Senior Product Manager

Job Title: Senior Product ManagerLocation: Vaughan, ON (Hybrid - 3x Onsite a Week)Employment Type: Contract OpportunityJob DescriptionWe are currently seeking an experienced product strategy and product leader to grow and guide a team of Technology Product Managers, Business Analysts and UX/UI professionals that will help develop apps, products and platforms based on web 2 & 3, mobile, cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) BI & Analytics and Salesforce technologies for Clients.This is a full-time position that requires a person having a strong technical background and hands-on experience in both application/product development and/or as technical PM and leading UX/UI exercises for custom enterprise products and applications.This person will influence and create product roadmaps, and digital strategy roadmaps, align tech development roadmaps with product requirements and represent the technology teams with cross-functional partners. This position will report to Director Products and Strategy.Projects are broad in scope and require creativity, flexibility, analytical and structured thinking, and strong communication, teaming and leadership skills.In this role, you will build strong, influential cross-functional relationships with technology teams and product PM leads, working with a team of third-party vendors and solution architects.You must have a great record of accomplishment of building and growing healthy teams, have a strong understanding of technology advancement directions, be comfortable collaborating with a dynamic cross-functional team, and exhibit high signal-to-noise synthesis abilities in communication.ResponsibilitiesDeliver world-class product (including UX & UI) strategy & plan for clients.Conduct clear, consistent, fact-based analysis & planning to create consensus, and align budgets, business priorities and engagement mechanisms.Drive the allocation of scarce resources between billable tasks for clients and existing accounts with non-billable tasks in Clients go-to-market strategy, business development support, evangelism and workshops (paid/unpaid).Leading and/or supporting strategic project definition, idea generation, and insight development and planning and executing multiple projects concurrently developing, improving, leading and/or supporting ongoing strategic planning processes.Structuring analysis of technology, market and industry trends that will impact our business and in turn our technology organization.Managing cross-functional working groups and facilitating meetings.Developing and delivering presentations and other strategic communications.Possesses a work style that embraces a consulting mindset. Enabling the digital client experience, application modernization/migration, digital transformation that significantly affects clients’ business operations, partner and vendor analysis and selection, application/product/platform strategy, driving efficiencies within technology, new product development, strategic planning, etc.Extremely strong project management skills lead multiple UX/UI workshops for enterprise products/apps.Mandatory SkillsMinimum 12+ years with hands-on experience in one or more of the following roles - business analysis, product owner, product manager and product strategist; is mandatory.Minimum 7+ years of experience in consulting, technology strategy consulting, and technical products lead, including designing processes, framing problems, building models, making decks, facilitating meetings, presenting to large and small audiences and selling your ideas.At least 5+ years of experience in working for technology consulting firms/roles with domain experience in retail/digital commerce, financial services, energy/utilities and health tech is highly desirable.Experience with technology strategy with a focus on Agile/DevOps practices, digital/cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP) and IT operating models preferred;Experience with cybersecurity and data would be a plus MBA and/or post-grad education preferred.Strong communication and storytelling with PowerPoint.Experience defining and developing business cases Strategic thinking, executive presence, sound judgment, and ability to influence executives Sense of humor, team ethic, high standards and the drive to do whatever it takes.Preferred SkillsExperience with web 2 & 3, mobile, BI & Analytics and Salesforce technologies.Experience leading UX/UI exercises for custom enterprise products and applications.Experience working with third-party vendors and solution architects.Strong understanding of technology advancement directions and digital transformation.