Technical Project Manager, Assessment
Esri Canada Limited
14 days+
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Job summary
Esri Canada is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead agile delivery and coordinate cross-functional teams in planning, releasing and refining software products. A strong background in Scrum, GIS knowledge, and stakeholder collaboration is essential.
The role emphasizes ongoing improvement, delivering against sprint goals, and ensuring timely release activities in a dynamic software environment.
Qualifications
- 5+ years in agile delivery, project coordination, Scrum Master or related roles.
- Experience supporting software development projects within an agile delivery environment.
- Experience facilitating collaboration among cross-functional technical teams.
- Experience supporting software release cycles, including release planning, patch management and hotfix deployment.
- Certification in Agile or Scrum methodologies is an asset.
- Knowledge of GIS technologies and property assessment or parcel management processes is an asset.
- Esri Technical Certification in relevant areas is an asset.
- Bilingual English/French is an asset.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate, plan and deliver agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives).
- Coordinate delivery activities across product development team members to support sprint and release objectives.
- Identify and remove impediments affecting team productivity and delivery timelines.
- Facilitate backlog refinement and maintain visibility of priorities, dependencies, and risks.
- Monitor sprint progress and communicate delivery status, risks, and issues to stakeholders.
- Coordinate release planning and activities related to software releases, patches and hotfix deployments.
- Promote adherence to agile practices and contribute to continuous improvement within the team.
- Support collaboration among developers, QA, product owners and other stakeholders to achieve delivery objectives.
Skills
Agile delivery
Scrum Master
Cross-functional collaboration
Stakeholder communication
Problem solving
Delivery scheduling
Organizational skills
Bilingual English/French
Education
Post-secondary degree in IT/CS/Software Eng/Geomatics/Business
Equivalent education + experience
Tools
ArcGIS Desktop
ArcGIS Online
ArcGIS Maps SDK
ArcGIS API for Python
Jira
Confluence
Job description
A day in the life of a Technical Project Manager at Esri Canada:
- Facilitate, plan and deliver agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Coordinate delivery activities across product development team members to support sprint and release objectives.
- Identify and help remove impediments affecting team productivity and delivery timelines.
- Facilitate backlog refinement activities and maintain visibility of priorities, dependencies, and risks.
- Monitor sprint progress and communicate delivery status, risks, and issues to appropriate stakeholders.
- Coordinate release planning and activities related to software releases, patches, and hotfix deployments.
- Promote adherence to agile practices and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the development team.
- Support collaboration among developers, quality assurance specialists, product owners, and other stakeholders to achieve delivery objectives.
What you bring to the team:
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in information technology, computer science, software engineering, geomatics, business, or related field.
- An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in agile delivery, project coordination, Scrum Master, software development, or related technology roles.
- Experience supporting software development projects within an agile delivery environment.
- Experience facilitating collaboration among cross-functional technical teams.
- Experience supporting software release cycles, including release planning, patch management, and hotfix deployment activities.
- Certification in Agile or Scrum methodologies (such as Certified ScrumMaster or Professional Scrum Master) is considered an asset.
- Understanding of GIS technologies and property assessment or parcel management business processes is considered an asset.
- Demonstrated understanding of Scrum principles and agile delivery practices.
- Proven ability to organize work, manage competing priorities, and support delivery schedules.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a cross-functional product development environment.
- Strong communication and facilitation skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to assist with the resolution of delivery issues and impediments.
- Proven initiative in identifying opportunities to improve team effectiveness and delivery processes.
- Knowledge of property assessment, property appraisal, parcel management, or municipal government business processes is considered an asset.
- Bilingual proficiency (English / French) is considered an asset.
Job description:
A day in the life of a Technical Project Manager at Esri Canada:
- Facilitate, plan and deliver agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Coordinate delivery activities across product development team members to support sprint and release objectives.
- Identify and help remove impediments affecting team productivity and delivery timelines.
- Facilitate backlog refinement activities and maintain visibility of priorities, dependencies, and risks.
- Monitor sprint progress and communicate delivery status, risks, and issues to appropriate stakeholders.
- Coordinate release planning and activities related to software releases, patches, and hotfix deployments.
- Promote adherence to agile practices and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the development team.
- Support collaboration among developers, quality assurance specialists, product owners, and other stakeholders to achieve delivery objectives.
What you bring to the team:
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in information technology, computer science, software engineering, geomatics, business, or related field.
- An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in agile delivery, project coordination, Scrum Master, software development, or related technology roles.
- Experience supporting software development projects within an agile delivery environment.
- Experience facilitating collaboration among cross-functional technical teams.
- Experience supporting software release cycles, including release planning, patch management, and hotfix deployment activities.
- Certification in Agile or Scrum methodologies (such as Certified ScrumMaster or Professional Scrum Master) is considered an asset.
- Understanding of GIS technologies and property assessment or parcel management business processes is considered an asset.
- Esri Technical Certification in one or more relevant areas (such as ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript, or ArcGIS API for Python) is considered an asset.
- Demonstrated understanding of Scrum principles and agile delivery practices.
- Proven ability to organize work, manage competing priorities, and support delivery schedules.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a cross-functional product development environment.
- Strong communication and facilitation skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to assist with the resolution of delivery issues and impediments.
- Proven initiative in identifying opportunities to improve team effectiveness and delivery processes.
- Knowledge of property assessment, property appraisal, parcel management, or municipal government business processes is considered an asset.
- Bilingual proficiency (English / French) is considered an asset.
We offer:
What Esri Canada offers you:
We prioritize our employees’ well-being and work-life balance. Our benefits include:
- Work from Home or hybrid work
- Generous Paid Time-Off: Enjoy up to 6 weeks of time off per year, including:
- 3 weeks of paid annual vacation, increasing with years of service
- 50 hours of Paid-Time Off (PTO) for personal needs
- 32 hours of Summer Days
- Winter holiday office closure
- Comprehensive health benefits plan
- RRSP match increasing with years of service
- Training and development programs for professional growth
- Company perks including discounts on gym memberships, technology purchases and more.
- Company-sponsored events and social activities
- Employee-driven initiatives such as yoga sessions, book clubs, interactive podcasts, and more.
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