Product Owner (Power Platform) - Toronto

Are you looking for a stimulating and dynamic job? If you would like to be part of a team that believes in your potential and of a great company that will help you advance in your career, this is the job for you! We are currently looking for a Product Owner (Power Platform) (SLFJP00004502) for one of our clients in the insurance industry.

What is in it for you:

• Monday to Friday – daytime schedule
• Salary at $77/h
• Contract for 8 months
• Hybrid position

Responsibilities:

• Analyze usage and operational data on capabilities and features, feedback from sprint reviews to identify and understand product needs.
• Work with business and technical stakeholders to develop and document user stories.
• Work with the development team to create acceptance criteria and definitions of failures and done.
• Act as the primary point of contact for Microsoft Power Platform, serving as both an evangelist and trusted partner to global Sun Life business units who have potential use cases.
• Participate in sprint planning to determine the team’s objectives for the upcoming sprint.
• Set expectations with business stakeholders for delivery of new capabilities, features, and functionalities.
• Prioritize and maintain the product backlog.
• Liaise with technical teams (architecture, infrastructure, security, etc.) to move potential solutions through the appropriate governance processes efficiently without compromise.
• Participate in agile ceremonies such as stand-ups, story refinements, and team retrospectives; ensure the team has a clear understanding of priorities and next steps.
• Work closely with the Design Lead to map out, prioritize and build a library of templates, connectors, flows, and Power Apps based on demand from the Power Platform community
• Enable business units at Sun Life by understanding their needs; identify and prioritize features and capabilities to be delivered
• Build out a community of practice to empower and enable business units across Sun Life to adopt Power Platform in a responsible, sustainable manner, including policies and guardrails to govern growth
• Guide all stages of software development for templates, connectors, flows and Power Apps, including user story development, sprint planning, and prioritization of the product backlog.
• Partner with respective training teams at Sun Life to build onboarding programs for citizen developers looking to build solutions using Power Platform

What you will need to succeed:

• Deep understanding of Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate/ Flow and Power Apps) capabilities, governance models, security role management, and compliance.
• Product owner certifications (e.g. Certified Scrum Product Owner, SAFe Product Owner Certification) a plus.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills and knowledge of agile planning tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence) preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience with experience in a product owner role preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of agile development methodologies.
• A curious and continuous learning mind-set to test-and-learn
• Strong analytical skills; able to assess alternatives, risks and benefits; attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated facilitation and influencing skills to drive decision making among stakeholders with diverse perspectives and priorities.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent years of experience).
• Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant (PL-200) or Microsoft Power Platform Developer (PL-400) certification a plus
• Ability to understand complex business problems and identify and interpret business needs within the context of Microsoft Power Platform