Director of Program Management

T-Net British Columbia; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative SaaS company in Vancouver as the Director of Program Management and play a pivotal role in scaling processes to match rapid growth. This is an incredible opportunity to establish a new function within the development organization and lead the transformation towards agile excellence. You will leverage your extensive experience in project management and agile methodologies to drive significant process improvements while fostering a culture of engagement. If you are passionate about leading teams through influence and have a proven track record in SaaS startups, this role is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to make a lasting impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Expertise in scaling agile in a hyper-growth environment.
• Strong background in leading large cross-team projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead a new function in agile and process management.
• Implement major process changes without disrupting team culture.

Skills

Agile Methodologies

Project Management

Scrum Master

Data-driven Insights

DevOps Culture

Leadership

SaaS Industry Knowledge

Education

PMP Certification

SAFe Certification

CSM Certification

CSPO Certification

Tools

Agile Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

Job Title: Director of Program Management

Job ID: BB869809122

TEEMA is excited to partner with one of Vancouver's fastest-growing SaaS companies whose platform is revolutionizing their industry. Founded in 2012, this profitable, Vancouver-born, start-up success story doubled in size this year and plans to continue at that growth rate through 2022! To help manage this hyper-growth, they are hiring a Director of Program Management.

The Role:

• You would have a chance to start up and lead a brand-new function in agile and process management across the entire dev organization and also lead the brand new TPM function for our Platform & Enablement group.
• In this high-visibility job, you would be playing a critical role in helping us scale our process to match our dev team growth.
• You would be doubling as the direct TPM leader and the overall development team process leader and would have an opportunity to exercise your multiplier muscles.
• You understand and have implemented various development methodologies and have developed an expertise in scaling agile in a hyper-growth company.
• You could teach the course on general project management concepts, being an effective Scrum Master, and being an Agile Product Owner.
• You have successfully rolled out major process changes to a large development organization without breaking the culture of engagement from the dev team.
• You are data-driven and know how to leverage tooling and data to help provide insights into developer productivity and to use those insights to learn from and improve our processes for maximum effectiveness.
• You've worked in a DevOps culture, where there is strong ownership of teams from design to production and a strong commitment to Engineering and Operational excellence.
• You have many years as a TPM or Product Manager, having a deep understanding of how to lead large cross-team projects and initiatives.
• You have been a people manager, having to lead a team of people as a direct manager.
• You know how to lead through influence, selling ideas and concepts to your peers and their teams.
• You have a strong background in SaaS start-ups going through hyper-growth, having helped scale an organization from less than 100 to more than 300.
• You have worked in various environments with different project management and agile methodologies and know them all at a very advanced level.
• Certified in a bunch of project management things PMP, SAFe, CSM, CSPO.