Product Owner (Remote)

Sector: Dealer Services Working Conditions: Telework Location: Vancouver preferred but open to candidates across Canada Status: Permanent

Are you passionate about driving product innovation and delivering value to customers? As a Product Owner, you will play a crucial role in defining requirements and prioritizing the product backlog to ensure the delivery of high-quality features that meet business needs. You will have the exciting opportunity to represent the customer and drive the success of our products. Join our team and be at the forefront of delivering impactful solutions to our customers.

What you’ll be doing

RESPONSIBILITIES

Product Management

• Contribute to the strategic vision of the products
• Define stories and identify acceptance criteria
• Owns and prioritize the product team backlog
• Actively involved in establishing the scope of the initiative
• Work with stakeholders to fully understand business need and defining the requirements
• Review and maintain the backlog for Iteration planning
• Identify dependencies with other product team backlogs
• Define and approve iteration releases
• Collaborate on Enablers

Product Backlog Management

• Contribute to the roadmap for the SAFe® Agile Release Train (ART)
• Identify non-functional needs necessary for the delivery of new features
• Consider IT and compliance elements in the product backlog
• Prioritize the elements of the product backlog (features and enablers)
• Determine the criteria for accepting stories
• Participate in the resolution of various problems in collaboration with the business owners, Product Manager, and IT sectors

Relations with stakeholders

• Work closely with Product Manager (PM), Product owners (PO), Stakeholders, clients (internal partners), architects, and IT teams
• Represents the product team in front of stakeholders

What we’re looking for

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or business administration or equivalent work experience
• Five years or more in IT or in an iA Auto business sector
• Demonstrable experience in supporting Owners and other stakeholders to support business decisions
• Demonstrable knowledge in product management
• Basic knowledge of the principles of design and the provision of Lean and Agile software development

What iA Offers:

• A competitive compensation plan that also includes an annual bonus for all permanent employees
• We value and encourage our employees to have a good work-life balance and so on top of vacation we offer Personal Leave Days
• To encourage an active and healthy lifestyle, we have a generous Wellness plan that covers physical activity and wellness expenses.
• A medical and dental plan for our employees and their dependents as well as a Health Spending Account to cover costs not covered by our plan
• A Defined Benefit Pension plan to take care of you in retirement.
• A home office equipment program to ensure that you have the best working environment.
• Participation in our Share Purchase Plan with matching contributions from iA
• Your development and continuous improvement are important to us! We offer an Education Assistance Program to ensure you have the tools and knowledge to grow your career here at iA.

Compensation

The position starts from $61,000+. The base pay offered is based on location and may vary depending on skills, job-related knowledge, experience, and internal equity. All permanent employees of iA are also entitled to an annual bonus.

At iA, we are committed to a fair, market-based and equitable compensation structure. Our market data is refreshed on an annual basis to reflect the most current market conditions.