Product Owner I AI Modernization

TD•Toronto, ON

2d•CA$96,900 - CA$136,800•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Product Owner I focused on AI Modernization. The Product Owner will partner with management to support the delivery of a product vision, create and maintain a product backlog, and continuously re-prioritize user stories to maximize customer or end-user value. They will align with senior management on the product delivery roadmap, Minimum Marketable Features (MMF) or Minimum Viable Products (MVP), and release cadence. The role involves reviewing performance analytics, recommending strategies to enhance the customer experience, and participating in scrum or Kanban events to suggest improvements. Proactive engagement with business process partners is required to ensure customer readiness for application changes and to establish Day 2 processes. The Product Owner will provide user story design, development, and completion oversight, accepting or rejecting stories based on the Definition of Done and Acceptance Criteria. They will manage delivery initiatives, oversee development team backlogs, and proactively raise issues that impede efficient delivery. Defect management and prioritization are also key responsibilities.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree and/or product certificate
7+ years relevant experience
3+ years Product Owner or Agile related delivery experience

Nice To Haves

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification
Project management experience
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certifications or experience operating in scaled agile delivery

Responsibilities

Partner with management to support the delivery of a product vision.
Create and maintain a product backlog and continuously re-prioritize user stories that will provide the most customer or end user value.
Continuously align with senior management on the product delivery roadmap, defined Minimum Marketable Features or Minimum Viable Products and release cadence.
Review performance analytics; recommend and champion strategies to enhance the customer or end user product experience.
Participate in scrum or Kanban events (e.g. stand-ups, retrospectives), express new ideas for improving product value or delivery efficiency, sharing with leadership as appropriate.
Proactively engage established business process partners to ensure customers or end users are prepared for application changes and establish Day 2 processes.
Create a value-focused product backlog and continuously iterate, ensuring there are user stories scoped and prioritized.
Provide user story design, development and completion oversight; accepting / rejecting user stories based on the agreed upon Definition of Done and Acceptance Criteria.
Manage delivery initiatives and oversee development team (pod) backlogs.
Proactively raise issues that impede the efficient delivery of customer-focused increments.
Responsible for defect management and prioritization.
Adhere to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to activities for own business area / journey.
Ensure on-going strategic alignment with senior management, providing feedback as appropriate.
Consider development team and stakeholder feedback in backlog management, facilitating conversations with multiple stakeholders representing competing priorities.
Understand the internal business and technical environment, proactively defining, aligning or integrating with relevant stakeholders, shared services control groups (or platform as appropriate.
Lead the submission and discussion on the Quarterly Business Review, with respect to their product.
Proactively manage business stakeholders to obtain inputs needed for product development in a timely manner.
Monitor the regulatory environment and partner with the senior management to consider changes to product strategy as needed.
Actively coordinate and engage in risk, quality and/or business testing management.
Empowered to make product delivery decisions, escalating to senior management as appropriate.
Actively communicate to business, technology and senior management regarding product changes and backlog priorities.
Single point of escalation for development team, providing guidance and decisioning as needed.
Work cohesively with peers to reinforce Agile processes.
Compile performance metrics and share with relevant stakeholders.
Define the OKRs in partnership with numerous stakeholders across the organization.
Protect the interests of the organization- identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high risk activities as necessary.
Keep abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts.
Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite.
Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest.
Provide thought leadership and/or industry knowledge for own area of expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit.
Keep current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques.
Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team.
Keep others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities.
Contribute to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices.
Lead, motivate and develop relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.
Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce.
Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally.