We're building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. As a Product Owner, you will set the vision, goals, and roadmap for a larger Squad with a broad and complex mission, ensuring alignment with Crew strategy and enterprise priorities. You will manage and prioritize a complex backlog, translate business and client needs into actionable requirements, and guide release planning to deliver meaningful outcomes. You will work closely with partners across Crews, Squads, and business units to navigate risks, resolve dependencies, and keep delivery on track. You will also influence product direction through solid relationships, thoughtful decision-making, and a deep understanding of the technology and risk environment. In this role, you will provide thought leadership to other Product Owners and help champion continuous improvement and delivery excellence. You will have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you will spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote. Product strategy and roadmap
- Define and champion the Squad’s product vision, goals, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with Crew objectives and broader business priorities while maximizing client and business value. Delivery planning and execution
- Lead release and delivery planning activities, evaluate outcomes, and continuously adjust priorities to respond to changing needs, risks, and opportunities. Risk and dependency management
- Anticipate, assess, and resolve cross-Squad and cross-functional risks, issues, and dependencies to support effective and compliant delivery. Partnership and influence
- Collaborate with Crew leaders, technology partners, business stakeholders, and external vendors to align priorities, resolve challenges, and drive strategic outcomes. Thought leadership and continuous improvement
- Mentor other Product Owners, share best practices,
and contribute to improvements in product delivery, agility, and ways of working. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You give meaning to data. You can demonstrate experience in strategic product ownership, backlog management, release planning, stakeholder management, risk management, and application delivery within complex technology environments. It's an asset if you have experience working across multiple business domains and mentoring other Product Owners. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making. We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program. a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.*You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit. We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills test (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency). We use artificial intelligence tools during the recruitment process. Analytical Thinking, Backlog Management, Communication, Data-Driven Decision Making, Domain Knowledge, Influencing Without Authority, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Product Portfolio Strategy, Product Roadmap Development, Risk Management, Sprint Planning, Stakeholder Management, User Story Mapping At CIBC, we are in business to help our clients, employees and shareholders achieve what is important to them. Working with CIBC makes you a part of a work environment committed to our clients, employees and communities – a place where you can excel. Every day, our 48,000 employees help our clients achieve their financial goals, because what matters to our clients, matters to us. #
📌 Product Owner (Toronto)
🏢 CIBC
📍 Toronto