Product Manager (14 month mat leave contract)

Askuity is a Toronto-based retail analytics SaaS company operating as an innovative new division within The Home Depot. Askuity's mission is to enable suppliers and merchants at The Home Depot to make profitable, data-driven decisions and drive real-time execution

Askuity is seeking a Product Manager driven to build world class retail sales enablement software. You have proven ability to deliver innovative and impactful software solutions based on your retail market expertise and connection with customers and prospects. You possess a unique combination of business and technical acumen, a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality. You must be able to communicate with all areas of the company. You will work with product development to define release requirements by managing a product backlog in an agile development environment. You will serve as the evangelist for your product offering, working with key internal and external stakeholders to collect feedback and develop impactful and innovative product roadmaps. You will socialize roadmaps, and communicate product plans and progress to the organization

Position Responsibilities

• Product ownership within the Askuity software platform
• Define and manage the product roadmap : create epics and stories; manage the product backlog; work with development, QA, and UX to deliver products on time and with a focus on user experience
• Specifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going connection to internal and external stakeholders
• Leverage retail expertise in developing product strategy and managing product road map
• Foster trusted relationships with core business stakeholders; manage incoming requests from internal and external sources, and communicate roadmap plans and progress
• Ensure a consistent and predictable rhythm for planning, goal setting, retrospectives, and releases

Experience / Knowledge Required

• 2+ years Product Management experience, ideally with a SaaS based analytics platform
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills with an aptitude for presenting thoughts and ideas to senior internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent people and management skills to interact with customers, colleagues, cross-functional teams, and third parties
• BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related
• Experience with Agile tools and SCRUM process - JIRA a plus
• Ability to travel occasionally
• CSPO designation nice to have