Product Owner Payments

Attendance: Hybrid

Employment Category: Senior Professional

Type of Contract: Permanent

Benefits for vendors:

A career as a Product Owner (PO) in the Everyday and International Payments team at National Bank means transforming and modernizing payment systems.

This role allows you to make a positive impact on our organization through your expertise in product management and your knowledge of payments.

Your role:

• Act as a Product Owner (PO) following Scrum/Agile methodology, leading complex projects that translate into tangible functionalities.
• Be responsible for delivering initiatives and contributing to the roadmap for solution development.
• Break down and sequence a target vision to maximize value delivery, considering constraints and interdependencies with other projects or business lines. This includes building and managing the product backlog to achieve the business vision, and prioritizing the MVP (Minimum Viable Product) based on business value for the delivery team.
• Support and guide change management, gain stakeholder buy-in, and manage resistance to change.
• Continuously improve and enhance the product to meet current and future needs and elevate the user experience.

Your team:

You will be part of a team of four colleagues, reporting to the Senior Director of the Everyday and International Payments PO team.

You will actively contribute to the transformation of payments by supporting key strategic initiatives, including the modernization of Canada's Payment rail (RTR). You will play a pivotal role in the evolution of our solutions, working closely with stakeholders to deliver concrete and sustainable results.

Want to learn more about the role and the team? Feel free to reach out to the manager, Karine Yelle.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree related to the field and six years of relevant experience, OR Master's degree related to the field and four years of relevant experience.
• Experience delivering solutions as a Product Owner (PO).
• Ability to work in Agile environments: Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), and deliver without having all specifications upfront.
• Strong communication skills to effectively convey information and ideas.

Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you'll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.

• Health and wellness program, including many options

• Flexible group insurance

• Generous pension plan

• Employee Share Ownership Plan

• Employee and Family Assistance Program

• Preferential banking services

• Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives

• Telemedicine service

• Virtual sleep clinic

These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees' ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.

We're putting people first

We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees.

We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates What can you bring to our team?

Come live your ambitions with us

Additional required languages: English, French

Skills: Agile Methodologies, Budget Management, Business Impact Analysis, Change Management, Communication, Driving Results, Emotional Intelligence, Key Performance Indicators, Negotiation, Organization Skills, Problem Solving, Project Governance, Project Plannin