At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovation projects from idea to validated product in the fintech space.
- Company: Join a dynamic team transforming Canadian financial services.
- Benefits: Flexible hybrid work, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on innovation and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by turning ideas into funded products that shape the future.
- Qualifications: 2-3 years of experience in product management and strong financial reasoning skills.
The predicted salary is between 98550 - 120450 $ per year.
The Opportunity: Enterprise Innovation turns ambiguous ideas into funded, validated products for Canadian financial services. As squad lead, you'll own the Lean Business Case from a fuzzy problem through to a clear opportunity size and ROI case. You'll use the PDLC methodology to take ideas from spark to scale, and prove them with working prototypes. This is a hybrid role with flexible onsite expectations, typically 1 to 2 days per week. New employees are expected to be onsite 2 to 3 times a week during their first three months to support onboarding and collaboration.
About The Role:
- Own the Lean Business Case end to end: frame the problem, size the opportunity, and build the ROI case with market sizing, unit economics, and a clear go or no go recommendation.
- Apply PDLC methodology across every stage, from ideation and validation to pilot and scale, and move, pivot, or stop ideas early.
- Prioritize the innovation pipeline with structured tools, score honestly at quarterly prioritization, and hold the bar, including on ideas people are attached to.
- Lead the squad day to day, including an architect and a designer.
- Prototype fast with vibe coding and AI tools to test ideas before committing spend.
- Run discovery with clients, partners, and internal stakeholders to validate real demand.
- Present recommendations to senior leaders and drive decisions.
- Build strong relationships with the stakeholders.
What You Need to Succeed:
- 2 - 3 years related experience.
- Proven experience applying PDLC methodology in a real product environment.
- Strong financial and business case reasoning, with the judgement to know when the numbers are not good enough and the ability to defend a case in front of a CFO.
- Prioritization skills (RICE, weighted scoring, opportunity sizing, or similar).
- Influence without authority: you earn trust first, then get people moving.
- The backbone to push back under pressure.
- Comfort with ambiguity and short cycles, and the ability to start without a fully scoped brief.
- Hands on AI prototyping: you have built something with tools like Claude, Cursor, Lovable, or v0.
- An entrepreneur or intrapreneur mindset.
- Fintech or payments experience, with Canadian exposure a strong plus.
- Executive level communication, written and verbal.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Commerce, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Nice to have:
- Startup or venture studio background.
- Experience navigating large enterprise governance and funding processes.
- Familiarity with Canadian payment rails and regulation.
Product Manager, Enterprise Innovation in Mississauga employer: Symcor
At Symcor, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture. As a Quality Assurance Analyst 2, you'll benefit from flexible hybrid work arrangements, opportunities for professional growth through mentorship, and a commitment to continuous improvement in quality assurance practices. Our supportive environment encourages you to develop your skills while contributing to meaningful projects that enhance business functionality and client satisfaction.
