Senior Technical Product Owner

Sago Mini; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodations available

Job summary

Sago Mini, based in Toronto, is seeking a Senior Technical Product Owner for Tools & Scalability to operationalize the technical vision of the Piknik subscription platform. You will own the Platform-as-a-Product foundation including internal tools, release pipelines, and our shared SDK (Unity/C#).

You will build scalable infrastructure and developer workflows that let multiple app teams ship high quality content quickly and safely, while guiding architecture, backlog, and collaboration with

Qualifications

• Proven track record as technical product owner for mobile apps or internal developer platforms.
• Strong architectural and technical debt evaluation skills.
• Experience with Unity and C# development environments.
• Deep knowledge of mobile app distribution, IAPs, subscriptions.
• Experience managing shared SDKs/APIs and developer tools.
• Post-secondary degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Own the Tools & Scalability product roadmap and backlog.
• Provide reliable infra and backend workflows to enable fast shipping.
• Lead platform-wide architectural refactors with risk mitigation.
• Manage sprint cadence, prioritization, and backlog for dev/UX/QA.
• Improve developer experience across internal and external teams.
• Translate architecture into business outcomes and constraints.

Skills

Product leadership

System architecture

Unity/C#

Mobile ecosystem

SDKs/APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

Unity Engine

C#

SDKs

Job description

Sago Mini is an award-winning company devoted to play. With three subscription services and over 10 million monthly active users, Sago Mini creates apps that seed imagination, grow wonder, and bring thoughtful design to life for preschoolers and parents worldwide. Proudly Canadian, Sago Mini is a subsidiary of Spin Master, a leading global children’s entertainment company. Along with sister studios Toca Boca and Originator, Sago Mini is part of the Piknik bundle – a collection of the world’s best apps for kids in one subscription.

What will you work on?

As the Senior Technical Product Owner for Tools & Scalability at Sago Sago Toys Inc., you will operationalize the technical vision for the Piknik subscription platform. You will own the Platform-as-a-Product foundation—including internal tools, release pipelines, and our shared SDK (Unity/C#). Your focus is building the scalable infrastructure and developer-experience workflows that allow multiple app teams to deploy high-quality content quickly and safely.

How will you create impact?

• Drive the Tools & Scalability product roadmap, making pragmatic decisions on when to build new tools, pay down technical debt, or expand the core SDK.
• Provide conversion, retention, and integration squads with the reliable infrastructure and backend workflows needed to ship features.
• Coordinate complex, platform-wide architectural refactors, mitigating risk and minimizing integration disruption for downstream game studios.
• Manage the daily sprint rhythm, roadmap prioritization, and backlog grooming for developer, UX, and QA team members.
• Identify and eliminate integration friction to champion an optimal developer experience across internal and external app teams.
• Translate complex technical architecture into business outcomes, and business goals into clear technical constraints for the engineering team.

What are your skills and experience?

• Proven track record of technical product ownership or product leadership for mobile apps, SDKs, or internal developer platforms.
• Strong technical foundation with the ability to actively contribute to architectural discussions, evaluate technical debt, and define system constraints.
• Familiarity with the Unity engine and C# development environments.
• Deep understanding of the mobile app ecosystem, including App Store and Google Play console management, in-app purchases (IAPs), subscription infrastructure, and mobile release trains.
• Strong expertise managing shared SDKs, APIs, or developer tools with a focus on seamless integration.
• Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical technical experience.

The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in Ontario is $115,000 to $145,000 Per Annum. The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc. Spin Master Inc. is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work only in other states.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Based in Toronto, Sago Sago Toys is a subsidiary of Spin Master Limited a leading global children’s entertainment company that creates, designs and manufactures a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties. We hire humble and collaborative people who care about doing great work. Sago Mini is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company.