Product Owner I

Work Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:
37.5

Line of Business:
Enterprise Enabling Functions

Pay Details:
$91,200 - $136,800 CAD

This role is eligible for a discretionary variable compensation award that considers business and individual performance.

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

The Product Owner I will ensure that a development team (pod) is creating value for the organization through the delivery of customer-focused product increments. This entails aligning with other Product Owners and senior management to follow a product vision, creating and maintaining a prioritized product backlog, managing delivery blockers , continuously assess customer feedback. The Product Owner I should always be considering how to maximize value, assessing how the product or the delivery process can be continuously improved, contributes to a positive work environment and ensures that work embodies the Agile principles of transparency, collaboration and engagement.

The Finance and Risk Platform (FRP) project is an End-to-end solution, including a data repository in Oracle to standardize how we use our data to support our Finance and Risk processes by improving quality and availability of reconciled data. FRP will transform the way TD operates the Finance and Risk organizations with a data-led approach which will drive new and improved capabilities for the organization.

The FRP project will provide an end-to-end solution that enables the Bank to meet the regulatory and business needs faster and more effectively. This project will take place over a multi-year roadmap and impact all Finance and Risk daily, monthly and quarterly processing .

Reporting to the Product Group Owner, FRP, the Product Owner I will lead a team delivering on the strategic initiatives. This individual possesses a good understanding of financial applications, financial data flow and processes and will act as the conduit between various level s of business and technology. The incumbent must provide leadership, demonstrate proficient time management skills and also be results driven with an aptitude to learn quickly.

The role includes the following key responsibilities:

• Represent Finance and Risk Platform (FRP) as a subject matter expert in the implementation of Oracle Accounting Hub and General Ledger, providing relevant and meaningful information, advice and guidance to Finance on a range of system and operational processes

• Provide transformational business insight on the FRP, working in partnership with various teams to successfully deliver integrated implementations throughout multiple project releases to advance business capabilities, streamline process, and establish stronger controls.

• Ensure program increment (PI) activities and milestones are completed within the timeframe and deliverables meet the business requirements

• Develop key relationships by working closely with key business partners/stakeholders to drive business and technology solutions

• Coordinate project-to-production activities with the application owner and Finance Production Support including process maps, security models, system operating procedures and service level agreements

• Analyze current system/operational processes against future state processes, reconcile and explain gaps, identify opportunities to improve operational efficiencies, and report issues

• Customer Centric Approach: Promote a customer-centric mindset within the platform, ensuring that all processes and outputs add value to internal and external stakeholders.

• System Implementation: Lead the implementation and enhancement of financial data management systems and tools

• Seek innovative solutions to remove redundancies

CUSTOMER

• Partner with management to support the delivery of a product vision

• In alignment with the product vision, create and maintain a product backlog and continuously re-prioritize user stories that will provide the most customer or end user value

• Continuously align with senior management on the product delivery roadmap, defined Minimum Marketable Features or Minimum Viable Products and release cadence

• Review performance analytics; recommend and champion strategies to enhance the customer or end user product experience

• Participate in scrum or Kanban events ( e.g. stand-ups, retrospectives), express new ideas for improving product value or delivery efficiency, sharing with leadership as appropriate

SHAREHOLDER

• Adhere to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to activities for own business area / journey

• Ensure on-going strategic alignment with senior management, providing feedback as appropriate

• Consider development team and stakeholder feedback in backlog management, facilitating conversations with multiple stakeholders representing competing priorities

• Understand the internal business and technical environment, proactively defining, aligning or integrating with relevant stakeholders, shared services control groups (or platform as appropriate

• Lead the submission and discussion on the Quarterly Business Review, with respect to their product

• Proactively manage business stakeholders to obtain inputs needed for product development in a timely manner

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

• Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest

• Provide thought leadership and/ or industry knowledge for own area of expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit

• Keep current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques

• Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team

• Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally

BREADTH & DEPTH

• Key subject matter expert professional role requiring substantial knowledge / expertise in a complex field and knowledge of broader related areas

• Accountable for specialized product development support based on sound product expertise and knowledge of Agile/Scrum processes, roles and practices

• Integrate knowledge of the enterprise sub-function's or business line's overarching strategy in developing solutions across multiple functions or operations

• Interpret internal/external business challenges and the industry environment, recommends course of action and best practices to improve products, processes or services

EXPERIENCE AND / OR EDUCATION

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science or a related field; CPA preferred

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in financial analysis, data management, or change delivery capacity

• Proven experience in managing financial software and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle)

• Familiarity with Oracle Cloud Analytics is an asset

• Strong knowledge of financial regulations and standards (GAAP, IFRS).

• Strong leadership and team management abilities .

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Proven knowledge of MS Office particularly, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio

• Positive attitude and the ability to embrace change

• Highly proactive, motivated, and dedicated individual with initiative to think strategically, and investigate and contribute to the resolution of issues with quick turnaround

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal)

• Experience in financial/management systems and participation in Project Management Life Cycle

• Product Accounting Knowledge an asset

• Agile mindset

• 3+ years Product Owner or Agile related delivery experience an asset

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification and project management experience considered an asset

• Scaled Agile Framework ( SAFe ) certifications or experience operating in scaled agile delivery considered an asset

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you've got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we're here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing - and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
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Additional Information:
We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development
If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD - and we're committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
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We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):
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