ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT

Position Description.
Role.
Please choose at minimum three key competencies required to do the job.
Our Product/IP team is quickly growing thanks to our success in the market, we are proud to be launching a brand-new product for Financial Planning / Financial Wellness.
This will be a new product, based on the acquisition of a client solution.
This is a unique opportunity for a Product Owner to drive and execute the roadmap, turning the solution into a marketable SaaS product, and taking the new offering to market.
This team is driven by collective success.
Collaboration and the power of an inclusive team are at the forefront of creating a shared vision.
• At CGI, our product owners work in cross-functional teams to balance client needs, market needs, and user experience.
Our PO’s own the product backlog and roadmap and are accountable for ensuring that what we release to production lives up to our standards.
• Leading the definition of the product vision, roadmap, and high-level product backlog for assigned areas of the product.
• Defining the key users and use cases / user journeys and mapping in collaboration with our UX partners • Collaborating on UI designs with our UI designers • Maintaining a groomed backlog of requirements through the lifecycle (from client or market Requirement, to Epic, to Story) • Aligning the needs of clients by collaborating with client BA’s and working directly with clients to understand needs, and grooming/prioritizing your backlog/roadmap accordingly Please choose at minimum three key competencies required to do the job.
Our Product/IP team is quickly growing thanks to our success in the market, we are proud to be launching a brand-new product for Financial Planning / Financial Wellness.
This will be a new product, based on the acquisition of a client solution.
This is a unique opportunity for a Product Owner to drive and execute the roadmap, turning the solution into a marketable SaaS product, and taking the new offering to market.
This team is driven by collective success.
Collaboration and the power of an inclusive team are at the forefront of creating a shared vision.
• At CGI, our product owners work in cross-functional teams to balance client needs, market needs, and user experience.
Our PO’s own the product backlog and roadmap and are accountable for ensuring that what we release to production lives up to our standards.
• Leading the definition of the product vision, roadmap, and high-level product backlog for assigned areas of the product.
• Defining the key users and use cases / user journeys and mapping in collaboration with our UX partners • Collaborating on UI designs with our UI designers • Maintaining a groomed backlog of requirements through the lifecycle (from client or market Requirement, to Epic, to Story) • Aligning the needs of clients by collaborating with client BA’s and working directly with clients to understand needs, and grooming/prioritizing your backlog/roadmap accordingly • Reviewing test plans/cases and serving as business acceptance stakeholder for our releases • Collaborating with engineering teams (incl.
BA’s, Dev, QA) to ensure they can deliver your roadmap successfully.
• Deep experience in AGILE development, SCRUM or SAFe and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)) is critical in this role • Participating as the business stakeholder in sizing, estimation, and sprint planning • Collaborating with the Product Director and Product Manager to support reviews by the Advisory Board, the CGI IPMF review process, and new proposals • 5+ years of experience in project-based services or software delivery environments.
• Industry experience and vision – experience with financial planning / financial wellness solutions, key use cases, users / journeys, and market / industry needs • Product ownership – knowing how to make a product successful in the market (from vision to execution) • Excellent communication skills – the ability to summarize for executive consumption, to write client-facing communication, and to moderate discussions • Good stakeholder management skills – knowing how to manage stakeholder expectations, communicate status and proactively follow-up, escalate issues for resolution, and enforce proper governance • Outcome-focused – constantly reviewing priorities, drivers, objectives, to ensure you are addressing the need and not just completing the task Skills.
Agile Business Analysis Business Analysis Jira SQL What you can expect from us.
Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging.
Here, you’ll reach your full potential because… You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life.
That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees.
We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.
Your work creates value.
You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last.
You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.