Senior Product Manager - Data Products

Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued – as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country's largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well®.

At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong. 

Loblaw Advance drives brands forward. We are unlocking Loblaw’s exclusive purchase pattern data, customer intelligence, and millions of daily connections with shoppers to drive growth for our business partners. Backed by both the country’s leading grocery and pharma retailer, and the nation’s leading loyalty program, PC Optimum, we have a unique set of assets to help consumer brands reach customers and grow their retail business more effectively. Our dynamic team bridges loyalty, media, product, analytics, insights and strategy disciplines for integrated planning that empowers our own brands and those of our partners to reach Canadian customers at the right time, in the right way. 

At Loblaw Advance, we’re always innovating to stay on the leading edge of a fast-evolving industry. We seek great people who share our principles of authenticity, curiosity, trust, and collaboration. You will get to work with some of the best minds in the industry and have the support of in-house world-class technologies to create solutions our customers will love. We’re able to keep innovating because our colleagues are passionate about their work and excited about the future of retail and media. Come help shape this growing business with us! 

The impact you’ll make

• As the Senior Product Manager, Data Products, you will play a key role in shaping the future of our next-generation data and insights products. By leveraging your deep expertise in quantitative data and its strategic value, combined with machine learning — you will translate our product vision into clear, actionable requirements for Engineering and Data Science teams. You will also serve as the primary advocate for our vendor community, ensuring their needs are reflected in product requirements and deliverables. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of product management experience, with a proven track record in building data and insights products.

What You'll Do

• Be the voice of our vendor community as we develop requirements and deliverables for Loblaw Data Products

• Conduct stakeholder interviews to understand user problems and translate them into clear technical specifications for our development teams

• Perform regular feedback sessions with stakeholders and align Senior Leadership on the roadmap to ensure we are prioritizing the features that will deliver the most value for the Loblaw Digital business

• Collaborate closely with our Machine Learning Engineers to evaluate technical trade-offs based by customer outcomes.

• Work jointly with stakeholders across Design, Sales, and Technical teams on AI solutions to deliver intelligent, context-aware data insights

Does this Sound like you?

• You have 5+ years of product management experience — including building data products

• You have strong knowledge of product management principles and have a set of tried & tested best practices

• You have solid Machine Learning background and can collaborate with ML engineers to assess technical trade-offs and deliver high-impact customer solutions.

• You have a customer first approach to building products, leveraging research and data paired with empathy to build experiences that create customer stickiness

• You have an entrepreneurial spirit and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get the job done

• You are obsessed with testing and experimentation is a core pillar of how you approach product development – aka you aren’t happy unless you’ve learned something after shipping

• You have a growth mindset – you know there’s always a better way to do things and are willing to disrupt yourself or the status quo

How You’ll Succeed

• At Loblaw Digital, we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections. We’re able to keep innovating because our colleagues are passionate about their work and excited about the future of eCommerce. You will get to work with some of the best digital minds and will have the support of world class technologies to craft products our customers will love!

• Loblaw Digital recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired. In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.  
 
Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

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