Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture, OTT Platform (Digital Strategy And Product) (English Services)

Position Title:

Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture, OTT Platform (Digital Strategy And Product) (English Services)

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:

2025-08-28 11:59 PM

Why is this role important?

We're looking for a senior manager of Enterprise Architecture, OTT platform (Over-The-Top). This role will lead the architectural practice, and align technology solutions with digital product strategies and overall business goals. You’ll be at the heart of innovation—working hand-in-hand with product leaders, delivery leads and technical leaders. Your mission: guide and inspire teams to implement smart, scalable, and future-ready solutions—anchored in strong architectural principles and best practices. If you're passionate about building what's next, and thrive at the intersection of strategy, technology, and collaboration, we want to hear from you!

How you will make an impact: (key responsibilities)

You are an experienced technical manager looking to apply and build your skills in:

• Partnering with a number of stakeholders across CBC and Radio Canada, including product managers and directors, technical leadership community, designers, explore architectural and technology needs, using architectural solutions to help define reasonable scope. 

• Handling and driving key technical decisions. Effectively working across development teams, technical leaders, business stakeholders within the department and across departments. Leading and facilitating collaborative analysis, solutioning, review and technical decisions.

• Observe technical leadership gaps, and grow domain expertise.

• Lead the design of enterprise-wide software architecture that considers functional integrity, scalability, resilience, stability, security and operational excellence while balancing time to market, business needs with long-term growth and health of the digital ecosystem.

• Bring industry trends to the department, future proofing OTT technology. You educate and advise, bringing teams closer alignment with industry best practices.

• Able to advise on technology investments in the immediate and long term.

• Build architecture practice that contributes and enhances the discovery process, allowing clarity on deliverables, team dependencies and skills development. 

• Establish and maintain architectural standards including data governance, security and regulatory compliance.

• Manage architects and maintain a high performance culture, where people are passionate about the work they do.

What you bring to our team: (deal breakers for this role)

• Three or more years of experience in a technical management position, including architect roles. You had experience managing a team with specific missions of more than 5 employees.  

• You are a technical leader, first and foremost. You demonstrate broad knowledge on a variety of architectural / technical domains: data integration and distribution, audience account features including personalization, analytics. Domain knowledge on web, mobile technologies and connected tv is a must. Special consideration given to candidates with previous experience in video and/or audio delivery.

• You are experienced in maturing practices. You’ll navigate evolving priorities and sometimes fluid direction, with the opportunity to shape outcomes.

• You are knowledgeable in engineering practices: for instance, test strategy, test management and tooling, automation platforms, monitoring platforms, observability strategy. CI/CD devOps. 

• You have experience leading projects and programs, as well as allocating the right people, or applying the right process to solve problems. You can perform under ambiguity, bringing clar