Development Manager

Improving is committed to building a great place to work by cultivating an environment that fosters professional and personal relationships. We value open communication, personal growth, and shared rewards, which result in sustainable success.
Voted “best place to work” numerous times, Improving strives to create and maintain a culture that exemplifies teamwork, excellence, and fun! We believe this kind of culture encourages both the inspiration and the motivation to achieve amazing things.

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This role is open to residents of British Columbia, Calgary, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Toronto
Improving's data and cloud team has been building strong relationships and expert technical knowledge with clients such as start-ups and established multi-nationals since 2017. From architecture to infrastructure to low level connector, we innovate and build out the world's data ecosystems. We value kindness, engagement, a resourceful perspective, and fresh ideas. We thrive on crafting technical excellence.

LEARN WHAT Improving's data and cloud team DOES through this video primer!:
The Development Manager interview process is both discussion and demonstration in which you can tell us about your unique management style for teams and projects, and also show us how you would work with our clients to manage expectations. We are all about balance, so expect rich discussion with various team members, not brain teasers, about how you balance managing small to medium sized teams, with managing the customer’s expectations through typical project challenges.
Culture is huge for us so expect an exceptional onboarding experience where you'll get to know everybody in the company, get paired up with a buddy, matched with your peer group for sharing and learning, introduced to our various internal programs for refreshing and strengthening your leadership and customer facing skills, and work with your manager to make sure you are supported in your way of work and in your personalized career Growth Plan .

We grow when our members grow, therefore your insights, your learning, your growth are critically important to us and we look forward to growing together!
MEET SOME OF US via this You Tube playlist!:
Manage one to three projects from kickoff to final delivery using an Agile approach
Provide input on team composition, compensation and staffing decisions
Build collaborative customer relationships and discover ways to add value
Manage customer expectations and aim for a high level of satisfaction
Facilitate strong alignment between customers expectations and the project team's goals
Author concise and precise project documents
Own your project's SDLC including hands-on technical oversight at each stage
Problem solve challenging software problems, figure out options, and propose solutions
Technical Acumen Responsibilities
Technical oversight including accountability for design, implementation, testing, documentation and overall technical quality
Learn about project technologies to provide guidance to project team and customer
Ensure projects are following SDLC best practices.
Ensure teams meet programming standards by following production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards
Delivery & Execution
Exceed expectations with clients
Use clear and timely communication to ensure the team and clients are aligned
Manage one to three projects from kickoff to final delivery using an Agile approach
Provide input in scoping, time estimation, and resource assignment
Proactively track tasks and progress to drive projects
Guide the team, and independently, to deliver results
Own the SDLC with an eye to delivering quality software on time
Leadership
Create opportunities for team members to grow within their Growth Plans
Ensure ongoing growth through…