Product Owner, Product management

Desjardins; Montreal West; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & bonus

4 weeks vacation

Pension plan

Group insurance

Wellness reimbursements

Eligibility-based benefits

Job summary

Desjardins is seeking a Product Owner to articulate the voice of the client across complex, multi-squad initiatives. You will define product backlogs, align with stakeholders, and guide feasibility and development efforts that shape the business strategy.

This role requires deep domain understanding, strong stakeholder coordination, and the ability to influence at senior levels. You will collaborate with project developers and business analysts to ensure the solution meets user needs and

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Establish product backlog for projects, mandates and development activities specific to your field of expertise and squads, the scope and impact of which are significant for the business and for Desjardins Group as a whole.
• Advise and assist clients and partners with positioning, planning, development, performance and follow-up of various strategic mandates under your responsibility.
• Oversee the development and updating of policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic projects and mandates.
• Identify and analyze problems, raise any major issues, develop diagnostics and make recommendations to the decision-making bodies concerned regarding business solutions and key market-development strategies and tactics.
• Coach other product owners
• Represent your unit in dealings with senior management committees and decision-making bodies
• Represent Desjardins when negotiating and committing to agreements with partners and external organizations

Skills

Action oriented

Business insight

Complexity

Customer Focus

Nimble learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Benefits

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, and 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 an 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:

• Establish product backlog for projects, mandates and development activities specific to your field of expertise and squads, the scope and impact of which are significant for the business and for Desjardins Group as a whole
• Advise and assist clients and partners with positioning, planning, development, performance and follow-up of various strategic mandates under your responsibility
• Oversee the development and updating of policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic projects and mandates
• Identify and analyze problems, raise any major issues, develop diagnostics and make recommendations to the decision-making bodies concerned regarding business solutions and key market-development strategies and tactics
• Coach other product owners
• Represent your unit in dealings with senior management committees and decision-making bodies
• Represent Desjardins when negotiating and committing to agreements with partners and external organizations

Benefits

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, and 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 an 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:

• Establish product backlog for projects, mandates and development activities specific to your field of expertise and squads, the scope and impact of which are significant for the business and for Desjardins Group as a whole
• Advise and assist clients and partners with positioning, planning, development, performance and follow-up of various strategic mandates under your responsibility
• Oversee the development and updating of policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic projects and mandates
• Identify and analyze problems, raise any major issues, develop diagnostics and make recommendations to the decision-making bodies concerned regarding business solutions and key market-development strategies and tactics
• Coach other product owners
• Represent your unit in dealings with senior management committees and decision-making bodies
• Represent Desjardins when negotiating and committing to agreements with partners and external organizations

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

Action oriented, Business insight, Complexity, Customer Focus, Differences, Nimble learning

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.

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Job Family

Marketing (FG)