Technical Product Owner - BI

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

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What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be joining the Infrastructure Engineering team within CIBC’s Infrastructure group. As a Technical Product Owner for Business Intelligence and Data Integration tools, you’ll be responsible for working directly with business stakeholders to deliver data products that continuously add value to the organization. This individual will be an expert in IT Infrastructure Business Intelligence and Data Integration technologies and have the ability to uncover valuable insights using both deep technical and business knowledge. You will foster ideation and impact our digital and agile transformation by enhancing our clients’ banking experience.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How You’ll Succeed

• Product Ownership - Develop, own, and execute product roadmaps as required and translate product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements.  Develop and maintain appropriate tracking and reporting of product performance to evaluate future investment.  Lead the product functional design process based on an intimate knowledge of the users and technology.  Assist in defining the user experience for users, including support and monitoring.

• Collaboration - Work with cross-functional teams and various stakeholders, including analytics, design/user experience, engineering, and user enablement.  Partner with stakeholders and users across the organization to inform the product vision, strategy, features, and prioritization.

• Agile Methodology - Work in an Agile environment and continuously review the business needs, refine priorities, outline milestones, deliverables, and identify opportunities and risks.  Prioritize and maintain the sprint backlog for assigned products, balancing the requirements of stakeholders. 

• Engineering - Lead evaluation, selection, design and implementation of new and emerging products and techniques; support the development of business/technology proposals by estimating implementation costs and evaluating options; provide comprehensive senior level technical consulting to other IT senior management and senior technical teams; provide subject matter expertise on specific existing technologies. Manage the ongoing vitality of the technology throughout its lifecycle.

Who You Are

• You can demonstrate 5+ years technical understanding in designing and building infrastructures for Business Intelligence and Data Integration or ETL tools such as Informatica, Cognos, PowerBI, SAS or Alteryx.

• You  have strong experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, Lean-Agile principles and Agile project management tools such as JIRA and / or Confluence. It is an asset if you are Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM).

• You have knowledge of Azure Data Factory and Databricks and their interactions with related SAN, Network and other Infrastructure solutions including but not limited to OS, DB, VMs and automation.

• You have a degree/diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer, Engineering,  Software Engineering or a related field. 

• You are highly analytical and have strong problem-solving skills to address complex product challenges. 

• You have solid leadership qualities with the ability to influence and guide cross-functional teams.

• You are an exceptional communicator with the ability to translate business requirements into clear and detailed user stories and acceptance criteria. 

• You're driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of an inclusive team that enjoys working together to bring a shared vision to life.

• You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact [email protected]

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 32nd Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Agile Product Ownership, Alteryx, IBM Cognos Business Intelligence, Informatica ETL, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI), Product Ownership, SAS BI