Product Manager

**This position can be fully remote or hybrid iflocatednear a Mitacs office in Montreal Toronto or Vancouver. Please ensure that you apply for onlyonepost close to your location.**

Do you want to be part of a mission driven organization shaping Canadas innovation futureDo you thrive in collaborative environments where creativity continuous improvement and strategic thinking are valuedAre you motivated by work that strengthens Canadas competitiveness and delivers meaningful impact for communities and businesses

At Mitacs we take a talent first approach to building Canadas innovation capacity. We connect researchers with organizations across every region of the country to help solve pressing challenges and accelerate economic growth. By enabling business academic collaboration and supporting the development of highly skilled talent we contribute to a resilient future ready Canadian economy.

Guided by our values Impact Integrity Collaboration Excellence and Talent we work with partners nationwide to advance research commercialization and innovation.

At Mitacs you become part of a team committed to empowering Canadian talent fostering meaningful partnerships and driving innovation that supports Canadas long-term competitiveness. Ifyoureinspired bybig ideasand passionate about creating national impact we encourage you to apply.

Product Manager - (Contract until March 31 2027)

The Senior Product Manager resides at the intersection of business service design and technology. Responsible for product outcomes they own thedigital strategybehind a product or a suite of products for an organization. Including the development and delivery specifying functional requirements managingfeature releases. This individual provides clear and focused leadership to successfully execute and advance digital products in support of the strategic goals of the organization. Contributes to maximizing the technology investment in support of the organizations Digital Transformation Strategy.

This position reports to the Product Lead and works closely with the key business functions to deliver on the suite products in support of the organizations Digital Transformation Strategy & strategic goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prioritize and manage the backlog for Mitacs while collaborating with the Product Lead Service Design and Operational Excellence team
• Work with business stakeholders across the company to understand their business operational and system requirements. Design and deliver innovative solutions and frictionless experience to address those needs.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of the Mitacs power platforms and powerapps to support the development of new features and improvement of existing functionality
• Develop deep internal and external process and workflow knowledge including program requirements to support key strategic product decisions.
• Identify and outline areas within Mitacs to capture analytics and track product performance product adoption and other key business metrics.
• Throughout the product development lifecycle represents the needs of both end user and internal stakeholders evaluate market trends emerging technologies assesses whats needed to stay competitive and uses this information to determine what features to build.
• Ensures focused collaboration and promotes cohesiveness between all the members of the team and stakeholders while fostering Agile culture.
• Manages product portfolio and release management and effectively refines the backlog through feature prioritization and estimates delivery timelines
• Prioritizes and drives consensus across multiple stakeholder group.
• Translates stakeholder needs to Agile Teams and vendors through Use Stories and prototypes.
• Responsible for coordinating the various activities across the software development lifecycle associated with ensuring that the delivered product meets users needs and provides value to our clients.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Business or related field.
• 8 years of experience working as a Product Manager or similar within technology.
• Extensive stakeholder management experience across multiple organization disciplines. Strong desire to take ownership of a set of new products and features
• Motivational leader that can inspire productivity and teamwork within a product team
  
• Strong understanding & working experience of business systems and the business and operational needs of Mitacs and its product offerings
• Drive to design something new be innovative
• Prior experience collaborating with designers in defining Client Experience (CX) and User Interface (UI)
• Experience working with development and cross functional technology teams especially customer facing web applications
• Familiarity with best practices around the software development lifecycle including building testing and releasing
• Solid background in software development and agile methodologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Superlative collaboration mindset through managing prior cross-functional teams without a necessary direct reporting line
• Highly skilled at issue resolution and task prioritization.
  
• Demonstrated personal accountability to manage workload and achieve results that meet agreed Product objectives
• Do-what-it-takes attitude

Equity diversity and inclusion and reconciliation are strong commitments at Mitacs:Equity Diversity and Inclusion - Mitacs. We believe a diverse workforcecomprisedof individuals with different lived experiences ideas strengths and backgrounds (e.g. gender identities and expressions Indigeneity race abilities sexual orientation and other identities) are crucial to our success. We welcome everyone to apply and encourage you to connect with us if yourequireaccommodations during the recruitment process.

Hiring Range: $102255 - $114285

Hiring and Salary Range Transparency

Typically employees are hired transferred or promoted within the salary range specifically between the minimum and midpoint in the hiring range.

The salary range refers to the range of base salaries for a given position encompassing the minimum andmaximumamounts. The midpoint of the range is positionedapproximately halfwaybetween the minimum and maximumindicatinga fully qualified employee with comprehensive job knowledge and experience for the role.

Only in rare and exceptional circumstances where a candidate has the experience skills andexpertisethat far exceed thosefor the position would we consider paying above the hiring range for this role.

Required Experience:

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