5-7 years of product management experience in complex projects
Proven ability to define and execute product vision and strategy
Strong skills in gathering and prioritizing customer and business requirements
Expertise in creating and managing detailed product roadmaps
Experience with OPS project assessments and financial analysis for multi-year projects
Proficient in project management tools like Jira, Trello, and Azure DevOps
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud platform
Responsibilities
Manage large-scale, complex, high-profile projects for OPS I&IT initiatives
Ensure project deliverables meet business requirements on time and within budget
Coordinate cross-functional teams for effective product delivery
Mitigate risks and control project scope throughout the lifecycle
Create and maintain project documentation including business cases and assessments
Benefits
Opportunity to work on high-impact projects in the public sector
Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
Access to advanced project management tools and methodologies
Professional development opportunities in product management and public sector processes
Engagement in meaningful work that contributes to community services
Full Job Description
Job Description Responsibilities:
Provides project management on large scale, complex, high profile and high risk projects for OPS I&IT initiatives.
Ensures project deliverables meet clients' business requirements on time, scope and budget
Requirements
Experience and Skill Set Requirements:
Must Haves:
Proven experience in product planning and lifecycle management.
Skilled in defining and executing product vision and strategy.
Ability to gather and prioritize customer and business requirements.
Proficient in creating and managing detailed product roadmaps.
Experience with OPS project assessments (e.g., TRA, PIA) and financial analysis for multi-year projects.
Skilled in managing project life cycles using tools like Jira, Trello, Microsoft Project, Kanban, and Azure DevOps.
Nice to have:
Prior OPS/Public sector exp.
Skill Set Requirements:
Product Management Experience:
Proven experience in product planning and lifecycle management.
Skilled in defining and executing product vision and strategy.
Ability to gather and prioritize customer and business requirements.
Proficient in creating and managing detailed product roadmaps.
Experience with OPS project assessments (e.g., TRA, PIA) and financial analysis for multi-year projects.
Proven ability to manage multi-year, multi-million budget projects, including stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and scope control.
Expertise in formulating business and technical requirements, solving business problems, and defining product visions and goals.
Experience in coordinating cross-functional teams for product delivery.
Technical, Deployment and Project Integration Skills:
Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
Skilled in managing project life cycles using tools like Jira, Trello, Microsoft Project, Kanban, and Azure DevOps.
Proficiency with online collaboration tools such as Miro, Microsoft Teams, Atlassian Confluence, Trello, Office 365, Google Drive, Zoom, and Slack.
Documentation Skills:
Experience creating privacy, financial, communication, and IT documentation including business cases, Privacy Impact Assessments, Threat Impact Assessments, and Requests for Service.
Experience in creating Agile methodology artifacts such as roadmaps, release plans, epics/features/user stories.
Public Sector Experience:
Experience with public sector ITIL processes including incident management, release management, problem management, support models, etc.
Familiarity with the PMO Stage Gate process as implemented in the Ontario Public Sector.
Experience with Service Ontario/Ministry of Government and Consumer Services business processes, gating procedures, project management requirements, and business rules.
