Technology Product Specialist

Mnp Llp; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

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Job summary

MNP in Calgary is seeking a Technology Product Specialist to drive delivery within the Solution Delivery team. You will interpret business needs, write clear requirements, and support development to ensure on-time, on-budget outcomes.

The role blends product management, business analysis, and user engagement, requiring collaboration with UX, BI, and engineering to translate insights into valuable features and scalable processes.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years in project management, business analysis, or a tech-focused role.
• Ability to translate ambiguous requests into structured requirements with acceptance criteria.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, or ALM practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers to prioritize feature requests and ensure timely delivery.
• Maintain the product backlog with up-to-date business and technical requirements.
• Investigate feature requests to determine value, feasibility, and viability.
• Ensure backlog items are clear for estimation and release planning.

Skills

Project management

Business analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Jira/Confluence

Azure DevOps

Figma

Power BI

Job description

Inspirational, innovative and entrepreneurial - this is how we describe our empowered teams. Combine your passion with purpose and join a culture that is thriving in the face of change.

Make an impact with our Solution Delivery team as Technology Product Specialist. This diverse team of professionals effectively drives change and successful outcomes while ensuring activities remain on track, on scope and within budget. As a trusted advisor, you will develop, enable and support initiatives that allow MNP to deliver client service and operate reliably and efficiently.

MNP is proudly Canadian. Providing business strategies and solutions, we are a leading national accounting, tax and business advisory firm in Canada. Entrepreneurial to our core, our talented team members transcend obstacles into opportunities and are successfully transforming mid-market business practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers to prioritize feature requests and work items, ensuring timely delivery to users
• Maintain the product backlog with accurate, up-to-date documentation of business and technical requirements
• Investigate feature requests and enhancements to determine value, feasibility, and viability
• Ensure product backlog items are clear and refined for proper estimation and sizing, leading to accurate release planning

Requirements & Documentation

• Write clear, concise, and actionable requirements documents and user stories from which developers can design and build solutions
• Coordinate with the Business Analysis team members to ensure documentation is thorough, agreed upon, and effectively communicated to all stakeholders
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure feature design and functionality is thoroughly understood
• Translate ambiguous or high-level business requests into structured, well-defined requirements with clear acceptance criteria

Stakeholder & User Engagement

• Gather comprehensive requirements from stakeholders, ensuring their needs and expertise are incorporated into product decisions
• Conduct user interviews, feedback sessions, and discovery activities with business stakeholders and end users to gather insights
• Collate and synthesize data gathered from end users and product analytics to inform product strategy
• Engage with UX Design to refine feature ideas by developing designs and prototypes
• Participate in design reviews, contribute to usability discussions, and ensure that product experiences are intuitive and aligned with user needs
• Consistently evaluate and identify opportunities for improvement of applications from business and technical perspectives to meet evolving needs in a changing business climate
• Help develop training strategies and materials for users where necessary
• Explore automation and AI opportunities in collaboration with the Product Manager

Skills and Experience

• 4 to 6 years of experience in project management, business analysis, or a technology-focused project role
• Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous or high-level requests into structured, actionable requirements with clear acceptance criteria
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or formal Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) practices
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven experience developing both technical and business requirements documentation
• Working knowledge of development management tools such as Atlassian (Jira/Confluence) or Microsoft DevOps (Azure DevOps)
• Proficiency in Figma or other design and prototyping tools, including design review and collaboration with UX/design teams
• Working knowledge of analytics or BI tools (e.g., Power BI or similar) to interpret product usage data and inform decisions
• The following experience is considered an asset:
  • Experience in professional services, accounting, or ERP/practice management platforms (e.g., billing, AR, or financial workflow software)
  • Exposure to enterprise software environments serving multi-stakeholder, multi-region teams
  • Experience facilitating workshops or structured discovery sessions with cross-functional stakeholder groups

MyRewards@MNP

With a focus on high-potential earnings, MNP is proud to offer customized rewards that support our unique culture and a balanced lifestyle to thrive at work and outside of the office. You will be rewarded with generous base pay, vacation time, 4 paid personal days, a group pension plan with 4% matching, voluntary savings products, bonus programs, flexible benefits, mental health resources, exclusive access to perks and discounts, professional development assistance, MNP University, a flexible ‘Dress For Your Day’ environment, firm sponsored social events and more!

Diversity@MNP

We embrace diversity as a core value and celebrate our differences. We believe each team member contributes unique gifts and amplifying their potential makes our business stronger. We encourage people with disabilities to apply!