Product Owner

Product Owner

About PSD

PSD combines innovative software and comprehensive consulting to not only show our clients the future, but to deliver on it. Our software solutions include three enterprise systems empowering governments to optimise process, enhance decision-making and improve service delivery, strengthening community sustainability and resilience.

Functionally rich, technically advanced and user friendly, PSD’s CityWide Enterprise Budgeting system is configurable for clients to deal with the current and future needs of an ever-demanding fiscal environment. Our applications are open-source and web-hosted.

As we continue to grow our team, we are seeking a full-time Product Owner with at least 4 years of experience to join the software team at our head office in London, ON.

Roles Description

While working within a cross-functional development team, you will be responsible to oversee the product development life cycle in an agile environment. As a someone who loves solving problems, you will find innovative solutions to tough challenges. In addition to solid technical skills, we are looking for candidates with strong oral and written communications skills. You must be able to provide solutions and guidance to a team of software developers and other stakeholders in the organization. 

Responsibilities:

Works in an Agile environment and continuously reviews the business needs,

refines priorities, outlines milestones, identifies opportunities and risks and

delivers software solutions on-time, on-budget.

Translates product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements,

user stories, and estimates effort.

Maintains the sprint backlog for assigned products, balancing the requirements of

stakeholders.

Balance of technical knowledge and business acumen

Proactive, self-starter with excellent project management skills and ability to

manage multiple tasks effectively

Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to engage,

influence, and inspire team members to drive results

Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

4+ years of product or project development experience

Skilled with launching new software products software and services in concert

with operations, sales, and marketing teams.

Deep understanding and experience with Agile methodologies.

Certified Scrum Master an asset

Recruitment Process

All resumes will be reviewed for experience working with key technologies. Only those who qualify will be contacted for an initial screening interview. We strive to provide a quick recruitment process, but to find the right candidate for the job the process may take up to a month to complete. We will let the candidates know if we will not be moving them to the next step in the process.

Phone Interview

If you are invited to a screening interview you will discuss your experience with one of our HR team members. This interview is an opportunity to get to know a little more about the company, the type of work we do and impact we have.

Virtual Interview

Candidates invited to a virtual interview will meet with our hiring team and HR. This will allow the candidate to get to know the team as well as learn more about our processes, culture, and growth opportunities we have at PSD.

Why work with us?

Employee personal and career growth is important to us and we will encourage you to pursue the things you care about.  We have a mentoring program that matches you with a senior developer for your first three months to ensure you get fully acquainted with our tech. We also encourage continuous learning through a Training & Development program allowing our developers to fully explore their interests and contribute to different product development teams at PSD.

Employee Packages include:
 

• Competitive Salaries
• Full Benefits Package
• Work from home options
• Relocation Assistance Program
• Company Matched RRSP Contributions
• Flex Hours & Paid Time off
• Social and Charity events and initiatives
• Ergonomic Workstations in office

London Ontario is centrally located within just 2 hours of Toronto, ON, Detroit, Michigan and Buffalo, New York. London hosts local and international food and music festivals with a vibrant downtown core and plenty of green space to enjoy the outdoors.

PSD is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. Should you require any accommodation, please indicate this when you apply, and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.