Technical Product Manager

Panasonic North America; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in consumer technology is seeking a Technical Product Manager to oversee software product development. The role involves strategic planning, managing product lifecycles, and collaborating with engineering and sales teams. This position supports a hybrid work model and offers comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

Retirement Pension Plan

Education Assistance Program

Employee Purchase Program

Paid Time Off for Volunteer Days

Qualifications

• 10+ years of total experience, with 5 years as a technical product manager.
• Experience modernizing legacy software products.

Responsibilities

• Defines product vision and maintains product roadmap.
• Works closely with engineering teams to unblock mid-project decisions.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Leadership Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

MBA

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

SharePoint

Job description

Overview

Panasonic Canada Inc. is currently looking to hire for the position of Technical Product Manager.

The Technical Product Manager will lead the development and execution of ISD software current and future product roadmap ensuring alignment with business objectives while driving two new major software initiatives while focusing on improving and modernizing existing products. The Technical Product Manager has deep QSR software product expertise. The Technical Product Manager is responsible for planning and making strategic decisions throughout the software product lifecycle, defining the product vision, conducting market research, suggesting new features, prioritizing product and customer requirements. Works closely with engineering teams, sales, customer success and customers.

This is a full-time position.

This position is hybrid. You may be required to travel in this role across North America.

Responsibilities

• Defines product vision and maintains product roadmap in alignment with business goals. Manages and owns product lifecycle activities from concept and market research, to design, development, testing, deployment, roll out, support, and finally product end of life. Authors epics, product, and software requirements documentation for technical initiatives; ensuring that story content and prioritization is aligned to larger strategic goals.
• Drives clarity by providing well defined user stories, acceptance criteria and products specs to the engineering team. Oversees API strategies, system architecture decisions and 3rd party integrations. Collaborates with third-party stakeholders, including vendors, integration partners, and external technology providers, to ensure seamless integrations and strategic alignment.
• Maintains product backlog and ensure continuous prioritization of backlog items after analyzing business needs and functional dependencies with all stakeholders.
• Works closely with engineering teams to help unblock and support in mid-project product decision-making .Works with engineering teams to develop and refine product features through sprint planning, feature demos, and defect triage sessions.
• Provides mentorship, guidance, and direction to the Product Owner to ensure high-quality backlog management. Ensures that product owner effectively gathers requirements and translates business needs into actionable user stories. Fosters collaboration between Product Owner and dev teams to enhance product execution and delivery.
• Defines KPI's to measure product success. Leverages analytics and customer insights to drive product improvements. Continuously assesses and refines product strategy based on data and market feedback.

Qualifications

• • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Engineering and Business Administration, Master’s or MBA is a plus.
  • 10+ years of total experience. Minimum 5 years’ experience as a technical product manager for QSR software products.
  • Experience modernizing legacy software products to next gen.
  • Agile certifications (CSPO, PSPO, CSM)
  • Experience delivering Windows, Web, and Mobile apps.
  • Experience delivering products with cloud solutions.
  • Experience working with Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid development environment.
  • Experience using software project management tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, SharePoint.
  • Experience creating mockups/wireframes.
  • Strong technical background, with a solid understanding of software development processes, architecture, and technologies.
  • Ability to act as the product owner, providing end to end oversight of product in partnership with internal stakeholders and clients.
  • Self-motivated with good analytics capability, excellent hands-on skills and someone that enjoys delivering quality products.
  • Team player, approachable, helpful, open-minded, problem solver, accountable, creative, adaptable, shows empathy and gratitude, has conflict resolution skills, has decision making skills, has leadership skills.
  • Effective collaboration and communication with peers and subordinates. Clear and effective communication of technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences. Communicates and explains concepts to junior team members, with a sensitivity to personal ability and cultural diversity. May from time to time communicate bad news. Provides time to time updates, information, answers and solutions to management proactively and on request.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects/initiatives simultaneously.

  NICE-TO-HAVES:

  • Experience working on Point-of-sale systems would be an asset.
  • Experience in Quick Service Restaurants domain is a plus.

  BENEFITS & PERKS – WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:

  Panasonic Canada prioritizes total wellbeing. We offer a wide variety of benefits and programs to support your physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health.

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage with a Health Spending Account
  • Panasonic Retirement Pension Plan (RPP/DCPP)
  • Group Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)
  • Generous Parental Leave Top Up
  • Education Assistance Program/ Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Purchase Program
  • Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
  • Competitive Rates on Home and Auto Insurance
  • Employee Volunteer Program – Paid Time Off for Volunteer Days
  • Onsite Events!
  • And many more benefits & perks

  HYBRID WORK MODEL

  Panasonic Canada Inc. supports a hybrid work model. We understand that flexibility is essential for employees to do their best work while also balancing personal and life needs. Employees can expect to be in the office for a variable number of days per week based on the needs of the business unit, while having the ability to also work remote.

  Panasonic Canada Inc. offers a Flexible Work Options policy which includes the ability to work remote, mobile, and create a compressed work schedule.

  WHO WE ARE:

  Meet Panasonic! Panasonic Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation of North America, is a leading provider of Consumer Lifestyle technologies, as well as innovative Smart Mobility, Sustainable Energy, Immersive Experiences, and Integrated Supply Chain solutions for its business and government clients. Panasonic is creating technologies that move us.

  At Panasonic Canada, we do more than just offer great products and solutions. We pride ourselves in promoting gender and culture equality, as well as encouraging personal growth and success to elevate our 350+ employees to their full potential. Their passion has been one of the driving forces behind our success for more than 100 years.

  HOW TO APPLY

  Please include a PDF copy of your current resume.

  DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION AT PANASONIC CANADA, INC.

  In order to drive our business to continued heights, our business practices and our contribution to society must be rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We foster an environment in which everyone is able to share their voice and talents, in a safe space, where they have the opportunity and resources to fully realize their potential. We are therefore committed to developing and realizing programs, tools and processes that ensure a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for our employees.

  AODA POLICY

  Panasonic Canada Inc. has an accommodation process in place and provides accommodations for job applicants with disabilities as appropriate. Assessment and selection materials and procedures can be made available in accessible formats and methods as appropriate. If you require a specific accommodation because of disability or medical need, please let us know when selected to take part in our recruitment process so that reasonable arrangements can be made for the appropriate accommodations to be in place as you move through our process.

  Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

  We thank you for your interest in working for Panasonic Canada Inc.

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