Work Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours

37.5

Line of Business

Enterprise Enabling Functions

Pay Details

$96,900 - $136,800 CAD

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The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

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The Product Owner I is responsible to ensure that a development team (pod) is creating value for the organization through the delivery of customer-focused product increments. This entails aligning with other Product Owners and senior management to follow a product vision, creating and maintaining a prioritized product backlog, managing delivery blockers, continuously assessing customer feedback.

The Product

Owner I should always be considering how to maximize value, assessing how the product or the delivery process can be continuously improved, contributes to a positive work environment and ensures that work embodies the Agile principles of transparency, collaboration and engagement.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

CUSTOMER

Partner with management to support the delivery of a product vision In alignment with the product vision, create and maintain a product backlog and continuously re-prioritize user stories that will provide the most customer or end user value

Continuously align with senior management on the product delivery roadmap, defined Minimum Marketable Features or Minimum Viable Products and release cadence

Review performance analytics; recommend and champion strategies to enhance the customer or end user product experience

Participate in scrum or Kanban events (e.g. stand-ups, retrospectives), express new ideas for improving product value or delivery efficiency, sharing with leadership as appropriate

Proactively engage established business process partners to ensure customers or end users are prepared for application changes and establish Day 2 processes

Create a value-focused product backlog and continuously iterate, ensuring there are user stories scoped and prioritized

Provide user story design, development and completion oversight; accepting / rejecting user stories based on the agreed upon Definition of Done and Acceptance Criteria

Manage delivery initiatives and oversee development team (pod) backlogs

Proactively raise issues that impede the efficient delivery of customer-focused increments

Responsible for defect management and prioritization SHAREHOLDER

Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, risk teams, technology partners, procurement, and third-party management functions.

Gather, prioritize, and translate business requirements into actionable product features and delivery plans.

Facilitate decision-making, issue resolution, and prioritization discussions across multiple stakeholder groups

Adhere to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to activities for own business area / journey

Understand the internal business and technical environment, proactively defining, aligning or integrating with relevant stakeholders, shared services control groups (or platform as appropriate

Lead the submission and discussion on the Quarterly Business Review, with respect to their product

Proactively manage business stakeholders to obtain inputs needed for product development in a timely manner

Actively coordinate and engage in risk, quality and/or business testing management

Empowered to make product delivery decisions, escalating to senior management as appropriate

Actively communicate to business,



technology and senior management regarding product changes and backlog priorities

Single point of escalation for development team, providing guidance and decisioning as needed

Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

Define and maintain the product vision, roadmap, and priorities for Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) capabilities and platforms.

Own the end-to-end lifecycle of third-party risk products, from ideation and requirements gathering through implementation, adoption, optimization, and retirement.

Ensure product capabilities align with enterprise risk management objectives, regulatory requirements, and business priorities.

Establish and monitor product success metrics, adoption KPIs, and value realization outcomes

Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work workplace that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest

Provide thought leadership and/ or industry knowledge for own area of expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit

Keep current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques

Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team

Keep others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities

Contribute to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices.

Lead, motivate and develop relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.

Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce

Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally

BREADTH & DEPTH

Key subject matter expert professional role requiring substantial knowledge / expertise in a complex field and knowledge of broader related areas

Drive continuous enhancement of capabilities supporting the Third Party Management Lifecycle (TPML), including onboarding, due diligence, risk assessments, ongoing monitoring, issue management, reporting, and termination activities.

Ensure product functionality supports compliance with Third Party Risk Management policies, frameworks, standards, and regulatory obligations.

Own and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring delivery teams focus on the highest-value initiatives.

Lead agile ceremonies and work closely with technology teams to deliver product enhancements.

Manage dependencies, risks, and release planning across multiple initiatives and platforms.

Drive continuous improvement through user feedback, process optimization, and emerging industry practices

Accountable for specialized product development support based on sound product expertise and knowledge of Agile/Scrum processes, roles and practices

Integrate knowledge of the enterprise sub-function’s or business line’s overarching strategy in developing solutions across multiple functions or operations

Interpret internal/external business challenges and the industry environment, recommends course of action and best practices to improve products, processes or services

Lead and integrate cross-function understanding within their own field of specialty, and /or projects with significant resource requirements, risk and / or complexity





Solve or may lead others to solve complex problems; leads efforts or partners with others to develop new solutions

Work autonomously as the lead and guide others within area of expertise

Typically reports into a Product Group Owner

EXPERIENCE AND / OR EDUCATION

Undergraduate degree and / or product certificate

7+ years relevant experience

Coupa Risk Experience considered an asset

Familiarity with overall Supply Chain Process and Procurement Applications

3+ years Product Owner or Agile related delivery experience

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification and project management experience considered an asset

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certifications or experience operating in scaled agile delivery considered an asset

Who We Are

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals.

Total

Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information

We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact. We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process. We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only)

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