Manager, Software Development

Role Overview

• Develop productive and engaged software development teams, fostering the development of personal and technical skills, as well as collaboration.
• Manage projects by understanding the business partner’s strategies, priorities and challenges.
• Assess capabilities to come up with appropriate solutions and deliver the expected value.
• Manage stakeholders and maintain good relationships with internal and external collaborators.
• Divide the project into achievable tasks and establish a functional organization chart with roles and responsibilities.
• Develop strategic requests and keep them up to date by identifying deliverables and dependencies, estimating duration and associated costs and helping to assign resources to activities.
• Build, direct and coordinate, in direct/indirect supervision mode, the activities of multidisciplinary teams, including Project Managers (PM), Coordinators, Scrum Masters and PCOs.
• Write reports on the entire project (progress, issues, costs, closing, etc.) while respecting the key performance indicators established.
• Lead project risk management.
• Effectively manage project delivery.
• Maintain the dashboards periodically and progressively throughout the program/projects.
• Maintain proficient knowledge of industry trends and technology innovation, identifying opportunities and suggesting solutions as appropriate.
• Collaborate with other Software Engineering Managers and Project Managers to ensure all initiatives have appropriate staffing, balancing business need with the individual’s experience and career aspirations.
• Anticipate problems and difficult situations and take necessary measures to resolve them.
• Manage ongoing relationships and expectations of stakeholders and senior management.
• Maintain a strong business focus with an understanding of the current and strategic direction of Intact technologies.
• As we strive for continuous improvement, evolve our agile practices based on learning throughout the end-to-end development lifecycle.
• Master all the facets of software development.
• Remain on the lookout for new technologies and question the status quo.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/Software Engineering or any combination of equivalent education and experience.
• Solid understanding and experience with web application technologies (Java, JavaScript, Angular, Application Frameworks, CSS, HTML, REST, JSON).
• Experience in continuous delivery management.
• Experience with object-oriented development and software debugging.
• Experience in change management and transformation within a project/program context.
• Experience managing teams.
• Experience in project management competencies including planning, budget and timeline management, scope management, risk management, timely decision-making, effective team building.
• Leadership.
• French (an asset)
• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English speaking colleagues across the country.
• No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.

Tech Stack

• Angular
• Java
• JavaScript

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more
• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)