Product Owner, Product Management

Relevance; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

4 weeks vacation

Defined benefit pension

Group insurance

Telemedicine

Job summary

Desjardins is seeking a Product Owner to represent the client voice in projects and ensure a superior member and client experience. You will lead the development of data governance programs across multiple sectors, coordinating with project developers and business analysts to deliver tangible benefits.

You will manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, influence squads, and drive strategic data governance initiatives from planning to delivery, balancing operational and strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• A minimum of eight years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of French is required.
• Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Help data producers and users understand how to valorize data for the benefit of members and clients, in keeping with sound data governance.
• Serve as a specialist advisor to teams in developing and applying data management processes and controls.
• Develop, operationalize and improve standards, processes, tools and best practices related to data governance foundations.
• Coordinate identification of the sector's data governance needs and opportunities.
• Help the sector analyze risks and potential gaps between what is set out in the governance documents and their operational practices.
• Oversee the development and implementation of practices and mechanisms to ensure compliance with the governance documents that apply to data.
• Coordinate, monitor, measure and communicate about the performance of the standards and the practices in place, including changes in data governance maturity.
• Lead projects related to the development of data governance.

Skills

Interpersonal Savvy

Strategic mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

As Product Owner, you will represent the voice of the client in projects and be responsible for the member/client experience. You will consistently prepare a range of products and services to ensure a positive member/client experience. You will work in close collaboration with the project developer and business analyst to ensure the solution meets user needs and that the project’s expected benefits are delivered. You will manage relationships with the project’s various stakeholders. Your ability to engage others will therefore be an essential skill. You will lead and influence your squads’ specialists and the various stakeholders as part of planning, feasibility and development projects that involve strategic, complex, highly innovative interventions involving multiple sectors. In this regard, you will contribute to developing and recommending strategic orientations and business positioning. You will make recommendations on the development and delivery of files and projects involving a very high degree of operational and conceptual complexity that have a major impact on the business sector’s orientations. These tasks will require analysis and an overall, in-depth understanding of the business and the organization. Coordination will be critical. You will be called upon to interact with a very large number of stakeholders who are active in a variety of fields of expertise. You will serve as expert advisor and subject matter expert, as well as a resource person and coach for senior management and decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to :

• Help data producers and users understand how to valorize data for the benefit of members and clients, in keeping with sound data governance.
• Serve as a specialist advisor to teams in developing and applying data management processes and controls.
• Develop, operationalize and improve standards, processes, tools and best practices related to data governance foundations.
• Coordinate identification of the sector's data governance needs and opportunities.
• Help the sector analyze risks and potential gaps between what is set out in the governance documents and their operational practices.
• Oversee the development and implementation of practices and mechanisms to ensure compliance with the governance documents that apply to data.
• Coordinate, monitor, measure and communicate about the performance of the standards and the practices in place, including changes in data governance maturity.
• Lead projects related to the development of data governance.

What we offer*

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

*Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Knowledge of French is required

Interpersonal Savvy, Strategic mindset

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

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Job Family

Marketing (FG)