We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Product Manager for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier product strategy, agile leadership, and digital delivery capacity, specializing in strategic planning, roadmap execution, and feature prioritization for high-impact IT products and solutions.
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As a Senior Product Manager, you will bridge the gap between business stakeholders, user experience designers, software engineering squads, and executive leadership. Operating within a collaborative hybrid work model in Toronto, you will define and execute comprehensive product roadmaps, lead agile ceremonies as a seasoned Scrum Master, manage backlogs in Azure DevOps, and steer cross-functional delivery through Discovery, Alpha, Beta, and Live phases. This position demands a strategic product authority with extensive tenure in product management, technical analysis, stakeholder mediation, and risk management who can deliver innovative, customer-centric digital solutions.
Location: Toronto, ON
Assignment Type: Hybrid
Contract Duration: 5-month contract (with potential for extension)
Advantages
Strategic Product Ownership: Lead end-to-end product roadmaps, release schedules, and feature backlogs for high-profile initiatives.
Agile & Scrum Leadership: Combine dual expertise in product management and Scrum Master facilitation across multidisciplinary teams.
Modern Collaboration Stack: Drive backlog management and team delivery utilizing Azure DevOps, Miro, Jira, and Confluence.
Executive Visibility: Steer stakeholder forums, lead steering committees, and present strategic recommendations to executive decision-makers.
Responsibilities
Lead the strategic planning, vision definition, and end-to-end development of enterprise IT products and customer-centric digital solutions.
Create, manage, and evolve comprehensive product roadmaps outlining long-term milestones, value propositions, and delivery timelines.
Facilitate Agile (Scrum) delivery ceremonies as a Scrum Master, guiding balanced teams composed of product owners, UX/UI designers, and developers.
Manage, refine, and prioritize product backlogs, user stories, and acceptance criteria utilizing Azure DevOps and related backlog tools.
Gather business and user requirements to establish detailed product schedules, delivery baselines, and integrated release plans.
Guide products through all lifecycle stages, including Discovery, Alpha, Beta, and Live rollout phases.
Direct cross-functional alignment, applying consensus-building and mediation techniques to resolve conflicting business priorities.
Proactively identify, track, and mitigate product risks, technical dependencies, and blockers, escalating strategic solutions to senior leadership.
Prepare and present product status updates, KPI metrics, portfolio reporting, and risk assessments to steering committees and executive sponsors.
Implement change management and stakeholder engagement strategies to champion product adoption and smooth transitions.
Qualifications
Core Product Management & Agile Leadership Requirements
Product Management Experience: Minimum 5+ years of dedicated professional experience as a Product Manager delivering complex IT products and customer-facing solutions.
Roadmap Development: Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, establishing, and maintaining strategic product roadmaps.
Scrum Master Expertise: Minimum 5+ years of experience operating as a Scrum Master or Agile Practitioner leading cross-functional teams in iterative delivery environments.
Azure DevOps: Minimum 5+ years of experience utilizing Azure DevOps for product backlog management, user story tracking, sprint planning, and delivery execution.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven track record leading multidisciplinary teams (engineering, design, QA, business) through complete product delivery lifecycles.
Preferred Technical Assets & Tooling
Cloud & Collaboration Tools: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud platform, along with proficiency in tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, Trello, and Microsoft 365.
Delivery Frameworks: Demonstrated familiarity navigating product lifecycle stages (Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live).
Soft Skills & Delivery Attributes
Stakeholder & Change Management: Outstanding negotiation, mediation, and relationship-management skills to align diverse stakeholders and guide organizational change.
Communication & Presentation: Superior written, verbal, and presentation skills with proven ability to communicate product progress and technical concepts clearly to senior executives.
Analytical Problem Solving: Strong critical-thinking, analytical, and decision-making capabilities to resolve complex delivery risks under tight deadlines.
Summary
If you're interested in the "Senior Product Manager" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Product Manager for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier product strategy, agile leadership, and digital delivery capacity, specializing in strategic planning, roadmap execution, and feature prioritization for high-impact IT products and solutions.
As a Senior Product Manager, you will bridge the gap between business stakeholders, user experience designers, software engineering squads, and executive leadership. Operating within a collaborative hybrid work model in Toronto, you will define and execute comprehensive product roadmaps, lead agile ceremonies as a seasoned Scrum Master, manage backlogs in Azure DevOps, and steer cross-functional delivery through Discovery, Alpha, Beta, and Live phases. This position demands a strategic product authority with extensive tenure in product management, technical analysis, stakeholder mediation, and risk management who can deliver innovative, customer-centric digital solutions.
Location: Toronto, ON
Assignment Type: Hybrid
Contract Duration: 5-month contract (with potential for extension)
Advantages
...
Strategic Product Ownership: Lead end-to-end product roadmaps, release schedules, and feature backlogs for high-profile initiatives.
Agile & Scrum Leadership: Combine dual expertise in product management and Scrum Master facilitation across multidisciplinary teams.
Modern Collaboration Stack: Drive backlog management and team delivery utilizing Azure DevOps, Miro, Jira, and Confluence.
Executive Visibility: Steer stakeholder forums, lead steering committees, and present strategic recommendations to executive decision-makers.
Responsibilities
Lead the strategic planning, vision definition, and end-to-end development of enterprise IT products and customer-centric digital solutions.
Create, manage, and evolve comprehensive product roadmaps outlining long-term milestones, value propositions, and delivery timelines.
Facilitate Agile (Scrum) delivery ceremonies as a Scrum Master, guiding balanced teams composed of product owners, UX/UI designers, and developers.
Manage, refine, and prioritize product backlogs, user stories, and acceptance criteria utilizing Azure DevOps and related backlog tools.
Gather business and user requirements to establish detailed product schedules, delivery baselines, and integrated release plans.
Guide products through all lifecycle stages, including Discovery, Alpha, Beta, and Live rollout phases.
Direct cross-functional alignment, applying consensus-building and mediation techniques to resolve conflicting business priorities.
Proactively identify, track, and mitigate product risks, technical dependencies, and blockers, escalating strategic solutions to senior leadership.
Prepare and present product status updates, KPI metrics, portfolio reporting, and risk assessments to steering committees and executive sponsors.
Implement change management and stakeholder engagement strategies to champion product adoption and smooth transitions.
Qualifications
Core Product Management & Agile Leadership Requirements
Product Management Experience: Minimum 5+ years of dedicated professional experience as a Product Manager delivering complex IT products and customer-facing solutions.
Roadmap Development: Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, establishing, and maintaining strategic product roadmaps.
Scrum Master Expertise: Minimum 5+ years of experience operating as a Scrum Master or Agile Practitioner leading cross-functional teams in iterative delivery environments.
Azure DevOps: Minimum 5+ years of experience utilizing Azure DevOps for product backlog management, user story tracking, sprint planning, and delivery execution.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven track record leading multidisciplinary teams (engineering, design, QA, business) through complete product delivery lifecycles.
Preferred Technical Assets & Tooling
Cloud & Collaboration Tools: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud platform, along with proficiency in tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, Trello, and Microsoft 365.
Delivery Frameworks: Demonstrated familiarity navigating product lifecycle stages (Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live).
Soft Skills & Delivery Attributes
Stakeholder & Change Management: Outstanding negotiation, mediation, and relationship-management skills to align diverse stakeholders and guide organizational change.
Communication & Presentation: Superior written, verbal, and presentation skills with proven ability to communicate product progress and technical concepts clearly to senior executives.
Analytical Problem Solving: Strong critical-thinking, analytical, and decision-making capabilities to resolve complex delivery risks under tight deadlines.
Summary
If you're interested in the "Senior Product Manager" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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