Senior Product Manager / Snr Business Analyst - Remote in Alberta - Edmonton

at  Randstad

Are you a Senior Product Manager/Business Analyst with experience leading initiatives across digital products as a Product Manager/ Business Analyst? Our large Alberta-based financial client is seeking a Senior Product Manager/Business Analyst for a 6 month contract in Alberta
Client: Financial Services
Duration: 6 months
Location: Remote in Alberta
Pay Rate: Negotiable

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Commerce, Information Technology (i.e. MIS) or equivalent experience
5-7 years of related project or product delivery experience
5+ years co-leading or leading initiatives across digital products as a Product Manager/ Business Analyst
Deep understanding and application of product delivery practices are required - Agile/XP/SCRUM, work processes and business analysis methodologies
Commitment to empathy for the end user; usercentric focus and approach
Comfort and confidence in decision making with executive leadership, areas of expertise and strategic support units
Collaborate with partners and internal cross functional team members to enable end user value (Engineering, Design, Marketing, Communication, Adoption)
Break down complex problems into actionable steps (and opportunities)
Define and drive out options for a problem or find a way of looking at things differently
Define and drive out task management actions and activities
Knowledge and application of business analysis concepts, tools and processes
Knowledge of IT resources and enabling technologies; software, architecture and databases
Excellent communication skills across oral and written
Technical fluency; types and application of technologies to deliver a business need - applications, integrations and data sources
Understanding and application on agile and user-centered design values, principles and practices
Create an environment that supports inclusion, recognizes bias and promotes psychological safety
Additional Skills “Nice to Have":
Deep understanding of Private Investment Management, Dealer, Asset Management, Order Management is highly sought after
Product Management / Business Analysis certification is an advantage
Software development experience is an asset
Conducting RFP’s for Consultancy / Implementation is an asset
Banking, Wealth Management, Investment Management, Financial Industry experience is a differentiator

SUMMARY

If you’re looking for a challenging yet rewarding opportunity that allows you to make a significant impact and grow your career, apply now and become an integral part of our client’s mission to deliver excellence . Please apply directly to this ad or reach out to your Randstad Digital representative immediately!
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ROLE, RESPONSIBILITIES & EXPECTATIONS

Lead product discovery, design and delivery tied to strategic priorities while delivering value to end users
Translate and communicate the business vision into outcomes and objectives to support product work
Align product work to best practices ensuring we make the right choices to deliver against goals and objectives while limiting barriers, roadblocks or re-work
Define and manage product roadmaps (concept, requirements, development, delivery and refinement)
Aligning business and operational needs with intent to solve important customer problems while achieving business goals
Lead the creation of Business Cases in order to define business problems, value propositions and outcomes
Ability to gain a deep understanding of business needs, features/functionality and translate those into the user stories or requirements
Facilitating workshops with different levels and skill sets to elicit business need and requirements tied to application functionality and overall user experience
Navigate through Request for Proposals (RFPs) to ensure the right solutions are selected to align to business needs, outcomes and strategy (incl. requirements, vendor demos and assessments, scorecarding etc)
Map out and communicate end to end business and technical processes
Build value-driven relationships with stakeholders, cross-functional teams, senior leadership and our partners
Define success metrics for your product and drive all product efforts to those measures.
Maintain a backlog of future enhancements or operational improvements and work directly with the business to prioritize based on business/user need
Define risks, assumptions, dependencies and constraints and impact to the product delivery
Build a deep understanding of the voice of the user and identify the requirements and impacts to the product
Collaborate with external (Vendors) and internal (Engineering, Design, Marketing, Communication, Adoption) cross functional team members to enable the product vision
Build a solid knowledge base across specific business domains and their series of products and services
Consistently identify areas to improve the product practice at through approach, practice, templates etc.
Ask the right questions, craft solutions and deliver user validated digital products to meet business needs