The District of Saanich is the largest municipality in beautiful Greater Victoria, blending both the urban and rural environment and home to approximately 124,000 citizens. Employing more than 1,500 members, our greatest asset is a high performing workforce. Recently named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2024, we provide a collaborative, exciting and progressive work environment that consistently attracts top-quality people, enables them to perform at their best and grow their skills. Our competitive wages, excellent benefits package, and generous pension plan, supports an inclusive work environment and progressive initiatives making the District of Saanich a highly desirable place to invest your talent. We are recruiting for a Tempest Product Owner to join our fast paced and diverse team.
The Tempest Product Owner reports to the Director of Planning and the Chief Information Officer and is responsible for leading the implementation and ongoing management of all Tempest modules and Tempest projects being undertaken by the District of Saanich.
The main focuses for this position will be to implement capital projects; to create the 5+ year roadmap for the ongoing implementation, maintenance and operations of the Tempest system or other permitting systems which will enhance efficient operations within the District; develop the ongoing support and training strategy to ensure the organization and end users are successful; and in collaboration with IT developing a sustainment model for application updates, modifications and upgrades. Product implementation will encompass all the project management processes including initiating, planning, executing, controlling, closing and vendor management. The Product Owner will be responsible for the timely and successful delivery of the program objectives within budget and to a high level of quality.
Qualified candidates have a University Degree in the field of Information Technology, Computer Science, or Business Administration; 5 years proven experience working and managing large technology projects; including 5 years proven experience acting as a Product Owner; and experience with the Tempest product suite and/or workflow tools such as Microsoft SharePoint and ServiceNow.
Candidates must also have an understanding of Information technology infrastructure library (ITIL) operational process including Incident, Change and Demand management. Project Management Professional (PMP) or other project management certification, Business Analyst, System Analyst, and Product Owner certifications, and experience with alternative local Government ERP systems are considered an asset. Candidates with an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.