Manager, Product Development

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Manager, Product Development based in Canada.

As a Manager, Product Development, you will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for building, maintaining, and evolving critical digital products and technology platforms. Combining hands-on technical expertise with strategic product leadership, you will drive software delivery, platform modernization, and continuous improvement across the product development lifecycle. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders and external development partners to translate business needs into scalable, reliable, and user-focused technology solutions. A key priority will be modernizing legacy systems while ensuring uninterrupted service delivery and meeting critical operational deadlines. You will also foster a high-performing team culture through coaching, accountability, and professional development. This fully remote opportunity is ideal for a technically accomplished leader who enjoys balancing strategic direction, people management, and practical software engineering in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.

Accountabilities

• Team leadership and development: Lead and develop a multidisciplinary Product Development team spanning software engineering, product ownership, business analysis, and project delivery. Establish clear priorities, responsibilities, performance expectations, and development goals while fostering collaboration and accountability.

• Performance management and coaching: Recruit, mentor, and support team members through regular feedback, coaching, performance reviews, and professional development. Address performance and interpersonal challenges promptly, fairly, and in collaboration with Human Resources when appropriate.

• Agile delivery and process improvement: Lead and continuously improve Agile development practices, backlog management, user story development, release planning, and delivery workflows to enhance efficiency, quality, and predictability.

• Technical leadership and software development: Remain actively involved in technical design discussions, coding, code reviews, troubleshooting, and architectural decisions when needed. Promote sound engineering practices, maintainability, security, and sustainable technology development.

• Technology modernization: Drive the transition from legacy Java and WebLogic applications toward modern technology stacks, including Python and Laravel, while ensuring existing systems remain stable, supported, and operational throughout the transition.

• Product strategy and roadmap execution: Develop, maintain, and execute the product roadmap in collaboration with internal stakeholders. Align product priorities, technology investments, and delivery plans with organizational objectives and critical operational timelines.

• Solution architecture and product evolution: Lead end-to-end solution design for existing products and future offerings, identifying opportunities to improve platform scalability, reliability, functionality, and user experience.

• Requirements and prioritization: Work with product stakeholders to translate business needs into clear requirements, user stories, technical specifications, and prioritized development plans. Balance strategic initiatives, maintenance activities, technical debt, and emerging business needs.

• User experience and service improvement: Identify operational pain points and opportunities to improve the experience of clients and end users. Collaborate with product and design colleagues to enhance usability, interaction design, and digital experiences across web and mobile environments.

• Project and delivery oversight: Plan, prioritize, and oversee project-based and operational work across the team. Monitor delivery progress, dependencies, risks, quality indicators, and resource requirements, communicating status and recommendations to senior leadership.

• External partner management: Coordinate with external software development partners and contractors, establishing clear expectations for scope, deliverables, quality, budgets, timelines, and knowledge transfer. Ensure external contributions align with internal standards and product objectives.

• Contract and documentation management: Develop and review technical components of software services contracts. Maintain accurate product, technical, operational, and project documentation to support effective decision-making and long-term platform sustainability.

• Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with organizational leaders and internal stakeholders to identify, evaluate, and prioritize technology requirements. Encourage transparent communication, collaborative problem-so