Senior Associate Product Manager: Strategy & Alignment

Canadian Tire Bank; Oakville; On-site; CAD 64,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Canadian Tire Bank is seeking a Senior Associate Product Manager who thrives in complex environments and excels at aligning diverse stakeholders to create clarity where priorities are not obvious. You will focus on building partnerships across business lines, driving decisions, and moving initiatives from concept to execution.

The role emphasizes relationship-building over pure technical ownership, requiring strong communication and facilitation skills, and the ability to influence outcomes

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Product Management, Strategy, Business Analysis, Program Management, Consulting, or a related field.
• Exceptional relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence decisions and drive outcomes without direct authority.
• Experience working in environments characterized by ambiguity, competing priorities, and evolving requirements.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted partnerships with business leaders and cross-functional teams. Act as a primary point of contact for stakeholders within your product domain. Understand diverse stakeholder needs and balance competing priorities. Facilitate discussions that drive alignment and shared understanding.
• Work with stakeholders to define problems, identify opportunities, and evaluate potential solutions. Translate broad business objectives into actionable plans and priorities. Help teams make informed decisions when requirements or paths forward are unclear. Bring structure and focus to complex initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve customer experiences, operational effectiveness, or business outcomes. Contribute to product and business planning activities. Assess opportunities, risks, dependencies, and trade-offs. Support the development and execution of product roadmaps and strategic priorities.
• Build consensus among stakeholders with varying perspectives and objectives. Communicate recommendations, decisions, and progress effectively to different audiences. Partner closely with technology, design, operations, and business teams to deliver value. Foster strong collaboration across organizational boundaries.
• Evaluate initiative performance using customer, operational, and business metrics. Identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Use data and stakeholder feedback to support decision-making and prioritization.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Relationship-building

Communication

Facilitation

Presentation skills

Education

University degree in business, finance, engineering, commerce

Job description

Canadian Tire Bank is seeking a Senior Associate Product Manager who thrives in complex environments and excels at aligning diverse stakeholders to create clarity where priorities are not obvious. You will focus on building partnerships across business lines, driving decisions, and moving initiatives from concept to execution.

The role emphasizes relationship-building over pure technical ownership, requiring strong communication and facilitation skills, and the ability to influence outcomes