Senior Technical Product Manager

Questrade Financial Group•Toronto, ON

13d•$135,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Technical Product Manager will operate as a strategic leader for a more complex domain, driving product development and ensuring alignment with strategic goals for the coming year. This role requires a demonstrated ability to define product vision and strategy beyond a single component, providing mentorship and challenging the status quo. You will be responsible for defining the platform's strategic roadmap and prioritizing the most impactful initiatives for our mission-driven teams.

Requirements

Technical Acumen: Deep understanding of technical architecture, API design, and cloud infrastructure.
Analytical Skills: Strong ability to use data for decision-making and problem-solving.
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Agile Methodology: Proven experience in prioritizing features and managing product backlogs within an Agile framework.
Mindset: A customer-centric, technically strategic, and platform-centric approach to product development.

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Roadmapping: Lead the strategic technical roadmap for the coming year, translating high-level business plans into agile execution plans. Drive the platform roadmap for one or more multi-component applications/complex systems and focus on the Annual Roadmap horizon.
Requirements Definition: Translate high-level business objectives into detailed technical requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria. You'll focus on the "what" and "why" behind our solutions.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with internal customers (e.g., engineers, data scientists) to deeply understand their needs and define technical capabilities that accelerate development and innovation.
Technical Specifications: Leverage AI and other tools to define detailed API specifications, architecture blueprints, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) as key technical deliverables. Provide technical perspective to complement business/marketing insights, ensuring a holistic product strategy.
Agile Leadership: Lead sprint refinements, validate product increments, and ensure that technical solutions are aligned with product goals and requirements.
Market Analysis: Conduct vendor evaluations or competitive analysis, make recommendations on technical investments, and ensure our platform adheres to industry standards and regulations. Continuously evaluate competitors' offerings and analyze market data to uncover opportunities for innovation and guide the platform’s strategic direction.
Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with engineering, security, and compliance teams, acting as a technical leader and providing a clear, pragmatic assessment of what's achievable (the "how"). Drive alignment with enabling and control functions (governance, risk, compliance, etc.) when the strategic roadmap impacts their processes.
Demonstrated ability to define product vision, strategy, and roadmaps for complex financial/technical products.
Advanced strategic thinking and platform thinking, with a focus on long-term scalability.
Ability to manage complexity, drive consensus, and resolve conflict across multiple teams.