Technical Product Manager — CMS & Hyperlocal Platform

Village Media Inc.; Sault Ste. Marie; Hybride; CAD 142 000 - 178 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Village Media is seeking a Technical Project & Product Manager to oversee the Villager CMS platform and SPACES, blending technical project management with product strategy.

You’ll bridge editorial teams, developers, and business leaders to scale, innovate, and deliver value to internal sites and global licensing partners. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of technical product management and strong web tech knowledge in digital media or CMS environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical product management for web platforms, ideally in digital media, SaaS, or CMS environments.
• Strong understanding of web technologies (CMS frameworks; APIs; cloud hosting).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to non-technical stakeholders, and to communicate with engineering.
• Demonstrated experience defining and delivering product roadmaps aligned with organizational goals.
• Experience writing Product Requirements Documents.

Responsabilités

• Define and own the product vision, roadmap, and strategy in collaboration with executive and editorial stakeholders.
• Prioritize feature development based on user feedback, analytics, and market trends in digital publishing.
• Manage the product lifecycle from concept to launch to post-release analysis.
• Develop business cases for new features, integrations, and partner opportunities.
• Monitor competitive platforms and emerging technologies to inform product direction.
• Collaborate with licensing partners to identify global product needs and localization opportunities.
• Manage project timelines, sprint planning, and deliverables with the development team.
• Serve as primary liaison between editorial users, technical teams, and external partners.
• Translate business requirements into clear technical specifications and ensure successful implementation.
• Oversee QA processes for new features and updates.
• Maintain documentation for product features, API integrations, and technical standards.
• Ensure uptime, scalability, and performance targets are consistently met.
• Act as product ambassador for internal teams and external licensees.
• Coordinate training, onboarding, and support for partner news organizations.
• Gather feedback from editors, developers, and management to continuously improve platform usability and functionality.

Connaissances

Product management

CMS platforms

APIs

Web technologies

Stakeholder comms

Description du poste

Village Media is seeking a Technical Project & Product Manager to oversee the Villager CMS platform and SPACES, blending technical project management with product strategy.

You’ll bridge editorial teams, developers, and business leaders to scale, innovate, and deliver value to internal sites and global licensing partners. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of technical product management and strong web tech knowledge in digital media or CMS environments.