Product Owner, Mobile Apps

Pelmorex; Oakville; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Hybrid Work Environment

Personal Spending Account

Retirement Savings Matching Plan

17 Paid Days Off plus 13 Personal Days

IDEAS team for Inclusion and Diversity

Job summary

Pelmorex in Oakville, ON, is seeking a Product Owner for the Canadian Mobile Apps team. You will translate product strategy into actionable work, build and manage the team backlog, and ensure high-quality releases across iOS and Android. Candidates must have 2-5 years of relevant experience, Agile knowledge, and excellent communication skills.

This role offers a flexible hybrid work environment and various employee benefits, including a retirement savings matching plan and a personal spending account.

Qualifications

• Experience working within Agile development environments.
• Ability to manage product backlogs and write user stories.
• Clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of iOS and Android ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the Mobile Apps backlog.
• Translate product strategy into actionable deliverables.
• Partner with Product Managers to clarify requirements.
• Track and manage user feedback and coordinate responses.

Skills

Agile development experience

User story writing

Communication skills

Mobile application knowledge

Organizational skills

Education

2–5 years in product ownership or business analysis

Job description

About the Role

This role is responsible for translating product strategy into actionable work for the Canadian Mobile Apps team. Working closely with Product Managers, Design, Technology and Monetization, you will own the team backlog, define requirements, and ensure work is delivered efficiently and with a high level of quality. Success means a healthy backlog, predictable delivery, strong team alignment, and high‑quality releases across iOS and Android.

Core Responsibilities

• You own and maintain the Mobile Apps backlog, ensuring work is prioritized and aligned with business objectives.
• You translate product strategy, roadmap initiatives, and business requirements into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria.
• You partner with Product Managers to break down larger initiatives into actionable deliverables that can be executed by the development team.
• You track and manage user feedback from app store reviews, customer support channels, and other sources, identify trends, investigate issues, and coordinate responses with internal teams.
• You facilitate backlog refinement sessions and ensure requirements are clear, complete, and ready for development.
• You actively participate in sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• You work closely with Technology, Design, Monetization, and Product teams to clarify requirements, answer questions, and remove delivery blockers.
• You ensure priorities remain aligned with business needs and communicate changes, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders.
• You monitor feature progress throughout development and help coordinate release readiness activities.
• You support testing efforts by validating requirements, acceptance criteria, and feature behavior throughout the development lifecycle.
• You identify opportunities to improve team processes, delivery efficiency, and backlog management practices.
• You track feature delivery and support Product Managers with post‑launch analysis and reporting.
• You stay current on mobile platform updates and share relevant information with the team.

Decision Making and Autonomy

• You make day‑to‑day prioritization decisions within the sprint backlog and work closely with Product Managers on larger prioritization decisions.
• You are trusted to make execution‑level decisions that support efficient delivery while maintaining alignment with product goals.
• You proactively identify risks, dependencies, and blockers and elevate them with recommended solutions.
• You coordinate across teams to ensure work remains on track and milestones are achieved.

Qualifications

• Experience working within Agile development environments and Scrum teams.
• Experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and managing product backlogs.
• Understanding of mobile application development and familiarity with iOS and Android ecosystems.
• Ability to translate business requirements into detailed functional requirements and actionable development work.
• Clear communication with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities and dependencies.
• Use of data, user feedback, and team input to support prioritization and delivery decisions.
• 2–5 years of product ownership, business analysis, project delivery, or related experience.
• Eligible to work in Canada and able to work in a Hybrid model at our Oakville, ON, Canada location.

Benefits

• Flexible Hybrid Work Environment.
• Personal Spending Account up to $500 for well‑being initiatives.
• Retirement Savings Matching Plan (RRSP).
• 17 Paid Days Off plus 13 Personal Days, with an extra day on your birthday.
• IDEAS team dedicated to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Awareness, and Solidarity.

Additional Perks

• Course Reimbursement Program.
• Open and transparent communication, including All Hands Meetings with the CEO.
• Pelmorex Learning Academy.
• Virtual counseling sessions via Inkblot.
• Frequent employee pulse surveys.
• Free online doctor visits with Maple Online Healthcare.
• Anonymous reporting platform to ensure all voices are heard.

Our Commitment

We’re highly focused on doing the right thing. We’ll discuss issues and timelines professionally so you have the time you need to do the best work you can. You will see the result of your work pushed out to real users quickly. We’re a team that enjoys learning new technologies and we’re open to trying new things. We’ll try our best not to bog you down with boring meetings.

Weather inspires, protects, and transforms. For 35+ years, Pelmorex has led the way with trusted forecasts and alerts. With innovation at our core, we provide precision, speed, and unmatched reliability—safeguarding lives, powering decisions, and driving business success.

Interview Experience

We welcome candidates who use AI tools to prepare for interviews or to learn more about Pelmorex. During the interviews themselves, we expect responses to come from your own experience and thinking. We ask that candidates not use real‑time AI assistance or automated response tools during interviews to ensure a fair process for everyone.