Director (or Principal), Product Management

Join to apply for the Director (or Principal), Product Management role at Haventree Bank Haventree Bank is a private Canadian Schedule 1 bank specializing in alternative mortgage programs and insured GIC deposits. We help hardworking Canadians from coast-to-coast achieve homeownership by offering flexible mortgage solutions. Position Summary Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, a Director, Product Management leads the development, design, build and launch digital financial products. The position is also responsible for building and implementing strategies to grow the portfolio of products through acquisition and retention tactics, including measuring the effectiveness of these strategies. Major Duties & Responsibilities Help define the product vision and strategy and translate that vision into an ambitious product roadmap for direct-to-client deposits, lending and payment products— from ideation to execution with design, data, and engineering. Work closely with engineering, marketing, UX/UI research, and product design teams to build the best financial services products in the market. Develop a deep understanding of our financial product stack (both direct to client as well as broker‑led) from a user, technical, operations, business and design perspective; use that understanding to bring high‑impact opportunities to the product roadmap. Lead and manage prioritization of product investment with quantitative and qualitative inputs from various stakeholders across the bank to identify and execute against the highest value opportunities that align with bank’s strategic priorities, are client centric and based on data‑driven insights. Continuously revisit prioritization as new information emerges and market and client needs evolve. Identify third party technology partners to coordinate plans and roadmaps that will support continued product innovation. Be a collaborative powerhouse across Haventree bank, ensuring stakeholders are brought in and aligned on vision and feel joint ownership over strategy and results. Clearly communicate technical and non‑technical product specifications for products and features to enable efficiency across a wide breadth of stakeholders. Develop a framework for partnership, set KPIs that help to drive high quality decision‑making. Keep the product backlog up‑to‑date and prioritized, integrating projects into sprints, release management, gathering feedback and iterating on releases. Strategy and Planning: Create long‑term strategy for the business in collaboration with the other business leaders. Develop offers, campaigns and strategic initiatives to increase acquisition and grow balances through propensity models and optimized pricing, increase funded accounts and drive sticky deposit and payment behaviors. Financial Results: Accountable for financial results for the direct to client deposit and lending portfolio, through strategic management, forward‑looking plans to address emerging trends, competitive developments and business challenges. Qualifications & Experience Graduate or postgraduate degree in business, engineering, analytics or marketing or an equivalent level of education and work experience. 6+ years of relevant product management experience. Some experience or familiarity with the banking or payments space. Strong written and verbal communication skills and exceptional organization and time management skills. Strong “Product sense” (intuitive understanding of user needs, strategic and data‑driven mindset, passion for product excellence) and experience with product‑led growth principles. Led end‑to‑end development (0‑1 launch) of B2C digital products, preferably in the financial domain as a head/principal product manager. Ability to balance a deep technical understanding of product and partner requirements with user empathy. Expertise on prioritization techniques based on advanced knowledge of strategic priorities of the bank and data‑driven insights. Understanding of unit‑economics and financial performance of our products. Technical inclination or comfort with technical concepts to produce detailed‑oriented requirements, contribute on technical discussions on concepts, architecture and APIs that enable your team to ship high quality features. EEO & Accommodation Haventree Bank embraces equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. Please let us know if you require any accommodations during the recruitment and selection process by contacting accessibility@haventreebank.com. Contact If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs. #J-18808-Ljbffr