Technical Director, Appnovation
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PHP
SQL
CSS
HTML
JavaScript
Python
.NET
Java
iOS
Android
Senior and Expert level
Toronto
Digital consultancy
Job no longer available
Digital consultancy
201-500 employees
B2BBig dataMarketingDeep TechAnalyticsConsultingMobile
Job no longer available
Salary not provided
PHP
SQL
CSS
HTML
JavaScript
Python
.NET
Java
iOS
Android
Senior and Expert level
Toronto
201-500 employees
B2BBig dataMarketingDeep TechAnalyticsConsultingMobile
Company mission
To advance clients businesses by innovating everything digital.
Role
Who you are
- You have customer first mindset and a devotion to customer service
- You engage and build positive internal and external client relationships, while managing multiple initiatives, often with competing priorities
- You have strong inter-personal, communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work, influence and make an impact in a cross-functional environment with all levels of the organization
- You have solid analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
- You have a demonstrated ability to drive to clear action and ownership amongst large development teams
- You set high standards for code quality, performance, scalability, security and seek continuous improvement
- You like to roll up your sleeves to lead, motivate, enable, inspire and grow a team of diverse, high-performing, highly skilled, passionate creative engineers in pursuit of software excellence
- You actively seek out things outside your comfort zone
- A deep appreciation and understanding of the regulatory challenges within the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector
- You have creative/design, product and/or marketing fluency
- You have previous experience working at an agency, technology or consulting firm
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, business (ideally marketing focus) or equivalent (Masters or MBA preferred)
- 8+ years of web and/or mobile development experience
- 3+ years of leading, managing and mentoring distributed web and/or mobile development teams
- Expert knowledge in several web and/or mobile development technologies and programming languages (eg. Java, .Net, PHP, Python, Javascript, HTML, CSS, iOS, Android and SQL/NoSQL)
- Expert knowledge of modern web and/or mobile development frameworks and build tools
- Expert knowledge of architectural principles necessary for delivering scalable, extensible and maintainable high-performance web and/or mobile experiences
- Deep understanding of cloud computing architecture, services and platforms
- Deep understanding of security and privacy by design principles
- Deep understanding of DevOps principles and processes
- Deep understanding of agile principles and methodologies
- Experience working with two or more omnichannel content and engagement management service enablement platforms (Content Management Systems, Digital Asset Management Systems, Commerce, Integration and API Enablement Platforms, Product Information Management and Data Warehousing)
- Experience working with development in an enterprise environment
- Experience working with microarchitectures, SOAP and REST APIs
- Experience working with ML and ML APIs
- Experience working with project management, business intelligence & communication tools
- Experience working with multiple delivery methodologies (e.g. Waterfall, Agile - Scrum, SAFe, DAD)
What the job involves
- Provide thought leadership and strategic direction to prospects and customers in areas of digital customer experience, omnichannel content and engagement management service enablement technologies to a portfolio of healthcare and pharmaceutical accounts
- Partner, build relationships and become a trusted advisor to Appnovation’s customers, business development team, client services leadership teams and senior leadership as technology accountable for client solutions and its quality
- Contribute to growth by actively contributing to new business activity, statement of work (scope, deliverables and effort estimations) and project delivery
- Key advisor for present and future technology matters
- Articulate and advocate industry and department best practices
- Plan and manage multiple concurrent clients, projects and development teams (including outsourced development partners) through client acceptance based on client and/or Appnovation delivery methodologies, technology standards, patterns and practices to ensure the highest degree of software quality
- Anticipate technology and resourcing bottlenecks and provide escalation management
- Contribute to group performance reviews on an ongoing basis, providing coaching, mentoring and assistance in creating individual development plans for career growth
- Stay current with technology and industry best practices to ensure that skill set/knowledge base remains broad and current
- Create knowledge base articles for marketing, case studies, whitepapers and to share experiences with broader Appnovation team
- Ensure technology standards, patterns and practices are understood and implemented by all teams and partners
- Support and advocate for ongoing internal knowledge capture and sharing
- Educate staff members through ongoing training and individual support
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Thanks to the versatility of digital consultancy and the many forms it can take, companies such as Appnovation are experiencing a renewed interest from investors. With spending on the industry expected to grow to $2.8 trillion by 2025, Appnovation has grown considerably since its $8.2 million funding from the Canadian Business Growth Fund in 2020.
Launched in 2007, Appnovation has offices in Europe, Asia, and the Americas and helps enterprises and governments with their digital transformation goals. Working across a diverse range of sectors that include entertainment and media, government, finance, and life science, clients of Appnovation have included AmEx, Air Canada, and Disney.
With a strong client list and a positive projection for its industry, Appnovation is in prime position to thrive for a long time yet.
Insights
-27% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2021
$18.9m
LATE VC
Total funding: $18.9m
Company benefits
- RRSP matching
- MVP Awards (employee recognition program)
- Wellness allowance
- Maternity/parental top up
- Flexible work arrangements
- Continued learning and development
- Paid time off/sick days
Company values
- Growth - Appnovation's world is constantly changing, and with change comes opportunity. As it continues to grow, Appnovation is committed to its culture’s openness - a place where you can pursue your passions and take on new challenges
- Customer Satisfaction - Appnovation becomes part of its client’s team, true partners with a sustained commitment to business goals. Its trusted advisors on everything digital, put our client’s customers first. Their success is Appnovation's success
- Openness - What you see is who Appnovation is. It's transparent with each other and its clients. Appnovation is approachable and open to new practices and innovative ways of delivering service
- Innovation - Appnovations culture is built on continuous innovation. It fosters creativity by delivering solutions in unexpected and unrealized ways. Driving results for the world's most exciting brands inspires it to deliver exceptional digital products
- Teamwork - Connecting people digitally - it's what Appnovation does internally and with its clients. It is a problem solver that combines empathy, evidence, and real-world insight to derive solutions from truth and meaning
Company HQ
Gastown, Vancouver, BC
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Founders
Arnold Leung
(CEO)Member at YPO / WPO Canada. Previously Board Member at Vancouver Enterprise Forum, Founder at Intercarbon Networks, and Marketing Representative at BMO Nesbitt Burns.
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