Product Manager

Job Title: Product Manager - Senior
Location: Toronto ON (Hybrid) 87 Sir William Hearst Ave
Duration: 12+ Months (Possible Extension)
Pay Rate: CAD 90-100/Hour
 
Must Have:
·      Demonstrated experience in communication and mediation skills with business teams and core team members to ensure Client products are progressing according to schedule or product road map
·      Experience with identification to risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed.
·      Ability to articulate and prioritize issues and risks at program management and senior executive level and recommend mitigation strategies for decision makers
·      Knowledge of Backlog Management tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, Pivotal Tracker
 
Evaluation Criteria Breakdown
Relationship Management - 35%
·      Demonstrated experience in communication and mediation skills with business teams and core team members to ensure Client products are progressing according to schedule or product road map
·      Demonstrated experience in team building, consensus building and relationship management skills
·      Experience with strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of products - Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live or similar delivery methodologies
 
Product Management - Knowledge, Risks, Issues, Scheduling & Reporting - 35%
·      Experience with identification to risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed.
·      Ability to articulate and prioritize issues and risks at program management and senior executive level and recommend mitigation strategies for decision makers
·      Ability to create and maintain a product road map which describes how your product is likely to evolve over time.
·      Ability to delivery on a product with a balanced team (product owner, user experience designers, developers) utilizing Agile (SCRUM) delivery methodologies. Scrum master experience is preferred.
·      Experience gathering and developing requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed product schedule and/or integrated plan
·      Experience with product program, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels;
·      Experience with participating in steering committee and stakeholder forums.
 
Technical Skills - 10%
·      Basic Knowledge in Microsoft Azure cloud platform
·      Knowledge of online collaboration tools such as MIRO, Atlassian Confluence and Trello, Microsoft Office 365, Google Drive, Zoom, Slack and Microsoft Teams
·      Knowledge of Backlog Management tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, Pivotal Tracker
 
Soft skills - 20%
·      Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
·      Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills
·      Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
·      A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines and delivering high profile, high risk, complex initiatives
 

If this opportunity matches your experience and career goals, please share your most updated resume for consideration.
 
As a certified minority-owned business, Pride Global and its affiliates - including Russell Tobin, Pride Health, and Pride Now - are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.
 
Russell Tobin is a leading minority-owned professional and technical recruitment and staffing advisory organization. We are comprised of specialized practices focusing on a variety of skill sets and industries. Having a depth and breadth of industry expertise, our subject matter experts are able to provide tailored and swift sourcing solutions to fulfill client hiring needs. In other words, we connect top talent with companies. We are the staffing arm of the Pride Global network, a minority-owned integrated human capital solutions firm, with additional offerings in vendor management, payroll programs, and business process optimization.
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