Product Manager, A/V

<p>CBC Digital Operations is looking a Product Manager for our A/V Platform team. You will provide product vision, guidance and support for a team that is responsible for our Audio/Video Content Management System and a suite of tools that are used to manage the delivery of on-demand and live streaming content. You will manage vendor relationships, and will be able to work effectively with multiple stakeholders within Digital Operations and across multiple departments throughout CBC.</p>

Toronto, ON

CBC

<p>CBC Digital Operations is the country&rsquo;s biggest digital startup, taking on the challenges of innovating how media is made, sent and received. We are also part of Canada&rsquo;s oldest and truest broadcasting company. We are trying new things. We are growing. As an entity of our own. As a voice for our country. As a team.</p> <p>Digital is a part of our present and all of our future. CBC&rsquo;s strategy is focused on becoming a digital-first organization that provides a digital platform for storytellers. Our mission is to engage our audience with stories they care about.</p> http://www.cbc.ca

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Experienced

Overview: <p>CBC Digital Operations is the country&rsquo;s biggest digital startup, taking on the challenges of innovating how media is made, sent and received. We are also part of Canada&rsquo;s oldest and truest broadcasting company. We are trying new things. We are growing. As an entity of our own. As a voice for our country. As a team.</p> <p>Digital is a part of our present and all of our future. CBC&rsquo;s strategy is focused on becoming a digital-first organization that provides a digital platform for storytellers. Our mission is to engage our audience with stories they care about.</p> <p><strong>The opportunity:</strong></p> <p>If you want to enter the world of digital media and be part of the change and growth of one of Canada&rsquo;s long-established and respected broadcasters this is your chance. CBC Digital Operations is looking a Product Manager for our A/V Platform team.</p> <p>You will provide product vision, guidance and support for a team that is responsible for our Audio/Video Content Management System and a suite of tools that are used to manage the delivery of on-demand and live streaming content.</p> <p>You will manage vendor relationships, and will be able to work effectively with multiple stakeholders within Digital Operations and across multiple departments throughout CBC.</p> <p>You will initiate and drive collaborative projects, communicating with other teams and departments, establishing key dependencies and managing inter-team and interdepartmental dynamics.</p> <p>As a leader of an Agile Team, you will own the team&rsquo;s backlog and be responsible to gather requirements from stakeholders and explain them to the team, brainstorming solutions and collaborating with the team to make decisions.</p> <p>You will prioritize the iterative delivery of value: releasing early and often to ensure that business value is realized quickly.</p> <p>If you're passionate about Canada and you love technology, learning and bringing out the best in others, you&rsquo;ll love working at CBC.</p>
Responsibilities: <p><strong>Who you are and where are you now?</strong></p> <p>You have experience as a leader of an Agile Product Team, and are seeking a new role at a place where the focus is on collaboration as a team while constantly challenging the status quo. You love to solve problems, and you recognize that the most effective problem-solving &ldquo;tool&rdquo; is the team that you work with.</p> <p>You are a builder: of products and of your team. Digital video and audio are hugely important to a public broadcaster that has made a commitment to be &ldquo;digital first&rdquo;. It is important that the tools we have in place constantly improve as technology moves forward in leaps and bounds. It is equally important that you contribute to the growth of your team, in the spirit of our core values: collaboration, learning and improvement.</p> <p>You are a communicator, diplomat and collaborator. You are able to provide leadership because you have hands-on knowledge of Digital Media production platforms and workflows in a complex media environment like CBC. You understand that complexities come from the interactions of machines as well as of humans, and you are able to demonstrate an understanding and ability to work with both technology and people.</p> <p>You are looking for an opportunity to join a company with a purpose and with a commitment to supporting the career progression of their people.</p> <p><strong>What&rsquo;s in it for you?</strong></p> <p><u>C</u>utting edge tech. CBC has more than 25 digital sites, all of which are mandated to reach Canadians online everywhere and every way, with a high emphasis on mobile devices. To achieve that goal, with no down-time, takes a robust infrastructure, powerful technologies, reliable solutions and rewarding work. Java, JEE and Python are just part of our rich technology landscape.</p> <p><u>B</u>elonging. CBC/Radio-Canada is a Canadian institution. By joining our dynamic Digital Operations team you will be exposed to the best of all worlds. Corporate. Public. Startup. You will be part of a team that embraces diversity and at its core, truly cares about the country and the world.</p> <p><u>C</u>areer growth. CBC is fully invested in our people. Whatever it is you want to pursue whether it&rsquo;s a new programming language or a technical solution, whether it&rsquo;s expanding your Agile knowledge or building an audience-facing platform. We will provide you with the time, resources and championing that you need to keep your career here rewarding.</p>
Requirements: <p><strong>What you bring?</strong></p> <ul> <li>The education. A University degree is preferred, but we know not everyone gains their skills this way.</li> <li>The Agile experience. You believe in Agile values and principles deeply, responding to change over following a plan and valuing individuals and interactions over processes and tools.</li> <li>The technical experience: <ul> <li>3 years experience leading a software development Product Team</li> <li>hands-on experience of A/V Content Management Systems,</li> <li>a thorough knowledge of video CDNs, especially Akamai; of encoding systems/platforms; and video monetization platforms</li> <li>interest in AI, machine learning, containerization and virtualization</li> <li>software development experience is a plus.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Familiarity with the development and use of APIs and feeds.</li> <li>The desire to learn. You are an avid student. This is not a hands-on position, writing code or configuring systems -- the people on your team will be doing this. But you need to stay ahead of changes in technology, learning so that you can provide leadership and vision.</li> <li>The communication skills. You know how to listen and relay empathy and understanding for diverse perspectives; and are able to bring consensus.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Why join us?</strong></p> <p>CBC/Radio-Canada reflects the Canadian identity and promotes democracy. We are rooted in the communities we serve and committed to sharing stories as Canadians live them, each and every day. We strive to speak in the voices of the country and support social and economic innovation. We live these external values. They are the foundation of our employee culture. A diverse culture of collaboration, learning and continuous improvement.</p> <p>Collaboration. We follow lean startup principles and use an Agile approach. Our dedicated people managers work closely with every individual to ensure we are leveraging their strengths, championing their ideas and supporting their pursuit of new skills and career progression. Our team members are given opportunities to collaborate cross-functionally across multiple projects.</p> <p>Learning. From simply buying a book or recommending a course to one-on-ones, our leadership team is focused on creating an atmosphere where people feel fulfilled.</p> <p>Continuous improvement. What can you innovate in 8 hours a week? Our Digital department at CBC recognizes just how smart, creative and inventive our team members are. Everyone is given the opportunity to choose personal projects on which to spend 20% of their time. From prototyping new UI/UX for our content to setting up dev environments to experiment on. From reviewing Apple Developer videos and learning new programming languages to creating improved search functions for our media. From updating old code to building unit testing tools. Your 20% time is yours to allocate in a productive and professionally gratifying way.</p> <p><strong>To Apply:</strong></p> <p>Think this job is meant for you but worried you don&rsquo;t have it all? At CBC we know that not everyone takes the same path when it comes to building their skills. Hands-on experience, intelligence, innovation, a passion for learning and a team-focused approach can combine to form the best set of qualifications. If you feel you meet all or most of the qualifications we are seeking; and you are excited by the possibility of growing our company, take a chance and express your interest here.</p> <p>In becoming the leader in expressing Canadian culture and enriching democratic life, we need to be as diverse in every way as the country we serve, both within our workforce and on air. As an employer, we value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada's public broadcaster.</p>