Development Product Owner F/H

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For decades Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Voted as Canadas best place to live 2017 by Macleans Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

Note that role can be located at other work sites including Halifax NS or Victoria BC at local shipyards.

The Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships and Joint Support Ships In-Service Support (AJISS) program provides life cycle support for six AOPS and up to two JSS vessels home ported in Halifax Nova Scotia and Esquimalt British Columbia over an estimated period of 35 years. Both classes of ships will be serviced by the In-Service Support (ISS) Contractor Thales Canada Defence & Security. The contract includes start-up services for integrated logistics support activities to set up an initial support solution as the fleet enters service and covers the support of the ships and their related equipment including program management life cycle materiel management docking maintenance alterations and disposal until the end of service life of these fleets.

When compared to other government-led naval sustainment programs the AJISS model has a much higher level of Industry involvement - it is a highly integrated support program bringing together Government of Canada departments and industry-related engineering and maintenance support processes along with the supporting data systems applications and infrastructure necessary to meet the life cycle requirements of the AOPS and JSS vessels.

Thales Canada is looking for a senior Product Owner with a background in systems and business analysis who will take a leadership role in the ongoing digitization and maturation of the naval in-service support processes. The Product Owner will lead and support other analysts in the planning estimating organizing and execution of work such as process capture engineering change proposal definition training & organizational change management value proposition definition and continuous improvement. This role requires a combination of leadership ownership and technical ability to holistically carry work through various lifecycle stages from definition through to implementation and delivery.

Regulatory Compliance Requirements:
Access to Controlled Goods
Security Clearance

Product Ownership Build manage and own the work backlog for assigned function within the designated project management tool through the complete lifecycle of the work; Advocate for continuous improvement and improved value proposition for the customer.
Technical Leadership Define embody and promote best practices for system and business analysis; Training and mentoring of other business analyst staff; General Technical Duties Lead the definition and refinement of processes based on end-user interviews / workshops or pain points gathered from within AJISS and/or within the DND/RCN; Apply LEAN techniques including Value Stream Mapping to access enterprise process maturity; Responsible for formulating value propositions in prevision to engagements with sponsors / customers; Responsible for delivering requirements pain points and opportunities through analysis of existing tools processes and data; Lead or oversee the development of ECPs per the approved AJISS template which includes a description of the change proposal its benefits a cost breakdown and a general notion of value proposition; 12 years of combined experience in systems analysis product ownership business analysis or equivalent roles.

• Minimum 3 years of demonstrated experience within the last 10 years in a role spanning the entire system development lifecycle;
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrated experience within the last 10 years leading Business/System Analysis activities or workshops in a large scale project;
• Capable of developing strong relationships across the business through excellent customer service; Excellent communication skills in the English language written and verbal.

University degree in Business Administration Computer Science or a relevant discipline.

Any level of familiarity with Delivery Management or Project Management duties
Occasional travel to the East or West Coast

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents including the following:
Company paid Extended Health Dental HSA Life AD&D Short-term Disability Cancer Care Program travel insurance Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP DCPP TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP with no vesting period.
Company paid holidays vacation days and paid sick leave.
Voluntary Life AD&D Critical Illness Long-Term Disability.
Employee Discounts on home auto and gym membership.

Total Target Cash (TTC) 111710.72 - 201817.01 CAD Annual

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents including the following:

Company paid Extended Health Dental HSA Life AD&D Short-term Disability Cancer Care Program travel insurance Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP DCPP TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP with no vesting period.
Company paid holidays vacation days and paid sick leave.
Voluntary Life AD&D Critical Illness Long-Term Disability.
Employee Discounts on home auto and gym membership.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List the Canadian Controlled Goods Program the Canadian Industrial Security Program the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.
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