Build the Future with Us

We are exploring the creation of a key role designed to structure and accelerate the management of unstructured data in an environment where practices, tools, and responsibilities remain fragmented.

This role serves as a linchpin between business needs, modernization initiatives, and technological solutions to ensure consistency, alignment, and value creation.

Scope of Work

- Define and champion an integrated vision for unstructured data management, aligned with business objectives
- Make strategic decisions on preferred solutions, particularly in relation to XECM and Horizon initiatives
- Establish governance principles and guiding frameworks applicable to all teams
- Prioritize foundational use cases and make decisions when multiple options are available
- Ensure that initiatives converge toward a coherent and sustainable goal

What You’ll Accomplish With Us

- The Product Manager acts as a cross-functional decision-maker on strategic direction, responsible for overall consistency.
- They determine strategic direction and key priorities.
- They align stakeholders around these decisions.
- They mediate issues requiring consensus.
- They ensure that decisions are translated into concrete initiatives.

Delivery teams (PM, PO, architecture) remain responsible for execution, detailed design, and delivery.

Collaboration

- Business teams, to guide priorities and validate value
- Modernization teams, to align investments and roadmaps
- IT teams, to ensure the feasibility and integration of solutions
- Data governance stakeholders, to ensure consistency in practices

Key Challenges

- Structuring and guiding a field where governance is still emerging
- Making strategic decisions in a complex and evolving environment




- Bringing together multiple teams with sometimes divergent priorities
- Ensuring a balance between speed of execution and sound strategic direction
- Ensuring clarity and consistency without slowing down initiatives

Expected Deliverables

- A clear, shared vision for unstructured data management
- Formal guidelines used to inform decision-making
- Clear trade-offs regarding solutions and priorities
- Greater consistency among initiatives (including XECM)
- A recognized point of reference for decisions related to unstructured data

What Could Help You Succeed In This Role

- Is comfortable making decisions in ambiguous situations
- Has a cross-functional perspective and an understanding of business and technology issues
- Exercises strong, influential leadership with department heads and senior management
- Demonstrates courage in their positions and rigor in their decision-making
- Is capable of driving projects forward in a practical way, without creating unnecessary red tape
- Has an advanced level of English proficiency, as the person will be required to communicate daily with English- and French-speaking clients and partners across Canada via email and phone calls.

Why will you enjoy working with us

- A work environment where learning and development merge with a collective pursuit of excellence
- A healthy, secure, fair, and inclusive environment where potential can be freely expressed and developed
- The opportunity to work in a hybrid work environment, supported by flexibility and access to inspiring and innovative workspaces
- Competitive benefits: Flexible group insurance, competitive retirement plan, stock purchase plan, vacation and wellness/personal development days, telemedicine, employee and family assistance program, ergonomic furniture program, performance bonuses, discounts on iA products, and more

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📌 Product Manager – Unstructured Data Platform (Quebec City)
🏢 iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance)
📍 Quebec City