Position Title:

Manager, Linear, Digital, Radio & Audio Regulatory Compliance (English Services) (Telework/Hybrid)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

Language Skills:

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:

2026-04-22 11:59 PM

This role is a hybrid work arrangement. Work schedule to be discussed with the hiring Manager according to the guidelines defined by the department.

Your role

CBC/RadioCanada is seeking a strategic and highly skilled Manager to lead the design, oversightand continuous evolution of our regulatory and legal reporting frameworks. In this pivotal role, you will serve as the central connector between broadcast operations, IT, and regulatory stakeholders, ensuring full compliance across our English and French television and audio portfolios—including CBC TV, CBC Kids TV, Kids GEM, Documentary Channel, News Network, News FAST Channels, Entertainment FAST Channels, CBC Music, Radio One, ICI Musique, and ICI Première. While fulfilling contractual obligations to key partners, including SiriusXM and major music rights collectives.

This is a strategic leadership role that requires a rare blend of technical systems expertise, deep knowledge of broadcast policy for video and audio, and the ability to drive complex, multi-year projects across the entire corporation. This includes coordinating and executing acceptance testingfor system issues, upgrades, enhancements, new functionality and new systems. This includessystems such as On-Air, Avatega, Amagi, Cognos, VML 2.0, WideOrbit, RCS/GSelector, Business

Warehouse, and related reporting platforms.

Key Responsibilities :

• Provide expert guidance and final decisions on processes and workflows across multiple departments and platforms related to CRTC compliance and requirements of contractual agreements.
• Tracks forecasts and maintains the status of conditions of license across multiple platforms.
• Lead highimpact initiatives with IT to design and optimize reporting systems (e.g., VML 2.0, WideOrbit, RCS/Gselector, OnAir, Avatega, Cognos, Power BI), driving automated metadata workflows that eliminate manual processes and sharply reduce noncompliance risk.
• Builds and maintains reports as required across all platforms.
• Build and maintain high-level relationships with music rights collectives (SOCAN, Re:Sound,
• Connect, CMRRA) to ensure fair and accurate royalty payments.
• Liaison between various departments to screen content, prepare & track reports (ie: Regulatory Affairs, BMS, Finance, PMG, CPO Finance, CBCNN Finance, Documentary, B&R, Kids, Digital, Media Sales, Research, News & Current affairs department, Entertainment department).
• Provides expert guidance on all scheduling decisions across our English and French television and audio portfolios—including CBC TV, CBC Kids TV, Kids GEM, Documentary Channel, News Network, News FAST Channels, Entertainment FAST Channels, CBC Music, Radio One, ICI Musique, and ICI Première—ensuring CBC/Radio Canada wide compliance with CRTC regulations, contractual obligations, and our Diversity & Inclusion commitments.
• Develop clear, modern operational definitions for the digital landscape—establishing what qualifies as a “stream,” a “podcast,” or an “emerging artist,” grounded in relevant legal and industry standards.
• Direct and train end-users (Producers, Managers, and Regional MDs) on new workflows to ensure data accuracy without disrupting creative production.
• Lead a highperforming team by overseeing recruitment, staffing, and backfill planning. Foster a supportive, growthoriented environment through regular coaching, clear development pathways, and proactive talent planning. Ensure the team is empowered, skilled, and resourced to deliver highquality work that aligns with organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Deep familiarity with CRTC Video and Audio Regulations, Canadian Content (Cancon) requirements, and music industry royalty structures.
• Advanced understanding of broadcast software (RCS/Gselector, WideOrbit, INews, VML 2.0, On-Air Cognos, Power BI, Avatega, Amagi, Business Warehouse) and the ability to translate business requirements into technical workflows.
• While the role supports English and French services, the ability to work effectively with French Radio (Radio-Canada) colleagues and systems is an asset.
• Proven experience leading large-scale, multi-departmental IT or compliance projects that span several years (Avatega).
• Presenting data analysis in formal and informal settings.
• Exceptional negotiation skills with the ability to build consensus among senior management, IT and production staff.

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