Product Owner

Product Owner – Client Data & Regulatory Data in Toronto

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead initiatives within the Client Data and Regulatory Data domain. This individual will be responsible for defining product strategy, managing roadmaps, prioritizing delivery backlogs, and driving collaboration across business and technology teams.

The ideal candidate has strong experience managing stakeholders, defining strategic data initiatives, and understanding the impact of client and regulatory data changes across downstream systems and applications. This role requires a combination of product ownership, data domain expertise, and Agile delivery experience.

This role is for subcontractors.

Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Roadmap:

• Define and maintain the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Client Data and Regulatory Data initiatives.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives, regulatory requirements, and technology delivery plans.
• Drive prioritization decisions based on business value, risk, dependencies, and stakeholder needs.

Backlog Ownership & Delivery:

• Own and prioritize the product backlog.
• Translate business requirements into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Support sprint planning, backlog refinement, and Agile delivery activities.
• Make informed decisions regarding scope, priorities, and release planning.

Stakeholder Management:

• Build strong relationships with business, operations, compliance, data, and technology stakeholders.
• Lead discussions related to data requirements, business priorities, dependencies, and delivery trade-offs.
• Communicate roadmap progress, risks, issues, and decisions effectively to all levels of stakeholders.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner with Business Analysts, Developers, Architects, Scrum Masters, and Project Managers to ensure successful execution.
• Facilitate alignment across multiple teams working on interconnected systems and data initiatives.
• Coordinate activities where client and regulatory data changes impact downstream applications or processes.

Quality & Acceptance:

• Review and validate delivered solutions against business requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure solutions meet expected quality standards and business outcomes.
• Support user acceptance activities and continuous improvement efforts.

Value Realization:

• Monitor product performance, adoption, and business outcomes.
• Define and track relevant KPIs and success measures.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve data quality, operational efficiency, and user experience.

Skills

• Must have

Domain Knowledge:

• Client Data Management
• Regulatory Data Management
• Data Governance and Data Quality
• Business Process Analysis
• Regulatory Compliance Programs

Product Management:

• Product Strategy & Roadmap Development
• Backlog Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Requirements Definition
• Agile Product Ownership
• Change and Dependency Management

Tools:

• Jira
• Confluence
• Azure DevOps

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Business Architect, or similar role.

• Strong experience working within Client Data and Regulatory Data domains.

• Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder groups across business and technology functions.

• Experience creating and managing product roadmaps.

• Strong understanding of how data changes impact upstream and downstream systems.

• Demonstrated experience delivering initiatives using Agile and Scrum methodologies.

• Experience defining requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog prioritization.

• Nice to have

• Experience delivering enterprise data transformation initiatives.

• Experience supporting regulatory change programs.

• Knowledge of data lineage, data controls, and data governance frameworks.

• Experience working within large, complex organizations with multiple dependent applications and stakeholder groups.

• Other

• Languages

• English: C1 Advanced

• Seniority

• Senior

Location

• Toronto, Canada

Req. VR-125474