Technical Product Owner – ERP (12 months temporary opportunity)

Job title: Technical Product Owner – ERP (12 months temporary opportunity)

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12 months temporary opportunity

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

Metrolinx’s Innovation and Information Technology group supports women team members via “Go Tech Women” an affinity group for women in Information Technology, led by our Chief Information Officer.

Our Application Support Office is seeking a Technical Product Owner to manage and provide input to the planning and execution of the product roadmap for one or more assigned I&IT products. As part of the I&IT Application Support team, this role will lead engagement with internal/external stakeholders, including business users to translate customer needs into business outcomes (with a 3 – 12-month outlook) that meet customers’ rapidly growing needs.

What will I be doing?

• Facilitate and leads the business units/stakeholders in identifying gaps, making recommendations for application improvements; Facilitates, leads, and participates in change efforts and provides expert functional support relating to the viability of product design and solutions;
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of workflows, system configuration, and customizations to design and validate functional and technical solution. Collaborates with assigned business units/stakeholders and vendors to understand product vision, business needs, discuss, capture and prioritize ideas/needs that require technology enablement and develop product roadmaps;
• Provides functional leadership throughout the product lifecycle. Organizes demand from business units with I&IT delivery teams and vendors in order to support quality releases that meet business goals.
• Liaises with business stakeholders to understand business priorities and business drivers in order to oversee the prioritization of a release that will meet the business needs;.
• Communicates regularly with the business to understand product vision, business needs and develop product roadmaps to ensure alignment of goals and plans; provides regular updates to stakeholders and provides opportunities for feedback on progress.
• Through the development of product roadmaps advises the business on how they can leverage technology and innovation to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their business.
• Guides and influences others in performance of their day-to-day activities, without direct supervisory responsibility.
• Organizes demand from business units with I&IT application support teams and vendors in order to support quality releases that meet business goals; Responsible for integrating program activities for their assigned product roadmaps; including collaboration with various I&IT teams, service providers, and strategic vendors.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Completion of a degree or diploma in Business, Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related discipline – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in progressively advancing roles within IT or related function.
• Demonstrated experience implementing or supporting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications.
• Experience contributing to the success of midsize to large initiatives with above average levels of complexity and business.
• Agile certification (Agile Certified Professional, Certified Scrum Product Owner) an asset.
• Certified Product Manager an asset.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 an asset.
• ITIL Foundations Certification an asset. PROSCI certification an asset.
• Knowledge of Oracle GoldenGate and Oracle Web Center.
• Experience of an implementation of Oracle GoldenGate.
• Hands-on experience in Oracle WebCenter Content, WebCenter Capture and WebCenter Forms Recognition.
• Experience with integrating Oracle WebCenter with Oracle EBS AP.
• Experience with Oracle EBS Finance and Procurement modules.
• Knowledge of Oracle SOA Suite, BPEL, OSB, etc. would be a plus.
• Knowledge of the principles, practices and methods of Product Management to: create the product vision and maintain the product roadmap for one or more assigned I&IT product families; build a product vision and own a detailed 6 – 12 month product roadmap to track and manage business outcomes; champion new products through the Product Lifecycle from vision to end of life.
• Expert knowledge and experience using agile approaches and principles in the IT environment; Expert knowledge and understanding of advance procurement vehicles and their application to I&IT.
• Relationship management, partnership building, facilitation and persuasion skills and political acuity to: encourage collaboration and innovation with relevant stakeholders; act as an evangelist to get people behind the product vision; identify issues and engages the required stakeholders to reconcile conflicting priorities.
• Interpersonal and oral/written/presentation skills to brief/update senior management, prepare project/program related reports and materials, deliver presentations and provide subject matter expertise to consultants, staff, and decision-makers.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?

If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation:

We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email .

Application Process:

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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