Development Manager - Tech Professional Services
Development Manager
Aequilibrium is a top Canadian professional services company that is remote-only. We seek a seasoned Development Manager to oversee our technology, spanning our company's Digital Transformation and Innovation business units. The ideal candidate is a tech leader with experience leading and growing tech professional services (digital agency) organizations of 40+ staff to build enterprise-grade web, mobile, VR, and AI applications.
Who you are:
You're passionate about the latest technology. You have a solid understanding of the software delivery process using cross-functional, agile distributed teams and the latest digital tools. You are highly strategic in project and resource estimation, planning, pricing, and behind-the-scenes tech sales pitch support. You're comfortable leading, growing, and developing teams and identifying strengths and areas for improvement within them.
What you will be doing:
- Manage cross-functional technology delivery teams of 30-50 people in a Canadian, remote-only tech professional services B2B organization.
- Establish trusted partnerships with our clients, be in tune with their needs, and adapt our resource allocation accordingly. Ensure client satisfaction and retention.
- Optimize operations and resourcing: recommend the composition of our delivery team and continuously adapt it to meet evolving client needs, ensuring we meet the targets for chargeability and utilization, and minimizing the revenue loss.
- As department manager, create the right composition for the development team (such as junior/senior and FTE/contractor allocation) and provide training, mentoring, and development to ensure team satisfaction, engagement, and retention.
- Support BD and sales with solution architecture, scope review and estimates, and resource allocation and planning.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Must-Have:
- Experience with Technical Professional Services (B2B), ideally in digital banking and financial services. Experience with Product Development for XR and AI is a bonus!
- Experience delivering technology solutions for Canadian credit unions using digital banking platforms like Forge, VeriPark, eBankIT, Temenos, or Backbase.
- Expertise in the full software development lifecycle, modern testing methods, design patterns, continuous integration, and Agile methodology.
- Experience delivery complex digital apps and products.
- Experience with regular client-facing interactions to gather feedback, determine future resource requirements and propose solutions.
- Effective and diplomatic leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
- Experience with leading cross-functional remote development teams and partnering across complex organizations within North America.
- Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or a related field or equivalent professional experience.
About Aequilibrium
Aequilibrium is a Canadian award-winning technology consulting and implementation services company frequently ranked as one of the Top Five Digital Agencies, Fastest-Growing Tech Companies, Top Exporter, and Best Companies to Work for in BC. We help progressive companies become more resilient, differentiate, and grow. We enrich people's lives by crafting remarkable experiences, balancing Human & Digital, Experience & Tech, Craftsmanship & Speed. Winner of multiple VancouverUX awards for digital product design, Aequilibrium provides full-stack Digital Transformation services: Strategy, Experience Design, and Tech. Our Innovation business unit uses VR, AI, and the Cloud to craft immersive and personalized experiences for collaboration, education, and training. We are remote-first and focus on high-quality delivery by our employees. We welcome clients (https://aequilibrium.com/) and job applications (https://aequilibrium.com/careers/) from candidates worldwide.
Location:
This position is 100% remote; however, only candidates who reside and are eligible to work in Canada will be considered. You will be required to work in the PST timezone.
Salary:
The salary range range for this position is CAD $90,000 - $135,000 per annum.
Salary offered will be based on skills, experience, and geographical market rates.
Some of Our Benefits
- Fully remote work
- Competitive compensation rates
- 4 weeks of paid vacation
- 5 paid sick days
- 4 weeks sabbatical leave after 3 consecutive years of service
- Bonus programs
- Training and career development opportunities
- Regular in-person social events for employees based in/around Vancouver, BC or Toronto, ON.
Please note
At Aequilibrium, we seek candidates who will contribute to our culture of valuing, respecting, supporting, and caring for each other. Diversity of thought and perspectives is critical to our success, and all applicants are considered regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, age, disability, marital status, heritage, or religious or political beliefs.
Aequilibrium is trusted with highly sensitive information. Upon joining our team, you may be asked to undergo security screenings, including a criminal record check.
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