Senior Manager,Innovation Development Job Calgary area,Alberta Canada,Software Development

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Description

Inspirational, innovative and entrepreneurial - this is how we describe our empowered teams. Combine your passion with purpose and join a culture that is thriving in the face of change.

Make an impact with our Technology - Development team as a Senior Manager, Innovation Development. This diverse team of tech-savvy builders and problem solvers embraces digital transformation, and the possibilities technology brings to the future of our industry. We’re looking for team members who have a strong sense of ownership and drive, and who thrive on delivering high-quality solutions that are redefining the way MNP does business.

MNP is proudly Canadian. Providing business strategies and solutions, we are a leading national accounting, tax and business advisory firm in Canada. Entrepreneurial to our core, our talented team members transcend obstacles into opportunities and are successfully transforming mid-market business practices.

Responsibilities

Lead the end‑to‑end development lifecycle for new innovation‑driven products and solutions, defining the technical vision, architecture direction, and engineering approach

Collaborate closely with Innovation, Solution Delivery, and business stakeholders to translate new concepts and problem statements into clear technical requirements, user stories, and sprint plans

Collaborate with Data Engineering and Machine Learning teams with experience to integrate AI/ML capabilities into production applications

Establish engineering discipline from day one, ensuring code quality, automated testing, architectural consistency, and documentation practices that prevent the accumulation of technical debt over time

Design and guide the development of modern, cloud‑native applications, leveraging microservices, event-driven patterns, and modern front-end architectures

Ensure solutions are built for scale, reusability, and long-term sustainability, creating patterns, frameworks, and shared components that can be used across the firm’s innovation portfolio

Provide hands-on architectural and technical leadership, reviewing technical decisions, solution designs, and implementation approaches

Build and lead a high-performing development team, coaching developers, fostering a modern development culture, and enabling rapid learning, experimentation, and high-quality delivery

Champion modern engineering best practices, including Dev Ops, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, test automation, security-by-design, and observability

Collaborate with Architecture and Cloud Teams to ensure alignment on design patterns, cloud standards, integration approaches, and data strategy

Drive continuous improvement, introducing tools, processes, and practices that increase developer velocity, reliability, and consistency of delivery

Proactively manage delivery risks, dependencies, and timelines, ensuring innovation initiatives land with predictable quality and business impact

Stay ahead of emerging technologies, evaluating new capabilities and recommending how they can be incorporated into the firm’s innovation roadmap

Skills and Experience

At least five years of experience leading modern software development teams, including senior developers, in an Agile, cloud-first environment

Proven experience delivering cloud-native applications using modern C#, .NET, RESTful services, Azure, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks such as Angular or similar

Strong understanding of modern architecture patterns, including microservices, domain-driven design, API-first development, and event-driven systems

Experience with Azure data services (Cosmos DB, Azure SQL) and comfort working across hybrid data environments

Demonstrated ability to implement engineering practices that prevent technical debt, including: automated testing CI/CD pipelines code review discipline architectural guardrails monitoring and observability

Strong experience operating in Agile delivery models with the ability to shape backlog structure, refine requirements, and guide teams through rapid iteration

Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and translate technical concepts clearly

Strong problem-solving abilities and comfort operating in environments that require creativity, experimentation, and balancing practicality with innovation

Experience in early-stage product development, R&D, or innovation environments is a strong asset