Position Title Technical Manager, Digital Media (French Services) (Telework/Hybrid)

Status Of Employment Contractee Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement French

Language Skills French (Reading), French (Speaking), French (Writing)

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 2025-07-18 11:59 PM

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we all have a story to tell. What’s yours? If you share our passion for Canadian storytelling and you wish to help us engage with individuals and communities across our various digital platforms, this is where you’ll want to be!

Every day, you’ll have an opportunity to shape the way in which Canadians see themselves reflected in our digital services. Your work will have a direct impact on how millions of Canadians from various communities connect with our products, with one another and with the diverse voices that make our country so unique.

You’ll have the opportunity to play a part in enlightening and entertaining Canadians through our innovative work in building the mediums that deliver our content. We’re an innovative hub, where the talented professionals we work with are respected and valued for their contributions. Our product teams are vibrant, and our work culture strives to achieve the highest standards of diversity and inclusion. We believe that hiring people with different career paths and backgrounds is fundamental in our shared success and in building healthy, high-performing teams. When you join our mission, you’re not only shaping the vision of CBC/Radio-Canada, but the future of our country.

We know that commitment to equity, inclusion and diversity is essential to creating content that mirrors and resonates with the rich and evolving makeup of our country. We’re also committed to reaching out and connecting with our audience on multiple platforms; this includes creating virtual places where communities can come together.

There is an opportunity for this to be a full-time teleworking position. Work arrangements will be discussed with hiring managers per departmental guidelines. Why is this role important? Reporting to the Director, Technological Development, you’ll join the Digital Media team where a major initiative is underway to modernize Radio-Canada’s digital ecosystem and make it more resilient in an evolving media environment. This work will be performed in close co-operation with various departments and will help build the public broadcaster’s future.

Perks You Can Look Forward To

• Hybrid work environment with flexible work schedules, allowing you to prioritize yourself, your family and your work.
• Competitive benefits and compensation.
• Opportunities to work with cutting-edge 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.
• An environment that favours experimentation and an iterative approach in order to achieve the highest form of technical innovation.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Manage the development team, supporting them on all technical aspects of the product in order to achieve the objectives and priorities set by leadership.
• Advise the leadership and management teams in analyzing, designing, planning and evaluating work in advance of projects.
• Devise technical solutions in conjunction with architects, development leadership and other members of the development team.
• Act as a partner to Digital Media directors and managers to ensure a consistent management approach.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, leading by example. Act as a leader and ambassador in implementing change and new ways of working.
• Take a leadership role in identifying, communicating and resolving issues encountered. Try to resolve issues before escalating them to the relevant managers.
• Be proactive in bringing ideas and solutions for improving how we work and achieving our goals, and actively participate in implementing them with leadership.
• Be accountable for the quality and overall communication of technical aspects relating to the entire platform.
• Raise potential human and technical challenges with leadership; suggest solutions to those challenges. Try to resolve issues before escalating them to the relevant managers.
• Conduct proactive monitoring of industry best practices with a view to recommending enhancements to product workflows.
• Based on portfolio technical needs, guide technology choices as well as the training plans needed to implement those choices.
• Oversee the hiring of talent for the team; support the hiring process in related fields.
• Be responsible for setting objectives and evaluating the performance of the developers reporting to you.
• Take charge of onboarding new talent in their respective teams.
• Support leadership in deciding who to assign to projects; advocate for the team’s needs when leadership makes assignment choices.
• Monitor your employees’ progress and engage in coaching/mentoring activities.
• Help promote the product internally and externally.

We Are Looking For Candidates With The Following

• At least three to five years’ experience leading a team — either a team focused on a specific product or area of expertise, or a cross-functional one.
• Ability to work well in a team and communicate effectively.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Strong ability to explain technical concepts to non-experts.
• Outstanding judgment, initiative and ability to work independently.
• Ability to create buy-in and offer an open, inclusive and collaborative work environment.
• Thoroughness, independence and strong sense of ownership.
• Knowledge of best practices in digital development workflows.
• Ability to manage complex situations involving strategic, financial, political, operational and human components.
• Ability to ask the right questions at the right time.
• Fluency in English and French.

Please note this is a 12-month contract position, renewable annually. This regular position is not a consulting assignment but a long-term opportunity with attractive CBC/Radio-Canada employee benefits.

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: 1000, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 0C2

Number Of Openings 1

Work Schedule Full time