Product Owner

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Venterra Realty is a well-capitalized, privately held investment and technology company with ~ $5.0 billion in managed assets and $375 million in revenues. It owns and operates over 80 multi-unit residential properties in the highest growth cities in the United States.

We are honoured to have received numerous workplace recognitions including Fortune Top 100 Best Medium Workplaces for the past six years in a row and having been named a four-time Glassdoor Best Places to Work winner! Read about all of our awards and accolades here!

We are looking for people who:

• Have strong personal values and want to work for a values-based company
• Are ambitious and hard working with exceptionally high personal standards
• Embrace problem-solving and learning new skills
• Thrive in a rapidly changing and high growth environment
• Are passionate about driving continuous improvements and the use of technology with data to drive business results

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is an exciting time to join Venterra. We are seeking to build on Venterra’s current success and continue to position the organization as a leader in the use of technology. Our solutions have been a combination of implementing customized third-party solutions and building solutions from scratch. In support of Venterra’s growth plan, the Technology Team is in the process of executing a digital transformation of its platform that involves driving new capabilities and replacing legacy components through the implementation in-house solutions and/or integration of third-party solutions.

Reporting to the Product Manager, the Product Owner will have the opportunity to execute critical Venterra projects and initiatives. This role will require the Product Owner to partner with the Technology, Finance, Operations stakeholders, and vendor(s) to lead the analysis, documentation, and delivery of new products, features, and integrations. Other initiatives will be assigned based on Venterra’s Annual Business Plan priorities and Business needs.

• Collaborate with stakeholders and the implementation team to elicit, analyze, specify, validate, prioritize, and document business and stakeholder requirements.
• Manage and track the status of requirements throughout the delivery lifecycle by identifying, analyzing, redefining, coordinating, and implementing, as required.
• Organize and facilitate meetings, discussions, and workshops among stakeholders, and between the business and external providers to assist with prioritization, coordination, and communication around competing deliverables and timelines.
• Develop and maintain detailed and accurate documentation to ensure deliverables will achieve the desired outcome.
• Support RFP processes and vendor evaluation, where required.
• Provide post-implementation and operational support to business stakeholders, the technology team, and end users.
• Willingness to question status-quo and identify/present areas of improvement in both product and process and seek buy-in from leaders and implement change.
• Own and manage relationships with key stakeholders, including senior executives, vendors, and end-users.
• Other ad hoc initiatives and requests as required.

• Post-secondary education in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science or related work experience.
• 5-7 years experience in a Business Analyst/Product Owner role in technology, preferably in software implementations.
• Candidates who can demonstrate proven Business Analyst/Product Owner experience in leading projects through the end-to-end lifecycle and through successful software implementations will be preferred.
• Possesses confidence, a high sense of urgency, and ability to take ownership, think critically and solve problems with minimal direction and guidance.
• Knowledge of project management principles and experience.
• Superior coordination, organizational and facilitation skills with keen attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively interpret, document and present business requirements, specifications, reports, project documents, implementation plans, etc.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to interact effectively and build professional relationships with external parties and individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Good understanding of SQL to extract data and perform data analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, Visio, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Experience in Finance Technology is preferred but not required.
• Any certification related to Product Management or Business Analysis is a plus.