Bilingual (FR-EN) - Manager, Software Development

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About the role

We're looking for a bilingual Manager, Software Development, to join our growing team

What you'll do here:

• Develop productive and committed teams, fostering the development of personal and technical skills, as well as collaboration.

• Manage projects by understanding the business partner's strategies, priorities and challenges.

• Assess capabilities to propose appropriate solutions and deliver expected value.

• Manage stakeholders and maintain good relations with internal and external collaborators.

• Divide the project into manageable tasks and establish a functional organization chart with roles and responsibilities.

• Develop and maintain the strategic requirements plan, identifying deliverables and dependencies, estimating duration and associated costs, and participating in assigning resources to activities.

• Build, direct and coordinate, in direct and/or indirect supervision mode, the activities of multidisciplinary teams including project managers (PM), coordinators, scrum masters and project controllers.

• Write reports on the project as a whole (progress, problems, costs, closure, etc.) while respecting established performance indicators.

• Lead project risk management. Effectively manage project delivery.

• Maintain dashboards periodically and progressively throughout the program/project.

• Maintain in-depth knowledge of industry trends and technological innovations, identifying opportunities and suggesting solutions where appropriate.

• Collaborate with other Software Engineering Directors and Project Managers to ensure that all initiatives are appropriately staffed, balancing business needs with individual experience and career aspirations.

• Anticipate problems and difficult situations and take the necessary steps to resolve them.

• Manage the relationships and expectations of stakeholders and senior management.

• Maintain a strong business orientation with an understanding of the current and strategic direction of Intact's technologies.

• In the spirit of continuous improvement, evolve our agile practices based on lessons learned throughout the entire development cycle.

• Master all facets of software development.

• Stay abreast of new technologies and challenge the status quo.

What you bring to the table:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology/Software Engineering or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

• Experience in leading IT development initiatives.

• Solid understanding and experience of web application technologies (Java, JavaScript, Angular, Application Frameworks, CSS, HTML, REST, JSON).

• Experience in continuous delivery management.

• Experience with object-oriented development and software debugging.

• Experience of change and transformation management.

• Experience in team management.

• Experience in project management skills, including planning, budget and schedule management, scope management, risk management, timely decision-making and building effective teams.

• Knowledge of commercial insurance.

• Leadership skills.

• Bilingualism is mandatory (French and English) - Need to interact on a regular basis with colleagues across the country.

• No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada. 

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We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact's commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We'll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.