Lead Product Owner

OpenText

  • Waterloo, ON
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 22 days ago
OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANYOpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.At the heart of our business, Marketing drives growth by educating prospects and customers about our offerings, capabilities, and value, and ultimately converting interest into sales. We, as the Digital Web team, play a critical role in enabling this mission by delivering solutions that are simple, fast, consistent, and reliable. We support the platforms that empower Marketing to create seamless and reimagined digital experiences, as well as automations. We also directly enable experiences to allow customers to learn, buy, pay, renew, get support, and monitor their applications through self-service.Your Impact:OpenText is a world leader in Information Management solutions, leveraging AI to help companies capture, govern, and exchange information on a global scale more efficiently. As a Lead Systems Analyst (Digital Product Owner), you will be an integral part of our digital platform team, contributing to the digital experiences we enable for our customers. Join us to make a positive impact on our users’ digital experience and help shape the future of our products.As a Lead Product Owner you will:
  • Own and prioritize the marketing web product backlog, ensuring user stories and epics are well-defined, estimated, and aligned with business objectives and values.
  • Collaborate with marketing, design, development, and analytics teams to gather requirements, provide updates, and align with marketing goals.
  • Apply Agile principles (Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe) to manage and deliver web projects with timely, high-quality releases.
  • Lead implementation of solutions supporting B2B and B2C digital marketing initiatives, including lead generation, campaign management, and content optimization.
  • Drive release planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to ensure successful delivery of new web features and enhancements.
  • Mentor team members in Agile best practices, design thinking, and product ownership to foster continuous improvement.
What you need to Succeed:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 5 years delivering digital marketing or web-based products using Agile methodologies, with 2+ years as a Product Owner.
  • Deep understanding of Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and experience with tools such as Jira and Opentext ALM Octane.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach and knowledge of statistical analysis.
  • Agile and digital marketing certifications (e.g., Certified Scrum Product Owner, SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager) highly desirable.
  • Experience with CMS and DAM systems, including Opentext Teamsite and Opentext Media Management. Highly desirable.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and coding skills to design and develop complex solutions.
  • Excellent communication, teamwork abilities, and passion for creating accessible, user-friendly web experiences.
OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at . Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

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