Postmedia Network Inc.,Product Manager Digital Jobs in Canada

Position:  Product Manager, Digital

Division:  Postmedia
Digital                       

Location:  Toronto

Department:  Digital      

Reports
to:  Director,
Digital Products, National Post and Financial Post

Postmedia Digital, a
division of Postmedia Network Inc., is seeking a Product Manager to work on our
digital produc
ts.  The position reports to the Director, Digital Products,
National Post and Financial Post (NP and FP) and will be based in Toronto.

The Product Manager
is the champion for their products across the entire Postmedia
organization.  We’re looking for a data driven, process oriented,
technically proficient product advocate who will roll up their sleeves to
manage the day to day operations of their products.  The incumbent will be
responsible for ensuring that their digital products operate flawlessly, are
optimized for search and are able to deliver opportunities to exceed sales
targets.  As such the incumbent is also responsible for identifying
opportunities for audience and revenue growth as well as the implementation of
successful strategies to tackle them.

The ideal candidate
will have a proven track-record of managing digital products through all facets
of the product lifecycle.  He or she will have deep analytical skills to
identify and grow audience and revenue for their products. They will have
experience developing business cases and business requirements to deliver successful
products that align with organizational objectives and meet market
demands.  They will be detail-oriented, organized, efficient and excel at
communicating with cross-functional teams throughout all levels of the
organization. The Product Manager will cultivate strong working relationships
with internal and external groups, including content, sales, marketing and
technical teams, as well as with vendors, to drive collaboration and to ensure
deliverables are launched on time and to specification and budget.

Vision, business
acumen, leadership, interpersonal skills and a record of achieving results are
mandatory. A passion for technology, media and marketing is essential.

Specific
Responsibilities:

• Participate
  in the development of strategies to deliver a product suite of high value
  to our audience, our advertisers, and our sales teams;
• Own
  their dedicated product suites and work with the cross-functional team to
  achieve audience and revenue targets;
• Contribute
  to the development of opportunity assessments, bench marks and business
  cases to be presented to the product steering committee;
• Champion
  product initiatives from concept to implementation;
• Building
  and maintaining of successful relationships with market stakeholders,
  external customers, and key vendors;
• Champion
  product opportunities with key Sales stakeholders;
• Manage
  the day to day business and product operations of FP and NP-site
  enhancements and maintenance, ad campaign site customizations, issue
  resolution;
• Develop
  product roadmap(s)  in collaboration with the Director, Digital
  Products, NP and FP and other key stakeholders;
• Overall
  responsibility for product roadmap execution for NP and FP;
• Drive
  product development process with key stakeholders ensuring successful
  implementation of well-received product features;
• Identification,
  measurement, and management of key performance indicators;
• Use
  analytics for NP and FP to gain key business insights, develop strategic
  plans, and report on progress to senior management team;
• Continually
  innovate to ensure that the products are relevant, valuable leaders in
  their categories;
• Ensure
  best-in-class Search Engine Optimization for each product suite;
• Remain
  abreast of the competitive landscape and digital media trends;
• Own the
  relationship with sales – providing them with the products, support and
  materials to be successful;
• Identify
  opportunities and risks through reporting and analyzing data, implementing
  solutions, measuring actions and tracking results;
• Other
  duties as assigned.

Desired
Skills and Experience

Qualifications:

• 3+
  years’ experience in digital product management or equivalent;
• Experience
  with WordPress VIP or similar hosted web site technology providers;
• Media
  industry experience is strongly desired or e-commerce, software
  development and technology roles;
• Proven
  experience building strong online brands and experiences with a fluency in
  digital trends, fundamental web technologies and user experience – solid
  understanding of HTML/JS/CSS preferred;
• Strong
  analytics and content experimentation methodologies – we manage the
  business by numbers and KPIS;
• Must
  have a solid understanding of Omniture, ComScore, Google Analytics or
  equivalent;
• A track
  record in audience development – building traffic through SEO and a mix of
  digital strategies;
• Strong
  time management and project management skills;
• Above
  average ability to multi-task proactively and prioritize in response to
  issues as they arise;
• Ability
  to think creatively and strategically about customer, market and business
  issues; innovative and adept at problem solving;
• Excellent
  communication, both orally and in writing with outstanding presentation
  skills – pivotal to this role is an ability to build relationships with
  cross-functional teams and with all levels of the organization;
• Positive
  customer service experience, including negotiation skills – must have a
  passion for customers and an unflinching desire to always do what’s right
  for them.