Product Owner

iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance); Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible group insurance plans

Competitive retirement savings plan

Employee share purchase plan

Vacation program and wellbeing days

Telemedicine services

EFAP

Job summary

iA Financial Group is seeking a Product Owner to join the Financial Process Center of Excellence. You will drive the product vision, articulate business value, and align initiatives with Finance objectives and business unit priorities.

The role emphasizes collaboration with analysts, architects, and IT teams across Canada and the United States, ensuring timely delivery and governance. The ideal candidate brings seniority in Product Ownership within banking/financial services, strong analytical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• CPA designation will be considered an asset.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across Canada and US.

Responsibilities

• Understand, articulate, and communicate the business value of the product or scope under your responsibility.
• Develop, communicate, and evolve the product vision and roadmap, ensuring alignment with Finance objectives, the value stream, and business unit priorities.
• Translate the product vision into epics, features, and user stories with support from analysts, architects, and IT teams.
• Proactively identify, assess, and collaboratively resolve risks and issues related to the roadmap.
• Balance Agile practices with budget, governance, and reporting requirements.
• Manage the team’s product backlog with prioritization, clarity, and visibility.

Skills

Leadership

Autonomy

Rigour

Analytical thinking

Synthesis skills

Prioritization

Stakeholder management

French language proficiency

English language proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field

CPA designation (asset)

Job description

Build the future with us

Are you driven by financial process optimization and organizational transformation, and eager to contribute to a company whose purpose is to help clients feel confident and secure about their future? The Financial Process Center of Excellence is looking for a Product Owner (PO) to join its team.

Description

Build the future with us

Are you driven by financial process optimization and organizational transformation, and eager to contribute to a company whose purpose is to help clients feel confident and secure about their future? The Financial Process Center of Excellence is looking for a Product Owner (PO) to join its team.

As a Product Owner, you will play a key role in the development of new solutions and processes, as well as in integrating business units into corporate financial processes and systems.

This position is a great opportunity to showcase your skills and fully realize your potential within a caring and trustworthy company. Here, people and their development are at the heart of our priorities, fostering an environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.

What You’ll Accomplish With Us

• Understand, articulate, and communicate the business value of the product or scope under your responsibility;
• Develop, communicate, and evolve the product vision and roadmap, ensuring alignment with Finance objectives, the value stream, and business unit priorities;
• Apply critical thinking to existing or proposed processes and their integration with financial systems;
• Translate the product vision into business objectives to deliver initiatives within budget and timelines, and present progress through the appropriate ceremonies and governance forums;
• Manage the team’s product backlog on an ongoing basis, including content, prioritization, clarity, consistency, and visibility, while balancing business needs, defect resolution, regulatory requirements, security considerations, technical debt, and operationalization activities;
• Translate the product vision into epics, features, and user stories with support from analysts, architects, subject matter experts, and IT teams;
• Proactively identify, assess, and collaboratively resolve risks and issues related to the roadmap of the products and assets under your responsibility;
• Analyze issues and the impacts of scope changes on users, and recommend appropriate solutions;
• Work closely with analysts, architects, and IT teams to design and deliver solutions;
• Collaborate with architects and analysts to define delivery and testing strategies;
• Act as a leader and trusted advisor within your area of expertise for the project team;
• Balance Agile ways of working with budget, governance, and reporting requirements.

What Could Accelerate Your Success In This Role

• Stands out for their influential leadership, ability to understand client needs, and strong customer focus;
• Is recognized for their autonomy, rigor, political acumen, and ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment;
• Demonstrates strong analytical and synthesis skills, as well as sound judgment;
• Shows curiosity and a strong interest in working across a diverse portfolio of initiatives;
• Holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field;
• Has a minimum of 10 years of experience, including at least 5 years in a Product Owner role or a similar transformation and delivery position;
• Has project experience within banking, financial services, accounting, or the insurance industry, which will be considered an asset;
• Holds a CPA designation, which will be considered an asset;
• Has an advanced level of French proficiency, as the role requires daily communication with colleagues, managers, and internal partners;
• Has an intermediate level of English proficiency, as the role involves communicating and collaborating on projects with colleagues and partners located across Canada and the United States on a regular basis.

Why you’ll love working with us

• A work environment where learning and development merge with a collective pursuit of excellence;
• AI is in everyone's hands, empowering you to increase your personal effectiveness while supporting the organization's growth;
• A healthy, safe, fair, and inclusive environment where potential can be freely expressed and developed;
• The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, supported by flexibility and access to inspiring and innovative workspaces.

Competitive Benefits

• Flexible group insurance plans;
• Competitive retirement savings plan;
• Employee share purchase plan;
• Vacation program, wellness days, and personal development days;
• Telemedicine services;
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP);
• Ergonomic furniture program;
• Performance bonus;
• Discounts on iA products;
• And much more!