Position Title:
Release Manager
Status of Employment:
Permanent
Position Language Requirement:
English
Language Skills:
English (Reading), English (Speaking), English (Writing)
Work at CBC/Radio-Canada
At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.
Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.
Unposting Date:
2026-07-29 11:59 PM
Working at CBC:
At the CBC, we all have a story to tell. What’s yours?
If you share our passion for Canadian storytelling and you wish to help us engage with individuals and communities across our various digital platforms, this is where you’ll want to be!
Every day, you will have an opportunity to shape the way in which Canadians see themselves reflected in our digital services. Your work will have a direct impact on how millions of Canadians from various communities connect with our products, with one another, and with the diverse voices that make our country so unique.
You will have the opportunity to play a part in enlightening and entertaining Canadians through our innovative work in building the mediums that deliver our content. We are an innovative hub, where the talented professionals we work with are respected and valued for their contributions. Our product teams are vibrant and our work culture strives to achieve the highest standards of diversity and inclusion. We believe that hiring people with different career paths and backgrounds is fundamental in our shared success and in building healthy and highly performant teams. When you join our mission, you are not only shaping the vision of the CBC, but the future of our country.
Why is this role important?
The Digital Strategy and products department is looking for an experienced Release manager to help our growing teams. The Release Manager will be responsible for release planning, scheduling, execution of software deployments for both app and mobile platforms.
This role will lead the engineering practice, processes and technology solutions in the release management domain. Your mission is to guide the teams to successful deployments and on best practices to continuously improve the practice. If you're passionate about driving successful software releases and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!
Here’s why we should work together:
Our digital teams’ values - collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement - embody who we are as a people-focused, digital-forward employer. We follow lean startup principles and use an Agile approach. Our dedicated people managers work closely with every individual to ensure we are leveraging their strengths, championing their ideas and supporting their pursuit of new skills and their desired career progression.
Here at CBC Digital Strategy & Products, we want you to be happy and feel good at work. It is essential that work be a safe space where our employees are able to share their authentic selves with one another and to push each other to challenge conventions.
Perks you can look forward to:
Flexible work schedules, allowing you to prioritize yourself, your family and your work;
Work from home opportunities;
Competitive total rewards package;
20% of time for innovation, learning and development; wherever your interests lie;
Opportunities to work with cutting edge technology;
Opportunities for continued learning and professional development;
Opportunities to become a member of our Employee Resource Groups;
A creative and dynamic work environment, where your ideas and contributions can be heard, valued and respected;
A supportive management team committed to upholding the highest standards of diversity and inclusivity;
An environment which favours experimentation and an iterative approach in order to achieve the highest form of technical innovation.
How you will make an impact:
You are an experienced release manager looking to apply and build your skills in:
Planning and Coordination: coordinate with product teams, their product manager or product owner, ATL (Agile team leads) through clear communication. All teams contributing to the release have clarity about the content and schedule of releases.
Leading the Release Process: This includes scheduling, controlling and executing the delivery process. You are responsible for the release management lifecycle, which involves managing releases across multiple platforms (web and mobile apps), and across mission teams / value streams.
Post release monitoring and management: you design and implement monitoring processes by working with product teams and quality engineers. You help manage risks, and manage issues from releases.
Continuous Improvement: you continually work towards improving the release process, finding and resolving gaps in automation. You speak for the quality of our practice by conducting release readiness reviews, design and execute ways to measure success of our releases.
You will work closely with technical leaders whom you lean on for technical advice. You will also collaborate with quality engineers, devOps and infrastructure architects to integrate their products into release management. You will operate in a complex environment, where there are dependencies between code bases, libraries and products.
What you bring to our team:
Two or more years of experience in release management.
You have developed your career from a software development background.
You are able to demonstrate your experience in, both hands on and management, in designing and implementing release management processes. We believe in creating that practice, we believe in automation, and we believe in continuous improvement. Therefore we are not looking for someone who just pushes buttons.
You have experience in complex application releases and orchestrating integrated deployments. You are knowledgeable in automation, scripting, and controlling the release process.
You have experience working with a variety of stakeholders, with a balance of firmness to push releases forward on schedule, and flexibility to allow for some exceptions, for instance when preparing for special events.
A problem solver and excellent communicator who takes ownership of the work they do, see problems as opportunities, and share new ideas. A dynamic individual who loves to learn and connect with others. Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills, with strength around tact and diplomacy.
You have knowledge of infrastructure, development and development related concepts. You are familiar with at least one deployment platform for containerized applications (e.g. OpenShift, EKS), and at least one repository, build and deployment platform (e.g. Bamboo, GitHub).
Possess a degree in engineering (applied science), computer science, science or related discipline, delivered by a recognized university.
Assets for this role:
Have worked with Agile and DevOps practices, including continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Experience in the media industry.
To Apply:
At the CBC, we recognize that not everyone takes the same path when it comes to building their skills. We value diversity of thought and of experience, and we are excited to hear from you! Hands-on experience, intelligence, innovation, a passion for learning, and a team-focused approach can combine to form the best set of qualifications. If you feel you meet most of the qualifications and you are excited by the possibility of adding to the rich culture of the CBC, take a chance and express your interest by applying now!
If you’re interested in reading more about the various backgrounds of the talented people that make up our teams, our exciting new projects, and what we’re currently working on, check out our Digital Labs blog on Medium!
Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next
step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:
CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.
Primary Location:
Broadcast Centre 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3G7
Number of Openings:
1
Work Schedule:
Full time
