GS1, a not-for-profit association, introduced the barcode and enhanced global standards for efficient business communication across the global supply chain.
GS1 Canada is one of 120 GS1 Member Organizations worldwide.
GS1 has been partnering with the industry globally for over 50 years—even before GS1 introduced the first barcode on a pack of gum in 1974.
Today, GS1 barcodes are scanned 10 billion times a day, and GS1 standards are the world's most widely used system of standards.
In Canada, GS1 Canada collaborates with business leaders, industry boards, advisory councils, and industry work groups through its unique community management role to develop standards, guidelines, and non-proprietary business solutions.
Partnering with industry, GS1 Canada provides education and implementation support to subscribers of all sizes across multiple sectors.

GS1 Canada

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product-manager

GS1 Canada is an organization dedicated to supporting businesses by providing essential barcoding and standardization services. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the barcode, GS1 Canada offers a range of solutions to enhance commerce through accurate data management, including Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs), educational resources for small businesses, and standardized processes across various industries such as healthcare, foodservice, and grocery. Their mission is to streamline product identification and improve supply chain efficiency for businesses of all sizes in Canada.

GS1, a not-for-profit association, introduced the barcode and enhanced global standards for efficient business communication across the global supply chain. GS1 Canada is one of 120 GS1 Member Organizations worldwide. GS1 has been partnering with the industry globally for over 50 years—even before GS1 introduced the first barcode on a pack of gum in 1974. Today, GS1 barcodes are scanned 10 billion times a day, and GS1 standards are the world's most widely used system of standards.

In Canada, GS1 Canada collaborates with business leaders, industry boards, advisory councils, and industry work groups through its unique community management role to develop standards, guidelines, and non-proprietary business solutions. Partnering with industry, GS1 Canada provides education and implementation support to subscribers of all sizes across multiple sectors.

• Engage directly with users to uncover needs, pain points, and opportunities.
• Translate customer insights into validated product ideas and strategic initiatives.
• Leverage your experience and understanding across engineering, design, and marketing to drive cohesive, integrated product strategies and tactics.
• Act as a bridge across functions, facilitating clear communication, alignment, and coordinated execution.
• Have expert knowledge of GS1 standards and GS1 Canada’s solutions, services, and platform.
• Develop and champion a compelling, clear, and outcome-focused product vision and roadmap that aligns platform capabilities, features, and APIs with corporate strategic plans and KPIs.
• Communicate clearly and effectively across the organization, aligning stakeholders and inspiring teams to achieve strategic goals and adopt a product-led approach.
• Employ rapid prototyping, experimentation, and iterative feedback loops to validate product assumptions quickly and effectively.
• Work closely with engineering and design to refine solutions based on user feedback and analytical insights.
• Define clear, measurable objectives focused on meaningful outcomes rather than simply shipping features.
• Prioritize ruthlessly using data-driven insights, ensuring products continually evolve to maximize business impact and user value.
• Lead teams in the delivery of value using agile, project, or other methodologies, as required, including the support of sprint planning, backlog grooming, user story creation, UAT and other delivery activities.
• Collaborate on CI/CD pipeline, monitoring, and incident response with DevOps.
• Support and guide others in developing core positioning and messaging for the platform and products.
• Champion delivery through to completion, navigating roadblocks, cross-functional demands, and management expectations, owning both functional and non-functional (scalability, performance, security, compliance) requirements.
• Regularly collaborate and build strong relationships with executives, sales, marketing, and customer success teams to integrate their perspectives into product strategies.
• Foster a culture of transparency, accountability, and shared understanding around product decisions and outcomes.
• Drive complex, cross-team launches through program management rigor (roadmaps, scope management, dependencies, risk management, budgets).
• Evangelize platform progress and value to executives, partners, and users.
• Help shape a culture of empowered teams, continuous learning, and customer obsession as a product-centric change agent.

Product Manager

Product Manager at GS1 Canada building and leading empowered product teams. Enhance user experiences and drive impactful business outcomes through innovative product thinking and collaboration.

bilingual

• Supports all inbound and outbound activity as first point of contact for subscribers, prospects and other resources as required (i.e. phone, email, and written communication) to ensure subscriber activation is completed, and subscriber issues/inquiries are resolved in a timely manner;
• Conducts outbound calls for subscriber growth, cost recovery and development;
• Supports subscriber retention and cost recovery efforts through documentation, collection, and other customer service activities;
• Provides support for data integrity initiatives through reporting and validation of subscriber data;
• Maintains and updates reports as requested or required for analysis for subscriber activity;
• Assists in development of presentation materials;
• Provides administrative support for Industry Support Services team;
• Liaises with other internal departments (i.e. Finance, Implementation Services) as required;
• Ensures ongoing understanding of current and emerging technologies and services provided by GS1 Canada;
• Collaborates as an Industry Support Services resource on Special Projects (i.e. UAT testing);
• Reviews, updates and maintains Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and best practices;
• Ensures timely completion of deliverables through milestone setting;
• Develops recommendations on the most efficient approach to routine daily activities;
• Performs various other duties as delegated or assigned.

Bilingual Industry Support Services Coordinator

Bilingual role providing support to GS1 Canada’s subscribers through inquiries and concerns. Responsible for maintaining data integrity and assisting in subscriber growth efforts.

data-analyst

• Work very closely with Product Data team in the implementation of the attribution strategy and data model
• Develop a deep understanding of the GS1 Canada business model, our services and applications
• Become an organization expert in the area of subscriber product content
• Maintain the wiki and governance practices established for attributes
• Actively perform attribute mapping, process and flow diagramming
• Build and maintain the master list of challenges and tasks identified from various pipelines
• Coordinate attribute related inquiries internally
• Become subject matter expert on everything attributes at GS1 Canada
• Collaborate with business analysis teams and participate in the development and build of new solutions design
• Work with stakeholders across the organization to provide product content data support

Product Data Analyst

Product Data Analyst aiding GS1 Canada's data transformation and product content analytics. Collaborating with data team to execute strategic governance and support initiatives.

project-manager

• Managing the collaboration between internal teams and external consultants to ensure timely task completion, promoting accountability, teamwork, and motivation.
• Facilitates decision-making by building consensus, navigating challenges, and overcoming interpersonal obstacles. Leads the implementation of team decisions to avoid decision delays.
• Demonstrates inclusivity and integrity within the project team and across the organization.
• Advocates for the team during difficult situations.
• Applies project planning frameworks to manage programs and contribute to portfolio management.
• Directly leads medium to large projects with nominal or medium complexity, developing medium complexity timelines for project completion, with alternative plans in place if needed.
• Establish and monitor project budgets, ensuring alignment with approved financial targets and timelines.
• Setup and maintain project scope within approved baseline budget, using negotiations and adjustments where necessary.
• Manage the triple constraints (schedule, scope, budget) to achieve consistent, predictable outcomes.
• Develop and maintain a risk registry, assess and mitigate business and technical risks, and work with project sponsors to manage the risk plan.
• Utilize risk management tools to identify, assess, and mitigate risks, adjusting resources and budgets as needed.
• Anticipate risks to project success and develop proactive strategies to minimize impact.
• Collaborate with product management to translate customer needs into project requirements.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to business partners, executives, and stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of project status and urgency.
• Present creative solutions to project challenges while conveying the appropriate level of expertise to executives.
• Facilitate program retrospectives, gather insights, and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Cultivate a culture that embraces change and innovation, positioning uncertainty as an opportunity for growth.
• Support team members in adapting to change and manage the impact of change initiatives.
• Collaborate with relevant teams to address risks and disruptions caused by changes.
• Plan and implement change management strategies, assess impacts, and adjust plans as necessary.
• Set up and launch Agile projects following Domain-Driven Design principles (e.g., SPADO).
• Adapt to new domains of expertise as required and contribute to technical release scheduling.
• Utilize tools such as Azure DevOps and Jira to track and manage projects.

Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager leading and overseeing multiple projects to meet organizational goals and deadlines. Managing scope, budgets, risks, and cross-functional team collaboration to ensure success.

GS1, a not-for-profit association, introduced the barcode and enhanced global standards for efficient business communication across the global supply chain. GS1 Canada is one of 120 GS1 Member Organizations worldwide. GS1 has been partnering with the industry globally for over 50 years—even before GS1 introduced the first barcode on a pack of gum in 1974. Today, GS1 barcodes are scanned 10 billion times a day, and GS1 standards are the world's most widely used system of standards. In Canada, GS1 Canada collaborates with business leaders, industry boards, advisory councils, and industry work groups through its unique community management role to develop standards, guidelines, and non-proprietary business solutions. Partnering with industry, GS1 Canada provides education and implementation support to subscribers of all sizes across multiple sectors.

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