Product Owner (12 month contract) | Propriétaire de produit (contrat de 12 mois)

WorkJam is the world’s leading digital frontline workplace, connecting the entire deskless workforce to work in perfect harmony. WorkJam solves the most common problems faced by global frontline enterprises through scheduling tools, task management, communication, and learning – all within a single app!

We’re proud of our dedicated teams who are making a difference for millions of frontline employees, which led us to be recognized as the 2024 World Future Award winner for Innovation in Workforce Management, among other accolades.

Perks of joining WorkJam:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• 4 weeks’ vacation plus personal time off
• Contribution to your retirement/pension plan
• A flexible work environment that supports a healthy work/life balance
• Generous employee referral bonus of $4,000

At WorkJam, our core values are lead from the front, make a difference, unify, respect and include. WorkJam is a high growth global organisation with operations in North America, Europe, and Australia with our head office based in Montreal. Learn more at WorkJam.com

Your role as a Product Owner:

The Product Owner defines what the product will look like and what features it should contain. They will be expected to incorporate stakeholder feedback to achieve the highest value within the product increments in every sprint. Product Owners maintain the product backlog, as well as create documentation and communicate, to ensure that everyone knows the priorities.

What you will be doing:

• Develop and execute product strategy for their product area in partnership with their PM.
• Own and maintain the product roadmap for their product area.
• Provide insight to stakeholders on the product and market for their product area.
• Collaborate with product marketing to align on key differentiators positioning and messaging.
• Manage all aspects of product life cycle in their product area, including but not limited to customer feedback, requirements, issues, etc.
• Responsible for delivering a quality product.
• Translate requirements into epics and stories in alignment of product strategy.
• Create business cases for new features.
• Ensure all features are properly documented and aligned with Product Strategy.
• Prioritize features and backlog for releases based upon expected value.
• Ensure that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, clear to all.
• Collaborate with architects, designers and developers to optimize understanding/performance.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

What we’re looking for:

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role.
• Customer Voice: Represents the customers wants and needs.
• Communicator: Knows how to tailor a message to a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Decider: Sifts through competing priorities to choose the right product features and prioritize work appropriately.
• Empowered: Manages and prioritizes product requirements; makes appropriate recommendations/decisions.
• Business-savvy: Listens to stakeholder feedback and adjusts functionality when possible.
• Persuasive: Collaborates with developers to understand capabilities, and deliver value.
• Knowledgeable: Understands requirements and ensures completed features work correctly; grasps production challenges.
• Available: Is immediately accessible to the team(s) and the stakeholders.

This role requires strong English skills to interact with global colleagues outside Quebec. Proficiency in both spoken and written English is essential.

We are proud to offer bilingual job opportunities to all qualified candidates. Our job descriptions are written in both French and English to welcome French- and English-speaking talents. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and are committed to an inclusive work environment that respects diversity.