Product Owner, Apps Platform

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Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada we create content that informs entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values which include creativity integrity inclusiveness and relevance.

Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting ever-changing industry Whether it be in front of the camera on air online or behind the scenes you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

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At the CBC we all have a story to tell. Whats yours

If you share our passion for storytelling Canada and having a positive impact on your community CBCs Digital Strategy and Product team is where you want to be!

CBC serves one of the countrys largest digital audiences and one of the few that is built and owned in Canada by Canadians. Our product suite includes CBC News app CBC Gem and CBC Listen.

Our product vision is to make it effortless for all people and communities in Canada to tell and discover the stories that connect us. Whether delivering the latest breaking news international hit series like North of North deep dives into the issues of your town or neighbourhood award winning podcasts like Someone Knows Something or nation building events like the Olympics our products ensure that these stories reach Canadians on their phones TVs desktops or smart speakers whenever they need or want us.

You have the opportunity to play a part in informing enlightening and entertaining Canadians through innovative storytelling formats and content discovery. We are an empowered outcome-driven innovative hub for CBC critical to the future growth of Canadas public media company and the wider content ecosystem. We believe that we are most impactful when our teams reflect the breadth of experience of the audiences we serve and we are committed to an inclusive and equitable workplace to realize that belief. When you join our mission you are not only contributing to the growth of the CBC but the future of our country.

Why is this role important

As a Product Owner on the Experience Platforms Apps team you will play a critical role in turning platform strategy into shipped high-quality product capabilities that power CBCs mobile experiences. Our app platform underpins audience-facing products used by Canadians every day. The work you lead enables other product teams to move faster deliver consistent experiences and focus on storytelling rather than rebuilding the same foundations.

You will be embedded with an agile delivery team working on shared app platform capabilities including our ongoing app platform transformation to a Clean Architecture with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) shared libraries. Your role ensures that platform investments translate into tangible outcomes: faster delivery reduced rework improved performance and a more stable foundation for future innovation across iOS and Android.

This role is essential to maintaining momentum through a complex replatforming effort while continuing to support active feature development across the app ecosystem.

Heres why we should work together:

Our digital teams values - collaboration inclusion learning and continuous improvement - embody who we are as a people-focused digital-forward employer. We follow Agile principles and the empowered product operating model. Our dedicated managers work closely with every individual to ensure we are leveraging their strengths championing their ideas and supporting their pursuit of new skills and their desired career progression.

Here at CBC Digital Strategy & Products your well being is critical to our success. It is essential that work be a safe space where our employees are able to share their authentic selves with one another and to push each other to challenge conventions.

Perks you can look forward to:

• Work with purpose and impact at scale

• Flexible work schedules allowing you to find balance for yourself your family and your work;

• A hybrid environment you can enjoy the benefits of work from home and in-office collaboration

• Competitive total rewards package including robust health benefits and best-in-class defined benefits pension plan;

• Dedicated time for innovation learning and development; wherever your interests lie;

• Opportunities to work with emerging technology;

• Opportunities for continued learning and professional development;

• Opportunities to become a member of our Employee Resource Groups;

• Pair programming and mentorship opportunities where you can learn from the best in the industry and help coach new talent;

• A creative and dynamic work environment where your ideas and contributions can be heard valued and respected;

• A supportive management team committed to upholding the highest standards of diversity and inclusivity;

• An environment which favors experimentation and an iterative approach in order to achieve the highest form of technical innovation.

How you will make an impact:

As a Product Owner you will be accountable for maximizing the value delivered by your team by translating strategy technical direction and stakeholder needs into clear actionable work for your delivery team. As a founding member of this team you will have a unique chance to help establish its processes culture and operational dynamic.

You will:

• Own and continuously refine the team backlog ensuring work is well-defined prioritized and aligned to platform objectives and business outcomes.

• Partner closely with Engineering to break down complex technical initiatives (including re-architecture work) into incremental shippable milestones.

• Balance short-term delivery needs with longer-term platform health helping manage technical debt while enabling product teams to continue iterating on their experiences.

• Act as the primary day-to-day point of contact between the delivery team the Senior Product Manager and dependent product teams.

• Ensure that platform capabilities are usable adoptable and well-documented so that downstream teams can realize their value quickly.

• Contribute to continuous improvement in delivery practices quality and team effectiveness.

Your impact will be felt not only in what your team ships but in how effectively other teams at CBC can build on top of the app platform.

Key first year outcomes you will achieve:

• You are a trusted Product Owner for your delivery team consistently providing a well-groomed prioritized backlog that enables predictable delivery.

• The Apps Platform team is shipping incremental platform improvements that support the broader app transformation without blocking experience teams delivery.

• Replatforming work is broken into clear phases with measurable progress allowing parallel feature development to continue.

• Stakeholders and dependent teams have clarity on what the app platform provides how to adopt it and whats coming next.

• Platform health indicators (delivery speed stability developer feedback) show measurable improvement.

• You have established strong working relationships with engineering QE design and peer Product Owners contributing positively to CBCs product culture.

What you bring to our team:

• 35 years of experience as a Product Owner Product Manager or in a similar product delivery role

• Strong product ownership mindset with clear accountability for delivery outcomes

• Hands-on experience working with mobile app teams (iOS and/or Android); platform or shared-services experience is an asset

• Ability to translate platform strategy and technical direction into clear actionable backlog items

• Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments including sprint planning backlog refinement and retrospectives

• Proven experience writing high-quality user stories acceptance criteria and supporting technical documentation

• Strong prioritization skills balancing short-term delivery needs with long-term platform health

• Comfort working in technically complex and evolving problem spaces

• Ability to break down large ambiguous initiatives into incremental shippable work

• Collaborative stakeholder-aware approach with strong communication skills

• Familiarity with product and delivery tools such as Jira Confluence and cross-functional collaboration tools

Nice to have:

• 2 years of Data Engineering or Software Development Experience

• Experience working on large-scale replatforming or modernization initiatives.

• Exposure to Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) Clean Architecture or shared mobile libraries.

• Understanding of quality engineering practices automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience working in media content or audience-focused digital products.

• Familiarity with digital analytics or performance measurement tools used in mobile apps.

To Apply:

At the CBC we recognize that not everyone takes the same path when it comes to building their skills. We value diversity of thought and of experience and we are excited to hear from you! 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 most of these qualifications and you are excited by the possibility of adding to the rich culture of the CBC take a chance and express your interest by applying now!

If youre interested in reading more about the various backgrounds of the talented people that make up our teams our exciting new projects and what were currently working on check out our Digital Labs blog on Medium!

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

We thank all applicants for their interest but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:

• A mandatory Criminal record check.

• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our countrys diversity. Thats because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. Thats why we as an employer 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 Canadas public broadcaster. For more information visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to .

You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of the event that you become an employee it will be important to inform us as quickly as possible of any situation that because of your hiring constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

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