About the role
(Maternity Leave Coverage)
The Product Owner is responsible for the day-to-day management of one or more product verticals within SCI. The Product Owner will work in an agile environment and follow scrum methodology to ensure continuous delivery for customers. The role of the Product Owner is to ensure alignment of a shared product vision, create user stories, maintain a groomed backlog, and maximize the value of the product and the work of the team. They are empowered and responsible for the success of the product.
Responsibilities
The product owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work done by the scrum team. Main responsibilities are:
- Envisioning the product
- Creating alignment of a shared vision among the team
- Creating product and user workflows
- Creating user stories and co-creating user acceptance criteria
- Grooming and prioritizing the backlog to best achieve stakeholder goals and missions
- Optimizing the value of the product and the work of the team
- Collaborating with stakeholders
- Contributions to the product roadmap, design, and vision
- Triage resolution for L4 production defects
- Planning releases
- Participating in team meetings
- Ad-hoc duties as may be assigned
BEHAVIOURAL
- Persistence: demonstrates tenacity and willingness to go the distance to get something done.
- A Sense of Humour: sometimes you just need to be able to laugh it off
- Proactivity: acts without being told what to do. Brings new ideas to the company.
- Flexibility/adaptability: adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Copes effectively with complexity and change. Knows that their routine is not always “routine”.
- Enthusiasm: exhibits a passion and excitement over work. Has a can-do attitude.
- Work ethic: possesses a strong willingness to work hard and sometimes long hours to get the job done. Has a track record of working hard.
- Openness to feedback and ideas: often solicits feedback and reacts calmly to criticism or negative feedback.
- Assertiveness: moves quickly and takes a forceful stand without being overly abrasive.
- Persuasion: able to convince others to pursue a course of actions.
Qualifications
- Proficiency: possesses expertise in their domain area of focus; recognized as a subject matter expert
- Efficiency: ability to produce high-impact results with minimal resource usage and limited need for direct supervision
- Organization & Planning: plans, organizes, schedules and budgets in an efficient, product manner. Focuses on key priorities. Attention to detail is their middle name.
- Communication: speaks and writes clearly and articulately without being overly verbose or talkative. Maintains this standard in all forms of communication.
- Teamwork: reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship
- Intelligence: learns quickly. Demonstrates an ability to quickly and proficiently understand and absorb new information.
- Listening skills: lets others speak and seeks to understand their viewpoints.
Experience
- Minimum 3-4 years of relevant product experience
- Automotive industry experience is an asset
EDUCATION
- Post-secondary Education: or equivalent work experience
- Certified Scrum Product Owner training is an asset
REPORT TO: Vice President, Product and Design
Our organization will, on request, provide accommodations for disabilities to support your participation in all aspects of our Recruitment Process. SCI Lease Corp.is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
About taq
We are not just about predicting the future — we’re about creating it.
Welcome to taq. We’re a company on a mission to completely reimagine and transform the way cars are bought and sold. In fact, our goal is to flip the whole automotive industry upside down in order to deliver a better customer experience.
At taq, we believe change makes new ideas possible, and that change should never stop. We’re all about continuous improvement. We have the vision to see what’s needed and the drive to build it. We think differently, actively pursuing new ideas that will provide our clients with better experiences.
We will win where others have tried and failed because we see the big picture, we listen, and we’re committed to collaborating as true partners with our clients. We bring the thought leadership and the technology they need to succeed today and into the future. It’s a smarter way to sell cars. At taq, we call this Automotive Intelligence.
About the role
(Maternity Leave Coverage)
The Product Owner is responsible for the day-to-day management of one or more product verticals within SCI. The Product Owner will work in an agile environment and follow scrum methodology to ensure continuous delivery for customers. The role of the Product Owner is to ensure alignment of a shared product vision, create user stories, maintain a groomed backlog, and maximize the value of the product and the work of the team. They are empowered and responsible for the success of the product.
Responsibilities
The product owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work done by the scrum team. Main responsibilities are:
- Envisioning the product
- Creating alignment of a shared vision among the team
- Creating product and user workflows
- Creating user stories and co-creating user acceptance criteria
- Grooming and prioritizing the backlog to best achieve stakeholder goals and missions
- Optimizing the value of the product and the work of the team
- Collaborating with stakeholders
- Contributions to the product roadmap, design, and vision
- Triage resolution for L4 production defects
- Planning releases
- Participating in team meetings
- Ad-hoc duties as may be assigned
BEHAVIOURAL
- Persistence: demonstrates tenacity and willingness to go the distance to get something done.
- A Sense of Humour: sometimes you just need to be able to laugh it off
- Proactivity: acts without being told what to do. Brings new ideas to the company.
- Flexibility/adaptability: adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Copes effectively with complexity and change. Knows that their routine is not always “routine”.
- Enthusiasm: exhibits a passion and excitement over work. Has a can-do attitude.
- Work ethic: possesses a strong willingness to work hard and sometimes long hours to get the job done. Has a track record of working hard.
- Openness to feedback and ideas: often solicits feedback and reacts calmly to criticism or negative feedback.
- Assertiveness: moves quickly and takes a forceful stand without being overly abrasive.
- Persuasion: able to convince others to pursue a course of actions.
Qualifications
- Proficiency: possesses expertise in their domain area of focus; recognized as a subject matter expert
- Efficiency: ability to produce high-impact results with minimal resource usage and limited need for direct supervision
- Organization & Planning: plans, organizes, schedules and budgets in an efficient, product manner. Focuses on key priorities. Attention to detail is their middle name.
- Communication: speaks and writes clearly and articulately without being overly verbose or talkative. Maintains this standard in all forms of communication.
- Teamwork: reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship
- Intelligence: learns quickly. Demonstrates an ability to quickly and proficiently understand and absorb new information.
- Listening skills: lets others speak and seeks to understand their viewpoints.
Experience
- Minimum 3-4 years of relevant product experience
- Automotive industry experience is an asset
EDUCATION
- Post-secondary Education: or equivalent work experience
- Certified Scrum Product Owner training is an asset
REPORT TO: Vice President, Product and Design
Our organization will, on request, provide accommodations for disabilities to support your participation in all aspects of our Recruitment Process. SCI Lease Corp.is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
About taq
We are not just about predicting the future — we’re about creating it.
Welcome to taq. We’re a company on a mission to completely reimagine and transform the way cars are bought and sold. In fact, our goal is to flip the whole automotive industry upside down in order to deliver a better customer experience.
At taq, we believe change makes new ideas possible, and that change should never stop. We’re all about continuous improvement. We have the vision to see what’s needed and the drive to build it. We think differently, actively pursuing new ideas that will provide our clients with better experiences.
We will win where others have tried and failed because we see the big picture, we listen, and we’re committed to collaborating as true partners with our clients. We bring the thought leadership and the technology they need to succeed today and into the future. It’s a smarter way to sell cars. At taq, we call this Automotive Intelligence.