Director of Product

Blurb

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Calgary - Canada

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 4 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Director of Product

Location: Remote
Reports to: CEO
Team: Product & Engineering

About

At Blurb were building revenue-generating content products for the most influential media companies in the world. We scale content from what already exists - turning catalogs and brand assets into high-performing formats for every major platform.

Our mission is simple: help media companies unlock growth through high-volume high-impact content.

The role

Were looking for a Director of Product to own product direction and platform strategy at Blurb.

This is a hands-on leadership role. Youll be responsible for turning business needs and high-level ideas into clear product direction working closely with engineering design leadership and clients to ship systems that scale.

The role is primarily product strategy and ownership. Hands-on design skills are a strong plus but not a requirement.

What youll do

Own product direction & platform strategy

  • Own end-to-end product direction across Blurbs platform

  • Translate business goals deal requirements and revenue priorities into product strategy

  • Decide what to build now vs later and clearly explain tradeoffs

  • Ensure the product effectively supports the entire content and distribution lifecycle from creation through monetization


Build scalable systems

  • Design workflows and systems that scale efficiently across large and complex catalogs

  • Partner closely with engineering to define scope sequencing and system constraints

  • Anticipate reliability scale and operational failure points early

Make ideas concrete

  • Take vague or high-level ideas and turn them into clear testable product direction

  • Use lightweight artifacts flows examples prototypes to align stakeholders

  • Be comfortable creating quick prototypes (e.g. Figma low-fidelity mocks or vibe-coded demos) to demonstrate how things should work

Partner with design & engineering

  • Work closely with Product Designers (where applicable) to:
    • Frame problems clearly

    • Set quality bars

    • Give actionable feedback

  • Collaborate deeply with engineering on:
    • Scope and sequencing

    • Tradeoffs between speed quality and scale

  • Partner with the Design Department focused on template and motion design to:
    • Ensure product and design systems stay aligned through the video generation pipeline

    • Collaborate day-to-day to troubleshoot refine and evolve how product and design systems work together

Represent product internally and externally

  • Act as a product voice in client-facing conversations

  • Explain product capabilities constraints and tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders

  • Help align expectations with what the platform can realistically support

  • Balance transparency with protecting the team from overcommitment

Drive alignment and momentum

  • Run or contribute to product rituals (e.g. demos reviews roadmap discussions)

  • Keep the team aligned on priorities and decisions

  • Reduce rework by clarifying direction early



What youll bring

  • At least 5-10 years of product leadership experience either as a founder or in a company setting where you owned product direction and outcomes

  • Demonstrated ability to define and drive end-to-end product strategy not just manage execution

  • Strong product taste a clear sense for what makes a product intuitive cohesive and high quality

  • Systems and platform thinking; you see how parts connect and scale

  • Comfort operating with ambiguity and incomplete information

  • Excellent collaboration skills with engineering design and leadership

  • Clear confident communication of product intent to both internal and external audiences

  • Experience thriving in early-stage or high-ownership environments

Bonus points

  • Hands-on product design experience (Figma flows prototyping)

  • Founder or early leadership team background

  • Experience with media content platforms or creator ecosystems

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