Senior Product Manager

We are seeking an experienced Senior Product Manager to drive product planning and execution across the full product lifecycle for large-scale digital initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for defining the product vision, conducting discovery, and translating organizational strategy into actionable roadmaps and user stories. Working closely with engineering, architecture, UX, and executive stakeholders, you will champion user-centric design, manage and prioritize product backlogs using Agile and Lean methodologies, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and lead product delivery in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

Location: Toronto, ON (Fully Onsite – 5 days/week required)

Duration: 6-month contract.

Advantages
Strategic Product Ownership: Lead end-to-end product strategy and execution for high-impact digital transformation initiatives.

Agile & Lean Delivery: Drive modern product management practices within collaborative, cross-functional Agile teams.

Executive Visibility: Present product roadmaps, key performance metrics, and strategic updates directly to senior decision-makers.

Focused Onsite Collaboration: Work directly alongside engineering, design, and business leads in a dedicated Toronto workspace.

Responsibilities
Define, articulate, and advocate for the overall product vision and strategy throughout the entire product lifecycle.

Build, maintain, and prioritize dynamic product roadmaps directly aligned with core business priorities and user outcomes.

Lead discovery initiatives to analyze customer needs, uncover product gaps, and identify opportunities for digital enhancement and service growth.

Translate strategic business needs and customer feedback into detailed requirements, Market/Product Requirements Documents (MRDs/PRDs), user stories, and acceptance criteria.

Manage, refine, and prioritize product backlogs using structured frameworks to maximize business value and customer impact.

Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering teams, UX designers, and technical architects to ensure timely, high-quality, and resource-efficient delivery.

Define, monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics to evaluate product performance and adoption.

Facilitate product demonstrations, roadmap walkthroughs, sprint planning, and regular progress reviews with executive sponsors and delivery teams.

Coordinate product rollout activities, pilot testing, and user feedback sessions to iteratively refine product capabilities.

Qualifications
Product Management Leadership: 5+ years of dedicated product management experience delivering IT or digital services (Strictly Required).

Digital Transformation Track Record: Proven experience leading large-scale digital or IT transformation initiatives and delivering user-centric products in complex environments (Strictly Required).

Agile & Lean Methodologies: Hands-on experience applying Agile delivery frameworks, Scrum, and Lean product development while collaborating with cross-functional teams (Strictly Required).

Roadmapping & Strategic Alignment: Demonstrated expertise building and maintaining comprehensive product roadmaps aligned with business priorities (Strictly Required).

Backlog Management & Prioritization: Strong experience managing backlogs, translating business requirements into clear user stories, executing release planning, and tracking KPIs (Strictly Required).

Stakeholder Engagement: Exceptional communication and facilitation skills, with a proven ability to align stakeholders from executive sponsors to technical teams (Strictly Required).

Nice-to-Have Assets:
Prior product management experience within a public sector or enterprise environment.

Familiarity with enterprise IT governance frameworks, digital service standards, and web accessibility guidelines (AODA/WCAG).

Experience conducting user research, beta testing programs, and competitive analysis.

Summary
If you're interested in the "Senior Product Manager" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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