Product Manager, Data Lake (Azure, Databricks and Transformation Data) (French Services) (Telework/Hybrid)
CBC/Radio-CanadaPosition Title:
Product Manager, Data Lake (Azure, Databricks and Transformation Data) (French Services) (Telework/Hybrid)Status of Employment:
Contractee Long-Term (Durée déterminée)Position Language Requirement:
English, FrenchLanguage Skills:
English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - C - Advanced), French (Reading - C - Advanced), French (Speaking - C - Advanced), French (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:
2026-04-24 11:59 PMWhy Join CBC/Radio-Canada
Are you passionate about the digital world? Are you a product manager with experience in data collection and/or internal management platforms, and comfortable with technical environments? This opportunity within Digital Media is for you.
This is a hybrid position with a mix of in-office and remote work. Work arrangements will be discussed with hiring managers per departmental guidelines.
Context: Putting innovation at the core of digital media
Radio-Canada focuses on more than simply distributing content. We craft digital experiences enjoyed by millions of Canadians every day (ICI TOU.TV, Radio-Canada OHdio, news apps).
In a fast-changing media ecosystem, data is our compass. To customize our audience experience, optimize our content and guide us in our decision-making and innovations, we’re transforming our infrastructure to take advantage of a modern, decentralized architecture. You can play a central role in this major technology shift.
Why is this role important?
Our data ecosystem centralizes and processes huge volumes of data originating from all our digital platforms.
As Product Manager, Data Lake, in co-operation with the Solutions Architect, you’ll drive the future of the data lake in the Radio-Canada data ecosystem by ensuring that solutions are available, secure, interoperable and economically effective (FinOps). The aim is to enable data experts to create data products and manage them smoothly.
Your key responsibilities:
Product Vision and Road Map: Be the custodian of the data lake’s future in line with data trends and appetites. For example, support needs in terms of customization, audience analytics and media performance metrics and prep data for generative AI models.
Backlog Management: Prioritize developments in JIRA by translating business needs (marketing, newsrooms and programming) into technical user stories.
Optimization and FinOps: Foster a visibility culture for cloud costs. Facilitate initiatives to optimize the use of Azure and Databricks (cost monitoring, alerts and cluster efficiency).
AI and ML Foundations: Partner with the data science teams to make sure that the architecture supports MLOps lifecycles and generates the essential high-quality data needed to train models.
Architecture and Delivery: Support data experts in delivering robust, resilient data pipelines.
Governance and Quality: In co-operation with data governance experts, ensure that data is reliable, secure and compliant (privacy and consent) in a public broadcasting context.
Evangelism: Promote a data-driven culture by simplifying product concepts, encouraging autonomy and supporting users as they adopt new tools.
What you bring
You’ll be the bridge between technology and business. You fully recognize that data is valuable only if it’s accessible, reliable and secure.
Key technical skills:
Data ecosystem: Demonstrated expertise in managing data products using Azure and Databricks (Delta Lake, notebooks and workflows).
Good understanding of privacy guidelines and concerns in digital media.
Genuine interest in audience data management and passion for product development.
Change management: Proven ability to support teams in adopting new workflows as well as help alleviate resistance and facilitate training.
Modern architecture: Familiarity with Data Mesh principles to promote business field autonomy and data decentralization.
Digital media context: Understanding the issues specific to the media environment (streaming data, session lifecycles, multiplatform identifiers and engagement metrics).
Agile tools: Advanced proficiency with the Atlassian suite (JIRA and Confluence).
Professional skills:
Expert consulting: Ability to act as an expert for non-technical stakeholders.
Results-oriented approach.
Genuine interest in audience data management and passion for product development.
Influence without authority: Ability to rally multidisciplinary teams around a common vision.
Resilience and adaptability: Being comfortable in an ever-changing environment oriented toward continuous improvement.
Agile leadership: Track record in a Scrum or Kanban team with strong decision-making skills for priorities (value/effort compromises).
Communication: Bilingualism (French and English) and outstanding aptitude for explaining concepts clearly and simply would be a major asset when working with our national partners.
Proven ability to communicate trade-offs and benefits in support of decision-making.
Commitment to reflecting the CBC community and a diverse, contemporary Canada.
Why join us?
Be at the nexus of one of the most ambitious data transformation projects in Canada’s media industry.
Play a pivotal role where your human impact will be as important as your technical influence.
Operate in an advanced technology environment (cloud native, decentralized architecture).
Benefit from a corporate culture that values work/life balance, inclusion, diversity and ongoing innovation.
Please note that this is a 12-month contract position, potentially renewable on an annual basis. The term contract as used here refers to a regular position within CBC/Radio-Canada with access to a competitive, comprehensive benefits package.
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 0C2Number of Openings:
1Work Schedule:
Full time