Senior Product Manager

CYNET SYSTEMS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Product Manager to oversee product roadmap development and feature prioritization. The role requires coordination of cross-functional teams, risk management, and stakeholder communication to ensure product success. A strong background in product planning and lifecycle management is essential, along with proficiency in project management tools and methodologies.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in product planning and lifecycle management.
• Skilled in defining and executing product vision and strategy.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud platform.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a strategic product roadmap.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage timelines.
• Facilitate regular updates and feedback sessions with stakeholders.

Skills

Product Planning

Lifecycle Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Mitigation

Collaboration

Tools

Jira

Trello

Microsoft Project

Kanban

Azure DevOps

Office 365

Google Drive

Zoom

Slack

Job description

Job Description: Deliverables:

• Product Roadmap Development: Create and maintain a strategic product roadmap, detailing feature releases, enhancements, and long-term product vision.
• Feature Prioritization: Prioritize features based on their impact, value, and feasibility, balancing short-term needs with the long-term product strategy.
• Project Management: Coordinate cross-functional teams, manage timelines, and ensure alignment with project goals and organizational objectives.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential risks to ensure successful product delivery and alignment with organizational standards.
• Stakeholder Communication: Facilitate regular updates and feedback sessions with stakeholders to ensure transparency and alignment throughout the product lifecycle.
• Mentorship and Team Development: Mentor and collaborate with junior Product Managers, providing guidance on best practices and helping them grow in their roles.
• Foster a collaborative environment to ensure team development and knowledge sharing.
• Complete work and achieve milestones within the assigned deadlines.
• Notify the Cluster/Ministry Project Manager in writing of any issues or material concerns related to the Assignment Deliverables, as soon as they become aware of them.
• Submit Deliverables for the Cluster/Ministry approval as they are completed.
• Provide knowledge transfer and skill development to designated Cluster/Ministry staff as part of the project delivery process.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:
Product Management Experience - 50%:

• Proven experience in product planning and lifecycle management.
• Skilled in defining and executing product vision and strategy.
• Ability to gather and prioritize customer and business requirements.
• Proficient in creating and managing detailed product roadmaps.
• Experience with Government project assessments (e.g., TRA, PIA) and financial analysis for multi-year projects.
• Proven ability to manage multi-year, multi-million budget projects, including stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and scope control.
• Expertise in formulating business and technical requirements, solving business problems, and defining product visions and goals.
• Experience in coordinating cross-functional teams for product delivery.

Technical, Deployment and Project Integration Skills - 25%:

• Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
• Skilled in managing project life cycles using tools like Jira, Trello, Microsoft Project, Kanban, and Azure DevOps.
• Proficiency with online collaboration tools such as Miro, Microsoft Teams, Atlassian Confluence, Trello, Office 365, Google Drive, Zoom, and Slack.

Documentation Skills - 20%:

• Experience creating privacy, financial, communication, and IT documentation including business cases, Privacy Impact Assessments, Threat Impact Assessments, and Requests for Service.
• Experience in creating Agile methodology artifacts such as roadmaps, release plans, epics/features/user stories.

Public Sector Experience - 5%:

• Experience with public sector ITIL processes including incident management, release management, problem management, support models, etc.
• Familiarity with the PMO Stage Gate process as implemented in the Government.