Business Architect, Level 3 – Product Owner & Business Transformation Lead Department: Transport Canada (TC)
Employment Type: Contract / Temp
Location: Canada
Description About the role Orangutech is looking for a senior Product Owner and Business Transformation Lead to support a federal marine safety modernization initiative.
You'll own the product for a current mobile inspection application built on Microsoft Power Platform. It lets marine safety inspectors across Canada capture inspection notes, deficiencies, photos and service requests in the field, and it integrates with existing enterprise case-management systems. You'll work directly with Power Platform developers, inspectors and program leadership, and run the backlog in Azure DevOps. You'll also coach an internal subject matter expert to take on the product management role.
In the second half of the engagement, the focus moves to business transformation. You'll lead a Lean current-state assessment of Vessel Registry operations and produce a practical future-state improvement roadmap.
Key Responsibilities What you’ll do Product ownership (Oct–Dec 2026, ongoing through March 2027)
Act as Product Owner for a Power Platform mobile inspection app, owning product vision, roadmap and release priorities
Build and manage the backlog in Azure DevOps: epics, features, user stories and acceptance criteria
Lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, demos and release planning with the development team
Gather, validate and prioritize business, functional and integration requirements with inspectors and operational staff
Assess a legacy inspection platform and define what to migrate, replace, modernize or retire
Make sure the new app integrates with existing enterprise systems and shared components
Support testing, user validation and UAT
Coach and mentor an internal SME in product management, agile practices and Azure DevOps
Business transformation (Jan–Mar 2027)
Run a current-state assessment of Vessel Registry business processes,



workflows and service delivery
Lead process mapping and value-stream analysis to find bottlenecks, duplication and waste
Apply Lean and continuous improvement methods to find automation, simplification and standardization opportunities
Develop future-state recommendations, quick wins and an implementation action plan
Throughout
Run interviews, workshops, journey mapping and validation sessions with stakeholders from frontline staff to Directors General
Prepare executive briefings, reports and presentations
Provide monthly progress reporting and knowledge transfer
Key deliverables Product roadmap and prioritized product backlog
Business requirements package
Legacy system capability assessment and transition strategy
Modernization and implementation recommendations
SME coaching and enablement plan
Vessel Registry current-state assessment, process maps and improvement action plan
Executive briefings
What we’re looking for Must have 10+ years of experience in business architecture, business transformation or product ownership (Level 3)
Proven experience as a Product Owner on agile delivery teams
Hands-on Azure DevOps experience managing backlogs, epics, user stories and acceptance criteria
Experience gathering and prioritizing requirements with operational or field-based users
Experience with current-state process mapping and Lean or continuous improvement methods
Experience assessing legacy systems and planning their transition or modernization
Strong facilitation skills, and comfort presenting to executive stakeholders
Enhanced Reliability Clearance
Nice to have Experience delivering Microsoft Power Platform solutions (Power Apps, Dataverse)
Mobile or field-inspection application experience
Government of Canada experience, ideally in a regulatory, inspection or compliance program
Experience coaching or mentoring staff in product management or agile practices
Lean certification (e.g., Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt) or a product owner certification (CSPO, PSPO)
Experience with marine, transportation or registry operations

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📌 Business Architect, Level 3 – Product Owner & Business Transformation Lead (Manitoba)
🏢 Orangutech
📍 Manitoba