Role overview

Job Title: Product Manager - Senior

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Work Model: Onsite

Duration: 5 months

Extension: 1 Time

Must Haves

10+ years of Integrated Enterprise project management experience across business and I&IT teams.
Demonstrated experience with managing multi-year multi-million budget projects
Experience with the management of Stakeholders, risks, changes, issues, time, scope and resources.
Experience in validating financial forecasts, cost assumptions, and provide on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures.
Experience in formulating and determining business and technical requirements, business problems, business objectives, product visions, goals and outcomes.
Experience with Lean-six sigma
Experience working with stakeholders, roadmapping, prioritizing projects
Experience utilizing, managing and understanding various software development methodologies, including Agile/Scrum and scalable minimum viable products. (must have)

Description / Responsibilities / Skills

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, including:
Gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements
Defining the product vision
Ensuring that the product supports the company's overall strategy and goals
Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners
Develop product pricing and positioning strategies

Responsibilities: (continued)

Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes
Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact
Work closely with engineering teams to deliver with quick time-to-market and optimal resources
Drive product launches including working with public relations team, executives, and other product management team members
Evaluate promotional plans to ensure that they are consistent with product line strategy and that the message is effectively conveyed
Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on company products and services

General Skills:

Experience delivering MRDs and PRDs with prioritized features and corresponding justification
Experience working with external third parties to assess partnerships and licensing opportunities
Experience running beta and pilot programs with early-stage products and samples becoming an expert with respect to the competition
A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, managing competing priorities and client relationship management experience

Experience & Skill Set Requirements

Project Management - 35%

Experience with Microsoft Office tools including Visio, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Teams and other tools that support project management, collaboration and development of processes and plans
Experience managing project life cycles including assigning resources and maintaining the project backlogs and in-progress/completed tasks with collaboration tools like: Jira, Trello, Microsoft Project, KanBan, Workamajig, etc.
Demonstrated ability to direct, collaborate and inform policy, IT, legal, communication and privacy teams.

Technical, Deployment and Project Integration Skills - 35%

Experience with IT project management specifically working with Oracle Siebel CRM
Experience with I&IT technology site deployment/rollout.
Experience leading, facilitating and initiating large-scale technology infrastructure procurements.
Experience in defining, planning, orchestrating, and delivering the initiative including business, operational, and information technology deliverables as needed.
Experience with underlying technologies and processes for the delivery of an end-to-end electronic solution.
Technical knowledge of Oracle and related deployment environments in order to coordinate and lead activities
Experience in leading QA activities and processes

Documentation Skills - 20%

Experience creating privacy, financial, communication and IT documentation including business cases, Privacy Impact Assessments, Threat Impact Assessments, Requests for Service and Requests for Information.

Public Sector Experience - 10%

Experience with Public Sector ITIL process including incident management, release management, problem management, support model etc.
Experience with OPS business processes, gating procedures, project management requirements and business rules.
Knowledge of Government network and desktop infrastructure procurement, implementation and support models.

Nice to have