Product Owner - (Hybrid - Toronto)

Product Owner - (Hybrid - Toronto)

Capco – The Future. Now.

Capco is a distinctly and positively different place to work. Much more than consultants, we are active participants in the global financial services industry. Our passionate business and technology professionals enjoy a unique environment where they are actively encouraged to apply intellect, innovation, experience and teamwork. We ware dedicated to fully supporting our world class clients as they respond to challenges and opportunities in: Banking & Payments, Capital Markets, Insurance, Wealth & Asset Management and Energy. Experience Capco for yourself at capco.com.

Let’s Talk About You

You want to Own Your Career. You’re serious about rising as far and as fast as your work and achievements can take you. And you’re ready to write the next chapter of your career story: a challenging and rewarding role.

Let’s Get Down to Business

Responsibilities 

• Supporting the cross-functional development team in ensuring that Product Backlog Items (PBIs) have adequate detail to facilitate squads in estimating their work.
• Performing product backlog decomposition, ensuring that all PBIs track towards achieving the stated objectives and key results.
• Defining and articulating User Personas to help the product development team understand the needs, motivations, goals, behaviours and preferences of the target audience.
• In conjunction with technical experts in the areas of User Design, Fraud Prevention and Technology Architecture, assist in laying out constraints for non-functional considerations.
• Shape product objective and key results.
• Partnering with the development team to iteratively deliver valuable product functionality that accomplishes these objectives.
• Identifying stakeholders and engaging them where necessary in a timely fashion.
• Working with product owners to maintain product strategy and roadmaps based on market research.
• Analyzing qualitative and quantitative data to extract actionable insights that are product specific.
• Working collaboratively with the research team within the Strategy group.
• Partnering with sales and marketing in the development of product information, trends, samples, competitive information, and promotional strategies.
• Confidently communicating detailed information in an impactful way, to external and internal stakeholders.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with Interac’s partners and customers and fostering open two-way communication as a trusted advisor and brand representative.

Show Us What You’ve Got

It will be very useful if you have some or all of the following skills and experience: 

• 2-5 years of experience in a similar role.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, a related field or have relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated success leading product strategy & execution from concept to launch.
• A demonstration of the Agile mindset, and strong experience in problem-solving within Agile environments.
• The ability to navigate through ambiguity and complex stakeholder management.
• Proven experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, marketing, governance, and sales.
• The ability to partner with the technology team to drive releases and roll-out enhanced features/products quickly.
• Strong alliance/partnership and relationship management skills.
• Advanced communication skills, both written and oral, to ensure plans, product development, and strategy are clearly communicated, understood, and effectively applied.
• Strong planning, analytical and evaluation skills, and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders.
• A passion for delivering delightful customer solutions and a strong interest in emerging technology. 
• Financial industry experience is considered an asset.

Professional experience is important. But it’s paramount you share our belief in disruptive innovation that puts clients ahead in a tough market. From day one, your key mission will be to perceive new and better ways of doing things to give your clients an advantage.

Now Take the Next Step

We have:

• Access to industry-focused talent globally
• Ability to leverage best-in-class innovative products and solutions for complex architecture and large-scale transformation
• Extended global geographic market reach
• Ability to capitalize on our client footprint and deep domain expertise within financial services and energy

Capco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

For more information about Capco, visit www.Capco.com.