IT Product Owner

4 days ago

Toronto, Canada Dawn InfoTek Inc. Full time

Dawn InfoTek Inc. is a professional IT consulting team that partners with major financial institutions, investment firms and government sectors. We have been dedicated to delivering cutting-edge consulting services and recruiting all levels of IT positions for our clients.

**We are currently seeking competent individuals to fulfill the role of IT Product Owner to join our dynamic team for our client, one of the major banks.**

Typical Day in Role:
1. Backlog Management:

- Prioritize and manage the product backlog, ensuring that it is refined, up-to-date, and aligned with the product vision and goals.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, customers, and the development team to identify, capture, and prioritize user stories, epics, and technical tasks.
- Break down high-level requirements into smaller actionable user stories that can be easily understood and implemented by the development team.
- Continuously groom and refine the backlog to ensure that it is ready for the upcoming sprints and reflects the evolving product needs.
- Conduct thorough testing and validation of product features to maintain high quality standards.
2. User Story Writing:

- Craft clear, concise, and well-defined user stories that capture user needs, acceptance criteria, and any necessary technical details.
- Collaborate with the Engineering, Product and Design teams to ensure a shared understanding of the user stories, their priority, and the expected outcome.
- Provide guidance and clarification to the development team during the implementation of user stories, answering questions and resolving any ambiguities that may arise.
3. Metrics and Analytics:

- Track key product metrics to measure the success and impact of the product.
- Collaborate with the team to establish data-driven feedback loops, analyzing and interpreting the metrics to drive continuous improvement.
- Work closely with stakeholders to understand their reporting requirements, and provide meaningful insights and reports based on the collected metrics.
- Leverage data and analytics to make informed decisions, identify trends, and recommend product enhancements to achieve business goals.
4. Cross-functional Collaboration:

- Foster effective collaboration and communication with stakeholders, including developers, product management, product operations, and other team members.
- Act as the main point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates on the product's progress, soliciting feedback, and addressing any concerns or issues that may arise.
- Facilitate seamless workflows, identify and resolve dependencies, and optimize the team's efficiency
- Facilitate demos and participate in committees and retrospectives.
5. User documentation
- Design process flow diagrams and other educational materials where appropriate

1) 5+ years of experience as a product owner in an Agile/Scrum or Kanban environment
2) Excellent backlog management skills, including the ability to prioritize effectively and manage competing demands
3) 5+ years of experience in writing user stories with clear acceptance criteria and a focus on customer value
4) Previous experience with metrics, analytics, and data-driven decision making
5) Demonstrated experience in low fidelity wireframing, and process diagrams.

**Nice-To-Have Skills**:
1) Exposure to financial industry
2) Familiarity with cloud platform technology
3) Familiarity with distributed data concepts
4) Experience with Data Catalog platforms

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract

**Salary**: $35.00-$50.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Agile/Scrum or Kanban environment: 5 years (required)
- backlog management: 2 years (required)
- writing user stories: 5 years (required)
- metrics, analytics, and data-driven decision making: 2 years (required)
- low fidelity wireframing, and process diagrams.: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON M5H 1H1

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