Job Overview
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Date Posted
July 10, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As a Software Product Owner, you will be responsible for driving product delivery by managing and prioritizing the team's backlog, setting sprint and increment goals, and ensuring alignment with business objectives, technical direction, and customer needs.
- • You will be surrounded by a senior, experienced team — colleagues who understand the system and are proud of their expertise. This is a team that values stability, quality, and collaboration.
- • You will also collaborate with development, quality assurance, solution design, business, portfolio, and UX stakeholders to translate priorities into clear user stories and deliverables and guide the team toward high-quality results.
- • You will master the internal system and understand the complex issues underlying the team's work.
- • You will structure and optimize a technical backlog to ensure alignment with product strategy, technical roadmap, and business objectives, ensuring items are well understood, properly sized, sequenced, and ready for delivery, broken down into small deliverable increments.
- • You will maintain constant dialogue with end users and internal customers by gathering feedback, understanding their satisfaction, and adapting priorities to ensure ongoing alignment with business expectations.
- • You will translate business needs, customer feedback, and product priorities into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog items.
- • You will make informed decisions and provide clear priorities to the development team.
- • You will define sprint objectives and support the team in progressive delivery during each iteration.
- • You will actively participate in SAFe/Agile ceremonies — cycle and iteration planning, backlog refinement, demos, and inspection/adaptation activities.
- • You will collaborate closely with a senior team of experts to shape, refine, and deliver product capabilities.
- • You will represent the team to internal and external colleagues as the primary point of contact, communicating progress, challenges, and impacts with clarity.
- • You will orchestrate resources and navigate multi-team dependencies by mobilizing the right people (from your team or others) and proactively managing blockers.
- • You will support alignment of expectations regarding testing, quality, usability, and delivery across teams.
- • You will prioritize and manage critical bugs and system fixes to maintain product stability, organizing rapid response to critical incidents, determining the best resolution strategy with the team, and identifying associated risks and blockers.
- • You will validate and deliver quality — verify that work meets acceptance criteria and customer expectations.
- • You will promote continuous improvement and contribute to Agile maturity within the team.
🎯 Requirements
- • Fluency in both French and English, oral and written
- • 3+ years' experience as a Software Product Owner, Scrum Master, or similar Agile role
- • Experience managing and prioritizing a team backlog (Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent)
🏖️ Benefits
- • Competitive salary
- • Comprehensive benefits package
- • Opportunity to work with a senior, experienced team
- • Collaborative and dynamic work environment
- • Professional development opportunities
- • Flexible work arrangements
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About LifeWorks Corporation
LifeWorks is a provider of employee assistance and well-being programs, delivering technology-enabled mental health, wellness, and productivity services to employers worldwide. Its platform combines 24/7 counseling, digital cognitive behavioral therapy, absence management, and analytics to improve workforce resilience and organizational performance. Founded in Canada, the company supports millions of employees and their families across diverse industries and geographies.
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