Senior Product Manager

Position: Senior Product Manager

Duration: 6 Months assignment (contract)
Client Location: Toronto (Onsite: 7.25 hours/day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday)
Engagement Model: Professional Services Engagement – B2B (Incorporated Entities Only)

Note on Assignment Type

This position is provisionally Onsite, requiring 7.25 hours per calendar day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding breaks). Conditions may change based on organizational requirements and at the discretion of the Hiring Manager.

About the Engagement

Akkodis is seeking an experienced Senior Product Manager to support a high-profile digital transformation initiative focused on the development of a modern online Registration System serving both public-facing and internal public sector users.

The project involves the implementation and integration of technologies including Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM, MuleSoft middleware, and a Java/React-based portal. The successful consultant will lead product planning, prioritization, stakeholder engagement, and delivery activities throughout the full product lifecycle.

This role will serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, users, technology teams, vendors, and senior leadership, ensuring product investments align with business objectives and deliver measurable outcomes.

Scope

• Manage the product lifecycle from discovery and requirements gathering through implementation, release, and continuous improvement.

• Facilitate Agile product delivery activities including backlog management, sprint planning, prioritization, and release planning.

• Ensure alignment with accessibility, cybersecurity, digital service, and public sector standards.

• Define and monitor key product performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics.

• Support integration initiatives involving Microsoft Dynamics 365, MuleSoft middleware, and Java/React-based portal technologies.

Assignment Deliverables

• Facilitate sprint planning sessions, backlog refinement meetings, product demos, and roadmap reviews.

• Define and track KPIs, performance metrics, and product success measures throughout delivery.

• Prepare executive status updates, stakeholder presentations, and product progress reports.

• Ensure all deliverables comply with applicable public sector, accessibility, security, and architectural standards.

• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), product launches, and post-implementation activities.

Expertise Required

Must Have:

• Minimum 5 years of Product Management experience within IT, technology, or digital service environments.

• Proven experience leading large-scale digital transformation or IT modernization initiatives.

• Demonstrated success delivering user-centered digital products in complex enterprise environments.

• Hands-on experience working within Agile, Scrum, and Lean product delivery frameworks.

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including business, technical, and vendor partners.

• Strong experience defining, maintaining, and executing product roadmaps.

Nice to Have:

• Experience delivering products utilizing Microsoft Dynamics 365, MuleSoft, Java, and React technologies.

• Familiarity with Service Design Playbook methodologies and user-centered design practices.

Security Clearance

Required.

Important

This is a business-to-business engagement. Candidates must represent an incorporated entity, hold a valid business number, maintain appropriate insurance, and invoice for services rendered.

How to Apply

Submit your resume in confidence via the Akkodis Canada website.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. Only candidates meeting the above qualifications will be contacted for further discussions.

Accessibility:

At Akkodis, part of The Adecco Group, our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matter. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.