AI Product Owner

TC Transcontinental • Mississauga, ON

1d • CA$80,000 - CA$95,000

About The Position

We are looking for an AI Product Owner to lead the evolution of our next-generation Retail Promotion & Intelligence platforms. This position is currently open and reflects a new position created to support organizational growth. The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $95,000 per year, commensurate with experience, education, and internal equity. This range is provided to ensure clarity and promote equitable access to employment opportunities.

Requirements

• 3-7 years in Product Ownership or Product Management
• Retail, eCommerce, Promotions, or MarTech platforms
• KPI definition and sprint-level ROI tracking
• Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent dashboards
• Deep Scrum/Kanban execution
• Affinity mapping and story decomposition
• Acceptance criteria and definition of done
• Sprint planning, grooming, and retrospectives
• Backlog management tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• Translate technical concepts into business language
• Strong stakeholder management and influence

Responsibilities

• Maintain a fully groomed, prioritized backlog 2 sprints ahead at all times
• Keep a healthy quarter-worth of decomposed, sprint-ready stories in the pipeline
• Prioritize every backlog item by ROI and business impact — no ambiguity in rank
• Ensure full traceability: user story → feature → business outcome
• Structure stories for scalability across banners and retail clients
• Define and track core scrum metrics every sprint: Sprint velocity, Story completion rate, Defect leakage, Feature adoption
• Run structured post-sprint reviews: value delivered, ROI achieved, blockers resolved
• Communicate clear, quantified sprint outcomes to VPs, SVPs, and business leaders
• Design and drive HITL workflows, balancing AI automation with human oversight
• Partner with Analytics teams to build dashboards tracking: cycle time reduction, error rates, campaign revenue uplift, and digital engagement
• Own ROI tracking per sprint and per feature release
• Lead customer discovery with merchandising, promo, and marketing teams at top North American retailers
• Translate client insights into crisp, outcome-driven user stories with clear acceptance criteria and definition of done
• Drive affinity mapping and problem decomposition sessions
• Bridge strategy and execution across Engineering, Data & Analytics, UX/UI, and business stakeholders
• Ensure development teams are continuously fed well-defined, high-quality stories at optimal capacity
• Act as the single point of accountability between product vision and sprint delivery

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with performance-based incentives and retirement savings plans with company match
• Customizable group benefits including health, dental, life, disability, and travel insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee perks such as discounts on insurance, wireless plans, travel, and more
• Career development opportunities
• A dynamic, inclusive work environment where your voice matters and your growth is supported

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed