Summary

As a Product Owner in Deloitte’s Operate Services, you will play a key role in managing and prioritizing the product backlog, collaborating closely with stakeholders, and ensuring the delivery of value through agile methodologies. You will act as a mentor and coach to other Product Owners, supporting their development and ensuring alignment with organizational priorities. This is a 1-year fixed term employment opportunity.

What will your typical day look like?

Managing the Product Backlog:

• Clearly define elements of the product backlog, establish objectives, and ensure periodic updates and production of progress indicators.
• Liaise with other Product Owners and Project Managers across the organization to ensure portfolio consistency.
• Create a scalable and prioritized list of needs and features to be developed, with clear and concise descriptions.
• Articulate the product’s vision and objectives to guide the team in the realization of deliverables.
• Write requirements in the form of user stories, accompanied by precise criteria to validate completion.
• Track product progress using metrics such as velocity, value delivered, and customer feedback, and adjust priorities accordingly.
• Provide regular communications to stakeholders on product status, adjustments, and decisions.

Support and Coaching:

• Support other Product Owners in defining, writing, and prioritizing their product backlogs.
• Provide methodological and operational support for daily product management activities.
• Promote the sharing of experiences and skill development among Product Owners in the organization.
• Support Product Owners in managing stakeholder relationships and achieving customer satisfaction.

Coordination and Alignment:

• Ensure consistency and alignment of your product backlog with organizational priorities.
• Facilitate communication between Product Owners, development teams, and stakeholders.
• Participate in the definition and updating of the organizational portfolio.
• Ensure alignment with concepts and methodologies implemented by the project office.

About the team

This is your opportunity to work in Operate at Deloitte. Operate services harness the latest technologies, talent, and capabilities from all over the world to deliver ongoing outcomes and client value. We do more than traditional business process outsourcing. We do more than just “keeping the lights on.” We work shoulder-to-shoulder with clients and their customers, constantly adapting to the pace of change, to ideate, innovate, and embed continuous advantage at the heart of their operations. And we do it with the kind of drive and passion that comes from loving what you do—and who you do it with.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

You are someone with: 

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT, agile methodology, continuous improvement, project management, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience as a Product Owner within the last 5 years, ideally in a mentoring role.
• Strong command of Agile methods (Scrum, Kanban).

Assets:

• Undergraduate degree in computer science or a relevant discipline recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education (equivalency accepted as per government standards).
• Product Owner certification (e.g., PSPO I) or equivalent.
• Proficiency in Agile management tools (Atlassian Suite).
• Knowledge of communication and collaboration tools (SharePoint, Teams, Miro).
• Understanding of product management principles and user story writing techniques.
• Experience collaborating closely with stakeholders and technical teams to ensure value delivery.

Note: Bilingualism in French and English is required for this position due to the nature of the role having interactions with National & Global clients and project teams.

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $84,000 - $175,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth.  Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.