Senior Manager, Product - Deposits and Everyday Banking

Vancity

$116K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of project management experience
  • Post-secondary degree in Business, Engineering, Computer science, Economics, or a related field
  • Strong knowledge of retail banking and product delivery infrastructure systems
  • Broad interest in macroeconomics as it relates to banking and technology trends
  • Experience navigating complex multi-vendor technology platforms
  • Understanding of agile delivery models and product management principles
  • Proven history of delivering results with high performance

Responsibilities

  • Drive revenue growth by delivering innovative banking products and services
  • Collaborate with senior leaders to ensure alignment of strategies
  • Develop and maintain product roadmaps for portfolio growth
  • Oversee enterprise-wide retail Deposits product development initiatives
  • Establish and evolve processes across the Product Management Lifecycle
  • Work with teams to identify strategies for portfolio improvement and growth
  • Support team members by removing roadblocks to increase portfolio velocity

Benefits

  • Hybrid working arrangement with the opportunity to work both from home and Vancity head office
  • Focus on inclusive hiring initiatives for diverse candidates
  • Access to annual incentive programs based on eligibility
  • Commitment to employee development and continuous learning
  • Opportunity to impact members through product innovation and delivery
Full Job Description
Your Role in Supporting Our Members:

As a Senior Manager, Product - Deposits and Everyday Banking, you'll be at the forefront of high-level strategy, setting the product vision, and ensuring that development priorities aligns with broader business goals. You will be accountable to drive revenue growth while delivering innovative banking products and services that meet the evolving needs of members. You are someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and enjoys leading cross-functional teams.

You'll be responsible for extensive collaboration and prioritization with senior leaders, ensuring that strategies are aligned and executed effectively. Your strategic thinking will be crucial in developing and maintaining product roadmaps, overseeing the execution of enterprise-wide priorities, and ensuring the sustained growth of products and services within your portfolio.

This is a Permanent, Full-time role that will enjoy hybrid working arrangements which can be fulfilled primarily from the Vancity head office location and your Lower Mainland based home office. This role may require you to work onsite minimum 1-2 times a week.

How You'll Make an Impact:

  • Providing pricing recommendations/oversight with competitive market scans and executing pricing grid changes with the Product and Pricing subcommittee of Asset & Liability Committee (ALCO)
  • Guiding product managers and leading large cross-functional Product-Owned Delivery ("POD") teams on enterprise-wide retail Deposits product development initiatives while removing roadblocks
  • Applying a deep understanding of agile methodology, financial market, retail member's banking needs, market competition, macroeconomics, regulatory environment, and the product lifecycle
  • Planning and supporting the development of a prioritized pipeline (roadmap) for the given portfolio, built on stakeholder input and market needs and continuously reviewed and updated
  • Working with direct report, peers, and leadership to identify strategies to grow and improve the portfolio from various perspectives, including risk appetite, member/business impact, technology and systems requirements, volumes, revenues, and breadth
  • Establishing, implementing, practicing, and continuously evolving processes and procedures across the Product Management Lifecycle
  • Collaborating closely with the broader IT Solutions team and the wider organization through the inception, design, development, launch, and improvement of member and staff experiences, ensuring product profitability, member satisfaction, and market fit
  • Supporting team members in their work, removing roadblocks, and actively involving yourself in the execution of work items to increase velocity across the portfolio.
  • Supporting team members, removing roadblocks, and involving yourself in execution of work items to increase velocity across the portfolio


What You'll Bring to the Team:

  • 10+ years of project management experience and post-secondary degree in Business, Engineering, Computer science, Economics, or a related field
  • Strong knowledge of Retail banking (financial institutions), product delivery infrastructure systems, and underlying product interdependencies
  • Broad interest in macroeconomics and as it relates to the banking industry and technology trends
  • Proven history of delivering results and high performance
  • In-depth risk management associated with new and existing product development and management
  • Experience navigating a complex multi-vendor driven technology platform
  • Understand the principles of agile delivery models and product management
  • Demonstrated experience in dealing with ambiguity, uncertainty, and changing business conditions
  • Strong negotiation and collaboration skills, with an ability to compromise when making tough product decisions
  • A growth mindset and desire to continually learn, adapt, evolve, and contribute to the product management practice at Vancity


Extra Skills That Set You Apart:

  • Advanced degrees such a Master's
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) is an asset


You'll Thrive Here If You Are:

  • A Strategic Leader - Setting product vision and aligning development priorities to broader business goals.
  • A collaborative Partner - Building strong stakeholder relationships and enabling alignment across senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
  • Agile & Delivery-Focused - Removing roadblocks and increasing delivery velocity across the portfolio.
  • Analytical & Curious - Exploring and analyzing feedback, data, and insights to identify opportunities and act on them.
  • An Influential Communicator - Leading through influence and making tough product decisions through negotiation and compromise.


We value lived experience, so if you are interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if you feel your skills don't perfectly align with those listed.

What You'll Earn:

This role offers a salary range of $116,500 to $150,700 per annum. The base pay offered may vary depending on factors such as relevant qualifications, skills, previous experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards package, employees may also be eligible for our annual incentive program, subject to program eligibility requirements.

Vancity Talent Programs:

Vancity supports an inclusive hiring process for candidates who self-identify as Indigenous, Black, or Trans. With special permission from the BC Human Rights Commissioner, this initiative provides access to career development opportunities, prioritized job screening, and feedback. Any information you choose to share will be stored securely and used only for recruitment and career development connected to this initiative, in line with the BC Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). For details, please see our dedicated Talent Programs job posting.

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