Financial Services, Banking, FinTech

Product Manager, Digital Banking (18 Month Contract)

Toronto, ONHybridContractPosted 4 days ago

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Required skills

digital channels
online banking
mobile banking
customer service
roadmaps
business cases
vendor management
project management
Scrum
backlog items

Nice to have

financial/experience justification
overall design
customer experience
leading
intimate customer experience
internal groups

Role summary

Equitable Bank is seeking a Product Manager for Digital Banking for an 18-month contract. Reporting to the Director, Product and Channel Management, this role will devise strategies and lead projects to optimize customer service via online and mobile banking channels. Key responsibilities include developing roadmaps, assisting in feature delivery, managing vendor relationships, ensuring channel availability and performance, and collaborating with internal teams (legal, compliance, marketing, sales, call center) to enhance customer experience and drive projects. The role requires 5+ years of Canadian Financial Institution experience in online/mobile banking, familiarity with consumer technology, and project management skills. Experience with Agile methodologies and customer experience design is essential.

Purpose of Job

Reporting to the Director, Product and Channel Management, Digital Banking and working alongside senior management, the Product Manager is responsible for devising strategies and leading projects to optimize customer service via Equitable Bank’s digital channels – specifically online banking and mobile banking.

Main Activities:

Assisting in development of strategy and roadmaps for service functionality in all channels, including financial/experience justification, overall design and customer experience

Assist in the delivery of new products and features in digital channels

Assist in the running of the digital channels day-to-day, ensuring their availability to customers

Maintaining industry and competitive awareness

Supporting the team in delivering a leading, intimate customer experience in the digital channels

Driving Digital Banking projects with internal groups and vendors

Working with marketing and sales on best way to deliver leads and offers in digital service channels

Working with the call center to ensure smooth operations and low deflected call volume

Managing various vendor relationships

Working with legal, compliance, fraud, etc. to ensure protection of Equitable, and especially our customers

Knowledge/Skill Requirements:

Post-Secondary Degree in Commerce, Management, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, etc. MBA or other graduate degree a plus.

5+ years of Canadian Financial Institution experience leading online and/or mobile banking channels.

Familiarity and expertise with consumer technology, both common and leading.

Proven track record of delivering customer-facing service enhancements on a large scale.

Familiarity with user experience & design principles, specifically for digital interactions.

Strong attention to detail.

Proven ability to initiate and execute projects.

Good verbal and written communication skills.

Project management experience.

Familiarity with the mobile ecosystem (app stores, mobile payment technologies, etc.) is ideal.

Accountability:

As part of a team, responsible for: customer service experience in online/mobile channels; strategy and roadmaps for service functionality in all channels, including business cases and other justification

Day-to-day support of online and mobile channels, including monitoring and ensuring uptime and performance

Drive and manage projects end to end

Assist in making support decisions for digital channels, i.e., browser support, mobile device/OS support

Maintaining awareness of industry developments and competitor offerings Vendor management, especially core technology providers

Ensure compliance with regulatory, legal requirements

Play a leadership role in the Scrum team to ensure that capabilities are in-scope, on-time and of high quality

Translate directives and customer needs into backlog items. Serve as the primary source of external information for the Scrum teams, offering clear definitions of the targeted capability, the intended value to the customer and functional/non-functional requirements.

Assist in the development of product roadmaps. Author, refine and approve backlog items with clearly articulated acceptance criteria.

Manage and prioritize backlog contents, ensuring sufficient depth of groomed items for development consumption and commitment.

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