Canada onlyAbout Borrowell:
Borrowell is a Canadian company whose mission is to make financial prosperity possible for everyone. The first in Canada to offer free credit scores, Borrowell provides educational resources, monitoring, innovative digital tools, and personalized product recommendations to help people feel in control and optimistic about their financial future.
With more than 3 million members, Borrowell is one of the largest fintech companies in Canada. To support us on our mission, we’re building an exceptional team of high-performing yet humble individuals who believe Canadians deserve more choice when it comes to financial services.
We place a high value on building a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to have a gender-balanced team. We know that diverse teams perform better; half of our team identify as women or non-binary.
We’re always on the lookout for passionate and driven people. If you think you’d be a great fit at Borrowell, read on to learn more about us and how our business works!
About the role:
Borrowell is looking for a Group PM to help fulfill Borrowell’s mission to make financial prosperity possible for everyone. You'll work to understand how consumers make financial choices and develop personalized products to empower them to optimize these key decisions as they relate to their credit score, financial products, spending and saving. Reporting to the Chief Revenue Officer you'll work cross-functionally with our Design, Engineering and business leads to identify and solve user problems.
You'll lead and mentor our team of product managers as well as work hands-on within your pod to create data-informed solutions that solve user problems and contribute to business results. In this role you will play a crucial role in shaping the future vision of our product while ensuring efficient collaboration and execution within the product team. As Group PM you will have the opportunity to create a huge impact by building products that will help make financial stability possible for millions of Canadians.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a player/coach both leading a Product roadmap and a team of 2 product managers
- Work cross-functionally with Business, Engineering, Design and Data
- Develop and implement efficient working frameworks and processes to enhance collaboration and streamline workflows across the Product function
- Effectively communicate product vision and strategy to all teams across the business
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, marketing, and partnerships, to drive product development from concept to launch, ensuring alignment with member needs and market trends
- Take a data-driven approach to owning the product roadmap, prioritizing features and enhancements based on member feedback, market research, and business goals
Requirements
- 5+ yrs of experience in product management with a proven track record of delivering successful products from concept to launch
- 2+ yrs of experience managing Product Managers
- Experience using product development methodologies, design thinking principles, and working in an agile environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels
- The ability to translate your Product strategy into an actionable roadmap for current and future product development
- Experience with data analysis tools such as Excel, PivotTables, Tableau, PowerBI or equivalent, we use Looker
Nice to Haves:
- Experience working in e-commerce or an online marketplace
Benefits
- The Opportunity - join and have a major impact at a growing company that is helping make financial stability possible for everybody
- Comprehensive Health Benefits - medical, dental, vision, and paramedical health benefits for you and your family, with extra yearly coverage for psychotherapists and massage therapists
- Additional Health Benefits - virtual benefit offering that allows you to connect 24/7 with nurses, doctors and mental health professionals
- Parental Leave Top-up - available to new parents
- Wellness & Transit Benefit - $600 annually to spend on whatever brings you joy
- WFH Reimbursement - we ship your gear like a laptop, mouse, and keyboard, and you can reimburse additional items to make your workplace better for you
- Employee Development Benefit - annual reimbursements on payments to help your learning
- Givewell Benefit - 1 paid volunteer day a year to give back to the community
- Flexibility - flexible working hours and a flexible vacation policy
We are remote-first across Canada with an office in Toronto. This role requires you to attend in-person meetings and team-building events.
At Borrowell, one of our core values and firm beliefs is that diversity makes us better. If you’re unsure about your qualifications for this position we’d still encourage you to apply. We’re looking for candidates who have experience but know that not everyone’s had a chance to demonstrate what they can do. What’s most important is that you have a growth mindset and care about helping people with their finances - an area in their lives that causes a lot of stress.
Please note that due to the sensitive nature of the work we do, clearing a credit and criminal record check is a condition of employment.
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Borrowell encourages applications from candidates with differing abilities. Please let us know if you require accommodation at any stage in the selection process.
