IHS Markit Looking for Technical Manager at Calgary, AB Full Time

About Markit Digital

We design, develop, and host data-rich, full-featured, high-traffic web and mobile applications for financial institutions, brokerages, and media clients. Markit Digital Development teams use their passion for programming and problem-solving to produce feature-rich applications that deliver value for our customers. With a dedication to continual improvement, our team members challenge themselves each day to expand their knowledge base and produce solutions that are maintainable, extensible, and elegant. We take great pride in our work, share our expertise and ideas to achieve common goals, and aspire to learn more. Our products benefit millions of users across the world and are designed from the ground up to deliver content efficiently and effectively. We have adopted an Agile Development Methodology, and are committed to continually improving within this model.

https://www.builtincolorado.com/company/ihs-markit-digital

What you’ll do:
As a results-oriented Technical Manager, you are responsible for coaching one or more scrum teams in order to successfully deliver a variety of projects for our end customers.

Serve as line manager, mentor, and coach for all technology members of the scrum Development team

Drive continual improvements in the delivery process, overall product quality, and innovation

Oversee team staffing, ensuring that the correct skill sets and personalities are represented in order to maximize team effectiveness

Demonstrate team value to the business through both the definition and measurement of quarterly objectives.

Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters and technical team members to ensure projects are well planned and team is positioned for success

Attract and develop agile talent

Align Teams to business outcomes

Measure team health, maturity, performance

Provide active coaching to advance individual towards their career goals

Facilitate professional development

What we look for:
7+ years of relevant professional experience

BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field

Demonstrated success building and leading full stack development teams

Experience managing direct reports

Exceptional written and oral communication skills. Comfortable leading meetings and presenting in front of groups of colleagues or clients.

Strong problem solving skills – ability to evaluate and solve complex problems in conventional and non-conventional ways

Proven ability to thrive under tight deadlines while successfully supporting multiple projects of varying size and complexity

Background in the execution of DevOps methodologies and continuous integration

Experience guiding teams through the full software development life cycle

Ability to build strong bonds with employees to foster open, honest and candid communication

Prior experience in a Lead Developer role providing technical guidance to teams of full stack developers

Knowledge of Financial domain

What We Offer

Competitive base salary, bonus plans and equity.

A comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans, paid time off, a generous 401k match with no vesting period, parental leave and 3 volunteering days each year.

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Inclusion and diversity are critical to the success of IHS Markit, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category.

We are proud to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with IHS Markit and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please contact or call +1 212 849 0399. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are considered on a case-by-case basis. This contact information (email and phone) is intended for application assistance and accommodation requests only. We are unable to accept resumes or provide information about application status through the phone number or email address above. Resumes are only accepted through the online application process, and only qualified candidates will receive consideration and follow-up.

IHS Markit maintains a substance-free workplace; employees may be asked to submit to a drug test (where permitted by law). In addition, in order to comply with applicable federal, state, and local vaccine mandates (including those in place for US federal contractors), US employees may be required to provide proof of being fully vaccinated, unless they have been approved for an accommodation due to a medical reason, a sincerely held religious belief or another legally protected reason. The company also participates in the E-Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work in the US.