Product Owner, Digital Portfolio

Sanofi•Toronto, ON

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanofi is seeking a Product Owner to drive the discovery, delivery, and continuous improvement of a connected suite of digital portfolio products. This role involves working at the intersection of user needs, data, and organizational strategy to define problems, shape outcome-based goals, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver value. The ideal candidate is a clear communicator, comfortable with ambiguity, and adept at guiding a team towards the right direction. This is a hands-on position within Sanofi's corporate functions, contributing to the performance of the business and impacting millions globally.

Requirements

Proven experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in cross-functional teams
Skilled at balancing discovery and delivery with clarity and adaptability
Experience defining product outcomes, slicing work, and measuring real value
Familiar with dual-track Agile, Lean Startup principles, and rapid validation
Familiar with story mapping, MVPs, hypothesis framing, and assumption testing
Track record of problem-solving and overcoming roadblocks in complex environments with a hands-on "get things done" mindset
Bachelor's degree required
5 years of experience
Strong communicator and facilitator; able to align diverse stakeholders including executive audiences
Cross-functional leadership and influencing skills with the ability to think strategically and partner across business and technology teams
Analytical and data-driven; comfortable using metrics to guide product decisions

Nice To Haves

Experience in enterprise workflows, data-heavy platforms, or AI/LLM-based products is a strong asset
Master's Degree
5 years of experience (with Master's Degree)
Experience in pharmaceutical, life sciences, or other regulated industries
Familiarity with GenAI technologies and their application in enterprise products
Knowledge of portfolio management, procurement, or ITSM systems
Background in digital transformation or enterprise data governance
Experience working in global, matrixed organizations

Responsibilities

Own the Problem, Not Just the Backlog: Define and frame product problems using user insights, data, and organizational context, avoiding assumptions. Utilize discovery techniques like interviews, journey mapping, and assumption testing to understand what's worth solving. Build evidence-based roadmaps.
Drive Dual-Track Discovery and Delivery: Lead a product trio (Product Owner, Engineering, Design) to continuously explore and deliver value. Define hypotheses and learning goals each sprint. Run experiments to validate ideas before committing full engineering investment, balancing discovery and delivery with clarity and adaptability.
Shape the Product With Clarity: Define clear, measurable outcomes tied to user behavior and product value. Prioritize work based on evidence and impact. Create outcome-oriented sprint goals.
Build Shared Understanding: Use story mapping, journey mapping, and collaborative design sessions to align teams. Involve stakeholders in discovery, testing, and co-creation. Make dependencies, trade-offs, and priorities visible.
Engage & Align Stakeholders: Work closely with business SMEs, leadership, compliance, tech, and design. Use storytelling to rally stakeholders around problems and outcomes. Build trust and shared ownership.
Measure and Learn: Define value metrics and track them post-release. Learn from real user behavior. Use data, including insights from cloud data platforms and GenAI capabilities, to guide decisions and adapt direction.
Enable & support end-users through change: Prepare and run end-user training, coordinate rollout communications, provide hypercare after releases, and build lightweight support assets (how-to, walkthroughs, FAQs). Turn user feedback into actionable improvements and measurable adoption gains.