Product Owner

Our client, a leading financial institution, is seeking a Product Owner Consultant // Business Analyst for a 12-month contract (with high potential for extension). This is a hybrid position based at 81 Bay Street (30th Floor), downtown Toronto, with in-office work required on Thursdays.Responsibilities• Lead product vision, strategy, and backlog management to support key business initiatives within the Corporate Security, Chief Security Office (CSO).• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and refine business requirements, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.• Support sprint planning and execution by translating requirements into actionable user stories.• Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and manual testing, document test results, and ensure timely defect resolution.• Maintain QA documentation such as test scripts, results, and process flows.• Define regression test sets, track testing progress, and report findings.• Analyze data to identify trends, opportunities for process improvement, and risk mitigation.• Prepare and present test results, defect summaries, and recommendations to stakeholders.• Utilize project management tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project) to track progress, manage deliverables, and ensure alignment with Agile methodologies.• Partner cross-functionally with business leaders, technical teams, QA analysts, and project managers to support delivery of Corporate Security initiatives.Must-Have SkillsQuality Assurance (QA):• Experience maintaining QA documentation such as test scripts, results, and process flows.• Ability to define regression test sets and accurately document defects.Business Analysis (BA):• Strong experience preparing detailed business requirements documentation and process flows.• Advanced data analysis skills to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.• Proven ability to present test results, defect summaries, and actionable insights to stakeholders.Project Management:• Minimum 3+ years of experience in project management with familiarity using Jira and MS Project.• Strong understanding of Agile principles and the product development lifecycle.Nice-to-Have Skills• Previous experience in financial services or banking.• Business process modelling expertise.• Corporate Security experience or exposure to risk/governance environments.If you are interested & qualified for this opportunity, please send your updated resume in MS Word format to fouzan@ifgpr.com For other opportunities please visit www.ifg-global.com today!