Product Owner (Anticipatory)

Special posting considerations:

The intent of the process is to staff one term position and to create a pool of qualified candidates that may be used to staff similar positions at SSHRC and NSERC.

Who we are

Canada’s three federal research granting agencies (“the Agencies”), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), are partnering on the Tri-Agency Grants Management Solution (TGMS) project; to modernize the Agencies’ grants management systems to better support applicants, administrators and reviewers during the grants management lifecycle, and meet the standards of excellence that the Canadian research community and Agencies’ staff expect in terms of efficiency, interoperability, accessibility, and usability. For more information on this project, please visit the project page. Link: (Tri-agency grants management solution (TGMS).

Visit our career page at NSERC to learn more about why you should join our agency.

What you will do 

As a Product Owner, your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with several teams throughout the implementation and go-live phases of the project.
• Managing the TGMS UAT process from beginning to end of each sprint.
• Defining and maintaining a UAT roadmap.
• Driving alignment among key stakeholders on priorities to address.
• Defining key performance indicators relating to the UAT experience.
• Involving both internal and external users in the UAT process.
• Assisting in the development of UAT test cases.
• Collaborating closely with the Product Owners, Development and QA Teams.
• Writing official release notes of items released in the sprint.
• Providing a demonstration of items being tested and catering the demo to the group of users.
• Performing customer research to obtain feedback which serve as the basis for UAT iterative improvements.

What you need to succeed

Education

• Diploma of a post-secondary program in computer science, information technology, information management or a related field, OR an acceptable combination of education, training, or experience.
  

Assets:

• Certificate or Certification in Product Management (e.g. Certified Product Manager, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Agile Certified Product Manager and Product Owner).

Foreign Credential Validation against Canadian Standards

Experience

• Experience in eliciting, analyzing and documenting business or functional requirements
• Experience working in Information Technology projects or supporting operational systems
• Experience in developing and executing workflows
• Experience facilitating discussions with stakeholders or clients
• Experience providing strategic and operational advice to senior management.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Product Development best practices and techniques

Assets

• Knowledge of the Government of Canada Policy on Service and Digital, and the Directive on the Management of Projects and Programs
• Knowledge of the research community and of the university setting in Canada

Competencies

• Strategic and analytical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Time management
• Service orientation and delivery

Equity, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to inclusive and barrier-free recruitment to create a workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

We welcome all candidates, and encourage applications from women, Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), veterans, persons with disabilities, Black and other racialized persons, persons of ethnic origins, diverse religions, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Accommodation

Let our team know if you require accommodation or support during the recruitment process by contacting us at recruiting-recrutement@nserc-crsng.gc.ca. 

If you require additional information on the position, please contact us at recruiting-recrutement@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.