Product Manager 7517-2916

HM Note: This hybrid role is three (3) days in office

Description:

Resource responsibilities will include gathering and prioritizing product requirements collaborating with crossfunctional teams to ensure alignment with organizational goals and driving the successful delivery of features and enhancements that enhance the business experience.

This role requires a strategic thinkers with a deep understanding of product management methodologies strong leadership skills and a passion for leveraging technology to drive positive change in public service delivery. Join us in revolutionizing how government services are accessed and experienced by businesses statewide.

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Key deliverables will include:

• Product Roadmap: Develop and maintain a strategic plan for feature releases and enhancements.
• Feature Prioritization: Prioritize features based on impact value and feasibility balancing shortterm needs with longterm vision.
• Project Management: Coordinate crossfunctional teams track progress and ensure alignment with project timelines and objectives.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential risks to project delivery and product success.
• Stakeholder Communication: Facilitate regular updates and feedback sessions among project stakeholders.

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The Resource will also be required to

• Complete work and achieve milestones within the assigned deadlines;
• Notify the Cluster/Ministry project Manager in writing of any issues or other material concerns related to the Assignment Deliverables as soon as the he/she becomes aware of them;
• Submit Deliverables for the Cluster/Ministry approval as they are completed;
• Comply with the Ontario Government and the Cluster/Ministry security procedures and practices;
• Comply with the Ontario Government and the Cluster/Ministry architecture/technology standards and best practices;
• Comply with the Ontario Government and the Cluster/Ministry Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Guidelines;
• Provide knowledge and skill transfer to a designated Cluster/Ministry staff;
• And Comply with the Ontario Government I and amp;IT Directive Operational Policy on the I and amp;IT Project Gateway Process and other applicable Guidelines Standards and Procedures.

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Required Skillset

• Proven experience in product planning and lifecycle execution
• Handson experience in managing product lifecycle/tracking using tools like Jira KanBan and Azure DevOps.
• Experience working with hybrid teams by utilizing collaboration tools like and nbsp;Miro Microsoft Teams FigJam Slack etc.
• Skilled in planning product delivery and leading distributed teams for efficient outcomes.
• Proficient in creating and managing product roadmaps and other product artifacts such as proposals and business cases
• Knowledgeable in project management methodologies principles and processes.
• Expertise in defining project scope and controlling work inclusion.
• Competent in budgeting tracking expenses and maintaining financial constraints.

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Desirable Skillset

Product Management Expertise:

• Experience in product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ability to gather and prioritize product and customer requirements.
• Proficiency in defining product vision and ensuring alignment with strategy and goals of the organization.
• Capability to identify and fill product gaps generate new ideas and drive growth.
• Proficient in maintaining product backlog and prioritizing tasks based on business needs.
• Experienced in planning product delivery and guiding teams for timely efficient outcomes.
• Capable of creating updating and delivering product roadmaps focused on growth objectives like market share revenue profit adoption and ROI.

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Project Management Skills:

• Knowledge and experience with project management methodologies principles and processes.
• Experience and understanding of product objectives goals and metrics to oversee the development and implementation of largescale projects.
• Defining and controlling the scope of the project to ensure all necessary work is included and unnecessary work is excluded.
• Planning and managing the project budget tracking expenses and ensuring that the project remains within financial constraints.
• Being flexible and able to adapt to changes in project scope timelines and resources as necessary.

Risk Management and Reporting:

• Identifying potential risks assessing their impact and developing mitigation strategies to minimize their effect on the project.
• Ability to articulate and prioritize issues and risks at program management and senior executive levels.
• Experience in creating and maintaining a product road map and reporting to multistakeholders at senior executive levels.

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Technical Skills:

• Basic knowledge in Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
• Proficiency with online collaboration tools such as MIRO Microsoft Teams Atlassian Confluence Trello Microsoft Office 365 Google Drive Zoom and Slack.
• Experience with backlog management tools such as JIRA Azure DevOps and Pivotal Tracker.

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Agile and Scrum Experience:

• Ability to deliver products using Agile (SCRUM) methodologies with a balanced team (product owner user experience designers developers).
• Experience in Scrum master role is preferred.

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Communication and Relationship Management:

• Demonstrated skills in communication mediation and team building.
• Ability to build consensus and manage relationships effectively.

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Soft Skills:

• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent presentation verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking abilities.
• Proven track record of meeting deadlines and delivering highprofile highrisk complex initiatives.

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Resumes Evaluation/Criteria:

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Product Management 25%

• Proven experience in product planning and lifecycle management.
• Skilled in defining and executing product vision and strategy.
• Ability to gather and prioritize customer and business requirements.
• Proficient in creating and managing detailed product roadmaps.

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Project Management 25%

• Experience with OPS project assessments (e.g. TRA PIA) and financial analysis for multiyear projects.
• Proven ability to manage multiyear multimillion budget projects including stakeholder management risk mitigation and scope control.
• Expertise in formulating business and technical requirements solving business problems and defining product visions and goals.
• Experience in coordinating crossfunctional teams for product delivery.

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and nbsp;Technical Deployment and Project Integration Skills 20%

• Basic knowledge in Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
• Skilled in managing project life cycles utilizing tools like Jira Trello Microsoft Project KanBan and Azure DevOps.
• Proficiency with online collaboration tools such as MIRO Microsoft Teams Atlassian Confluence Trello Microsoft Office 365 Google Drive Zoom and Slack.

Documentation Skills 20%

• Experience creating privacy financial communication and IT documentation including business cases Privacy Impact Assessments Threat Impact Assessments Requests for Service
• Experience in creating Agile methodology artifacts such as roadmaps release plans epics/features/user stories

Public Sector Experience 10%

• Experience with Public Sector ITIL process including incident management release management problem management support models etc.
• Familiarity with the PMO Stage Gate process as implemented in Ontario Public Sector
• Experience with Service Ontario/Ministry of Government and Consumer Services business processes gating procedures project management requirements and business rules.

Must haves:

• Proven experience in product planning and lifecycle execution.
• Skilled in planning product delivery and leading teams for efficient outcomes.
• Proficient in creating and managing product roadmaps.
• Knowledgeable in project management methodologies principles and processes.
• Expertise in defining project scope and controlling work inclusion.
• Competent in budgeting tracking expenses and maintaining financial constraints.

Nice to Have:

• Previous Public Sector Experience is an asset.

Benefits: