Jr. Product Owner
<p>We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Product Owner / Digital Project Coordinator to support product development and project execution for our client on an 11-month contract. This role is ideal for someone early in their product, business, or analytics career who enjoys working cross-functionally, staying organized, and using data to support decision-making.</p><p>The successful candidate will work closely with senior Product Owners, engineering, design, business stakeholders, and operations teams to ensure timely delivery of product initiatives and smooth day-to-day project coordination.</p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p><strong>Product Ownership Support</strong></p><ul><li>Assist senior Product Owners in defining product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria</li><li>Maintain and help prioritize the product backlog under guidance Participate in sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives</li><li>Translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements for development teams Support product documentation and roadmap updates</li></ul><p><strong>Project Coordination</strong></p><ul><li>Coordinate day-to-day project activities across teams and stakeholders</li><li>Track project timelines, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables</li><li>Follow up on action items and ensure tasks are completed on schedule Identify risks, issues, and blockers, and escalate when necessary</li><li>Prepare and distribute project status reports and meeting notes</li><li>Support communication between product, technology, business, and external teams</li></ul><p><strong>Data Analysis & Reporting</strong></p><ul><li>Collect, clean, and analyze product, project, or business data</li><li>Create dashboards, reports, and basic visualizations to track progress and performance Analyze user behavior, feature usage, and operational metrics</li><li>Provide data-driven insights to support decision-making Assist in defining KPIs and success metrics for product initiatives</li></ul>
<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field</li><li>2–3 years of experience in product management, project coordination, business analysis, or data analysis</li><li>Strong organizational and time-management skills</li><li>Basic understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies Ability to analyze data and clearly present insights</li><li>Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets (experience with SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools is a plus)</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication skills High attention to detail with a problem-solving mindset</li></ul><p><strong>Nice-to-Have</strong></p><ul><li>Exposure to product management or software development projects</li><li>Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Trello, Asana, or similar platforms Understanding of user experience (UX) concepts</li><li>Experience working with cross-functional and remote teams</li></ul>
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- Toronto, ON
- onsite
- Temporary
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35.00 - 41.00 CAD / Hourly
- <p>We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Product Owner / Digital Project Coordinator to support product development and project execution for our client on an 11-month contract. This role is ideal for someone early in their product, business, or analytics career who enjoys working cross-functionally, staying organized, and using data to support decision-making.</p><p>The successful candidate will work closely with senior Product Owners, engineering, design, business stakeholders, and operations teams to ensure timely delivery of product initiatives and smooth day-to-day project coordination.</p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p><strong>Product Ownership Support</strong></p><ul><li>Assist senior Product Owners in defining product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria</li><li>Maintain and help prioritize the product backlog under guidance Participate in sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives</li><li>Translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements for development teams Support product documentation and roadmap updates</li></ul><p><strong>Project Coordination</strong></p><ul><li>Coordinate day-to-day project activities across teams and stakeholders</li><li>Track project timelines, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables</li><li>Follow up on action items and ensure tasks are completed on schedule Identify risks, issues, and blockers, and escalate when necessary</li><li>Prepare and distribute project status reports and meeting notes</li><li>Support communication between product, technology, business, and external teams</li></ul><p><strong>Data Analysis & Reporting</strong></p><ul><li>Collect, clean, and analyze product, project, or business data</li><li>Create dashboards, reports, and basic visualizations to track progress and performance Analyze user behavior, feature usage, and operational metrics</li><li>Provide data-driven insights to support decision-making Assist in defining KPIs and success metrics for product initiatives</li></ul>
- 2026-01-06T21:39:00Z