Product Owner

Insight Global; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Digital Product Owner for a major banking client to drive delivery of an established digital banking roadmap. You will partner with business and tech teams to ensure seamless integration of UI, API, and backend components while delivering high-value features.

You will lead agile ceremonies, refine backlogs, and monitor delivery metrics to continuously improve performance and quality across the platform in a fast-paced financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5+ years in Product Owner or similar role.
• Strong agile methodology and digital product delivery experience.
• Banking/financial services exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive delivery of features according to the established roadmap.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify requirements and report progress.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog for the development team.
• Write and refine user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Lead agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups and reviews.
• Validate work against acceptance criteria and ensure quality.
• Track sprint progress and delivery metrics to identify improvements.
• Gather feedback from users and stakeholders to refine the backlog.
• Identify delivery risks early and implement mitigation strategies.
• Provide leadership and support to the development team.

Skills

Product Owner

Agile delivery

Banking/FI experience

Fullstack product delivery

Backend data flows

Roadmap execution

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Digital Product Owner for a Big 5 banking client. This role focuses on executing and delivering on an established roadmap for a digital banking application, ensuring successful partner and technology integration with the platforms. You will lead agile teams through the development lifecycle and ensure timely delivery of high-value features.

Key Responsibilities

• Roadmap Execution: Drive delivery of features and enhancements according to the established roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business stakeholders to clarify requirements and provide updates on delivery progress.
• Product Backlog Ownership: Maintain and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring the development team focuses on the most impactful items.
• User Story Development: Write and refine user stories and acceptance criteria for clarity and completeness.
• Agile Ceremony Leadership: Actively participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews to guide the team and remove impediments.
• Quality Assurance: Validate completed work against acceptance criteria and approve deliverables that meet quality standards.
• Performance Monitoring: Track sprint progress and delivery metrics, reporting on outcomes and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Continuous Feedback Loop: Collect input from users and stakeholders to inform backlog refinement and future iterations.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify delivery risks early and implement solutions to keep development on track.
• Team Support: Provide leadership and support to the development team, fostering collaboration and resolving blockers.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 3-5+ years experience in Product Owner
• Exceptional agile methodology and digital product delivery experience
• Banking/FI experience (ideally lending and investment experience)
• Experience working on fullstack digital products (both UI/UX and API, front end and back end)
• Understanding back end systems and data flows
• Strong ability to deliver on existing roadmaps

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