Manager, Product Owner
National Bank
This is a Contract position in Montreal, QC posted November 3, 2024.
A career as a Director, Product Owner on the Operations Investment (OI) team at National Bank means being an inspiring leader who drives Low Code No Code (LCNC) initiatives. In this role, you'll play a key part in coordinating teams, managing project priorities, and ensuring communication with high-level stakeholders.
This unique position combines the responsibilities of a Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Team Lead to ensure the success of our LCNC team. You are the ideal candidate if you have an innovative mindset, agile organizational skills, and strong leadership abilities.
Your job :
- Act as a Scrum Master for Agile OI LCNC development teams, facilitating Scrum ceremonies and applying Agile principles and practices tailored to the team’s size.
- Serve as a Product Owner by defining and prioritizing the product backlog, ensuring that the team delivers value to the client.
- Lead and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment.
- Communicate effectively with senior management, provide regular project updates, and seek feedback to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- Track project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure deadlines and objectives are met.
- Collaborate with team members to remove obstacles, optimize performance, and promote continuous improvement.
- Work closely with various partners to implement joint strategies that deliver an optimal client experience.
- Represent your sector in various internal and external committees and partner roundtables.
Your Team
Within the Operations Investment (OI) sector, you will be part of a team of 7 colleagues and report to the Associate Vice President of the Dealer Operations, Reconciliation & Estate (DORE) team, which has over 180 employees in total. Our team is distinguished by its expertise and dynamism.
Our action-oriented training programs allow you to master your field. Customized training materials on various topics are available to support your ongoing learning. You’ll have access to colleagues with diverse expertise, experience, and backgrounds to enhance your professional development.
Basic requirements
- Proven experience as an independent and innovative thinker capable of taking risks and exploring new approaches.
- A proactive leader and change agent who can challenge the status quo constructively and professionally.
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate team members to reach their full potential.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Skilled in utilizing project tracking tools and methodologies to efficiently manage progress and clearly communicate outcomes.
- Experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with the ability to adapt to constantly changing priorities.
- Knowledge of Agile frameworks and their application in various contexts.
- Familiarity with project management methodologies.
Your benefits
In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.
- Health and wellness program, including many options
- Flexible group insurance
- Generous pension plan
- Employee Share Ownership Plan
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Preferential banking services
- Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives
- Telemedicine service
- Virtual sleep clinic
These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.
Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.
We're putting people first
We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees.
We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?
Come live your ambitions with us!!
