METROLAND MEDIA
JOB TITLE: Product Manager
BUSINESS UNIT: Metroland
Digital Commerce, 1 Yonge Street, Toronto,
Digital Commerce, 1 Yonge Street, Toronto,
THE COMPANY
A subsidiary of Torstar Corporation,
Metroland is one of Canada’s premier media companies. Metroland delivers
up-to-the-minute vital business and community information to millions of people
across Ontario. We have grown significantly in recent years in terms of
audience and advertisers and we’re continuing to invest heavily in developing
best-in-class talent, products and technology to accelerate our growth in the
media landscape and strengthen our connection to the community. For further
information, please visit www.metroland.com.
Metroland is one of Canada’s premier media companies. Metroland delivers
up-to-the-minute vital business and community information to millions of people
across Ontario. We have grown significantly in recent years in terms of
audience and advertisers and we’re continuing to invest heavily in developing
best-in-class talent, products and technology to accelerate our growth in the
media landscape and strengthen our connection to the community. For further
information, please visit www.metroland.com.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Want to build great digital
businesses that more than 3 million Canadians will use each and every month?
Want to revolutionize how people shop online? Want to do it with an amazing
team of entrepreneurial, passionate people in a fast-paced environment? If the
answer is yes then Metroland’s Digital Commerce group is looking for you!
Digital Commerce is a specialized group within Metroland that grows leading
Canadian digital properties including WagJag.com (a Canadian leader in daily
deals), Save.ca (a Canadian leader in digital flyers and coupons), and
TravelAlerts.ca (a Canadian leader in travel). Reporting to the Director of
Development, you will work collaboratively with a wide range of groups across
the Digital Commerce division to lead, build and grow Digital Commerce
businesses.
businesses that more than 3 million Canadians will use each and every month?
Want to revolutionize how people shop online? Want to do it with an amazing
team of entrepreneurial, passionate people in a fast-paced environment? If the
answer is yes then Metroland’s Digital Commerce group is looking for you!
Digital Commerce is a specialized group within Metroland that grows leading
Canadian digital properties including WagJag.com (a Canadian leader in daily
deals), Save.ca (a Canadian leader in digital flyers and coupons), and
TravelAlerts.ca (a Canadian leader in travel). Reporting to the Director of
Development, you will work collaboratively with a wide range of groups across
the Digital Commerce division to lead, build and grow Digital Commerce
businesses.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Lead
the entire life cycle of a product from ideation, development, to launch
of innovative products - Manage
a multi-disciplinary team of developers, designers, and QA to bring
products to life - Define
and analyze metrics that inform the success of products and conduct
usability tests - Communicate
product vision through user stories, wire-frames, and mock-ups - Prioritizing
the product backlog and planning sprints - Gain
deep understanding of our product offerings and our market - Generate
new features and ideas to continually improve and enhance our products - Opportunity
to work closely with the leadership team to shape our strategy - Establish
product vision and road map and communicate it across the group - upport
the sales team by attending client meetings and providing product
demonstrations
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- A
Post-Secondary Degree in Business, Computer Science, Design or related
fields or relevant experience - 1-3
years of experience as a Product Manager/Product Designer/Product Owner - Experience
designing web and or mobile applications - Experience
in project management and leading scrum - Exceptional
communication and presentation skills - Exceptional
organizational and analytical skills - Deep
understanding of fundamental design elements and principals - Detail-oriented
with the ability to produce high quality deliverable within given
timelines - A
hunger to learn and ability to flourish in a fast-paced, high-growth,
entrepreneurial environment - Entrepreneurial,
self-starter with hands-on approach
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
- Opportunity
to be part of an exciting company at the cutting edge of the media
industry - Work
for a well-established and respected company that is connected to your
communities - Competitive
compensation plan and Group RSP - Be
part of a company that is committed to providing a healthy and safe work
environment - We
provide individualized career plans, mentorship, and extensive ongoing
development opportunities
We’ve got your health in mind; you’ll receive a comprehensive benefits package
and a generous vacation plan
If working for a highly energized,
competitive team is your ideal environment, please email your resume to
kzokaei@metroland.com
competitive team is your ideal environment, please email your resume to
kzokaei@metroland.com
Thank you for your interest. Only
those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.