Senior Project Manager

Salary range:

CAD $120K - $125K

Architech is a Toronto-based software company with 20 years of experience in creating technology solutions for clients across North America. We leverage the latest cloud technology and hire top talent to modernize applications so that businesses can succeed in today's digital world.

Our Dream Team has a main hub in Toronto, but expands across Canada and Kraków, Poland. Our team consists of over 100 certified technical experts in our Product, Design, Engineering, and Delivery disciplines. Our values drive our culture of success: Think Big, Be Open & Collaborate, Never Fail a Client, Grow Our People, Do the Right Thing, and Embrace Change.

Be Open & Collaborate: Our Culture Says It All

You'll work very closely with a diverse tight-knit group of creative and talented people who are passionate about technology, software, and solutions. Not only will you work in a collaborative and supportive environment, you'll also grow your existing skills while keeping up with technology trends.

Who We Are

We're passionate about creating an environment where every team member feels empowered to share their unique point of view. We celebrate diverse talents and encourage our teammates to share their whole selves - because our greatest source of inspiration is each other, and we believe diversity drives innovation.

In order to be inclusive, we must be intentional. We have taken a multi-pillar approach to D&I at Architech including: Listening & Learning, Being an Ally, and Accountability.

In 2020 we launched our first Diversity & Inclusion survey. While we are always striving for more equal representation, we are very proud of our results:

• 31% women, 57% BIPOC, 14% LGBTQIA+
• 49% of our people were born in countries other than where our offices are located. Our team members collectively speak 19 different languages. 59% of our people speak more than one language
• In the past year Architech has increased the number of women in our technology function by 200%. We strive to do even better as our multi-year strategic plan unfolds.
• We analyzed salaries by gender of persons in the same role and are delighted to report a 0% gender pay gap in our delivery and technology roles!

What Our People Say

"Employees of different backgrounds interact well within our company" - 97% of employees agree

"Architech respects individuals and values their differences" - 96% of employees agree

We Grow When You Grow

We encourage and support continuous learning by ensuring everyone stays active in the tech community. To help you with this, we offer tools and programs such as Learning Budget, Certification Bonuses, Internal Bootcamps, Summit Days, Lunch & Learns and much more. And this is just the beginning. Check out all our other great benefits.

Welcome toArchitech.

Responsibilities:

• Be Accountable for all aspects of the project and partner with clients at senior levels to understand their business needs as well as identify and prioritize project requirements.
• Facilitate effective team meetings: stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos.
• Work with the Product Owner and the Project Team to develop and manage a project backlog.
• Manage sprint backlog and key project elements - risks, scope, budgets, and schedules.
• Act as the liaison between the client and the Project team to ensure user stories/acceptance criteria are clearly defined, understood, and implemented successfully.
• Synthesize info into concise action items - draft software requirements, user stories, use- cases, etc.
• Uncover and remove road blocks which prevent the team from achieving their shared goals. Escalate major issues to the business and provide resolution plans.
• Tracks projects against delivery metrics and prepare client summary reports and other client communications, as required. Effectively leads all aspects of project governance
• Manage product scope and control scope creep during the development sprints. Initiate Change Request with clients and internal stakeholders when required.
• Work with the delivery team to provide estimates and design solutions.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project and team risks. Report risks to the business with clearly laid out mitigation strategies.
• Manage large-scale and complex projects and multi-year roadmaps with tier 1 clients
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and offer constructive suggestions for change.
• Ensure continuous project improvements is an ongoing priority during the project lifecycle
• Build the team's passion for delivering value to customers using Agile Project Delivery.
• Apply excellent communications skills, creativity, and practical knowledge to benefit our clients and Architech.
• Mentor junior project management staff and share knowledge to increase the team's skillset
• Embrace and contribute to the achievement of Architech's sustainability goals relating to Good Health & Well-being, Quality Education, Gender Equity and Reduced Inequalities

Qualifications:

• Must love working as part of a team to build great solutions
• In depth knowledge of one or more Agile frameworks, preferably for Scrum, Lean and/or XP.
• Advanced Agile or other Project Management certifications
• 10+ years delivering interactive, data-intensive web, mobile and/or cloud applications in a Project Management and Scrum Master role.
• Experience with iterative development methodologies and continuous delivery practices.
• Ability to rationalize project decisions in a clear and objective manner.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to synthesize information into succinct, concise, and logical written materials (client summaries and reports).
• Proficiency in Process / Workflow analysis and use-case documentation.
• Must be an effective team leader - able to motivate teams and guide them through impediments and/or conflict
• Excellent business presentation and facilitation skills, including Agile retrospectives.