Junior Product Manager
| Company | Mechanical Orchard |
|---|---|
| Location | Toronto, ON, Canada |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Have a Bachelor’s, or Master’s in Business, Marketing, Engineering or a related field
- Strategic thinking, technical skills, UX knowledge, attention to detail
- Ability to learn new software and technologies quickly
Responsibilities
- Manage and prioritize the backlog in collaboration with the team
- Understand and balance tradeoffs between customer needs, user needs, technical limitations, and security constraints while maintaining sustainable pace
- Maintain tight feedback loops within the project team and with internal stakeholders
- Maintain excellent stakeholder relationships, with alignment on priorities and progress
- Collaborate with the product team to define a vision, strategy, and roadmap
- Help define product direction for projects that transform and modernize critical legacy systems using modern engineering practices
- Attend agile team ceremonies such as daily standup, weekly planning, and weekly retrospectives
- Partner with senior team members to maintain strong stakeholder relationships and ensure alignment on priorities
Preferred Qualifications
- 1 to 4 years of Product Management experience through previous internships or co-op programs, work experience or bootcamps
- Some experience contributing to the full product development lifecycle
- Previous experience in software and web development
- Strong communication and collaboration skills as well as empathy are essential for working closely with the development team, customers, and others at Mechanical Orchard.