Product Owner

Job Summary

Department: R&D

Reports to: Director, Product Management

Location: Stouffville, ON (Hybrid)

Salary Range: $100,000 - $125,000

Job Description

Who We Are

At Portfolio+, we empower financial institutions with secure, scalable, and customer-first solutions. As a proudly Canadian company, we’re at the forefront of open finance, delivering cutting-edge cloud technology that simplifies operations, enhances security, and drives innovation. Our team thrives in a collaborative, growth-oriented environment where ideas matter, and impact is real. If you're passionate about fintech, innovation, and making a difference, Portfolio+ is the place to build your career.

Who You Are

As a Product Owner, you are responsible for driving the development and implementation of new and existing functionality, ensuring solutions align with business objectives and industry standards. You will take full ownership of your initiatives from gathering and refining requirements to overseeing testing and release, ensuring the highest quality deliverables.

As part of the Product Management team, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to strategic initiatives, support critical product-related tasks, and help drive the organization’s success by delivering solutions that empower Canadians in managing their day-to-day banking with our Canadian financial partners.

What You’ll Do

Product Backlog – Epics and User Story Development:

1. Prioritize and consistently groom your product backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
2. Define, refine, and prioritize Epics, User Stories, and Acceptance criteria to ensure the development team has clear, actionable tasks that align to the definition of done (DoD).
3. Collaborate with stakeholders and your development Squad to gather requirements, clarify expectations, and ensure that work assigned in Sprint aligns with the overall product vision, objectives, and priorities.

Stakeholder Management

1. Act as the primary liaison between stakeholders and the development team, ensuring clear and consistent communication of product goals and progress.
2. Gather and prioritize stakeholder requirements, feedback, and expectations, integrating them into the product backlog to ensure alignment with business objectives.
3. Governance – maintain oversight of sprints and initiatives in flight, communicating impediments (and your successes) to the governance board.
4. Be an advocate for change management and continuous improvement.

Sprint Planning And Review

1. Lead and facilitate sprint planning meetings, ensuring the development team understands the highest priority items and has clear direction for the upcoming sprint.
2. Review and assess sprint progress during sprint reviews, gathering feedback from the development team and stakeholders to adjust priorities and refine the product backlog as needed.

Product Launch And Sales/Marketing Support

1. Collaborate with sales & marketing teams to develop and execute comprehensive product launch plans, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives and market strategies.
2. Provide product expertise and support to sales and marketing teams, assist with the creation of marketing materials, sales enablement tools, and training sessions to effectively communicate product features and benefits.

What You Bring

1. Deep domain expertise in financial services and banking, with a strong understanding of industry regulations, market trends, and customer needs.
2. Ability to translate complex financial concepts into clear product requirements, ensuring solutions align with business objectives and compliance standards.
3. Experience working with financial technology (FinTech) solutions, including digital banking, payments, lending, or core banking systems.
4. Familiarity with software development practices and technologies.
5. Demonstrated success utilizing Agile program management, estimation, and delivery methodologies.
6. Working knowledge of JIRA, Confluence, and the Microsoft 365 product suite.
7. Strong business sense and the ability to align product decisions with overall company strategy.
8. Understanding of applicable metrics that ensure product profitability and cost-effectiveness.
9. Deep understanding of customer behavior and requirements to drive user-centric product development.
10. Demonstrated leadership in guiding and influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority.
11. Experience in leading product development from concept to launch.
12. Strong decision-making skills and the ability to take ownership of product outcomes.
13. Ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, including executives, customers, and end-users.
14. Skilled in facilitating meetings and workshops.
15. Strong analytical skills to identify and resolve product-related issues.
16. Ability to make data-driven decisions and prioritize tasks effectively.
17. Experience in navigating complex challenges and finding innovative solutions.

What We Offer

1. Be part of a dynamic, innovative team where your ideas directly shape our sales strategy and market presence.
2. Flexible working arrangements (hybrid, remote, or in-office) designed to support work-life balance.
3. Comprehensive benefits package starting from day one, including health coverage, paid time off, and volunteer days.
4. Competitive salary, annual bonus program, and participation in our employee stock option plan.
5. Access to continuous learning opportunities, a robust learning management system, and a tuition reimbursement program.
6. Tools and technology provided (laptop, headset, monitors) to set you up for success.
7. A supportive environment that values your growth, success, and contributions to our customers’ achievements.

We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals who can contribute to the continued diversification of our organization, including those from equity-deserving groups that have been historically underrepresented in the workforce.

In alignment with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, Portfolio+ provides accommodation upon request throughout the recruitment, selection, and assessment process for applicants with disabilities. Please reach out to humanresources@portfolioplus.com for any questions or requests.

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Number Of Openings Available

1