Job Description

Position Title:
Product Owner, Loyalty Experiences (Digital Strategy And Product) (English Services)
Status of Employment:
Contractee Long-Term (Fixed Term)
Position Language Requirement:
English
Language Skills:
English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - C - Advanced)
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.
Unposting Date:
2025-07-31 11:59 PM
Product Owner, Loyalty Experiences (LEx)
Affiliation: Management, 18-month contract
Start Date: Q2 2025
The Product Owner for LEx will play a central role in shaping CBC's digital accounts offering. You'll lead the product delivery and implementation for accounts features, managing the backlog and driving the evolution of key supporting platforms like the Account Centre and Newsletter Subscription Centre and their underlying technologies, as well as CBC's presence on Apple News.
You'll collaborate closely with a wide range of partners, including product teams, content units, Customer Experience, Marketing, and third-party vendors, managing the operational aspects of agile product development.
Responsibilities:
Strategic product direction:Collaborate with the LEx Product Manager to ensure alignment with the overall product strategy. Contribute to the LEx product roadmap and prioritization by incorporating insights from user testing, partner needs, business needs, and product strategy. Work alongside the Product Manager to define product priorities, decisions, and resolutions.

Product backlog managementCreate and manage the product backlog, epics, and user stories to deliver maximum value towards CBC's priorities and objectives. This includes generating tickets and writing user stories that accurately reflect partner and user needs across products such as Account features, Account Centre, Subscription Centre, Newsletters, BADJAM (used for securely sharing user data across vendor systems), ALAN (the database and API that underpin the newsletter offering), and Apple News.

Agile team facilitation & collaboration:Coordinate and facilitate team rituals like backlog grooming, sprint planning, partner demos and release notes. Partner with the Agile Team Lead to ensure Agile methodologies are applied consistently and effectively, leading to optimal audience experiences. Align with the Developer Supervisor on technical priorities, decisions, and resolutions. Collaborate with the Agile Team Lead, other product teams, and internal teams to manage dependencies, optimize value delivery, and minimize code/release conflicts.

User focus & partner engagement:Champion and facilitate the use of user testing and audience feedback throughout product development. Work with the Email Coordinator to address the needs of CBC newsletter publishers, including providing support for Adestra, marketing automation, and ad hoc training.

Risk management & problem solving:Identify and brainstorm solutions for product risks related to value, viability, usability (in collaboration with UX Design and Research), and feasibility (with the Technical Lead). Actively remove obstacles that could impede product priorities, goals, or vision.

Release oversight & quality assurance:Oversee and monitor releases, ensuring quality validation with the team. Monitor product releases and operations to maintain consistent quality of service for CBC users, which includes fielding questions and investigating support issues to determine necessary next steps and feature evolutions.

Communication:Communicate delivery progress clearly and consistently to relevant stakeholders.

MeasurementMeasure and track value of delivered work, including adoption and use of new features and progress on objectives and key results.

Qualifications:
Product development expertise: Demonstrated experience scoping, planning, and delivering engaging audience experiences. You're adept at delivering complex digital products with an Agile mindset.
Agile & Lean methodologies: Practical application of Lean or Agile methodologies, with specific experience in Scrum and Kanban. You're comfortable transforming requirements into digestible elements to facilitate continuous delivery.
Continuous improvement: Experience with continuous improvement and iterative development, including test-driven approaches, to identify obstacles and enhance product delivery and processes.
Outcome-focused approach: A proven ability to actively foster an outcome-focused approach, including assessing and communicating trade-offs and benefits.
Communication & collaboration: An excellent communicator who works well with others, whether one-on-one with direct team members, digital colleagues at-large, or vendor leads. You have experience facilitating meaningful product and team discussions, and demonstrate strong emotional intelligence
Quality & accessibility: Past success reviewing and assessing services and tools related to product activities, alongside experience with accessibility best practices.
Mindset & values: Forward-looking, curious, eager, self-aware, self-directed, and empathetic. You have enthusiasm and passion for all forms of media, and a strong commitment to reflecting the CBC community and a diverse, contemporary Canada.
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 country's diversity. That's 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. That's 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 Canada's 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 recruitment@cbc.ca.



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 interest. In 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.
Primary Location:
Broadcast Centre 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3G7
Number of Openings:
1
Work Schedule:
Full time