Product Manager [P3]

Product Manager role at HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan)

HOOPP is a defined benefit (DB) pension plan dedicated to providing a secure retirement income to more than 490,000+ members in Ontario’s healthcare sector. More than 800 employers across the province offer HOOPP to their employees. The Plan Operations Division is responsible for providing service to members in order to deliver on HOOPP’s pension promise.

• Lead the development and fulfillment of product strategies by creating a vision, go-to-market, and execution road map to support the growth of the digital platform
• Develop and implement innovative engagement programs for members and employers, focusing on content development and product positioning that will enhance adoption, satisfaction, and overall experience. Monitor and evaluate program effectiveness, making data-driven adjustments to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals.
• Leverage digital technologies to enhance the educational experience for Employer and Members on public and secure websites.
• Identify new product opportunities and provide input to strategies that span the end-to-end client experience for the target audience; direct their implementation and execution while ensuring the appropriate economic value
• Translate product strategies into product initiatives and lead or support multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams in delivering enhancements to product, service, or process design. This includes not only assigning tasks but actively assisting team members in completing those tasks.
• Manage the development and implementation of new products and/or enhancements to existing products
• Identify, build, and own business requirements from all major stakeholders for specific product features and services, including requirements associated with Target Audience communications, internal training, and support
• Manage product and service positioning, ensuring consistency across the product offering and service platform
• Manage the portfolio of existing product features, promoting adoption and maintaining competitiveness with features provided by other peer plans
• Ensure the successful and timely completion of multiple, simultaneous projects.
• Provide project management support including plans, schedules, budgets, and status on specific initiatives, monitor progress against planned objectives
• Monitor the marketplace for opportunities, improvements, regulatory and industry-wide developments; collect and analyze information and data regarding trends, internal and external stakeholders in order to propose product innovations and enhancements
• Provide input and direction on vendor negotiations and external consultant arrangements; management of vendor relationships as required to support the product
• Build cohesive and compelling presentation material that can be used by senior management to build support and buy-in for operations initiatives; make presentations to various stakeholders and audiences as necessary (client presentations, etc.)
• Create and maintain a leadership presence within the division by influencing and championing successful change including new ways of doing business, challenging existing business processes
• Develop cross-functional business partnerships and buy-in to facilitate initiatives
• Be creative and diligent both in sourcing new ideas and addressing various challenges in their advancement; be innovative, think out of the box, be a problem solver and solution provider

• University degree or post-graduate and/or combination of equivalent training, education and experience is required
• 5 - 8 years progressive experience in product development, digital technology, marketing, or other relevant industry experience
• Minimum of 5 years of pension business experience, ideally in another part of the pension environment, including banking, insurance, or consulting business, preferably within product development
• Minimum of 3 years of experience developing comprehensive business cases, strategies, KPI’s, and product roadmaps
• Proven track record of launching products or defining service experience for external customers
• Ability to develop, articulate and deliver compelling arguments and presentations using different media
• Possess a risk and controls mindset in the development of product features and service experience to safeguard member information and balance operational risk and regulatory compliance
• Skilled at developing strong, authentic relationships with internal and external partners and stakeholders to collaborate and effectively manage competing priorities
• Minimum of 3 years leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver on projects, with knowledge on defining and tracking success metrics
• Proven ability to use critical, rational, and logical thinking
• Excellent time-management skills, specifically in project management with an ability to delegate and influence key stakeholders
• Proven communication and negotiation skills
• Adaptable to change and an ability to remain resilient under pressure
• Capable of working in environments where processes can be both structured and ambiguous
• Ability to see big picture but manage details
• Strong knowledge of retirement products and marketplace

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Product Management and Marketing

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada