Junior Product Manager

We are seeking an energetic and analytical Junior Product Manager to drive product planning and execution across the complete product lifecycle. In this role, you will act as a pivotal liaison between business stakeholders, clients, and technical development squads. Operating within a fast-paced, data-driven environment, you will translate high-level business strategy into actionable product roadmaps, define feature requirements, and champion user experience to deliver high-impact software solutions.

Location: Toronto, ON (Fully Onsite – 5 days/week required)

Duration: 8-month contract.



Advantages
Cutting-Edge Domain: Gain high-value experience managing product roadmaps within the rapidly evolving Data & AI space.

End-to-End Ownership: Command complete lifecycle responsibility, from initial strategy and prototyping to sprint delivery and launch.

Strategic Stakeholder Exposure: Build strong credentials by influencing business leads, external partners, and cross-functional engineering teams.

Methodology Versatility: Broaden your portfolio by applying both Agile and traditional project management frameworks in a fast-paced setting.



Responsibilities
Product Vision & Strategy: Define product vision and position, ensuring all feature roadmaps align directly with overall business strategy and growth goals.

Requirements Translation: Translate high-level business goals into detailed product strategy, actionable user stories, high-level requirements, and prototypes.

Roadmap & Lifecycle Execution: Own, prioritize, and execute product backlogs and release roadmaps, balancing feature requests against business impact and resource capacity.

Client & Engineering Liaison: Act as the primary bridge between client stakeholders and development teams, representing the voice of the customer and guiding engineering squads during Agile ceremonies.

Market & Customer Insights: Analyze user experience, gather customer feedback, conduct gap analyses, and synthesize data to generate innovative ideas that improve user satisfaction.

Product Evangelism & Collateral: Serve as a product evangelist, creating briefing materials, providing strategic insights to stakeholders, and supporting product launches.

Scope & Feature Prioritization: Scope, manage, and prioritize product updates, tracking customer issues and feature enhancements through resolution.



Qualifications
Product Management Experience: 5+ years of dedicated experience in product management, driving feature planning and product execution (Strictly Required).

Data & AI Domain Depth: Hands-on professional background or direct exposure working within the Data & AI domain (Strictly Required).

Dual Project Management Competency: Proven experience applying both Agile and traditional project management methodologies in dynamic environments (Strictly Required).

Client & Development Liaison: Demonstrated experience acting as the primary liaison between business clients and software development squads (Strictly Required).

Strategy & Roadmap Execution: Track record of translating business strategy into high-level requirements, prototypes, and actionable product roadmaps (Strictly Required).

Stakeholder Management: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with strong stakeholder management and influencing capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications:
Practical experience working with large-scale distributed systems involving complex stakeholder ecosystems.

Relevant post-secondary education in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.



Summary
If you're interested in the "Junior Product Manager" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

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