Product Owner

Toronto, ON
Hybrid
Posted Oct 17, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Office presence: 4 days per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Lead a development pod in delivering customer-focused product increments aligned with the product vision, maintaining a prioritized backlog and managing delivery blockers. Assess customer feedback and opportunities to maximize value and improve the product and delivery process while fostering transparency, collaboration, and engagement.

Job details

Job Title: Senior Product Owner Duration: 12 Months (Hybrid – 4 days onsite) Location: Toronto, ON SUMMARY OF THE ROLE: Responsible for ensuring 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. Additional responsibilities include 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. MUST HAVE Hard Skills: 5-7 years of experience banking/ financial Prior experience using Scrum/Kanban project management frameworks: 5-7 years JIRA and Confluence: 5-7 years SOFT SKILLS: Strong Communication skills- communicating with stakeholders at all levels Strong organizational skills Leadership mindset- leading the pod NICE-TO-HAVE Understanding of Architectural Design 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 Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support. Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/. Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires 5–7 years of banking or financial services experience and 5–7 years of experience with Scrum or Kanban, JIRA, and Confluence. Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills are required; architectural design knowledge, CSPO certification, project management experience, and SAFe experience or certification are assets.