Product Owner, Finance and Actuarial Data Platform

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

At RBC Insurance, we are building the next-generation Finance and Actuarial data platform to drive closer cycles, stronger controls, and trusted reporting under IFRS17. As a Product Owner within one of our data squads, you will be the voice of the business and the architect of solutions, translating financial and actuarial needs into smart, scalable data capabilities.

This role sits within a SAFe-structured ART, partnering directly with the Senior Data Product Manager who oversees the multi-year platform vision and the Product Owners of the other squads of the program. You will own the backlog and delivery for your squad while bringing deep data acumen, working hand in hand with our builders, to challenge assumptions and find innovative solutions to complex problems.

You are a product leader who understands semantic layers, data modeling, BI solutions, and data governance well enough to have meaningful conversations with engineers and architects. You combine discovery excellence with technical credibility.

What will you do?

• Support our product manager to understand business needs, shape problem statements, and translate ideas into clear user stories and delivery requirements.

• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and other agile rituals in collaboration with a Scrum Master, 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 to continuous discovery approach 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.
  

What will you need to succeed?

Must have

• 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 (i.e., 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.

Nice to have

• Experience with IFRS17, subledger platform, or actuarial systems.

• Exposure to insurance or financial services data environments.

• Previous involvement in finance transformation or control-oriented programs.

What's in it for you?

• A Total Rewards program that includes flexible benefits, work/life balance and career development programs and investment and retirement savings plans

• Competitive pay and high-earning potential

• All the tools, training, and team support you need to grow your business and career

• Flexible work/life balance options

• Sophisticated RBCI software tools to boost your productivity and grow your business

RBC Insurance is an organization that succeeds by bringing out the best in its people. You'll be part of a supportive, inclusive team that shares common values – including a fundamental respect for each other. At the heart of this is a commitment to diversity. RBC respects and responds to the many competing and evolving priorities in our lives – so you can focus on what you can do best – putting clients first.

Job Skills

Accounting, Actuarial Modeling, Agile Delivery, Analytics, Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian JIRA, Backlog Management, Communication, Continuous Improvement, Data Product Management, Financial Analysis, Problem Framing, Product Discovery, Product Management, Product Roadmap, Solution-Oriented, Stakeholder Engagement, User Story

Additional Job Details

Address:

MEADOWVALE BUSINESS PARK, 6880 FINANCIAL DR:MISSISSAUGA

City:

Mississauga

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

INSURANCE

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-02-11

Application Deadline:

2026-03-13

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Compensation for this position (including salary and discretionary/variable payments) will be determined by factors, including but not limited to candidate's experience, skills, registration status, performance, individual goals, market conditions, and business needs.

Pay Range

The expected pay range for this position is:

$80,000.00 - $130,000.00

The pay range provided is for the primary work location referenced in the Additional Job Details section of this job posting. Pay ranges may differ based on location. If the posting lists multiple job locations, a recruiter can confirm availability of the role and the relevant pay rage for the additional locations listed. RBC supports pay transparency and we strive to ensure all pay ranges are competitive, fair, and equitable.

You have the potential to earn RBC's discretionary variable compensation program which gives you an opportunity to increase your total compensation, provided that business meets its performance targets and you meet your individual goals.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging, and opportunity for all.

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