About the role

Product Manager at Mitacs overseeing digital strategy and product development to enhance Canada’s innovation landscape. Collaborating with stakeholders to deliver impactful technology solutions.

Responsibilities

Prioritize and manage the backlog for Mitacs+ while collaborating with the Product Lead.
Work with business stakeholders to understand their business, operational, and system requirements.
Design and deliver innovative solutions and frictionless experience to address those needs.
Develop internal and external process and workflow knowledge to support key strategic decisions.
Identify areas within Mitacs+ to capture analytics and track product performance.
Represent the needs of both end user and internal stakeholders throughout product development.
Ensure focused collaboration and cohesiveness between team members and stakeholders.
Manage product portfolio and release management, and refine the backlog through prioritization.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field.
8+ years of experience working as a Product Manager or similar within technology.
Extensive stakeholder management experience across multiple organization disciplines.
Strong desire to take ownership of a set of new products and features.
Motivational leader that can inspire productivity and teamwork within a product team.
Strong understanding & working experience of business systems, and operational needs.
Drive to design something new, be innovative.
Experience collaborating with designers in defining Client Experience (CX) and User Interface (UI).
Experience working with development and cross-functional technology teams.
Familiarity with best practices around the software development lifecycle.
Solid background in software development and agile methodologies.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Highly skilled at issue resolution and task prioritization.