Company: CGL
Department: Financial Acctg Services
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Work Model: Hybrid
Language: This role operates in English.
Additional Information: This/these role(s) is/are currently vacant
The Opportunity:
We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That’s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients and our communities.
Our national Finance team aspires to create, enhance, and protect value for our organization and its stakeholders. Our knowledgeable team educates and influences the organization to make well-informed, risk-based decisions. We think innovatively and strategically to solve business problems and strive to move our business forward with practical, integrated processes and tools that ensure organizational success.
We are looking for an experienced Product Owner to drive the vision, value, and delivery of critical business and technology products. In this role, you will act as the key link between business stakeholders and delivery teams, ensuring priorities are clear, outcomes are measurable, and solutions deliver meaningful value. As product owner, you represent the needs and desires of the Finance stakeholder community and provide clarity on solution details and opportunities. Responsibilities also include but are not limited to assessing current systems / business procedures, participating in operational reviews, documenting requirements and ensuring successful implementation of enhancements.
How you will create impact:
- Own and drive the product roadmap, ensuring delivery of high‑value solutions that are in scope, on time, and of high quality
- Assess value through developing business cases to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with strategy
- Represent the product, client, and business priorities by deeply understanding user needs and advocating for outcomes with stakeholders and understanding emerging technology trends
- Measure outcomes and continuously optimize the product based on feedback from stakeholders.
- Create, manage, and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring work is aligned to business needs and defined with clear acceptance criteria
- Lead incremental and agile delivery by maximizing business value, including change management plans, communicating progress, enabling stakeholder reviews, and incorporating feedback
- Coach and mentor team members by providing functional guidance, feedback on performance, and contributing to talent development and recruitment
- Demonstrated strong executive communication skills for project status updates, process analysis and findings, recommendations for enhancements, prioritizations etc.
To join our team:
- Post Secondary education in Business, Computer Science, or equivalent business systems experience, with knowledge of fundamental accounting principles.
- 3+ years experience as a product owner, business analyst or equivalent preferred.
- Product owner certification an asset.
- Minimum of five years of relevant experience, including participation in large scale initiatives or management of smaller projects end to end.
- Strong working knowledge of agile delivery, with familiarity with software development practices and tools such as JIRA.
- Expert understanding of business processes, source systems, and workflows, with direct experience in Finance or related business areas.
- Advanced analytical, decision making, communication, and leadership skills, including the ability to build relationships, coach others, and operate as a self starter.
How you will succeed:
- You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
- You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
- You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
- You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.
What you need to know:
- You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.
- Some work outside of regular office hours may be required during implementations or peak times.
- Extended work hours may be required.
- You will work in a hybrid model with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.
What’s in it for you?
- Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
- Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.
- A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
- Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
- In addition to our competitive salary and incentive programs, eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive total rewards package including group retirement savings plans, pension and benefits (e.g., health and wellness, dental, disability and life coverage), mental health support and an employee assistance program.
Salary information
Expected salary range $91,058- $151,764
The salary amount for the successful candidate is determined by Co-operators in its discretion and will vary depending on several criteria including but not limited to: local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualification, experience and education.
Employees may also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn additional compensation tied to individual and/or business performance, or other business metrics.
Top Skills
Co-operators Guelph, Ontario, CAN Office
101 Cooper Dr, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1C 0A4
