Product Owner

*Its a CANADA requirement and the candidate has to be local to Canada.We are looking for a dynamic IT professional to join our Cloud Analytics platform team as a Product Manager. As a Product Manager, you must have a passion for data analytics and data science and share our enthusiasm for turning data into our most powerful asset for our organization.Specifically, this role will sit in the Claims and Leave Data Domain where we currently have two scrum teams who support initiatives related to Claims, Consumer, and Leave Management solutions and data integrations. The Product Manager will partner with Architects and Experience Owners to build strategic plans and product delivery roadmaps in the form of Storyboards, Epics, backlogs, and roadmaps, enabling the use of data, data science and analytics across various types of reporting and analytics initiatives.Successful candidates in this role will use their knowledge of data, product management, agile methodologies and frameworks, planning, deep understanding of business domains, and interpersonal skills to develop and prioritize product artifacts (epics, features, hypothesis statements, user stories, etc.) for further refinement and elaboration by the Product Owners. The Product Manager will be responsible for ensuring that data products exceed expectations by working closely with business and technology partners, end-users, and scrum teams through measurement of key performance indicators. An influential Product Manager must demonstrate strong communication and collaboration skills in getting everyone on their teams on the same page when it comes to finding the right balance between user experience, technology, and business goals.ResponsibilitiesProduct ownership of the evolution of our data products, serving as a subject matter expert and "voice of the market"Responsible for driving the vision, strategy, design, implementation, and sustainment of data products with leadership and working teamsPrioritize, refine, and manage the product backlogInterview users, stakeholders, and business leaders to understand everyone's key priorities, capabilities, limitations, and overall vision.Work with product owners to articulate the specifics of a feature and the value it delivers thru sprint and product demosPartner with Business Analytics and Operational teams and users to help them adopt and get the most value from our data wrangling and data visualization tools.Lead compelling demos, guiding other Product Managers and Product Owners within our ART to showcase cross-team demos of common data areasWork with scrum masters and agile teams to ensure product artifacts meet the definition of ready and definition of doneDevelop and track progress against a product roadmap to build enhancing capabilities over timeDevelop new product ideas and data use cases, and advocate for the use of data and advanced analytics inside and outside the organizationResearch industry trends, emerging products and solutions, new practices for how to consume and produce data for varying business and technical needs.Manage impediments and problems, resolve issues, and fix broken processes where possibleChampion and provide coaching on agile methodology and lean practices among business and technical partners as well as peersBe open to feedback from business partners, teams, and peers; willing to give feedbackParticipate in agile ceremonies; provide coaching where applicableAlign with other product managers when needed from an overall product, organization, or cross-ART perspectiveQualifications:Experienced in all areas of the Product Delivery Process in both Strategy and ExecutionDemonstrated success defining and launching excellent productsStrong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, including storytelling, relationship-building, influence, and negotiationAbility to balance multiple competing priorities while maximizing valueAbility to develop deep business expertise and provide thought partnership around the use of data to solve problems and drive improvementsPassionate about delivering data science and engineering projects and features in a team environmentGenuine empathy for the customer and a commitment to solving the challenges they present or experienceProven ability to facilitate complex discussions and influence cross-functional teams to decisionsBig Data project experience preferredKnowledge and experience with data, data science, analytics, and business intelligenceUnderstanding of data modeling strategies and technologiesStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsSuperior written and verbal communication skillsAbility to review queries and query results and identify data patterns, data anomaliesStrong presentation skillsHands-on experience with Data Science tools, Python, PySpark, Athena Query Console, Analytic tools like Redshift, Data wrangling tools like Trifacta/Domino/Informatica/Alteryx, BI tools such as Tableau and AWS QuickSightOutcome oriented with the ability to drill down from the big picture to specific details, looking to drive innovation and compelling demonstrations.A team mindset and the ability to adapt.Preferred Qualifications:Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certificationSAFe Agilist certifiedDeep understanding of tools such as Jira, Confluence, Whiteboard, Visio, Powerpoint