Director, Technology Product Management

Salary Range:

138400.00 - 188400.00 CAD

Director Technology Product Management

We are ready to take this game to the next level and need someone passionate to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering impactful products that align with businessobjectivesand customer needs. This rolesetsthe vision managesthe full product lifecycle developsand ownsthe product roadmaps and backlog deliversstrategic initiatives and drivesthe continuous improvement of products to maximize their business value. They providestrategicleadership and direction to delivery teams ensuring seamless execution across discovery design development and testing phases while proactively addressing opportunities risks security and a trusted partner to key stakeholdersthis roleprovidesthought leadershipfacilitatescollaboration between business leaders technology teams cybersecurity and operational support groups. As leaders they empower teams through mentorship coaching and skill development driving a culture of innovation efficiency and cross-functional collaboration.

YOUR ROLE IN THE GAME

Reporting to the VP Product Management you will be empowered to:

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Demonstrates extensive experience in owning and managing the entire product lifecycle including setting the vision maintaining the product roadmap and backlog and aligning product development with strategic business goals using agile methodologies across all phases from discovery to support.
• Use insights from market and/or user researchfeedbackand usage data to understand needs and opportunities. Develop product propositions anddeterminepositioning and variants for different and develop product roadmaps.
• Coordinatetesting productlaunchesand support communications and training. Adapt products based on changing customer/user needs and create retirement and transition plans.
• Alignthe productmanagementobjectiveswith businessobjectivesandauthorizethe selection and planning of all product management activities.
• Lead delivery of products or services for large and complex initiatives.
• Adapt delivery approaches based on the context and complexity of the initiative. Provide leadership and guidance to multiple delivery teams. Collaborate with stakeholders to align deliveryobjectiveswith business goals. Proactively manage risksdependenciesand changes that mayimpactdelivery.
• Ensureoptimalallocation of resources and skills across teams. Monitor key delivery metrics ensuring transparency and visibility.
• Drivethe continuousimprovement of delivery processes and practices across theorganization.
• Monitor and report on performance of product and service delivery ensuring alignment mitigate systemic risks and issues.
• Act as a single point of contact by developingmaintainingand workingtostakeholder engagement strategies and informed feedback to assess and promote understanding.
• Facilitate business decision-making processes. Capture anddisseminatetechnical and business information.
• Oversee the monitoringof stakeholder relationships capturing lessonslearnedand providing feedback. Lead initiatives to enhance communication and relationships promoting collaboration and understanding between all parties.

SECONDARY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Contributeto the development and implementation of benefits management plans for projects and programs.
• Engage with stakeholders toidentifyand quantify benefits and toestablishmetrics and mechanisms for tracking benefitsrealization.
• Monitor and report on the progress of development projects. Ensure projects are carried outin accordance withagreed architectures standards methods and tools and addresses security and privacy requirements.
• Lead activities to make security and privacy integral to systems development.
• Support deployment of the working environment for systems and software lifecycle working practices.
• Provide effective feedback to encouragedevelopmentof the individuals and teams responsible for systems and software lifecycle working practices. Provide guidance and make suggestions to support continual improvement and learning approach.
• Conduct root cause analysis andidentifyrecommendations for improvements. Engage and collaborate with operational stakeholders.
• Provide effective leadership to the projectteamadopting suitable project management methods and tools. Manage change control processes and assess risks ensuring projects align with governance frameworks and business priorities.
• Proactivelymonitorperformance metrics implementing preventive and corrective actions as needed.
• Contribute toidentifyingnew areas of capability improvement within theorganizationsuch asenhancements to skillstechnologyor processes.
• Monitor and report on supplier performance customer satisfaction adherence to securityrequirementsand market intelligence. Validate that suppliers performance isin accordance withcontract terms.
• Develop and implement knowledge management processespracticesandbehaviours.

PEOPLE LEADERSHIPACCOUNTABILITIES

• Inspire motivate and empower people to achieve organizational goals. Coach mentor and manage employee experience and employee performance through thoughtful preparation. Create space for others to lead. Demonstrate strength in OLGs leadership competencies and lead the way in exemplifying OLG Truths.
• Effectivelyfacilitateinformation sharing and ideation to create an inclusive environment in which diversity of thought is celebrated and teams feel empowered toparticipateand contribute freely to support OLGs culture strategy and ways of working.
• Delegateobjectivesand responsibilities set quality performance and capability targets aligned with organizational goals and encourage skill development in line with team and individual goals. Adjust workloadtargetsand team capacity to support individual growth.
• Monitor performance and working relationships and provide feedback to address individual performance improvement.
• Activelyparticipatein formal processes to support talent development andresourcingto support department mandates such as recruitment recognitionpromotionand performance management.
• Align development activities with organizational priorities learning and development strategies and career for professional practicearea.
• Assistteam with goal setting and creating individual development plans.
• Understand financial impacts of decisions and manage costs to drive higher returns for the Province of Ontario.
• Establish and implement effective change management plans including effective communication plans to drive and sustain change.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE GAME

Education & Experience:

• Requires abachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems BusinessAdministrationor equivalent academic and professional experience.
• 5-8years of experience in product management or related fields.
• Possesses advanced expertise in the entire Product Management lifecycle including strategic vision setting market research user research Agile development methodologies and stakeholder management to ensure product increments align with organizational goals and industry trends.
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of business ecosystems enterprise applications cloud and data center technologies and SDLC methodologies with proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS Azure Google Cloud) and tools like Jira and Confluence to effectively manage product budgets resources and technology integration.
• Knowledge of business ecosystems enterprise applications Automation integration services data management cloud and data center technologies cybersecurity DevSecOps.
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Methodologies (e.g. Agile DevOps CI/CD).
• Skilled in facilitating stakeholder collaboration building trust and partnerships and effectively communicating with all organizational levels while leveraging data analysis and market insights for metrics-driven decision-making and prioritizing product requirements based on Minimum Viable Products.
• Skilled in establishing environments for the secure development and continuous improvement of software and systems and investigating business situations to recommend improvement actions.
• Provides leadership and support in assessing organizational capabilities aligning supplier performance with sourcing strategies and delivering project outcomes through effective management techniques collaboration and governance.

BENEFITS OF JOINING THE WINNING TEAM

• Group Benefits Plan: Eligible employees and dependents have access to comprehensive employer-paid group benefits coverage (permanent employees only).
• Public Service Pension Plan: Participation in a highly desirable defined benefit pension plan.
• Variable Pay Program: Participation in a performance-based incentive plan that recognizes organizational and individual achievements (permanent employees only).
• Paid Time-Off: Competitive paid time-off provisions to support work-life balance and well-being.
• Growth Focus: Become your best self with access to new opportunities and personalized support programs.
• Comprehensive Learning: 24/7 access to robust online learning programs.
• Equity diversity and inclusion: Core to OLGs culture empowering employees to bring their authentic selves and make a meaningful impact across Ontario.

To learn more about our organization and other opportunities visit our career site.

We look forward to hearing from you interested applicants please apply online by February 8 2026.

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