Product Director, OTT (French Services) (Telework/Hybrid)

Position Title:

Product Director, OTT (French Services) (Telework/Hybrid)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

English, French

Language Skills:

English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - B - Intermediate), French (Reading - C - Advanced), French (Speaking - C - Advanced), French (Writing - B - Intermediate)

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:

2026-07-27 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.

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.

Job Overview:

Radio-Canada is seeking an experienced Product Director to co-lead our Over-The-Top (OTT) product group. In close partnership with your counterpart at CBC, you will be responsible for aligning the OTT team’s product objectives and priorities with CBC and Radio-Canada’s overall audience and business goals to drive a harmonized product strategy that serves both Tou.TV and CBC Gem.

You and your counterpart at CBC will guide our team of product managers and owners and collaborate cross-functionally with product-related functions — including design, engineering, data and operations. You will also collaborate closely with numerous partners outside the OTT product group, including Content, Marketing & Communications and Revenue, as well as other product teams.

The product directors are ultimately accountable for setting the OTT product strategy and ensuring its successful execution. Your key responsibilities will include driving the product roadmap, managing product managers and owners, communicating and collaborating with key stakeholders and partners, and overseeing effective product practice across the team.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Roadmap:

• Set product objectives and priorities that are aligned with overall business objectives to ensure strategic coherence and successful execution for CBC/Radio-Canada’s OTT services.
• Develop, implement and evolve the OTT product strategy and roadmap, focused on bringing value to users and the business.
• Provide strategic context for objectives and priorities to the OTT product group.
• Develop and present business cases to address strategic questions and support new product initiatives.
• Sync business strategy and objectives with the product strategy in the form of OKRs (Objectives and Key Results).

Communication & Risk Management:

• Communicate product priorities, strategy, and progress effectively to the OTT team, partners, and stakeholders.
• Ensure transparency and alignment across all levels of the organization regarding OTT product initiatives, priorities and goals.
• Resolve prioritization conflicts, ensuring that the most critical initiatives are prioritized appropriately. This includes acting as the primary escalation point for prioritization issues within the OTT product group.
• Identify and manage risks at the product level, ensuring that potential issues are anticipated and mitigated.
• Develop and implement strategies to ensure the stability and reliability of Tou.TV and CBC Gem.

Staff Management & Capacity Planning:

• Manage and mentor the OTT product managers and product owners, fostering a collaborative and high-performance team environment.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, manage performance challenges, provide ongoing feedback, and support professional development.
• Provide input into team structure, capacity planning and resource allocation to ensure the OTT product group has the necessary resources to meet strategic goals.

Product Practice:

• Establish and maintain best practices for product management within the OTT team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Implement and optimize processes to ensure efficient product discovery and delivery.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience (10+ years) in product management, with a focus on OTT, video streaming services or related digital products.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing and mentoring product teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders at all levels.
• Bilingualism (English and French) spoken and written.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a track record of making data-driven decisions.
• Experience with OKRs and other strategic planning frameworks.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Please note that due to the nature of the mandates and responsibilities of this role, all candidates will be required to work in a multilingual environment, where business will be conducted in both official languages (English and French). Therefore, employees working in this role will be expected to make the required efforts and adjustments to navigate this multilingual environment in a respectful manner for all.

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 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 .

You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our . All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on . 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