Technical Project Manager, Assessment

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.