Job Title: Technical Project Manager
Location: Canada
Job Type: Full Time
Department: Project management
About Simform:
Simform is a premier digital engineering company specialising in Cloud, Data, AI/ML, and Experience Engineering to create seamless digital experiences and scalable products. Simform has strong capabilities across Microsoft, Google Cloud, and Databricks. With a presence in 6 countries, Simform primarily serves North America, the UK, and the Northern European market. Simform is well-recognised as one of the most reputed employers in the region, having created a thriving work culture with a high work-life balance that gives a sense of freedom and opportunity to grow.
Role Overview:
We are a digital product engineering company that partners with clients to create innovative, high-performing software solutions. We’re looking for an experienced Project Manager who can lead from the front—bridging the gap between business and technology while ensuring smooth project execution.
Key Responsibilities:
End-to-End Delivery — Own project delivery from planning and estimation through execution, release, and continuous improvement.
Technical Solutioning — Provide technical guidance on system design, architecture, web, mobile, and scalable cloud solutions across Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Agile/Scrum Leadership — Lead Agile ceremonies, sprint execution, backlog management, and delivery planning to ensure predictable outcomes.
Requirements Management — Translate client/business needs into clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and actionable deliverables.
Team Leadership & Mentorship — Lead and mentor cross-functional teams including PMs, BAs, engineers, QA, architects, and UX/UI professionals.
Client & Stakeholder Management — Build strong relationships with overseas clients and senior stakeholders, providing clear updates and managing expectations.
Architecture & Technical Oversight — Guide architectural decisions, engineering practices, integrations, performance, security, and overall solution quality.
AI-First Delivery — Leverage AI tools, automation, and accelerators across the SDLC to improve productivity, quality, speed, and predictability.
Quality & Release Management — Oversee testing, defect resolution, release planning, deployment readiness, and application performance.
Delivery Governance — Drive estimation, planning, risk management, change control, resource utilization, billability, and delivery metrics.
Scope & Escalation Management — Handle scope changes, delivery challenges, commercial discussions, and escalations with sound judgment and composure.
UX & Continuous Improvement — Collaborate with UX/design teams and continuously improve processes, engineering practices, and customer outcomes.
Must Have:
Strong experience in technical project/delivery management and solution leadership.
Hands-on knowledge of system design, architecture, cloud, web, mobile, and modern engineering practices.
Proven experience leading Agile/Scrum teams and complex end-to-end projects.
Excellent client communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and escalation-handling skills.
Strong understanding of estimation, governance, risk, scope, quality, and delivery metrics.
Ability to lead and mentor cross-functional technical and non-technical teams.
Strong AI-first mindset with practical experience applying AI and automation across the SDLC.
Required Skills & Qualifications
7+ years of technical experience, working with Data Engineering technologies and understanding their core concepts.
Proven leadership in managing and mentoring teams to successfully deliver projects.
Expertise in Agile/SCRUM methodologies for medium-to-large scale applications.
Strong interpersonal skills – mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and building high-performing teams.
Problem-solving mindset – ability to zoom into details while keeping the big picture in focus.
Solid grasp of design patterns and software architecture best practices.
Hands-on experience managing projects from concept to production deployment.
Why Join Us:
Young Team, Thriving Culture
Flat-hierarchical, friendly, engineering-oriented, and growth-focused culture.
Well-balanced learning and growth opportunities
Free health insurance.
Office facilities with a game zone, in-office kitchen with affordable lunch service, and free snacks.
Sponsorship for certifications/events and library service.
Flexible work timing, leaves for life events, WFH and hybrid options
Skills Required
- 7+ years of technical experience, including experience with Data Engineering technologies and their core concepts
- Strong experience in technical project or delivery management and solution leadership
- Hands-on knowledge of system design, software architecture, cloud, web, mobile, and modern engineering practices
- Proven experience leading Agile/Scrum teams and medium-to-large-scale end-to-end projects
- Excellent client communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and escalation-handling skills
- Strong understanding of estimation, governance, risk, scope, quality, and delivery metrics
- Ability to lead, mentor, coach, and collaborate with cross-functional technical and non-technical teams
- Practical experience applying AI and automation across the software development lifecycle
- Strong understanding of design patterns and software architecture best practices
- Hands-on experience managing projects from concept through production deployment
What We Do
Simform is a tech company with a mission to help successful companies extend their tech capacity. Founded in October 2010, we have helped organizations ranging from Startups that went public, to Fortune 500 companies, and WHO backed NGOs. Simform helps companies become innovation leaders by delivering software teams on demand. We help you - choose the right technologies to invest in, decide on the best architecture and processes to follow, and oversee the successful delivery of their software projects.
