Technical Director Remote Canada
Technical Director Remote Canada
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About Nearform
Nearform is an independent team of engineers designers data experts and strategists who build intelligent digital solutions and capability at pace. We create software solutions that enhance digital experiences empower developers and deliver measurable results. In these ways we partner with ambitious enterprises to deliver enduring impact.
Our deep expertise in solving the worlds most complex digital problems along with our collaborative peoplefirst approach enables enterprises to build breakthrough products and modernise legacy systems with confidence.
Today our team of 500 experts in 20 countries is trusted by leading enterprises including Lululemon Puma Sun Life Starbucks Travelex Virgin Media 02 and Walmart.
Overview
The Technical Director at Nearform is a senior leadership role that requires deep technical expertise strategic thinking and handson problemsolving skills. We are looking for a seasoned professional who has already been in a similar role understands what it takes to lead highperforming teams drive technical excellence and deliver innovative solutionswithout requiring handholding.
This person will serve as a trusted advisor to clients helping shape their technical vision and strategy while also guiding Nearform teams to deliver outstanding solutions. Rather than focusing only on direct line management this role is centered on leading by example influencing technical direction and ensuring the successful of projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Set and communicate a clear technical vision for projects that align with business goals.
- Provide technical leadership on architecture software development best practices and cuttingedge technologies.
- Be part of the account leadership teams driving strategic growth and longterm partnerships.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to clients collaborating with CIOs CTOs and other senior leaders.
- Ensure projects are staffed with the right talent working with resourcing and talent acquisition teams.
- Provide technical leadership and foster a culture of excellence and innovation across teams.
- Partner with clients to understand their business objectives and translate them into technical strategies.
- Lead client discovery workshops ensuring alignment between business needs and technical solutions.
- Collaborate with internal teams to develop tailored solution proposals that are technically sound and commercially viable.
- Define project scope deliverables and timelines in collaboration with clients and project teams.
- Serve as the final technical authority in critical design and delivery discussions.
- Oversee technical ensuring quality scalability and maintainability of solutions.
- Monitor project health proactively identifying risks and ensuring successful outcomes.
- Participate in technical stack reviews architectural decisions and design phases.
- Ensure effective financial oversight managing project burndown and revenue opportunities.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement staying ahead of industry trends and best practices.
- Act as a thought leader in the industry through speaking engagements blog writing and mentorship.
- Champion Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and sustainability initiatives within Nearform.
- Engage in technical community building contributing to opensource projects or internal knowledge sharing.
Essential Skills & Experience
Were looking for someone who has already been a Technical Director and excelled in the role.
You should have:
- 15 years of technical leadership experience ideally within consulting SaaS or largescale digital transformation projects.
- Deep expertise in software architecture cloud platforms and modern development practices.
- A strong track record of guiding technical decisions on complex highimpact projects.
- Experience leading presales discovery and solution design discussions.
- Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders.
- A consultative mindset able to align business needs with technical strategies.
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills to influence at all levels.
- Handson experience with AI databases distributed systems and modern software engineering best practices.
- Experience leading and mentoring senior software development teams
- A passion for continuous learning innovation and professional excellence.
Preferred Skills
- Previous experience working in a fully remote globally distributed environment.
- Background in financial oversight of technology projects.
- Experience contributing to opensource projects or technical thought leadership.
- Prior exposure to AIdriven solutions and emerging technologies.
Benefits & Perks:
- Annual Company Bonus: We all help Nearform to hit company goals so we all receive a share of the profits on an annual basis in line with company performance.
- Work Remotely and Flexibly We have a genuine dedication to work/life balance. Our flexible working culture allows you to work around what matters school run no problem!
- Paid Time Off Package We offer an annual leave of 21 days plus public holidays. We also offer sick leave marriage leave and many more.
- Remote Working Allowance Every 2 years you will have a budget of up to 1250 (equivalent in CAD) to help you set up a comfortable and productive workspace in addition to your essential equipment provided by Nearform when you join.
- Training and Development Allowance We understand the importance of continuously learning so we offer an allowance of up to 1000 (equivalent in CAD) you can use to upskill yourself.
- Healthcare Its important to always take care of your health so we offer additional private healthcare here at Nearform. If you wish to learn more about the plan offered feel free to reach out to our team.
- RRSP & Insurances We offer RRSP and match up to 4 and Life and Critical Illness insurance for peace of mind.
Inclusion
Inclusion is one of our core values. We dont discriminate by race religion national origin gender identity sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.
All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the country where employed. We are not offering working visa sponsorship at this time.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
