City : Toronto

Category : Full time

Industry : Financial Services

Employer : Interac

Technical Product Analyst Intern

At Interac, we design and deliver products and solutions that give Canadians control over their money so they can get more out of life. But that’s not all. Whether we’re leading real-time money movement, driving innovative commerce solutions like open payments for transit systems, or making advancements in new areas like verification and open banking, we are playing a key role in shaping the future of the digital economy in Canada.
 

Want to make a lasting impact amongst a community of creative thinkers, problem solvers, technical gurus and high-performance application developers? We want to hear from you.

Reporting to the Leader, Product Management, the Technical Product Analyst Intern will be helping define the product roadmap and bring our vision to life working with a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, program managers, and other product owners.

You’ll be responsible for:  

• Assisting Product Managers to define product features and expand on user stories for prioritized features.

• Assisting Product Managers to disseminate information at industry workshops, for example, through a deck or a write-up.

• Working with our teams to shape the design of APIs for long-term value and evolve them to meet the client needs – you will be responsible for defining, documenting, and refining requirements.

• Helping explore and demonstrate the benefits of tooling for API delivery, documentation, and testing in one of the most exciting business domains – payments.

• Participating in work sessions with Interac's customers, i.e. banks and credit unions, to understand their requirements.

• Collaborating with the product team and software engineers with various projects by helping keep track of development issues, communicating priorities and solve various problems as they arise

You bring:  

• An understanding an experience with API and system design

• The ability to give meaning to data. You enjoy researching, identifying trends and insights into problems, investigating complex problems and making sense of information.

• You are a proactive problem-solver with a demonstrated track record of driving continuous improvement initiatives – you get into new topics quickly, enjoy learning the fundamentals and leverage it to achieve the best outcomes with cross-functional teams

• Confidence in your ability to communicate technical and non-technical detailed information in an impactful way – you can conceptualize, manage and prioritize features

• Understanding that success is in the details. You notice things that others don't. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making.

• Strong organizational and time management skills with demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple high-complexity projects

• Currently completing an undergraduate degree from a creditable Canadian institution with a focus on Engineering, Systems Designs, Computer Science or similar field

• Understanding and familiarity with tools like Figma, Jira or Tableau

• Although not required, you have some familiarity or previous experience with the following:

  • Proven experience working directly with technology teams to implement systemic improvements

  • Technical fluency; comfort understanding and discussing technology concepts, schedule tradeoffs and new opportunities with technical team members.

  • Previous experience or knowledge in payments – or at minimum interest

Workstyle: Hybrid

Location: Toronto

Term: January to April 2025

Working Days: Monday - Friday

IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE:

• You must be eligible to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a Full Time Capacity and to be eligible for Interac internship roles

• You must be currently enrolled in a Canadian post secondary academic institution.

Interac requires employees to complete a background check that is completed by one of our service providers.  We use this service to complete the following checks:

• Canadian criminal record check;
• Public safety verification;
• Canadian ID cross-check;
• 5-year employment verification;
• Education verification; and
• If applicable, Credit Inquiry and Social Media Check

How we work
We know that exceptional people have great ideas and are passionate about their work.  Our culture encourages excellence and actively rewards contributions with:

Connection: You’re surrounded by talented people every day who are driven by their passion of a common goal.

Core Values:  They define us. Living them helps us be the best at what we do.

Compensation & Benefits: Pay is driven by individual and corporate performance and we provide a multitude of benefits and perks.

Education: To ensure you are the best at what you do we invest in you