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Product Owner, Finance and Actuarial Data Platform

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Description

At RBC Insurance, this Product Owner role is crucial for building the next-generation Finance and Actuarial data platform. The individual will act as the business's voice, transforming financial and actuarial requirements into scalable data capabilities to enhance controls and reporting under IFRS17. Working within a SAFe-structured ART, the Product Owner will manage their squad's backlog and delivery, collaborating closely with the Senior Data Product Manager on the multi-year platform vision. The role requires deep data acumen and a problem-solving mindset to find innovative solutions.

What We're Looking For

Support the product manager in understanding business needs, shaping problem statements, and translating ideas into clear user stories and delivery requirements.,Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and other agile rituals, ensuring priorities are clear and delivery is aligned to outcomes.,Collaborate with technology, engineering, analytics, data science, governance, and business stakeholders to define MVPs, manage trade-offs, and enable delivery.,Participate in continuous discovery approaches by setting workshops, user interviews, solution framing, and testing sessions.,Contribute to initiative planning, roadmap maintenance, and cross-squad coordination.,Track and communicate delivery progress, risks, and outcomes across stakeholders.,Work closely with analysts and engineers to support product performance tracking and usage insights.,Help maintain and develop product artifacts and documentation in JIRA, Confluence, and team spaces.,2 to 5 years of relevant experience in product management, business analysis or a delivery role within a data heavy environment.,Exposure to Data product development, ideally with experience working on modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, GCP).,Strong foundation in Agile delivery, including backlog management, refinement and sprint planning.,Ability to operate in ambiguity and help clarify needs across business, technical and operational teams.,Comfortable working across cross-functional squads and managing competing priorities.,A problem-solving mindset.

Ideal Candidate

Experience with IFRS17, subledger platform, or actuarial systems (Nice to have),Exposure to insurance or financial services data environments (Nice to have),Previous involvement in finance transformation or control-oriented programs (Nice to have),Understanding of semantic layers, data modeling, BI solutions, and data governance,Product leadership combining discovery excellence with technical credibility

Hard Skills

Accounting
Actuarial Modeling
Agile Delivery
Analytics
Atlassian Confluence
Atlassian JIRA
Backlog Management
Data Product Management
Financial Analysis
Product Discovery
Product Management
Product Roadmap
User Story
Snowflake
Databricks
GCP

Soft Skills

Communication
Problem Framing
Solution-Oriented
Stakeholder Engagement
Continuous Improvement
Ability to operate in ambiguity
Managing competing priorities
Problem-solving mindset

Work Hours

37.5 hours/week

Benefits

Flexible benefits
work/life balance programs
career development programs
investment and retirement savings plans
competitive pay
high-earning potential
tools
training
team support
sophisticated RBCI software tools
supportive and inclusive team
commitment to diversity

About the Company

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Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. As Canada's largest bank, it provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and capital markets services to over 17 million clients worldwide.

Purpose-driven
Inclusive
Innovative
Collaborative
Professional
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