Senior Technical Product Owner

Manulife; Waterloo; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Waterloo seeks a Senior Technical Product Owner to lead Agile teams in delivering solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of technical product experience, strong business analysis skills, and proficiency in user-centered design principles. This role emphasizes strategic product development and collaboration across teams to ensure alignment with business goals.

Benefits

Flexible environment

Career growth opportunities

Supportive work culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years Technical Product experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Power Platform.
• Strong business analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile teams to ensure delivery of value to users.
• Drive product strategy and delivery.
• Analyze value and prioritize work to align with strategy.

Skills

Technical Product experience

Proficiency with Microsoft Power Platform

Business analysis skills

User-centered design principles

Agile methodologies

Tools

Power Apps

Power Automate

Power BI

Power Virtual Agents

Common Data Service (Dataverse)

Job description

Do you want to be part of a team that redefines how we get work done? We are changing the way we develop, and we want you to be part of it. We are growing, with the mandate to power world-class customer and employee experiences through software and engineering skills. The customer is at the focus of everything we do, and millions of end users rely on our products daily. We believe in the value of empowering engineers with the resources to solve critical problems for the future of the business, which is why we need you.

We are seeking a Senior Technical Product Owner with extensive experience in leading delivery teams using the Microsoft Power Platform. This role demands solid software engineering skills and the capability to spearhead strategic product development, ensuring the efficient delivery of effective solutions.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead Agile teams to ensure the consistent delivery of value to users using the Microsoft Power Platform.
• Collaborate across squads and application teams to integrate Power Platform solutions effectively.
• Drive product strategy, planning, and delivery of key capabilities, aligning with business goals.
• Analyze value, build reasons, and prioritize stories, epics, and themes to align work with product strategy.
• Coordinate product delivery and ensure alignment with product roadmaps and vision.

Technical Excellence:

• Lead the ideation, design, and planning of Power Platform solutions, creating a clear product roadmap.
• Monitor product performance and generate reports on KPIs.
• Ensure communication and delivery between design and engineering teams, mitigating roadblocks to achieve sprint and release goals.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years Technical Product experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents.
• Experience with data management in Common Data Service (Dataverse).
• Demonstrating integration and connectivity skills by using connectors and custom APIs.
• Basic development skills in JavaScript, C#, or Python for advanced customizations.

Business and Strategic Skills:

• Strong business analysis skills to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience in user-centered design principles for intuitive application development.
• Proven ability to manage projects using Agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate product vision and collaborate with customers.

Additional Qualifications:

• An entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to operate in a rapidly changing environment.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills to manage through creative tension.
• Experience facilitating Journey and Story Mapping sessions to define product roadmaps.
• Ability to lead product-release planning and set expectations for new functionalities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Change Management
• Product Development
• Project Management
• Facilitation
• Continuous Improvement
• KPI Tracking

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our distributed team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.