Director Digital Product Strategy

Lead digital product strategy and SAFe delivery as Manulife’s Director & Chief Product Owner in a hybrid Waterloo, Ontario workplace. Shape customer-focused solutions.
This senior product leader oversees a digital product portfolio value stream within Manulife. The work connects business and technology teams through product vision, roadmaps, backlog ownership, and stakeholder alignment. You will guide large-scale initiatives, support measurable outcomes, and mentor Product Owners across multiple agile squads.

Key Responsibilities:

Define digital product vision, strategy, and roadmap
Own backlog prioritization across multiple agile squads
Use analytics, A/B testing, and experimentation
Coordinate solution design, development, QA, and testing
Mentor Product Owners through continuous improvement
Requirements:
Eight to ten years leading cross-functional SAFe or Scrum initiatives
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related discipline
Five years’ industry experience with insurance and wealth products
Digital strategy and transformation experience in financial services
Knowledge of JIRA, Confluence, release management, and agile methods
Bring digital strategy, customer insight, analytics, and agile leadership to Manulife’s product transformation in Waterloo.