Product Owner II

Finning; Surrey; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model (2–3 days in office)

Medical benefits

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Finning Canada is hiring a permanent, fulltime Product Owner II in Surrey, Calgary or Edmonton. You will join the Digital Platforms team, gathering requirements, documenting user stories and epics, and performing analysis on current and future state.

You will prioritize the team backlog, ensure stories meet acceptance criteria, and contribute to business cases as Finning builds new global solutions for multiple regions.

Qualifications

• Product Owner with 5+ years of equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering software in an agile environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Act as Product Owner with development teams and manage the backlog.
• Ensure stories are ready and aligned with definition of ready/done.
• Contribute to near-term roadmap and feature creation.
• Document features comprehensively and support squad documentation.
• Improve development processes and ensure high-quality delivery.

Skills

Product ownership

Agile practitioner

Full lifecycle delivery

Customer journey mapping

Feature planning

Requirements gathering

Agile certification

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Finning Canada is looking to hire a permanent, fulltime Product Owner II in wither Surrey or Calgary or Edmonton. As a Product Owner you will be working as part of the Digital Platforms team. You’ll participate in business requirements gathering and documentation sessions (user stories and epics) as required for the global business and the 3 regions working closely with a range of peers. You will perform requirements analysis to dive deeper into both current state and future state. You will contribute to the building of business cases and models as the team builds new solutions and products for global Finning business units and stakeholders.

Company:

Finning International Inc.

Number of Openings:

1

Worker Type:

Permanent

Position Overview:

Finning Canada is looking to hire a permanent, fulltime Product Owner II in wither Surrey or Calgary or Edmonton. As a Product Owner you will be working as part of the Digital Platforms team. You’ll participate in business requirements gathering and documentation sessions (user stories and epics) as required for the global business and the 3 regions working closely with a range of peers. You will perform requirements analysis to dive deeper into both current state and future state. You will contribute to the building of business cases and models as the team builds new solutions and products for global Finning business units and stakeholders.

You will be a member of an agile team and will be responsible for defining stories and prioritizing the Team Backlog to streamline the execution for program priorities while maintaining the conceptual and technical integrity of the features for the team.

Why Join Finning?

• Strong career progression opportunities
• Collaborative, supportive, and high-performing team
• Hybrid work model: 2-to-3 days/week in office
• Competitive compensation: $80,000 – $95,000 base + bonus + medical benefits

Job Description

Accountability

• Ensure development teams have clear and concise user stories for at least 2 sprints
• Best practices and recommended Finning standards are followed
• Delivery of multiple features are balanced and delivered according to previously agreed timelines within 1 planning increment
• Estimations for feature work include input from relevant professional practices in Finning such as architecture, UX, UI, and QA.

Major Job Functions

• Act as a Product Owner with development team(s) (60%)
  • Create and manage a backlog of well-groomed user stories for the features that you are actively working on
  • Ensure that stories are completed to an acceptable level, have the correct UX/UI inputs and are in line with our product strategy
  • Ensure that the definition of ready and definition of done are met to a high level of quality
• Feature development (25%)
  • Work with the product management team to understand the product
  • Work on the near term roadmap by providing input into feature creation
  • Participate in wider demonstrations of the platform to the wider Finning business and all stakeholders
• Documentation (10%)
  • Provide comprehensive documentation on the features you are building
  • Support and manage your squad members in the production of necessary documents.
• Process Improvements (5%)
  • Support operational improvements to our development pipeline from planning through to execution
  • Follow best practice and ensure that you and your squad operate to a high standard
  • Ensure that process is adhered to, ensuring that a quality delivery plan can be followed

Mandatory (Must-Have) Skills

• Product owner skillset; 5+ years of equivalent experience
• Agile practitioner in at least 1 professional role
• Full lifecycle software delivery
• Customer journey mapping
• Feature/Capability planning
• Experience with in depth requirements gathering
• A minimum of degree level education or the equivalent relevant industry experience
• Agile certification

Preferred (Non-Mandatory) Skills

• Salesforce/CRM/ERP work experience
• A knowledge of current and emerging technology
• Knowledge of UX and CX
• Wireframing and rapid prototyping
• QA and UAT practices

Soft Skills

• Proven track record of dealing with stakeholders
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong communication skills. Concise and clear written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to adapt to the needs of specific audiences
• Solid time management, planning and prioritization skills, with an ability to manage multiple task and priorities concurrently
• Solid organizational, interpersonal and customer service skills
• Resilience, with the ability to adapt under changing business priorities
• Ability to continue to learn and develop

At Finning, we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we actively encourage all individuals to express themselves and achieve their full potential. As a company, we continuously strive to enhance our outreach to individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We do not discriminate against applicants based on gender identity, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities. Furthermore, Finning is committed to collaborating with and providing reasonable accommodations /adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If you require an adjustment/accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please inform your recruiter.