Product Owner - #450737

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We are looking for a highly motivated Product Owner to join our Products & Technology team in Toronto. You will be part of growing a product development team to deliver new and evolve existing products and services for OMERS Pensions.

Our team focuses on leveraging the newest technologies and approaches to deliver solutions & systems for the modern-day end user. Our primary focus and commitment is to provide real value and we encourage innovation and empower open-thinking for all our team members. We’re excited for the opportunity to have highly driven and impactful talent join our team!

As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:

• Owning and evolving our pension products
• Understanding the business opportunities, user needs and technology landscape to define the product vision
• Constructing and maintaining a clear product roadmap
• Planning and prioritizing product backlogs, writing and prioritizing user stories, epics, and features, to ensure work is focused on delivering maximum value
• Engaging with business stakeholders and providing direction and vision to our agile delivery squads on product strategy
• Following progress of work and addressing issues during sprints
• Working cross-functionally to plan business readiness and change management activities
• Developing and communicating product release plans and setting expectations for the delivery of new functionality
• Working closely with technical leads to guide the way for our development squads
• Keeping up to date on agile best practices
  
  

To Succeed In This Role, You Have

• Previous working experience as a Product Owner (or equivalent experience)
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills
• The ability to juggle multiple stakeholder groups/requests at a time and prioritize them accordingly
• A hands-on approach to assist both your direct team and the broader Pensions group
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Great attention to detail
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
• A technical background with knowledge of software development and web technologies is an asset
• Experience with SQL would be an asset
  
  

We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford, the strength of our employees, and the work we do for our pension members. In delivering on our pension promise, keeping us connected to our work and each other, our flexible hybrid work guideline requires teams to come in to the office 1+ days per week.

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.