiency, accuracy, and satisfaction, and collaborate with stakeholders to enable smooth launches, training, and change management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product management, ownership, or digital solution delivery.
• Experience with agile software delivery and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to balance user needs, business priorities, and technical constraints.
• Experience with financial systems, budgeting, forecasting, or ERP tools.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled workflows and governance.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage product backlogs, priorities, and delivery across agile teams.
• Translate business problems and user feedback into clear requirements.
• Collaborate with UX, engineering, and data teams to prototype and iterate features.
• Support discovery activities and validate user needs with stakeholders.
• Define success metrics like adoption, efficiency, and user satisfaction.
• Align stakeholders across operations, technology, and leadership.
• Support launches, training, adoption, and change management.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and future enhancements.
• Stay current on digital trends and AI techniques for financial systems.

Skills

Product management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Prioritization

Communication

AI-enabled workflows

Tools

D365

IBMi

Workday

Job description

Connect with us LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Do you want to build the software that builds cities? EllisDon’s construction technology team is made up of Full-Stack Developers, Data Analysts, UX Designers, Product Owners, IT Operations and we’re growing fast! Our team also includes some of the best digital modelers and BIM specialists in the industry, experts who are working with the latest tech on projects in the billions of dollars.

We are a software development studio of 140+ people, backed by one of Canada’s top construction firms, with over 70 years in the industry and completing over $5 billion of work each year. We build software that is solving real-world problems on some of Canada’s largest construction projects.

Above all, we at EllisDon work hard to deliver great careers to one another. We choose to celebrate the strength in our differences, every day. EllisDon’s commitment to Inclusive Diversity is to work together to create an environment where every employee feels safe to be their true and authentic self. Ultimately, EllisDon’s purpose is to provide people with similar values the opportunity to achieve their full potential; to deliver that opportunity for great careers to one another; and to contribute meaningfully to the community we share with others.

In case you’re curious, here’s what the industry thinks of us and some of the impacts we've made to the communities we work in and our latest Impact Report, highlighting how we're putting our values into practice in areas such as the climate & environment, inclusive diversity, indigenous relations, and health and safety.

You As a Product Owner Will

• Own and manage product backlogs, priorities, and delivery coordination across agile teams.
• Translate business problems, operational workflows, and user feedback into clear product requirements and user stories.
• Partner with UX, engineering, and data teams to prototype, test, and iterate on new features and workflows.
• Support discovery activities including workshops, stakeholder interviews, process mapping, and validation of user needs.
• Work closely with technical teams to understand system capabilities, integrations, APIs, and implementation trade-offs.
• Identify where AI, automation, and data-driven insights can strengthen financial forecasting, budgeting, and reporting workflows without adding risk or complexity.
• Define and track success metrics including adoption, efficiency, accuracy, and user satisfaction.
• Align stakeholders across operations, technology, and leadership teams to support product direction and rollout readiness.
• Support product launches, training, adoption, and change management activities.
• Contribute to roadmap planning by identifying opportunities for process improvement, workflow standardization, and future product enhancements.
• Stay current on product delivery practices, digital trends, and evolving AI and agentic AI techniques and solutions relevant to financial systems and the construction industry.
• Foster collaboration, continuous improvement, and user-centered thinking across teams.
• Support EllisDon’s broader digital transformation initiatives through practical, scalable product delivery.

This Is The Right Role For You If

• 5+ years of experience in product management, product ownership, business systems analysis, or digital solution delivery.
• Experience working in agile software delivery environments with cross-functional teams.
• Strong ability to balance user needs, business priorities, and technical constraints.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and prioritization skills.
• Comfortable working in complex operational environments with evolving requirements and ambiguity.
• Experience with financial systems, budgeting and forecasting tools, cost management platforms, or ERP systems (e.g. D365, IBMi, Workday) is strongly preferred.
• Experience with, or strong working comfort in, AI-enabled and agentic workflows (e.g. low-code/no-code agent-building tools, AI-assisted analysis), and the ability to identify where automation can strengthen financial decision‑making while applying sound AI governance judgment, is expected.
• The salary range for this role is $115,000 - $130,000.

EllisDon is proud to provide this unique career opportunity that provides continuous learning, opportunity for growth, and a competitive compensation package within an environment that is committed to inclusion and respects diversity.

Go ahead and be yourself. We'll pay you for it!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome people of any age, culture, subculture, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, race, size, mental or physical status, veteran status, religion, language, political opinion, working-style preference, family status, education, and socio‑economic status. The EllisDon core values of Integrity and Mutual Respect welcomes everyone, at work and in the community, and our value of Mutual Accountability, means that we all have a role to play. As an EllisDon employee, this will ultimately your commitment to Inclusive Diversity.

Accommodation for Applicants with disabilities will be made during the recruitment process when requested.

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