Software Development Jobs in Markham, ON (NOW HIRING)

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact's commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model

• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more

• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

Salary range (but not limited to):

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) - with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

About the role

We're looking for a Manager, Software Development, to join our growing team!
What you'll do here:

• Develop productive and engaged software development teams, fostering the development of personal and technical skills, as well as collaboration.

• Manage projects by understanding the business partner's strategies, priorities and challenges. Assess capabilities to come up with appropriate solutions and deliver the expected value.

• Manage stakeholders and maintain good relationships with internal and external collaborators.

• Divide the project into achievable tasks and establish a functional organization chart with roles and responsibilities.

• Develop strategic requests and keep them up to date by identifying deliverables and dependencies, estimating duration and associated costs and helping to assign resources to activities.

• Build, direct and coordinate, in direct/indirect supervision mode, the activities of multidisciplinary teams, including Project Managers (PM), Coordinators, Scrum Masters and PCOs.

• Write reports on the entire project (progress, issues, costs, closing, etc.) while respecting the key performance indicators established. Lead project risk management.

• Effectively manage project delivery.

• Maintain the dashboards periodically and progressively throughout the program/projects.

• Maintain proficient knowledge of industry trends and technology innovation, identifying opportunities and suggesting solutions as appropriate.

• Collaborate with other Software Engineering Managers and Project Managers to ensure all initiatives have appropriate staffing, balancing business need with the individual's experience and career aspirations.

• Anticipate problems and difficult situations and take necessary measures to resolve them.

• Manage ongoing relationships and expectations of stakeholders and senior management.

• Maintain a strong business focus with an understanding of the current and strategic direction of Intact technologies.

• As we strive for continuous improvement, evolve our agile practices based on learning throughout the end-to-end development lifecycle.

• Master all the facets of software development.

• Remain on the lookout for new technologies and question the status quo.

What you bring to the table:

• A bachelor's degree in Information Technology/Software Engineering or any combination of equivalent education and experience.

• Solid understanding and experience with web application technologies (Java, JavaScript, Angular, Application Frameworks, CSS, HTML, REST, JSON).

• Experience in continuous delivery management.

• Experience with object-oriented development and software debugging.

• Experience in change management and transformation within a project/program context.

• Experience managing teams.

• Experience in project management competencies including planning, budget and timeline management, scope management, risk management, timely decision-making, effective team building.

• Leadership.

• French (an asset) - For candidateslocatedin Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English speaking colleagues across the country.

• No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.

#LI-Hybrid

We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact's commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We'll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.