Product Owner CIAM

National Bank of Canada; Montreal; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness program

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Employee and family assistance program

Preferential banking services

Involvement in community initiatives

Virtual sleep clinic

Job summary

National Bank is seeking a Product Owner for CIAM, to define vision, roadmap and priorities for client identity and access management capabilities in Montreal. You will collaborate with business, architecture and security teams, translating business needs into actionable requirements and delivering value-driven solutions.

With 4–6 years of relevant experience and strong CIAM expertise, you will guide cross-functional teams in an agile environment, fostering partnerships and ensuring alignment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a related field and 4 to 6 years of relevant experience.
• In-depth knowledge of identity and access management (CIAM), identity security, identity-as-a-service solutions and modern authentication and authorisation mechanisms.
• Proven experience in defining a vision, developing a roadmap and prioritising initiatives based on value, risks and business needs.
• Experience in delivering solutions as a product owner, product manager, solution lead or comparable technology product management role.
• Experience in agile environments using Scrum, Kanban or the safe framework.
• Understand the orientations and architecture of solutions to assess their alignment with business needs and client identity and access management objectives.

Responsibilities

• Define the short-, medium- and long-term vision and strategy for Client Access and Identity Management capabilities (CIAM), then translate them into a clear roadmap.
• Monitor the ecosystem to anticipate trends, technologies, risks and opportunities that could influence orientations.
• Establish lasting partnerships with business lines and stakeholders to understand their issues, anticipate their needs and align priorities.
• Transform the strategy into a delivery path, manage the product backlog and prioritise initiatives based on expected value, risks, constraints and interdependencies.
• Engage business, architecture, security and delivery partners, carry out the necessary trade-offs and challenge proposed solutions when required.
• Measure adoption, performance and value generated using relevant indicators, then adjust priorities and roadmap on an ongoing basis.
• Translate business needs into sufficiently clear requirements to enable architecture and implementation teams to design solutions, assess their effort and plan their delivery

Skills

Agile Methodologies

Business Impact Analysis

Communication

Driving Results

Emotional Intelligence

Leadership

Organization Skills

Problem Solving

Project Governance

Risk Management

Decision Making

Initiative

Partner Development

Resiliency

Strategy Execution

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field

Job description

Area(s) of interest: Project management and agile methodology

Location(s): Montreal

A career as a product owner business capability in the Identity and Client Access Management (CIAM) team at National Bank means leading the evolution of capabilities that offer our clients reliable and secure identity management, authentication and authorisation services. This position allows you to have a positive impact on the organisation thanks to your experience in managing technology products, your knowledge of identity security and your understanding of business and technology issues.

• Define the short-, medium- and long-term vision and strategy for Client Access and Identity Management capabilities (CIAM), then translate them into a clear roadmap.
• Monitor the ecosystem to anticipate trends, technologies, risks and opportunities that could influence orientations.
• Establish lasting partnerships with business lines and stakeholders to understand their issues, anticipate their needs and align priorities.
• Transform the strategy into a delivery path, manage the product backlog and prioritise initiatives based on expected value, risks, constraints and interdependencies.
• Engage business, architecture, security and delivery partners, carry out the necessary trade-offs and challenge proposed solutions when required.
• Measure adoption, performance and value generated using relevant indicators, then adjust priorities and roadmap on an ongoing basis.
• Translate business needs into sufficiently clear requirements to enable architecture and implementation teams to design solutions, assess their effort and plan their delivery

Your team

In Information Security, you are part of a team of approximately 100 cybersecurity specialists. More specifically, the Identity and Access Management team works closely with product owners, business analysts, architects, delivery and operations teams. Work is done collaboratively to develop capabilities that are essential to our clients' experience and safety.

The Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalised training programs, based on on on-the-job learning, help you master your profession and develop new fields of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, language training, the Harvard Learning Centre and coaching and mentoring support are available to you at any time.

Prerequisites

• A bachelor's or master's degree in a related field and 4 to 6 years of relevant experience
• In-depth knowledge of identity and access management (CIAM), identity security, identity-as-a-service solutions and modern authentication and authorisation mechanisms.
• Proven experience in defining a vision, developing a roadmap and prioritising initiatives based on value, risks and business needs.
• Experience in delivering solutions as a product owner, product manager, solution lead or comparable technology product management role.
• Experience in agile environments using Scrum, Kanban or the safe framework.
• Understand the orientations and architecture of solutions to assess their alignment with business needs and client identity and access management objectives.

Languages:

Reason to require this language: you will need to discuss frequently with our service providers or partners who speak a language other than French.

Skills

Agile Methodologies Business Impact Analysis Communication Driving Results Emotional Intelligence Leadership Organization Skills Problem Solving Project Governance Risk Management Decision Making Initiative Partner Development Resiliency Strategy Execution

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family such as:

• Health and wellness program, including many options
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Preferential banking services
• Involvement in community initiatives
• Virtual sleep clinic

We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.

Making a bold move in a people-first environment

We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier‑free and accessible environment to all employees.

We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Why work at National Bank?

For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?