Product Operations Specialist - 6 Month Contract - Jobs in Toronto Ontario

Job Description

About Citylitics Inc.Citylitics delivers predictive intelligence on local utilityamp; public infrastructure markets.What is Infrastructure It is the roadways you rely on to safely get to Grandma #39;s house, it #39;s the potable water that comes out of your kitchen tap that you wash your family #39;s food with and it #39;s the energy that heats our homes and powers our digital lifestyles.Every year, trillions of dollars are spent on all areas of infrastructure to maintain our quality life and move our economy forward. However, our infrastructure is no longer equipped to meet the needs of the future. We hear about infrastructure failures, whether bridge collapses, power blackouts, or water main breaks, every day in the news. Climate change and extreme weather events are disrupting the basic infrastructure we took for granted for years.Citylitics is solving the hardest data problems in infrastructure while building the sales intelligence platform that enables a faster, more transparent, and more efficient infrastructure marketplace. We turn millions of unstructured documents into high value intelligence feeds and datasets that are available on an intuitive user experience. Our goal is to enable solution providers to connect with cities with relevant infrastructure needs in a faster and more digital way than historic market channels. As more companies adopt our platform, citiesamp; utilities will be able to access solutions that deliver on the promise of moving towards a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable infrastructure future.We are looking for a Product Operations Specialist to join our Citylitics team. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in product operations within a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You will work closely with the Product and the Development teams, aligning and guiding product roadmap decisions while gaining valuable product management experience.What Will You Accomplish

• Product Roadmap Support:

• Assist Product Managers in building and executing the product roadmap, gaining exposure to strategic planning.
• Learn to prioritize features based on our framework and manage the product backlog under guidance.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Collaborate with development, design, operations, and marketing teams to understand the product development lifecycle.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings and contribute to discussions on product market fit.

Market Research and Analysis:

• Conduct market research to identify new opportunities and learn to analyze market trends.
• Learn to synthesize data and present findings in a clear and concise manner.User Feedback and Product

Strategy:

• Assist in analyzing and synthesizing feedback from stakeholders, users, and customers to understand how feedback influences product strategy.
• Learn to document and organize user feedback.

Agile Development and Testing:

• Participate in sprint planning, review, and retrospectives to learn agile development methodologies.
• Conduct user acceptance testing, report and validate bugs, and learn to provide constructive feedback.

Documentation and User Stories:

• Learn to write effective user stories.
• Learn to document effective product specs.

Other duties as assigned.Requirements

• Strong Interest in product management and technology.
• Familiarity with basic software applications (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to learn and contribute to a team environment.
• Basic understanding of agile methodologies is a plus.
• SQL experience and data analysis technical skills are a plus.

BenefitsWhy Citylitics

• This is a rare opportunity to influence positive change within one of the biggest societal challenges of our generation: sustainable public infrastructure.
• You get to support a disruptive solution with a compelling value proposition into an industry that is eager to hear from you and in a market with no direct competition.
• We live at the cross section of infrastructure, scaleup and data science/AI. There is no other team like us in Toronto.
• There is no corporate bureaucracy here. You will accomplish more here in a few months than what you would in a few years at a large, entrenched technology company.
• We believe that Data and AI will play an outsized role in our future, so we equip every team member with access to Generative AI tools and our full Data Universe to enhance their productivity and encourage innovation through experimentation.
• We are proud to offer every CityZen an internal mentorship program, in-role professional growth, skill-based developmentamp; learning, and internal promotion opportunities.
• We work hard, we play together, we win as a team! We are on a mission to solve infrastructure while savoring the moment and celebrating the little details along the way.

Citylitics is an equal opportunity employer. We are passionate about providing a safe workplace where everyone is accepted and has the opportunity to grow with us. We are committed to making diversity and inclusivity part of our culture!