Product Manager, Enterprise Innovation
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 26, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 19, 2026.
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.
Grade: 17
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:
What you bring:
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