About the Role
The Manager, Product Portfolio is accountable for the commercial success, roadmap execution, and lifecycle performance of an assigned product portfolio. This role operates as the end-to-end product leader, responsible for translating portfolio priorities into actionable plans, guiding execution, and ensuring alignment to member needs, organizational strategy and commercial objectives. This is a hands-on role that balances execution leadership with accountability for product outcomes, operating as the portfolio owner, commercial steward, agile leader, and backlog decision maker.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain product and portfolio-level roadmaps aligned to portfolio priorities.
- Translate market needs, SME insight, regulatory considerations, and commercial objectives into clear, actionable plans.
- Sequence initiatives based on value, impact, and delivery capacity.
- Manage interdependencies, risks, trade-offs across products, and an operating cadence.
- Ensure alignment between roadmap commitments and delivery outcomes.
- Monitor and evaluate revenue, margin, and cost drivers to inform product decisions.
- Partner with the Technical SME to co-manage product performance.
- Evaluate investment trade-offs and recommend allocation decisions.
- Contribute to pricing evolution, packaging strategy, and monetization models.
- Support decision-making through analysis of performance data and market feedback.
- Serve as Scrum Master for assigned product initiatives.
- Own and prioritize the product backlog to ensure alignment with portfolio goals and expected outcomes.
- Facilitate agile ceremonies and ensure disciplined execution.
- Drive clarity on scope, acceptance criteria, and delivery timelines.
- Remove blockers and escalate delivery risks when required.
- Partner with Product & Growth Marketing to support go-to-market readiness.
- Ensure products are commercially prepared for launch, including positioning, packaging, and enablement.
- Monitor post-launch performance and support ongoing iteration.
- Identify opportunities for adoption, expansion, and member renewal optimization.
- Work closely with Technical SMEs to define product requirements and validate solutions.
- Collaborate with Product Marketing on experimentation and demand generation.
- Coordinate with Customer Experience and Commercial Operations to support adoption and renewal.
- Align with Communications to ensure consistent product and brand messaging.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience in product management, product ownership or similar roles within a professional services, content, SaaS, or association environment.
- Experience working within a membership-based organization, regulatory body, or professional association is strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of how associations balance member value, commercial sustainability, governance, and reputation.
- Proven ability to manage product backlogs, prioritize work, and support roadmap delivery.
- Familiarity with agile practices and working within cross-functional teams.
- Strong analytical and financial acumen, with the ability to interpret product performance data.
- Strong understanding of accounting disciplines, public practice, or regulated professional environments.
- Ability to partner effectively with subject matter experts and technical stakeholders.
Skills
- Product Management
- Product Ownership
- Agile Delivery
- Scrum Master
- Roadmap Execution
- Backlog Management
- Financial Acumen
- Analytical Skills
Location
- National
- Canada
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
Experience Level
- Manager
Education Level
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $112,181 to $128,200
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits
- Robust defined contribution pension plan
- Ongoing professional development opportunities
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Regular social events
- Strong employee volunteer program
About the Company
- Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) is one of the most influential accounting organizations in the world.
- As a non-regulatory body comprised of individual CPA members, CPA Canada supports the profession and represents Canadian CPAs at the national and international levels.
- Nationally, CPA Canada acts in the public interest to promote transparency in financial markets, prepares CPAs for a rapidly evolving business environment through extensive guidance and programming and contributes to standard setting and policy making.
- Globally, CPA Canada works together with international bodies to build a stronger accounting profession worldwide.
- We create a collaborative and constructive culture through our values: Lead with Integrity, Customer First, Bold Thinking, Pursue Excellence, Continuous Growth.
- We are always striving for improvement, working together to build a high-performing, innovative organization that creates value for Canadian CPAs and represents the profession, nationally and internationally.
Equal Opportunity
- CPA Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, accessible environment where each employee feels respected, valued and supported.
- All qualified individuals may apply online.
- If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in our recruitment process kindly contact careers@cpacanada.ca and we'll be happy to work with you to meet your needs.
