Product Manager Wagering and Marketing

A NEW BREED OF ENTERTAINMENT With almost 150 years of proud horse racing history, Woodbine Entertainment Group is the founding pioneer and largest operator of professional horse racing in Canada.

Building on our rich past, we are surging ahead to the future with an energized, new vision. Today we deliver the most thrilling and highest quality racing, dining and entertainment experiences to our visitors. In doing so, we remain a world-leader in horse-racing — and also among the most exciting and diverse entertainment facilities on the globe.

JOB SUMMARY The Product Manager is responsible for supporting the planning, delivery, and ongoing improvement of business products and technology-enabled capabilities across business areas. The role partners with business stakeholders to understand needs, define requirements, prioritize enhancements, and help deliver solutions that create measurable business value.

Acting as a bridge between business teams, technology teams, and external vendors, the Product Manager helps align product work with organizational goals while managing day-to-day priorities and stakeholder expectations for small to medium-sized initiativesKEY ACCOUNTABILITESProduct Planning and Roadmap Support:
Support the development and maintenance of product roadmaps aligned with business objectives across assigned business areas. Help evaluate opportunities, define priorities, clarify product objectives, and track success measures.

Stakeholder Engagement and Business Partnership:
Work with business leaders, managers, and subject matter experts to understand operational challenges, gather requirements, support prioritization, and ensure solutions align with agreed business needs. Communicate product updates, decisions, and progress to stakeholders.

Product Delivery and Initiative Coordination:
Coordinate the delivery of product enhancements, technology implementations, and business initiatives. Apply project management practices to support delivery within agreed scope, timeline, and quality expectations, escalating risks or issues as needed

Vendor and Partner Coordination:
Coordinate with software vendors, implementation partners, and service providers to support delivery activities, service expectations, issue resolution, and ongoing product needs. Provide input into vendor performance and service delivery discussions

Continuous Improvement and Product Optimization:
Monitor product performance, user adoption, and business outcomes. Identify opportunities to improve processes, systems, and user experiences through data-driven recommendations and ongoing product enhancements.

Financial Responsibility:
Monitors and reports on project-related Cap Ex spending, budget performance, and funding forecasts for product roadmap initiatives, identifying potential funding gaps and supporting approval requests as needed. Contributes to invoice reviews, spend validation, and budget planning discussions, while final invoice approval authority remains outside the role unless specifically delegated.

SKILLS Knowledge and Education Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
4+ years of experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, Project Coordination, Project Management, or related technology/business transformation roles.

Demonstrated experience developing product roadmaps and delivering business-focused technology solutions.

Strong understanding of product management practices, agile methodologies, business process improvement, and stakeholder management.

Experience managing vendor relationships and third-party software solutions.

Preferred certifications:
Product Management certification (Pragmatic, AIPMM, Product School, etc.)Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Agile certificationsPMP considered an asset but not required

Lived Experience Leading significant personal or volunteer projects

Taking responsibility for initiatives such as organizing events, coordinating community programs, or managing home renovation projects. These experiences can develop skills in planning, execution, resource allocation, risk management, and problem-solving.

Leadership and teamwork in community settings

Leading or actively participating in volunteer organizations, committees, sports teams, or community groups can build leadership, collaboration, conflict resolution, and communication skills.

Personal financial management

Managing household finances, creating and maintaining budgets,…