Product Owner/Senior BA

Teranet Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian technology firm is seeking a Product Owner/Senior BA for a fixed term contract to lead the development of user-centric solutions. This role requires strong analytical skills, a solid background in agile methodologies, and the ability to work within cross-functional teams to deliver impactful products. The ideal candidate has 5-8 years of relevant experience and is an enthusiastic collaborator.

Benefits

Continuous learning opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Inclusive culture

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in business analysis or similar roles.
• Expertise in managing complex enterprise-wide system projects.
• Track record of agile product ownership.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessments of business processes to improve workflows.
• Manage product backlog and ensure user stories meet criteria.
• Coordinate with QA for testing and validation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Agile methodologies

Collaboration

Education

CBAP or similar certification

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

SharePoint

Job description

Product Owner/Senior BA (Fixed Term Contract – 1 year)

Who We Are

Teranet is Canada’s leader in the delivery and transformation of statutory registry services with extensive expertise in land and commercial registries. We also market insightful property and data solutions, as well as practice management automation to thousands of customers in the real estate, financial services, government, utilities, and legal markets.

Connect. Grow. Thrive Together.

To learn more about who we are visit our website: www.teranet.ca

About the Role:

Teranet is currently looking for a Contract Product Owner/Senior BA with a strong background in building user-centric products.

To be a great fit, you would have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, be creative, possess the ability to think outside the box, leverage business process and research data and effectively collaborate with Product and Engineering teams and other external stakeholders to succinctly articulate client, product, and business needs. You must also be able to transform them into clear actionable user stories and acceptance criteria for agile development and quality assurance.

Additionally, you must be able to provide leadership and guidance to other Analysts, proactively identify, troubleshoot root cause, and escalate potential issues and risks as required, ensuring regular communication between business and technical teams to drive solutions and eliminate blockers to a smooth product development and delivery process

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead in-depth assessments of existing business processes to identify gaps and opportunities for workflow improvements
• Lead the elicitation, analysis and definition of requirements for design, development and testing of product and technical priorities
• Create and maintain detailed documentation of requirements including Business Requirement Documents (BRD), process flows, user stories that support innovative solutions in line with best practices
• Manage Product backlog, review and accept developed user stories, ensuring they meet the defined acceptance criteria and quality.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance teams to inform test strategy creation, conduct User Acceptance Testing both internally and with external stakeholders to ensure developed features and improvements executed in the applications meets business requirement and readiness for deployment
• Prepare and provide regular updates and reports on multiple product updates in alignment with product roadmaps and release plans, highlighting progress, risks, and issues in alignment with business and product needs.
• Provide support and coaching to other Junior Analysts in the elicitation and review of business requirements while demonstrating requirement traceability and process adherence.
• Ensure that all deliverables are provided on time, in line with specifications of the project plan and as coordinated with team leadership and key project stakeholders.
• Co-facilitate Agile events, including daily scrums, sprint planning, backlog refinement and retrospectives, ensuring Product development is aligned with business priorities
• Contribute to the growth of Business Analysis/Product Owner practices at Teranet by co-creating policies and programs that support user-centric product development.
• Always demonstrate professionalism and be a great ambassador of the Teranet Team with all stakeholders.

About You

• Minimum of 5-8 years’ experience working in business analysis (i.e. Business Analyst, Senior Business Analyst, Business System Analyst, Product Owner roles).
• CBAP or similar certification preferred
• Required experience working on multiple complex enterprise-wide systems and projects
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to distill complex concepts into actionable artifacts detailed enough to meet users’ needs and easily interpreted by both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven track record of delivering agile solutions as a Product Owner and/or Business Analyst
• Ability to highly function in a fast-paced environment dedicated to continuous improvement
• Ability to effectively prioritize and pivot in response to evolving business or clients’ needs and constraint
• Strong critical thinking with analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be an enthusiastic collaborator that has experience working cross-functionally in a matrix organization with other teams and is open to feedback.
• Ability to work effectively within a highly collaborative and cross-functional agile team (with proficient knowledge of collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Easy Agile, Service Now and SharePoint)

Why Teranet

We may be a global innovator in electronic services and solutions who operate one of the most advanced and secure registration systems in the world, but we’re so much more than that!

Our Extraordinary People.

Together, we are passionate, driven, resourceful, and authentic. We collaborate, engage, motivate, and inspire brilliant results and never forget to celebrate our wins along the way!

Growth Opportunities.

We not only encourage a culture of openly talking about our career aspirations, but one where we truly invest in the continuous learning, development, and growth of our people.

Our Work Environment.

Let’s face it. We spend a lot of our time working, so the atmosphere is everything! We believe in cultivating a work environment that makes our people feel comfortable, engaged, appreciated, and happy.

Company Culture & Core Values.

Our company culture and core values are the core of our identity. They define who we are, how we engage with each other and our clients, and how we conduct business every day.

At Teranet, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and the communities in which we live and serve. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Come As You Are. We Like You that Way!