Technology Product Specialist
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 4 to 6 years of experience in project management, business analysis, or a technology-focused project role
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Make an impact with our Solution Delivery team as Technology Product Specialist. This diverse team of professionals effectively drives change and successful outcomes while ensuring activities remain on track, on scope and within budget. As a trusted advisor, you will develop, enable and support initiatives that allow MNP to deliver client service and operate reliably and efficiently.
MNP is proudly Canadian. Providing business strategies and solutions, we are a leading national accounting, tax and business advisory firm in Canada. Entrepreneurial to our core, our talented team members transcend obstacles into opportunities and are successfully transforming mid-market business practices.
Responsibilities
Product & Backlog Management
- Collaborate with Product Managers to prioritize feature requests and work items, ensuring timely delivery to users
- Maintain the product backlog with accurate, up-to-date documentation of business and technical requirements
- Investigate feature requests and enhancements to determine value, feasibility, and viability
- Ensure product backlog items are clear and refined for proper estimation and sizing, leading to accurate release planning
- Write clear, concise, and actionable requirements documents and user stories from which developers can design and build solutions
- Coordinate with the Business Analysis team members to ensure documentation is thorough, agreed upon, and effectively communicated to all stakeholders
- Collaborate with development teams to ensure feature design and functionality is thoroughly understood
- Translate ambiguous or high-level business requests into structured, well-defined requirements with clear acceptance criteria
- Gather comprehensive requirements from stakeholders, ensuring their needs and expertise are incorporated into product decisions
- Conduct user interviews, feedback sessions, and discovery activities with business stakeholders and end users to gather insights
- Collate and synthesize data gathered from end users and product analytics to inform product strategy
- Engage with UX Design to refine feature ideas by developing designs and prototypes
- Participate in design reviews, contribute to usability discussions, and ensure that product experiences are intuitive and aligned with user needs
- Consistently evaluate and identify opportunities for improvement of applications from business and technical perspectives to meet evolving needs in a changing business climate
- Help develop training strategies and materials for users where necessary
- Explore automation and AI opportunities in collaboration with the Product Manager
- 4 to 6 years of experience in project management, business analysis, or a technology-focused project role
- Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous or high-level requests into structured, actionable requirements with clear acceptance criteria
- Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or formal Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) practices
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven experience developing both technical and business requirements documentation
- Working knowledge of development management tools such as Atlassian (Jira/Confluence) or Microsoft DevOps (Azure DevOps)
- Proficiency in Figma or other design and prototyping tools, including design review and collaboration with UX/design teams
- Working knowledge of analytics or BI tools (e.g., Power BI or similar) to interpret product usage data and inform decisions
- The following experience is considered an asset:
- Experience in professional services, accounting, or ERP/practice management platforms (e.g., billing, AR, or financial workflow software)
- Exposure to enterprise software environments serving multi-stakeholder, multi-region teams
- Experience facilitating workshops or structured discovery sessions with cross-functional stakeholder groups
With a focus on high-potential earnings, MNP is proud to offer customized rewards that support our unique culture and a balanced lifestyle to thrive at work and outside of the office. You will be rewarded with generous base pay, vacation time, 4 paid personal days, a group pension plan with 4% matching, voluntary savings products, bonus programs, flexible benefits, mental health resources, exclusive access to perks and discounts, professional development assistance, MNP University, a flexible ‘Dress For Your Day’ environment, firm sponsored social events and more!
Diversity@MNP
We embrace diversity as a core value and celebrate our differences. We believe each team member contributes unique gifts and amplifying their potential makes our business stronger. We encourage people with disabilities to apply!
Future/Current Opportunity: Current
More about this job
Responsibilities
Manage and refine the product backlog, translate business requests into clear requirements and user stories, and coordinate with product, business analysis, development, and UX teams. Gather stakeholder and user feedback, use analytics to inform product decisions, and support continuous improvement, training, automation, and AI initiatives.
Requirements
Requires 4–6 years of experience in project management, business analysis, or a technology-focused project role, with the ability to turn ambiguous requests into actionable requirements. Candidates should have familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or ALM practices; strong documentation and communication skills; and working knowledge of Jira or Azure DevOps, design tools such as Figma, and analytics tools such as Power BI.
Skills
- Product Backlog Management
- Requirements Gathering
- Business Analysis
- User Story Writing
- Agile
- Scrum
- Jira
- Confluence
- Azure DevOps
- Figma
- Prototyping
- Stakeholder Engagement
- User Research
- Power BI
- UX Collaboration
Benefits
- Vacation Time
- Paid Personal Days
- Group Pension Plan With 4% Matching
- Voluntary Savings Products
- Bonus Programs
- Flexible Benefits
- Mental Health Resources
- Perks And Discounts
- Professional Development Assistance
- Social Events
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Technology
- Software
- Management & Leadership
- Data & Analytics
- Finance & Accounting
Keywords
- Product Management
- Product Backlog
- Feature Prioritization
- Business Requirements
- Technical Requirements
- User Stories
- Acceptance Criteria
- Release Planning
- Business Analysis
- Agile
- Scrum
- Jira
- Confluence
- Azure DevOps
- Figma
- Prototyping
- UX Design
- User Interviews
- Product Analytics
- Power BI
- Stakeholder Workshops
- Automation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Professional Services
- Accounting
- ERP
- Practice Management Platforms
- Billing Software
- Financial Workflows