Product Specialist
- Oakville, ON, Canada
$60,000 to $70,000 USD / year · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $60,000 to $70,000 USD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- 3+ years of experience in product, business, operations, or related roles within Banking, Insurance, Fintech, Lending, Wealth Management, or Financial Services environments
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
PolicyAdvisor.com is a fast-growing insurtech startup transforming the way Canadians buy insurance. We’ve built a modern digital insurance platform that offers a simple and intuitive alternative to the traditional offline distribution model used across much of Canada’s insurance industry.
Backed by an experienced leadership team and strong investor support, PolicyAdvisor is driving innovation in the rapidly evolving insurtech space. Since launching in 2019, we’ve helped thousands of Canadians secure the coverage they need and we’re just getting started.
If you’re passionate about building digital financial products and want to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced startup environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Who We’re Looking For
- Professionals interested in building digital products within Insurance, Banking, Fintech, Lending, Wealth Management, or Financial Services
- Individuals who enjoy solving customer and business problems through technology and product thinking
- Strong collaborators who can work across business, operations, design, and engineering teams
- Candidates who thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments and enjoy building scalable digital solutions
Responsibilities
- Conceive, design, and develop innovative digital customer experiences
- Define, manage, and execute product roadmaps aligned with business goals
- Collaborate cross-functionally to guide products from conception to launch by connecting business and technical teams
- Define product strategy, success metrics, and communicate updates to key stakeholders
- Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and continuously monitor the insurance and financial services ecosystem
- Write user stories, job stories, PRDs, user journeys, personas, and product requirements documentation
- Work closely with engineering, design, marketing, and business teams to deliver scalable product solutions
- Drive product execution while balancing business impact, customer experience, technology feasibility, risk, timelines, quality, and cost
- Support product launch planning and ensure timely delivery in coordination with stakeholders
- Contribute to buy/build/partner evaluations for product and platform capabilities
- Partner with engineering teams to brainstorm, prioritize, and deliver product enhancements
- Act as a bridge between business, operations, and technology teams to ensure successful implementation and delivery
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in product, business, operations, or related roles within Banking, Insurance, Fintech, Lending, Wealth Management, or Financial Services environments
- Finance, Business, Engineering, or related educational background preferred
- Prior product management or product execution experience preferred
- Experience working on digital financial products and customer journeys is an asset
- Life & Health insurance experience is an asset
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Comfortable working in ambiguity and fast-paced startup environments
- Experience with Agile methodologies, product metrics, wireframes, flowcharts, CRM systems, and product documentation tools
- Strong understanding of digital product lifecycle management and execution
Why Join PolicyAdvisor?
- Opportunity to work on impactful digital financial products
- High-growth startup environment with strong career advancement opportunities
- Collaborate with experienced leaders and high-performing engineering teams
- Competitive compensation and learning opportunities within the insurtech industry
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
More about this job
Responsibilities
Define product strategy and roadmaps, and guide digital customer experiences from conception through launch. Coordinate across business, operations, design, and engineering teams while managing requirements, metrics, delivery priorities, and stakeholder communication.
Requirements
The role requires at least three years of experience in product, business, operations, or a related role in financial services, along with strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills. Product execution experience, digital financial product experience, familiarity with Agile and product tools, and a relevant educational background are preferred; life and health insurance experience is an asset.
Skills
- Product Management
- Product Strategy
- Product Roadmapping
- Digital Product Development
- Agile Methodologies
- Market Research
- Competitor Analysis
- Product Metrics
- User Stories
- User Journeys
- Stakeholder Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Analytical Problem-Solving
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Insurance
Benefits
- Company Events
- Dental Care
- Extended Health Care
- Life Insurance
- On-Site Parking
- Paid Time Off
- Vision Care
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Technology
- Finance & Accounting
Keywords
- Insurtech
- Insurance
- Banking
- Fintech
- Lending
- Wealth Management
- Financial Services
- Digital Products
- Product Management
- Product Strategy
- Product Roadmaps
- Agile Methodologies
- Product Metrics
- User Stories
- Job Stories
- User Journeys
- Personas
- Market Research
- Competitor Analysis
- Wireframes
- Flowcharts
- CRM Systems
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Buy/Build/Partner Evaluations
- Life and Health Insurance