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Manulife

Product Owner

Manulife

. Own the product backlog and prioritize features .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeWaterloo • CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$70,500 - CA$117,500 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in product management, including backlog ownership, feature prioritization, and agile methodologies. Proven ability to communicate effectively between technical and non-technical stakeholders while driving product strategy and delivering digital projects.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Product ManagementAgile Software DevelopmentScrum MethodologyDigital Project DeliveryStakeholder Communication

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Hard Skills
Product Development ArchitectureDigital Performance IndicatorsBusiness Requirements DocumentationFeature DevelopmentRisk Management
Soft Skills
Relationship DevelopmentAnalytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsEntrepreneurial DriveCommunication Skills
Tools & Technologies
ConfluenceJIRA
Industry Keywords
Financial ServicesInsurance IndustryFinancial AdvisorsConsultantsInstitutional Administration

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own the product backlog and prioritize features
  • Clarify customer and business needs
  • Drive product strategy, planning, and delivery of key capabilities
  • Ensure progress against important milestones
  • Act as the voice of the customer using customer insights, research, and feedback
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on feature development and implementation
  • Determine solutions and opportunities to close product/service gaps
  • Launch new digital transactions
  • Monitor outcomes and experiences of launched features and iterate as required
  • Enhance and manage existing digital properties
  • Refine scope, high-level solutions, and technology feasibility during discovery
  • Support vision and roadmap development at the Epic Portfolio and client-facing application levels
  • Brainstorm, prototype, and test solutions
  • Define and decompose work that delivers value sprint by sprint
  • Participate in defining Features and recommend MVP and releasable functionality
  • Interview end-users and review ongoing feedback
  • Document business requirements and review them with stakeholders
  • Coordinate acceptance criteria, test plans, execution, and approval of business results
  • Define ongoing monitoring requirements and manage the risk register
  • Prioritize deliverables and build sequence with the Manager of Engineering
  • Execute through the development lifecycle, including storyboarding and agile ceremonies
  • Report on OKR outcomes, feature usage, adoption, and KRIs at portfolio syncs

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 3–5 years of relevant work experience
  • Experience working in the financial services and/or insurance industry
  • Experience or interaction with financial advisors/consultants, managing agencies, institutional administration, etc.
  • In-depth knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology
  • Working knowledge of product development architecture
  • Proficiency in analytic and agile tools such as Confluence and JIRA
  • Working knowledge of how Advisors and Consultants grow and manage their business
  • Track record of delivering digital projects and leading execution across functional teams and business units
  • Ability to communicate business needs between technical and non-technical resources and present strategy and vision to senior management
  • Strong relationship development and management skills
  • Entrepreneurial drive and ability to achieve stretch goals in an innovative, fast-paced environment
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
  • Product management or digital-focused design experience
  • Experience defining and tracking key digital performance indicators
  • Ability to take initiative, work with minimal supervision, and solve problems

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible environment supporting learning and career growth
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Mental health benefits
  • Vision insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Life and AD&D insurance coverage
  • Adoption/surrogacy benefits
  • Wellness benefits
  • Employee/family assistance plans
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Pension
  • Global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions
  • Financial education and counseling resources
  • Paid holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days
  • Statutory leaves of absence