Product Owner I - Askhr

Work Location:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hours:37.5
Line of Business:Enterprise Enabling Functions
Pay Details:$96,900 - $136,800 CAD
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Job Description:Help deliver a better HR experience for every colleague.
We’re looking for a Product Owner I to lead the product direction for AskHR, our ServiceNow-based HR help desk application. In this role, you’ll help shape how colleagues access HR support by bringing together business insight, product strategy, and platform capability to deliver meaningful improvements.
We’re looking for someone who is collaborative, forward-thinking, and curious about how AI and digital innovation can elevate the colleague experience. You’ll work with business partners and technology teams to build strategic roadmaps, prioritize the right opportunities, and drive enhancements that make HR support simpler, smarter, and more seamless.
Responsibilities Include:
Lead product planning and prioritization for AskHR
Build strong partnerships with stakeholders to understand needs and shape a clear product direction
Develop and manage a roadmap that improves colleague experience and supports business priorities
Bring a continuous improvement mindset to how the platform is used and enhanced
Explore innovative capabilities, including AI, to improve service effectiveness and user experience
Help ensure the application delivers practical value for colleagues while supporting scalable, sustainable operations
Measure impact and evolve the product based on feedback, insights, and changing needs
CUSTOMER
Partner with management to support the delivery of a product vision
In alignment with the product vision, create and maintain a product backlog and continuously re-prioritize user stories that will provide the most customer or end user value
Continuously align with senior management on the product delivery roadmap, defined Minimum Marketable Features or Minimum Viable Products and release cadence
Review performance analytics;
recommend and champion strategies to enhance the customer or end user product experience
Participate in scrum or Kanban events (e.G. stand-ups, retrospectives), express new ideas for improving product value or delivery efficiency, sharing with leadership as appropriate
Proactively engage established business process partners to ensure customers or end users are prepared for application changes and establish Day 2 processes
Create a value-focused product backlog and continuously iterate, ensuring there are user stories scoped and prioritized
Provide user story design, development and completion oversight;
accepting / rejecting user stories based on the agreed upon Definition of Done and Acceptance Criteria
Manage delivery initiatives and oversee development team (pod) backlogs
Proactively raise issues that impede the efficient delivery of customer-focused increments
Responsible for defect management and prioritization
SHAREHOLDER
Adhere to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to activities for own business area / journey
Ensure on-going strategic alignment with senior management, providing feedback as appropriate
Consider development team and stakeholder feedback in backlog management, facilitating conversations with multiple stakeholders representing competing priorities
Understand the internal business and technical environment, proactively defining, aligning or integrating with relevant stakeholders, shared services control groups (or platform as appropriate
Lead the submission and discussion on the Quarterly Business Review, with respect to their product
Proactively manage business stakeholders to obtain inputs needed for product development in a timely manner
Monitor the regulatory environment and partner with the senior management to consider changes to product strategy as needed
Actively coordinate and engage in risk, quality and/or business testing management
Empowered to make product delivery decisions, escalating to senior management as appropriate
Actively communicate to business, technology and senior management regarding product changes and backlog priorities
Single point of escalation for development team, providing guidance and decisioning as needed
Work cohesively with peers to reinforce Agile processes
Compile performance metrics and share with relevant stakeholders
Define the OKRs in partnership with numerous stakeholders across the organization
Protect the interests of the organization- identify and manage risks, and elevate non-standard, high risk activities as necessary
Keep abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts
Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite
EMPLOYEE / TEAM
Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
Provide thought leadership and/ or industry knowledge for own area of expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit
Keep current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques
Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team
Keep others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities
Contribute to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices.
Lead, motivate and develop relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.
Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce
Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally
BREADTH & DEPTH
Key subject matter expert professional role requiring substantial knowledge / expertise in a complex field and knowledge of broader related areas
Accountable for specialized product development support based on sound product expertise and knowledge of Agile/Scrum processes, roles and practices
Integrate knowledge of the enterprise sub-function’s or business line’s overarching strategy in developing solutions across multiple functions or operations
Interpret internal/external business challenges and the industry environment, recommends course of action and best practices to improve products, processes or services
Lead and integrate cross-function understanding within their own field of specialty, and /or projects with significant resource requirements, risk and / or complexity
Solve or may lead others to solve complex problems;
leads efforts or partners with others to develop new solutions
Use sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgement and identify solutions
Impact the achievement of sub-function or business line objectives within the area they are accountable for
Communicate difficult concepts;
converts information tocompelling business context and advice;
influences and gains alignment across increasingly senior stakeholders
Work autonomously as the lead and guide others within area of expertise
Typically reports into a Product Group Owner
EXPERIENCE AND / OR EDUCATION
Undergraduate degree and / or product certificate
7+ years relevant experience
3+ years Product Owner or Agile related delivery experience
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification and project management experience considered an asset
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certifications or experience operating in scaled agile delivery considered an asset
Proven experience working with ServiceNow, ideally within HR Service Delivery (HRSD) or similar service management environments
Strong understanding of ServiceNow capabilities, including case management, knowledge management, service catalog, workflows, and self-service experiences
Experience with platform integrations, APIs, and workflow automation to enable end-to-end service delivery
Demonstrated ability or strong interest in delivering AI-enabled solutions, including virtual agents, generative AI use cases (e.G., case summaries, content generation), and intelligent automation
Familiarity with conversational AI, natural language processing (NLP), and AI-assisted workflows within enterprise platforms
Experience acting as a Product Owner (or similar), including backlog management, roadmap development, and delivering outcomes in an Agile environment
Strong stakeholder collaboration skills, with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
Analytical and strategic mindset, with a focus on improving colleague experience, automation, and digital service delivery
Experience in HR systems, shared services, or help desk environments is an asset
Who We Are:TD is one of the world’s leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.
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Additional Information:We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.
Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.
Colleague DevelopmentIf you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.
If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.
We’re committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.
Training & OnboardingWe will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.
Interview ProcessWe’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.
AccommodationYour accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.
Language Requirement (Quebec only):Sans Objet
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