RQ11356 - Product Manager - Junior

Job Title: RQ11356 - Product Manager - Junior

Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Onsite

Estimated Start Date: 2026-08-10

Estimated End Date: 2027-03-31

#Business Days: 177.00

Extension: Probable after the initial mandate

Hours per day or Week: 7.25 hours per day

Security Level: No Clearance Required

Must Have

• 5+ years of experience in product management.
• Agile and traditional project management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience in the data & AI domain.
• Act as the liaison between clients and development teams.
• Translate business strategy into product strategy and subsequently the translation to high level requirements.
• Own and execute the product roadmap.
• Provide insights and collateral to stakeholders on the specific areas of the product.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Description

• Responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, including:
• gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements
• defining the product vision
• ensuring that the product supports the company’s overall strategy and goals
• Gain a deep understanding of customer experience:
• identify and fill product gaps
• Generate new ideas that grow market share
• Improve customer experience
• Drive growth
• Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners
• Develop product pricing and positioning strategies
• Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes
• Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact
• Work closely with engineering teams to deliver with quick time-to-market and optimal resources
• Drive product launches including working with public relations team, executives, and other product management team members
• Evaluate promotional plans to ensure that they are consistent with product line strategy and that the message is effectively conveyed
• Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding
• Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on company products and services

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the liaison between clients and development teams.
• Translate business strategy into product strategy and subsequently the translation to high level requirements.
• Own and execute the product roadmap.
• Provide insights and collateral to stakeholders on the specific areas of the product.
• Manage all aspects of the product throughout its lifecycle, including customer feedback, requirements, and issues.
• Act as the product owners in agile ceremonies.

Skills & Qualifications

• Relevant education.
• Experience in the data & AI domain.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• 5+ years of experience in product management.
• Agile and traditional project management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability working in Agile, fast-paced, data-driven environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with large-scale distributed systems with many stakeholders and clients.

Experience And Skill Set Requirements

Product Management skills - 50%

Interperpersonal Skills - 50%