Product Manager

**Why you’ll love working here**:

- high-performance, people-focused culture
- our commitment that equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to our work environment and business success, which helps employees feel valued and empowered to be their authentic selves
- learning and development initiatives, including workshops, Speaker Series events and access to LinkedIn Learning, that support employees’ career growth
- membership in HOOPP’s world class defined benefit pension plan, which can serve as an important part of your retirement security
- competitive, 100% company-paid extended health and dental benefits for permanent employees, including coverage supporting our team's diversity and mental health (e.g., gender affirmation, fertility and drug treatment, psychological support benefits of $2,500 per year, parental leave top-up, and a health spending account).
- optional post-retirement health and dental benefits subsidized at 50%
- yoga classes, meditation workshops, nutritional consultations, and wellness seminars
- the opportunity to make a difference and help take care of those who care for us, by providing a financially secure retirement for Ontario healthcare workers

**Job Summary**

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) is a defined benefit (DB) pension plan that is dedicated to providing a secure retirement income to more than 490,000+ members in Ontario’s healthcare sector. More than 800 employers across the province offer HOOPP to their employees. The Plan Operations Division is responsible for providing service to members in order to deliver on HOOPP’s pension promise.

The Product Manager is responsible for the identification, development, evaluation, and maintenance of new product engagement strategies that enhance the service experience of HOOPP’s current members and employers. The individual will be responsible for understanding and managing the evolving needs of the pension business, with the ability to identify emerging risks, raise issues, and find resolutions to deliver the right business outcomes. They have an in-depth understanding of the customer experience and value proposition of HOOPP’s service model and can leverage digital capabilities and communications to provide product features and service offerings that are appreciated and valued by our members and Employers.

**What you will do**:

- Lead the development and fulfillment of product strategies by creating a vision, go-to-market, and execution road map to support the growth of the digital platform
- Develop and implement innovative engagement programs for members and employers, focusing on content development and product positioning that will enhance adoption, satisfaction, and overall experience. Monitor and evaluate program effectiveness, making data-driven adjustments to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals.
- Leverage digital technologies to enhance the educational experience for Employer and Members on public and secure websites.
- Identify new product opportunities and provide input to strategies that span the end-to-end client experience for the target audience; direct their implementation and execution while ensuring the appropriate economic value
- Translate product strategies into product initiatives and lead or support multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams in delivering enhancements to product, service, or process design. This includes not only assigning tasks but actively assisting team members in completing those tasks.
- Manage the development and implementation of new products and/or enhancements to existing products
- Identify, build, and own business requirements from all major stakeholders for specific product features and services, including requirements associated with Target Audience communications, internal training, and support
- Manage product and service positioning, ensuring consistency across the product offering and service platform
- Manage the portfolio of existing product features, promoting adoption and maintaining competitiveness with features provided by other peer plans
- Ensure the successful and timely completion of multiple, simultaneous projects.
- Provide project management support including plans, schedules, budgets, and status on specific initiatives, monitor progress against planned objectives
- Monitor the marketplace for opportunities, improvements, regulatory and industry-wide developments; collect and analyze information and data regarding trends, internal and external stakeholders in order to propose product innovations and enhancements
- Provide input and direction on vendor negotiations and external consultant arrangements; management of vendor relationships as required to support the product
- Build cohesive and compelling presentation material that can be used by senior management to build support and buy-in for operations initiatives; make presentations to various stakeholders and audiences as necessary (client prese