Senior Manager, Product – Deposits and Everyday Banking

Vancity • Vancouver, BC

32d • $116,500 - $137,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Manager, Product – Deposits and Everyday Banking, you'll be at the forefront of high-level strategy, setting the product vision, and ensuring that development priorities aligns with broader business goals. You will be accountable to drive revenue growth while delivering innovative banking products and services that meet the evolving needs of members. You are someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and enjoys leading cross-functional teams.

You'll be responsible for extensive collaboration and prioritization with senior leaders, ensuring that strategies are aligned and executed effectively. Your strategic thinking will be crucial in developing and maintaining product roadmaps, overseeing the execution of enterprise-wide priorities, and ensuring the sustained growth of products and services within your portfolio.

This is a Permanent, Full-time role that will enjoy hybrid working arrangements which can be fulfilled primarily from the Vancity head office location and your Lower Mainland based home office. This role may require you to work onsite minimum 1-2 times a week.

Requirements

• 10+ years of project management experience and post-secondary degree in Business, Engineering, Computer science, Economics, or a related field
• Strong knowledge of Retail banking (financial institutions), product delivery infrastructure systems, and underlying product interdependencies
• Broad interest in macroeconomics and as it relates to the banking industry and technology trends
• Proven history of delivering results and high performance
• In-depth risk management associated with new and existing product development and management
• Experience navigating a complex multi-vendor driven technology platform
• Understand the principles of agile delivery models and product management
• Demonstrated experience in dealing with ambiguity, uncertainty, and changing business conditions
• Strong negotiation and collaboration skills, with an ability to compromise when making tough product decisions
• A growth mindset and desire to continually learn, adapt, evolve, and contribute to the product management practice at Vancity

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degrees such a Master’s
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) is an asset

Responsibilities

• Providing pricing recommendations/oversight with competitive market scans and executing pricing grid changes with the Product and Pricing subcommittee of Asset & Liability Committee (ALCO)
• Guiding product managers and leading large cross-functional Product-Owned Delivery (“POD”) teams on enterprise-wide retail Deposits product development initiatives while removing roadblocks
• Applying a deep understanding of agile methodology, financial market, retail member’s banking needs, market competition, macroeconomics, regulatory environment, and the product lifecycle
• Planning and supporting the development of a prioritized pipeline (roadmap) for the given portfolio, built on stakeholder input and market needs and continuously reviewed and updated
• Working with direct report, peers, and leadership to identify strategies to grow and improve the portfolio from various perspectives, including risk appetite, member/business impact, technology and systems requirements, volumes, revenues, and breadth
• Establishing, implementing, practicing, and continuously evolving processes and procedures across the Product Management Lifecycle
• Collaborating closely with the broader IT Solutions team and the wider organization through the inception, design, development, launch, and improvement of member and staff experiences, ensuring product profitability, member satisfaction, and market fit
• Supporting team members in their work, removing roadblocks, and actively involving yourself in the execution of work items to increase velocity across the portfolio.
• Supporting team members, removing roadblocks, and involving yourself in execution of work items to increase velocity across the portfolio

Benefits

• Living Wage Employer: We’re the largest private-sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and consistently ranked among Canada’s Top Employers.
• Customizable Benefits: Permanent employees receive flexible benefit packages that can be tailored annually to meet evolving needs.
• Generous Vacation: New employees start with 3-4 weeks of vacation per year, with additional days earned over time.
• Extra Stat Holidays: In addition to BC’s 11 statutory holidays, we offer 2 extra days, plus care days for personal or family illness.
• Immediate Health Coverage: Health and dental benefits begin on your hire date, with three levels of coverage to choose from.
• Defined Benefit Pension: Our retirement plan provides a guaranteed income for life, recognizing that retirement looks different for everyone.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees