Product Strategist

We are looking for experienced and talented Product Strategists. The ideal candidate will have excellent client engagement skills, experience leading and collaborating with design research, and can take ownership of driving ambition product explorations. Are you smart, reliable, kind and excited to teach and learn? If so, we want you on our team!

Connected is a rapidly growing product development firm located in the heart of downtown Toronto. We partner with the world’s leading organizations to build software-powered products that are enjoyed by millions of users globally. You likely have our clients' apps on your homescreen, their smart products in your home, or wear their devices every day to stay connected. Composed of software engineers, human-centred designers, and product managers, we are on a mission to build better products. Connected is one of Canada’s Top Small and Medium employers two years running and one of LinkedIn’s Top Startups

Qualifications:

• 3+ years experience shaping and delivering digital experiences and products
• Experience working through several stages of product exploration, definition, and validation
• Experience leading successful cross functional teams
• Led a product discovery (ie. research, analysis, concepting, validation, and prototyping) engagement on behalf of a client
• Experience using modern product development frameworks and methodologies (Value Proposition Design, Design Thinking, Lean Startup, Jobs-To-Be-Done, etc.)
• Contribute to the design, development, or project management of software applications
• Experience with key strategic tactics across framing, planning, ideating, prototyping and testing
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to drive consensus and build strong client relationships
• A flexible, driven, highly-organized and self-starter personality
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, collaborative and constantly changing workplace
• Experience with design and innovation focused client engagements
• Strong commitment to take ownership and make impact while delivering a new product’s strategy

Responsibilities:

• Leading cross-disciplinary product teams and ensuring effective and efficient discovery cadences
• Leading early stage product development activities (ie. assess feasibility, viability, usability and desirability of a product concept) or later stage evaluation efforts
• Owning the product discovery plan and communicating progress
• Effectively tracking and communicating project status and metrics
• Maintaining a strong and positive relationship with Connected's clients
• Leading a project team and ensuring discovery/development cadence
• Status reporting for your project and team
• Assisting in the management of key initiatives and programs supporting the strategic objectives of Connected
• Maintaining processes to ensure documentation, reports and plans are relevant, accurate and complete
• Ensuring project activities and Product development efforts deliver against the client’s objectives and business goals.
• Working with team leads when project decisions are being made and collaborating with clients, designers, engineers, marketing, sales, and other business functions
• Sharing your knowledge of processes, tools and methodologies to new Product Managers through coaching, mentoring and sharing information

Perks:

• RRSP Matching
• 3 weeks + Holiday closures
• Generous extended health benefits
• Wellness Initiatives to support work life balance
• Parental Leave and Maternity Leave
• Annual Education Credit for conferences, courses, workshops, and books to support your professional development
• Annual Fitness Credit for gym memberships, running shoes, or classes
• In 2022, an annual allowance to support a working from home setup
• Our quarterly “Disconnect” events which are a chance for us to bond and unwind as a team

You want to join our team because:

• You’re excited to take on the next generation of tech after mobile by building better products that erase the friction between people and technology
• PM's have direct access to founders, management, and key decision makers at both Connected and client organizations