Senior Product Manager - Createspace, Canada Based

D2L; Kitchener; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

SkillsWave program

Paid days off for SkillsWave

Competitive benefits

Home internet reimbursement

Employee referral program

Wellness reimbursement

Dog-friendly offices

Job summary

D2L, a cloud education technology company, seeks a Senior Product Manager for Creator products in Canada. You will lead the product roadmap, work with engineering and design, and drive market-driven decisions to deliver high-impact software solutions.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, data-driven decision making, and contributing to strategic planning while operating in a hybrid environment with 3 days in an office location.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in software product management including planning, market research, competitive analysis, positioning, enablement and marketing.
• Typically 8+ years’ experience in software product management.
• Hybrid Canada role with 3 days/week in a physical office location.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the Creator product roadmap with cross-functional teams.
• Translate strategy into clear product requirements and success criteria.
• Lead end-to-end product development in agile environments.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, marketing, sales and support.
• Represent D2L at industry events.

Skills

Strategy and vision

Roadmaps

Thin slices

Go-To-Market

AI Tools understanding

Job description

D2L is a cloud company that is modernizing education and building the Future of Work. The old models of teaching and learning are in the midst of the largest transformation in history, and D2L is at the heart of that fundamental shift.

New models of teaching and learning enable a personalized, student-centric experience – and deliverimproved retention, engagement, satisfaction, and results for learners of all ages – in schools, campuses, and companies.

D2L is disrupting the way the world learns, by providing the next generation learning environment and solutions to engage and inspire learners. And most importantly, by giving customers a platform that is easy, flexible, and smart.No other company provides a solution as robust and innovative as D2L.

D2L has had a singular mission for 25 years and is dedicated to that same mission in the years ahead: to transform the way the world learns – and by doing so, we will help improve human potential globally.

Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team - yes, a real person looks at your resume! While we use AI tools internally to streamline tasks like meeting notes, summaries, and administrative work, these tools never rank resumes, make hiring decisions, or influence candidate evaluations.

General Description:

The Senior Product Manager willbe responsible forthe success of their product features, from overall product alignment to specific product requirementsthrough todelivery to the market and end-of-life. The selected candidate will have a strong background in software product management and be a cross-functional leader, strategic thinker, continuous learner, and active contributor with the proven ability to deliver high-quality software solutions to the market.

This role will be instrumental inexecuting onan existing roadmap as well as contributing to future strategic planning.

Responsibilities:

• Exercise curiosity and empathy in order to build products that our customers love. Initiate and involve both internal and external stakeholders in user empathy and discovery sessions.
• Develop and maintain the product and feature roadmap for Creator products that consider business viability, value to the customer, feasibility and usability in collaboration with engineering and design
• Solicit inputs for your roadmap by collaborating with engineering, marketing, sales, customer engagement and other stakeholders that addresses pressing customer requirements;
• Work closely with the leadership and strategy teams to translate the organizational strategy, business/market requirements, product backlog into a product roadmap;
• Effectively translate the product vision and roadmap into product requirements for each initiative, including functional needs, supported use cases/workflows constraints, and success criteria;
• Lead the complete product development lifecycle in an agile environment from developing use cases to product delivery in market, to post release and end of life;
• Collaborate with engineering, design, functional areas with senior management or executives to ensure unit objectives are met;
• Demonstrate the ability to drive product innovation, advocate for product direction and build new industry-leadingcreation products or services
• Ensure all the portfolio’s release candidates meet product requirements;
• Collaborate with customers, Market Strategy, Architecture, Design, Engineering, PMO, Implementation, Support and Marketing teams throughout the product life cycle to ensure new solutions meet our business and market objectives;
• Develop and regularly maintain a data-driven product backlog to deliver on the product vision and roadmap. Regularly collect market input (customers, sales, service, competitive intelligence, etc.) and update the backlog accordingly;
• Conduct feasibility analysis (ROI, etc.), business case development and build/buy/partner evaluations;
• Represent D2L thought leadership at industry events.
• Proven progress towards data-backed and measured business outcomes
• Enables, Informs, and Communicates with various teams across the organization
• Collaborates with development and design on features, prioritization, and defects

Skills

• Creates a strategy & vision for larger initiatives, smaller experiences, or smaller cross-cutting initiatives
• Creates roadmaps for tools or smaller experiences aligned to strategy
• Plans, prioritizes, and visualizes thin slices
• Go-To-Market planning
• Acumen with Artificial Intelligence Tools

Education and/or Job Knowledge or Skill Requirements:

We are looking for a highly motivated, results-driven strategic thinker, who has strong business and technical skills. You should have demonstrated expertise in Product Management including product planning, market research, competitive analysis, product positioning, enablement, evangelism and product marketing. Typically candidates will have 8+ years’ experience in software product management to meet these requirements.

While this role is open to candidates anywhere in Canada, the ideal candidate will be able to work regularly in a hybrid environment with an expected 3 days per week from one of our physical office locations.

This position is to fill an existing vacancy

The expected base salary range for a new hire in this role is listed below.The annualized base salary offered is determined by each candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, education, training and experience. It is aligned to ensure both internal and external competitiveness using market data for the geographic location and industry. As part of the total compensation at D2L the role may be eligible for additional benefits including a Wellness Subsidy, Equity Grants, Variable Incentive, and more.

Base Salary Range

$110,000 — $150,000 CAD

Don’t meet every single requirement?We strongly encourage you to still apply! At D2L, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We encourage your application even if you don't believe you meet every single qualification outlined, because we love to help our people grow and develop!

Why we're awesome:

• Impactful work transforming the way the world learns
• Learning and Growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $4,000 CAD for continuing education through our SkillsWave Program
• 2 Paid Days off for SkillsWave-related activities like exams or final assignments
• Employee wellbeing (Access to mental health services, EFAP program, financial planning and more)
• Competitive Benefits Package
• Home Internet Reimbursements
• Employee Referral Program
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Employee Recognition
• Social Events
• Dog Friendly Offices Spaces at our HQ in Kitchener, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Melbourne offices.

D2L is committed to a fair and inclusive work environment. We are an equal opportunity employer that hires and attracts talent regardless of age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected grounds and will not discriminate on these bases. We draw on diversity of thought and experience to reflect the rich array of cultures representing our broad customer base and we seek talent with diversity of life experiences and perspectives from around the world. If you have special accessibility requirements that need to be considered during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing us at [email protected] and a member of our HR team will get back to you. Information received relating to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.D2L maintains a drug-free workplace.

Schedule Full-time