Technical Manager, Ohdio, Big Data and Machine - Montréal, Canada - CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada

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Montréal, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Family Media Production

Primary Location Montreal

Position Language Requirement French Only

Language Skill Level (Reading)

Language Skill Level (Writing)
Language Skill Level (Speaking) Status of Employment Contract

Work schedule(s) Full-time

Working at CBC/Radio-Canada
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 will 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 will 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 are 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 and highly performant teams.

When you join our mission, you are 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 role offers the possibility of full-time telework.

Why is this role important?
As Technical Manager, your role will be to develop and execute the technology strategy for your teams.

You will be responsible for managing a cross-functional group made up of the following units:

OHdio Family. You will be a key part of our OHdio team. Working closely with the product managers, you will focus on ensuring that development runs smoothly for initiatives within this family. OHdio currently operates iOS and Android mobile apps as well as a web app. An initiative to modernize the back-end layer is also underway.

Big Data Team. This team is responsible for gathering, extracting, aggregating and leveraging our data (audience, advertising, content, etc.) for analysis, research and decision-making purposes. The team also works to evolve our big-data platforms.

Machine Learning Team. This team is in charge of building and training learning models to support our teams' IA initiatives.

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 OHdio product.
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 OHdio 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.
Be accountable for onboarding new talent in their respective teams.
Assist 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.
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