Value Stream Owner, Technology

Tundra Technical Solutions; Markham; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tundra Technical Solutions seeks a senior Value Stream Owner to bridge business problems with technology execution in a contract-to-permanent role. You will define problems, set vision, build roadmaps and backlogs, and align stakeholders to measurable business outcomes.

Partner with Principal Engineers and technology leaders to translate requirements into actionable work, prioritize backlogs, and drive execution across multiple initiatives in a modernization roadmap.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading enterprise products, value streams or tech-enabled transformation.
• Proven Product Management or Value Stream Ownership at senior levels.
• Strong stakeholder management, including with C-level executives.
• Excellent analytical and problem-definition skills.
• Ability to translate business problems into tech roadmaps and priorities.
• Experience partnering with senior Engineering/Architecture resources.
• Strong written and verbal communication and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and manage multiple initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own discovery of business problems and translate into actionable work for engineering.
• Engage stakeholders across business and technology to define outcomes.
• Establish vision, roadmap and priorities for value streams.
• Translate complex requirements into backlog items and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with Principal Engineers on solution definition and implementation.
• Communicate recommendations, risks and progress to senior stakeholders.
• Lead alignment across competing priorities and multiple initiatives.

Skills

Enterprise leadership

Value stream ownership

Product management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Roadmap planning

Executive communication

Agile planning

Tech leadership

Education

PMP or related certifications

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

SQL

Data dashboards

Job description

*Please note, this is a 12 month, contract-to-permanent opportunity.

Value Stream Owner – Technology

Our client is seeking a senior Value Stream Owner to lead the connection between complex business problems, executive priorities and technology execution.

This role will partner closely with Principal Engineers and other technology leaders to define problems, establish vision and priorities, build roadmaps and backlogs, align stakeholders and ensure technology initiatives remain connected to measurable business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own business/problem discovery for assigned initiatives.
• Engage stakeholders across business and technology to understand needs, constraints and desired outcomes.
• Clearly define business problems before moving into solution delivery.
• Establish product/value-stream vision, roadmap and priorities.
• Translate complex business requirements into actionable work for Engineering.
• Build and prioritize backlogs, epics, requirements and acceptance criteria as appropriate.
• Partner closely with Principal Engineers on solution definition and implementation.
• Communicate recommendations, benefits, risks, implementation approaches and progress to senior and C-level stakeholders.
• Lead alignment across multiple stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Work across multiple initiatives as our client expands its modernization roadmap.
• Apply analytical thinking, customer/process understanding and data to decision-making.
• Support Agile planning and continuous prioritization throughout delivery.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading enterprise products, value streams or technology-enabled business transformation.
• Demonstrated Product Management, Value Stream Ownership, Technical Product Ownership or equivalent senior product/business-technology leadership.
• Strong stakeholder-management capability, including senior executives/C-level.
• Excellent analytical and problem-definition skills.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business problems into technology roadmaps and executable priorities.
• Experience partnering directly with senior Engineering/Architecture resources.
• Strong written/verbal communication and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to operate effectively across ambiguity, complexity and multiple initiatives.

Assets

• Agile, Lean-Agile, PMP or related certifications.
• Jira/Azure DevOps and product/backlog-management tooling.
• SQL/data-analysis or dashboard experience.
• Experience with customer-facing digital platforms, workflows or enterprise modernization.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Tundra Technical Solutions is a global workforce and technology delivery firm, ranked by Staffing Industry Analysts as one of the largest in North America. At Tundra, we aren't just hiring top talent at the world's most recognizable brands; we are pioneers of social recruitment. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace.

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