Work Location:Toronto, Ontario, CanadaHours:37.5Line of Business:Enterprise Enabling FunctionsPay Details:$150,000 - $200,000 CADThis role is eligible for a discretionary variable compensation award that considers business and individual performance.TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. 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.As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.Job Description:The Product Group Owner will lead a team of Product Owners and is responsible to ensure that a Product Group and its Pods are 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, taking the pulse of the market and bringing in innovation and collaborating with stakeholders. The Product Group Owner 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.CUSTOMERPartner with senior management to support the delivery of a product visionIn 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 valueContinuously align with senior management on the product delivery roadmap, defined Minimum Marketable Features or Minimum Viable Products and release cadenceReview performance analytics; recommend and champion strategies to enhance the customer or end user product experienceParticipate in scrum or Kanban events (e.G. stand-ups, retrospectives), express new ideas for improving product value or delivery efficiency, sharing with leadership as appropriateProactively engage established business process partners to ensure customers or end users are prepared for application changes and establish Day 2 processesCreate a value-focused product backlog and continuously iterate, ensuring there are user stories scoped and prioritizedProvide user story design, development and completion oversight; accepting / rejecting user stories based on the agreed upon Definition of Done and Acceptance CriteriaManage delivery initiatives and (depending on complexity) oversee multiple development teams (Product Group or Pod) backlogsProactively raise issues that impede the efficient delivery of customer-focused incrementsResponsible for defect management and prioritizationSHAREHOLDERAdhere, and ensure pods adhere,



to enterprise frameworks and methodologies related to overall business management activitiesAssess / identify key issues and escalate to appropriate levels and relevant stakeholders and business management where requiredLead the submission and discussion on the Quarterly Business Review, with respect to their productIdentify, mitigate and report on risk issues per enterprise policy / guidance and ensure appropriate escalation processes are followedEnsure business operations are in compliance with applicable internal and external requirements (e.G. financial controls, segregation of duties, transaction approvals and physical control of assets)Lead relationships with business lines / corporate and/or control functions to ensure alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirementsLead or contribute to cross-functional / enterprise initiatives as an organizational or subject matter expert helping to identify risk / provide guidance for complex situationsDefine the OKRs in partnership with numerous stakeholders across the organizationProtect the interests of the organization – identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high risk transactions / activities as necessaryManage oversight process, risk-based identification and monitoring of related risks and regulatory compliance across the supported functions, while ensuring key controls and processes are effectively managedOversee or lead the facilitation and/or implementation of action / remediation plans to address performance / risk / governance issuesKeep abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impactsMaintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetiteEMPLOYEE / TEAMCultivate and model the Colleague Promise to support colleague growth, and a culture of care; make an impact atwork and in our communities by leading with authenticity and supporting well being to represent TD's brandConnect the alignment of colleague's contributions with the TD Shared Commitments Build and retain an engaged and diverse team that embraces diversity of thought, creativity and curiosity; where every colleague and customer are valued, respected, and listened to; committed to a common goal and collaborate to move with speed and get things doneDemonstrate inclusive leadership by taking meaningful action with intention to support colleagues and customers across all dimensions of diversity, including those from underrepresented communities, being actively anti-racist, attracting and retaining diverse slate of candidates, nurturing mutual respect, inclusivity of thought and collaboration to drive successful resultsSustain, identify strong talent, recruit and develop a diverse talent pipeline of qualified workforce to innovate and maximize individual strengths to lead to a better business outcomeEnable colleague growth by encouraging colleague development to achieve career and business objectives; ensuring timely feedback,



motivating appreciation and recognition to all colleaguesEnable a continuous learning culture by proactively seeking, listening to and actioning feedback from peers and from colleague listening opportunities to continuously improve the colleague experience and grow your personal leadershipFoster an environment that promotes sharing of knowledge, information, skills, and subject matter expertise among the team; ensure timely management and escalation of issues and create opportunities to collaborate with other functions and teamsLead your team through change and create an workplace where teams feel psychologically safe to challenge current practices by modeling resiliency and flexibility, communicating a compelling vision with clarity and empowering colleagues to drive innovationContribute to the development of business segment and/or enterprise functional strategic priorities within their operational area or field of specialty that drive resultsDevelop annual and/or long-term plans for own area that are aligned with enterprise-wide priorities, reinforcing a focus on results that align to One TDFoster a high-performance culture by setting team targets and objectives, promoting and facilitating on-going feedback/coaching and conducting Quarterly Check-Ins for all colleagues to drive accountability and business resultsManage employees in compliance with all human resources policies, procedures and guidelines of conductBREADTH & DEPTHOversee and lead a team of Pod Product owners for an area of significant risk, complexity or scope while growing talent, developing skills and capabilities to achieve career goals, support project / initiative success and achieve business resultsProvides coaching, mentorship and guidance to practitioners, business, executives within area of expertiseManages and oversees the overall discipline and strategy for the respective areas while aligning to the enterprise best practicesIntegrates knowledge of the enterprise's overarching strategy in leading program design, policy formulation or operating standards within one or more areas of expertiseProvides coaching, mentorship and guidance to practitioners, business, executives within area of expertisePartner to leadership team on the management of the portfolio and financials, with deep industry, external / internal, enterprise knowledge, recognizing and anticipating emerging trends and; identifying operationalefficiencies and opportunities with other business management / enterprise areasFacilitate key strategic discussions at senior levels of the organization and provide thought leadership to executive audience (output may include strategic roadmap and/or deliverables/ frameworks/ short to long term goals etc.)Set operational team direction and collaborate with others to execute on common goalsFocus on longer-range planning for functional areaReports to an Executive Product Family OwnerEXPERIENCE AND / OR EDUCATIONUndergraduate degree and / or product certificate requiredGraduate degree preferred15+ years relevant experience7+ years Product Owner or Agile related delivery experienceCertified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification and project management experience considered an assetScaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certifications or experience operating in scaled agile delivery considered an assetWho We Are:TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest

📌 Avp Product Group Owner, Digitization - C$150,000 - C$200,000 A Year (Mississauga)
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