Senior Product Manager - D2L, KW

Role overview

D2L is looking for a Senior Product Manager for D2L jobs to be responsible for the success of their product features, from overall product alignment to specific product requirements through to delivery to the market and end-of-life. This position is instrumental in executing on an existing roadmap as well as contributing to future strategic planning in the technology sector.

Qualifications

We are looking for a highly motivated, results-driven strategic thinker with strong business and technical skills. Qualifications and background expectations include:

• Demonstrated expertise in Product Management including product planning, market research, competitive analysis, product positioning, enablement, evangelism and product marketing
• Typically 8+ years of experience in software product management
• Strong background in software product management as a cross-functional leader, strategic thinker, continuous learner, and active contributor

Day-to-day

The Senior Product Manager handles various responsibilities across the product lifecycle, engaging with multiple business tools and market stakeholders:

• Exercise curiosity and empathy in order to build products that our customers love, initiating and involving 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 leadership and strategy teams to translate organizational strategy, business and market requirements, and product backlog into a product roadmap
• Effectively translate product vision and roadmap into product requirements for each initiative, including functional needs, supported use cases and workflows constraints, and success criteria
• Lead 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-leading creation 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 collecting market input and updating the backlog accordingly
• Conduct feasibility analysis such as ROI, business case development and build, buy, or partner evaluations
• Represent D2L thought leadership at industry events

Compensation and perks

D2L provides a competitive compensation structure along with multiple perks and benefits tailored to support employees through LifeAtD2L:

• Base salary range of $110,000 to $150,000 CAD
• Additional benefits including a Wellness Subsidy, Equity Grants, and Variable Incentive
• Impactful work transforming the way the world learns
• Flexible work arrangements
• Learning and growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $4,000 CAD for continuing education through the 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
• Retirement planning
• 2 paid volunteer days
• Competitive benefits package
• Home internet reimbursements
• Employee referral program
• Wellness reimbursement
• Employee recognition and social events
• Dog friendly office spaces at headquarters in Kitchener, Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Melbourne offices