Senior Product Manager
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Summary
Contract Senior Product Manager (Aug 2026 – Mar 2027, extendable) placed by Upstaff with the Government of Ontario, 100% onsite in Toronto. Leads product strategy, roadmap execution, requirements, and Agile/Product Owner delivery in a data & AI environment, bridging business stakeholders and development teams; requires 8+ years of product management experience.
Client: Government Services Integration Cluster (GSIC) – Government of Ontario
Ministry: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Location: 222 Jarvis Street, Toronto, ON
Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite – 5 days per week
Contract: August 10, 2026 – March 31, 2027
Extension: Up to 1 extension
Openings: 1
Security Clearance: No clearance required
Position Overview
The Government of Ontario is seeking a Senior Product Manager with 8+ years of product management experience to lead product planning, strategy, roadmap execution, stakeholder engagement, and delivery within a data and AI environment.
The successful candidate will serve as the key liaison between clients, business stakeholders, and development teams, translating business strategy and customer needs into product strategy, high-level requirements, roadmaps, and actionable delivery plans.
This role requires a strong combination of product management expertise, Agile and traditional project management experience, stakeholder management, influencing skills, and excellent communication abilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the liaison between clients and development teams, ensuring business and customer needs are clearly understood and translated into delivery outcomes.
- Translate business strategy into product strategy and subsequently translate product strategy into high-level requirements.
- Own and execute the product roadmap, including prioritization based on business and customer impact.
- Lead product planning and execution throughout the entire product lifecycle.
- Gather, analyze, and prioritize product and customer requirements.
- Define and communicate the product vision, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and goals.
- Develop a deep understanding of the customer experience, identify product gaps, and generate ideas to improve customer outcomes.
- Manage all aspects of the product lifecycle, including customer feedback, requirements, issues, priorities, and enhancements.
- Provide insights, information, and collateral to stakeholders relating to specific product areas.
- Create buy-in for the product vision among internal stakeholders and key external partners.
- Act as the Product Owner in Agile ceremonies and actively support Agile delivery practices.
- Scope and prioritize activities based on business value and customer impact.
- Translate product strategy and requirements into detailed requirements and prototypes, where appropriate.
- Work closely with engineering and development teams to support timely delivery and optimal use of resources.
- Drive product launches and coordinate with executives, communications/public relations teams, and other product management stakeholders.
- Develop and support product pricing and positioning strategies, where applicable.
- Evaluate promotional and communication plans to ensure alignment with product strategy and that product messaging is effectively communicated.
- Act as a product evangelist, building awareness and understanding of the product across stakeholder groups.
- Represent the product and organization when engaging with customers and stakeholders to solicit feedback on products and services.
- Operate effectively in an Agile, fast-paced, data-driven environment.
Requirements
Mandatory Skills & Qualifications
Candidates must demonstrate the following:
- 8+ years of experience in Product Management.
- Experience in the Data & AI domain.
- Experience with both Agile and traditional project management methodologies.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to act as a liaison between clients and development teams.
- Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into product strategy and high-level requirements.
- Demonstrated experience owning and executing product roadmaps.
- Experience providing insights and collateral to stakeholders concerning specific product areas.
- Experience managing products throughout their lifecycle, including customer feedback, requirements, and issues.
- Experience acting as a Product Owner in Agile ceremonies.
- Ability to work effectively in an Agile, fast-paced, data-driven environment.
- Relevant education.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience working within environments involving multiple stakeholders and clients.
- Strong understanding of customer experience, product gaps, product opportunities, and product growth.
- Experience working closely with engineering teams to achieve quick time-to-market and optimal resource utilization.
Core Competencies
Product Management – 50%
- Product strategy and vision
- Product roadmap ownership
- Product lifecycle management
- Requirements gathering and prioritization
- Customer experience
- Data & AI product environments
- Product Owner responsibilities
- Agile product delivery
- Business-to-product strategy translation
Interpersonal Skills – 50%
- Stakeholder management
- Influencing and negotiation
- Client relationship management
- Executive communication
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Verbal and written communication
- Ability to create stakeholder buy-in
- Communication between business, clients, product, and technical teams
Work Arrangement
100% onsite – 5 days per week
Location: 222 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario
Candidates must be comfortable working onsite in Toronto five days per week.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a Senior Product Manager with 8+ years of hands-on product management experience, preferably within complex enterprise or government environments. They should have strong Data & AI domain experience, a proven track record of owning product roadmaps, translating business strategy into product requirements, and working closely with technical/development teams.
Strong stakeholder management, influencing, communication, Agile delivery, and Product Owner experience are critical to success in this position.