Technical Product Development Lead

4 weeks ago


Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Technical Safety BC Full time

Join Our Team as a Technical Product Development Lead

Are you passionate about shaping the future of products through technology? We're looking for someone to lead the development of systems and features. Here's why you should apply:
Tech Expertise: You'll use your technical knowledge to connect product goals with development realities.
Team Collaboration: Work closely with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to deliver top-notch software solutions.
Vision Implementation: Bring products to life by turning roadmap visions into reality.

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and let's build something amazing together

Status: Regular Full-Time, Union
Number of Positions: 1
Pay Grade: 17 ($ $60.04 per hour) Location: Open to any of our BC regional offices (hybrid work environment) Reports to: Leader, IT Development

As a Technical Product Development Lead, you will:

  • Work with a high performing agile team that works autonomously to establish optimal approach for assigned systems and follows through on all stages of the work based on Leader's broad direction for desired outcomes. Ensure alignment with other teams, working collaboratively to share and adopt ideas and principles. Manage the work boards to ensure continuous flow of tasks and releases.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to ensure everyone is on the same page about features, functionality, deadlines and other important details. Develop key status reports at regular intervals to ensure the Leader is informed of team achievements. Liaise with Leader on resolution of critical roadblocks to ensure development efforts remain on track.
  • Assist the development team in clarifying requirements. This includes development, organization and prioritization of "user stories" for designated platforms. Involve capturing the essence of business requirements, non-functional requirements, functional specifications and desired outcomes to communicate the vision for the product and lay the groundwork for development of detailed plans.
  • Recommend and participate in development of processes, practices and standards to support cost-effective, timely, and operationally efficient results. Monitor established controls to identify and mitigate risks as they emerge, alerting and making recommendations to the Leader as necessary.
  • Provide design expertise and critical status updates throughout the application development lifecycle, acting as a key liaison between the Leader, development team, product owner, business stakeholders, and other IT groups.
  • Coordinate with developers to ensure that they understand project requirements. Provide day-to-day supervision of reporting team members, with involvement in recruitment and selection; coaching and development; technical guidance; distribution of work assignments; monitoring/adjusting workloads; and reviewing outputs. Provide input to Leader of performance-related matters. Provide support to the Leader in developing service delivery plans, including creating and maintaining departmental relationships that contribute to and champions the advancement of the corporate strategy and the achievement of business plan and project targets.
  • Provide day-to-day oversight of external vendors and service providers in the delivery of services on assigned systems and platforms.
  • Conduct research and continuously maintain knowledge and awareness of technology products and industry trends, identifying and recommending opportunities to support and enhance application development activities.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience you have:

Education and Experience:

  • The required knowledge and skills for the position would be acquired through a relevant degree and 5 years of experience in IT, involving development of enterprise-wide systems and providing guidance and work oversight for others, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience working with cross-functional team members (e.g. business stakeholders, software engineering, UX/UI, Project Management, etc.)
  • Ability to understand stakeholder pain points and provide application vision and follow through execution to bring product to market.

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Advanced knowledge of the concepts, theories, practices and techniques of the IT field, with emphasis on the development, maintenance and support of complex, enterprise systems and platforms.
  • Advanced business acumen to lead complex systems development initiatives within the given business context.
  • Advanced communication and interpersonal skills to provide design expertise and critical liaison between the Leader, development team, business stakeholders, and other IT groups.
  • Excellent planning and coordination skills to assess, prioritize and distribute work; monitor/adjust workloads; and ensure that development efforts remain on track.
  • Thorough analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills to identify, assess and recommend prioritization of business requirements; and keep development efforts on track.
  • Basic leadership skills to provide day-to-day supervision for reporting team members and support team building efforts.
  • Experience dealing with obstacles and coaching different personalities in complex situations.
  • Good understanding in building web SPA and mobile applications with understanding of base technologies and platforms and trends in the industry.
  • Good understanding of the Agile development methodology, including continuous development and deployment.
  • Good understanding of security requirements for web application development.

Beyond the role:

  • Compensation & Benefits - In full transparency, you can find our industry-competitive compensation information on our postings. We have outstanding benefits that include extended health, dental and disability coverage, access to an employee and family assistance program (EFAP), competitive annual paid vacation entitlements, public service defined benefit pension plan, generous top-up allowance for new parents, and time-off for caregiving, moving, and adoption leave. We recently upgraded our mental health benefits to $1500 separate from our non-mental health paramedical services too.
  • Learning & Development - We value giving and receiving feedback, as well as encouraging different ways for us to continuously learn as a company. This can be through lessons learned, wrap up sessions, one-on-one meetings, and team or individual courses, workshops, and conferences. In addition, we offer up to $1500 tuition aid per calendar year to support your education and learning goals.
  • Community & Wellness - We recognize and respect each other's diverse needs. We strive to maintain a healthy culture of psychological safety, belonging, and space to prioritize healthy minds and well-being. This includes Wellness Wednesday (meeting free time), flexible paid holidays, a free subscription to the Calm app, and a flexible hybrid work environment focused on connections. Our teams also enjoy giving back to the community, and having fun, whether volunteering in the community, or running together on our Sun Run team. In 2023, Technical Safety BC donated to Crisis Centre BC, Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness, BC Wildfire Recovery, PADS, and Rise to Thrive Foundation.
  • Employee Resource Groups - We have Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for Mental Health & Wellness, Indigenous Relations & Reconciliation, and Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) to support initiatives we're passionate about.

About Technical Safety BC

At Technical Safety BC, we matter to each other. Together, we apply a systems mindset to safety, embrace possibility, and act on what we learn. Our culture empowers and enables innovation and connection. Our environment welcomes diverse perspectives and learning is celebrated. We make decisions based on data and use our expertise to make the safety system equitable for all.

Our values guide our work.

  • We see genius in diversity
  • We foster confidence
  • We make the complex simple
  • We adapt

Technical Safety BC is an independent, self-funded organization that oversees the safe installation and operation of technical systems and equipment across the province. In addition to issuing permits, licences and certificates, we work with industry to reduce safety risks through assessment, education and outreach, enforcement, and research. Through simplification of our initiatives, we promote understanding and engagement, making safety accessible to everyone. As society changes, we create and adopt new ideas, skills, and tools that will enable us to meet the safety challenges of a highly-connected world.

If you are interested in this position, please apply online by 4:00 PM PT May 27, 2024. This opportunity will remain posted until filled; however, priority consideration will be given to those who apply by the deadline. To see a full list of our current opportunities or to learn more about working at Technical Safety BC, please visit our careers page.

We thank everyone who has applied to this opportunity. Applicants can check the status of their online applications by logging into their profile. Only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted directly.

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