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Posted: 03/03/2025 Employment Type: Direct Hire Industry: Software Job Number: 42928

Job Description

Software Productivity Talent Development Manager
Seeking an experienced, Software Talent Development Manager with a solid technical background to join the Development Management team. This person will be responsible for managing technical teams' delivery and productivity that ensure the enhancement of an individual’s technical capabilities and innovative culture across the company.

This is high-visibility key and multi-faceted role where the Software Talent Development Manager will provide leadership within their own area of responsibility and collaborate with the other locations and departments across the company to achieve corporate goals and objectives.

The right candidate will take the lead role, collaborating with the Development Management Team, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners to ensure continuous improvement of agile practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide strong people development and leadership to software development teams working in an Agile environment
Execute Talent Development processes and conduct program reviews to drive continuous improvement of these programs.
Assess skill gaps and manage talent risks and opportunities through talent development or acquisition
Perform regular 1:1s and provide frequent coaching and feedback to ensure teams are equipped with the right skills and tools at the right time
Work with Scrum team members to manage goal setting, ongoing peer feedback, and learning and career development planning for the Development teams in Edmonton
Provide thought leadership to Scrum teams, Development Management, and other stakeholders to identify gaps in development/deployment processes and design and implement solutions to these challenges.
Coach Scrum teams and stakeholders to resolve impediments and ensure they have appropriate requirements, direction, and resources to deliver effectively
Partner with leaders across the organization to help identify and champion solutions to leadership and organizational development issues
Collaborate with the wider Development Management team in establishing annual goals, where appropriate, and driving results for their completion
Partner with Human Resources and Learning & Training teams to maintain and support the Talent Development technology and other Talent infrastructure
Develop reports, dashboards, and documentation based on business and management requirements
Identify organizational gaps, create proposals to address found gaps, and lead implementation in alignment with the leadership team.

You must have:

Degree in Business, Computer Science or Engineering OR equivalent experience
Demonstrated leadership skills in creating team-oriented culture
Ability to think critically and constructively about complex business & technical problems, clearly communicate analysis, and present solutions to address the skills development needs of team members
Proven experience being able to introduce efficiency improvements and lead initiatives in a structured manner while leveraging change management frameworks.
4+ years of leadership experience
Experience in initiating and delivering organizational change
Ability to develop clearly defined metrics and key agility indicators that will help you keep track of the team(s) progress
Ability to plan and lead teams through training initiatives
Understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies
Exceptional networking & relationship building skills
Ability to lead efficient collaborations through effective communication and negotiation skills
Proven ability to successfully navigate, collaborate and drive results in a complex environment
Strong critical reasoning, data analysis, and reporting experience
Exceptional presentation and facilitation skills
Strong organizational and project management skills are required
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Strong understanding of organizational change management

Desired and given preference

Professional Agile Leadership or Scrum certification
Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for full software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operations
salary DoE to $140K CAD

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