Product Owner - Work and Asset Management (WAM)

Emera Inc.; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote workday

Health & Wellbeing benefits

Career growth opportunities

Community engagement & care

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Nova Scotia Power seeks a Product Owner for Work and Asset Management (WAM) to shape systems supporting Regional Operations and field work execution. You’ll bridge operational users, business stakeholders, and technical teams to evolve WAM solutions and maximize value, influencing how work is planned, scheduled, and managed.

This role blends business analysis, product ownership, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related discipline.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in product management, business analysis, and product ownership in energy delivery.

Responsibilities

• Champion the end-user experience for Regional Operations and optimize WAM solutions.
• Gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into system enhancements and designs.
• Lead workshops and working sessions to uncover opportunities for process improvement.
• Support solution delivery through testing, validation activities, and issue resolution.
• Develop training materials and drive change adoption across teams.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder engagement

Business analysis

Product ownership

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering / Business

Tools

Maximo

CIS

Salesforce/Field Service

Job description

The Opportunity

Company: Nova Scotia Power

Department: Work in Asset Management - Customer & Grid Intelligence

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Closing Date: October 13, 2026

Are you passionate about improving business processes, solving operational challenges, and delivering technology solutions that make a real impact? As the Product Owner, Work and Asset Management (WAM), you will play a key role in shaping and enhancing the systems that support Regional Operations teams and field work execution.

In this role, you'll serve as the bridge between operational users, business stakeholders, and technical teams, ensuring that WAM solutions evolve to meet changing business needs while delivering maximum value to the organization. You'll have the opportunity to influence how work is planned, scheduled, and managed, driving initiatives that improve efficiency, strengthen user experience, and support operational excellence.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys combining business analysis, product ownership, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, lead meaningful change, and help translate complex operational needs into practical technology solutions that support employees, contractors, and customers alike.

Key elements of this role include:

• Champion the end-user experience for Regional Operations teams by optimizing WAM solutions and related business processes.
• Partner with operational stakeholders, subject matter experts, and technical teams to identify needs and develop effective solutions.
• Gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into system enhancements, configurations, and solution designs.
• Prioritize initiatives and product improvements that deliver the greatest operational and business value.
• Lead workshops, discussions, and working sessions to uncover opportunities for process improvement and innovation.
• Assess business impacts, troubleshoot system challenges, and recommend solutions that improve operational effectiveness.
• Support solution delivery through user acceptance testing, validation activities, and issue resolution.
• Conduct business impact assessments related to system and process changes.
• Develop and contribute to training, user support materials, and change adoption activities that help teams successfully embrace new processes and technologies.
• Build strong relationships across the organization, facilitating collaboration, alignment, and informed decision-making.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and provide updates on initiatives and outcomes.
• Apply project management principles to plan, coordinate, track, and deliver initiatives.
• Coordinate and support cross-functional projects, providing progress updates, managing priorities, and helping deliver successful outcomes.

These skills will make you successful:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in product management, business analysis, and product ownership role, with experience supporting Energy Delivery processes within an electric utility environment.

Experience working with Agile and Scrum methodologies, with the ability to gather requirements, analyze business processes, and translate business needs into effective technology solutions.

Experience with Work and Asset Management (WAM) solutions and related technologies such as Maximo, CIS, Salesforce/Field Service, particularly within utility or field operations environments is considered an asset.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and collaboration platforms.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and applying project management practices to drive results.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills with the ability to evaluate information from multiple sources.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build consensus among diverse groups.
• Experience supporting organizational change, user training, and solution adoption initiatives.
• Ability to facilitate workshops and build collaborative relationships across teams.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

If you're energized by improving operational performance, influencing technology strategy, and partnering with teams to create better ways of working, we'd love to hear from you. This is an opportunity to make a visible impact while helping shape the future of Work and Asset Management solutions across the organization.

Learn more about our culture and values

At the Emera Group of Companies, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers.

If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by Tuesday, October 13, 2026and let us know why this role is right for you.

The perks of joining our team? We offer:

• Flexibility: One flexible remote workday.
• Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
• Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
• Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching, volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.
• Competitive Compensation: Short-term incentive plan and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera

As one of Atlantic Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.

Recruitment & Promotion Policy

The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.

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