CLOSING DATE: Open until filled

Want to play a critical role by leveraging your design and technical skills to turn data into insights which help drive business decisions? If you are looking for a Data & Analytics career in the investment management industry, BCI is hiring for a Data Product Manager to join our growing, and newly formed Corporate Data & Operations department. This is an exciting time to be a part of a centralized team delivering re-usable datasets, reporting, data science, and data governance. Come join us in our Victoria office.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Data Product Manager I, Data & Analytics reports to the Data Product Manager II, and the role has very close interactions with key stakeholders across BCI and the Data & Analytics team.

The Data Product Manager I leads the product lifecycle for data products (e.g., curated datasets, reports and dashboards, machine learning models) from concept to launch, and manages data product performance for the lifespan of the product. The role works closely with the business on understanding opportunities where business activities can benefit from the utilization of data, and then works to translate those opportunities into defined work items for the Data & Analytics team to build.

As a member of the data product management team, this role organizes work items in a backlog and prioritizes in concert with the business. The role supports the Data & Analytics team by gathering information required to optimize the development and testing process, and then works with the team to take the data product through to launch within BCI. This role conducts change management as well as user adoption-based activities (e.g., presentations, training, written communication).

The Data Product Manager is an expert in investment management products and services and has expertise requesting and/or using data products. This role scopes and defines data products using an iterative agile development methodology.

This role is accountable for ensuring data products have high utilization, long-term lifespan, and provide the business value they were intended to.

WHAT YOU BRING

Must have:

• Applicable university degree or suitable combination of education and experience

• 3-5+ years direct experience within the investment management industry in a data centric role, with expertise in one or more investment management functions

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Strong analytical and translation skills, with the ability to discover, summarize, and translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications

• Working knowledge and experience in data engineering, analytics, or data science

• Strong team player focused on cross-departmental collaboration with both technical and non-technical teams

Preferred:

• Demonstrated experience in managing projects with proven ability to prioritize competing deliverables

• Working knowledge of agile methodologies and product management

• Working knowledge of data and analytics technologies

• Working knowledge of, in priority order, SQL, Python or R languages

• Working knowledge of data governance

• CFA candidate or charter holder

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Identifies opportunities where data products can support and improve targeted business outcomes

• Defines and prioritizes business area data product roadmaps, working closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment with business strategy and data & analytics strategy

• Leads and drives the planning and execution of key data product projects and initiatives and optimizes delivery using waterfall and agile project methodologies

• Leads requirements gathering with stakeholders, which may include reverse engineering of legacy tools and solutions

• Translates business requirements into technical specifications, which data & analytics engineers and scientists can use to build data products

• Contributes to the design of data products, specifically datasets and analytics (reports and dashboards), by factoring in sustainable design and end user experience

• Develops logical delivery path focusing on an iterative product development approach

• Supports data & analytics engineers during development, by clarifying requirements and managing stakeholder communication and expectations during the journey to delivery

• Performs quality assurance of data and analytics products ensuring high quality product delivery

• Fosters cross-functional data and analytics product efficiency through building foundational and shared products

• Provides clear communication to business users of upcoming, in progress and delivered changes

• Monitors and analyzes product performance, gathers customer feedback, and makes data-driven decisions to improve data products

• Keeps an eye on new investment products, analyzes and develops or mitigates impact to business users and data and analytics pipelines

• Manages the entire product lifecycle, from ideation to launch, ensuring successful delivery of products that meet customer needs

• Communicates product vision, strategy, and performance to leadership and stakeholders

WHERE YOU WILL WORK

This position is located in our downtown Victoria office.

SALARY RANGE

BCI offers a competitive total rewards package which includes a performance-based incentive plan, comprehensive health & dental benefits, a defined benefit pension plan and paid time off.

The annualized base salary range for this Victoria based role is CAD $95,000 to $115,000.

The base salary offered to the successful candidate will consider a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill set, level of experience applicable to the role they are being offered and consideration to internal equity.

We pay our people competitively in the markets in which we compete for talent and with consideration to internal equity and job structure. We aim for actual pay to be around the median of the market for target or expected levels of performance, and around the upper quartile of the market for excellent performance.

Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, experience and expertise.

WHY APPLY TO JOIN BCI

With our values as our anchor, it’s our people that help shape employee-focused initiatives and who create the environment we work in each day – all of which further strengthens our culture. BCI has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers – for the fourth consecutive year - and has built programs and benefits to support all our employees, including;

• Extended health and dental coverage, start on your first day of work. We have you covered!

• Our telehealth provider Dialogue connects you and your family to virtual healthcare appointments.

• Eligibility to the defined benefit BC Public Service Pension Plan providing you with a secure retirement income.

• Time off includes: 20 days vacation, 6 paid sick days, 6 paid personal days, and 2 paid days for volunteering – to support physical, mental, and community health.

• Work one day per week from home, plus an option to work from anywhere for up to one month each calendar year.

• Annual wellness allowance to support an active lifestyle well as physical well-being when working at home.

• On-going learning through our in-house mentoring program, professional dues support, tuition reimbursement, and online and in-house learning.

• Relocation support is available if a move to one of BCI’s locations is required.

• Invested in your learning: BCI investment professionals lead a monthly Investment Club to share industry knowledge with employees who work in other departments.

TO APPLY

Apply online with a copy of your resume. We encourage timely submissions of applications as candidates will be actively reviewed and the interview process may advance earlier.

We will be reviewing resumes as they come in, however, will take a pause between December 18-27th to spend time with family and friends. We anticipate screening interviews in early January and are looking forward to welcoming a new team member in February 2024

At BCI, we value diversity and believe in fostering an inclusive culture where all employees can be successful.

We are performance and client focused and value integrity; if you share these values, we want to know you.

We recognize that some skills can be learned on the job and encourage all to apply.

If you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), contact us at hr@bci.ca . We would like to hear from you!