Managing Director

Role overview

Location and work arrangement

• Calgary, Alberta; hybrid work arrangement.

Employment and compensation

• Full-time, permanent position.
• CAD 175,000–CAD 200,000 annually.

Client relationships and market strategy

• Build trusted long-term relationships with senior executives and business leaders across Calgary.
• Develop a go-to-market strategy covering target industries, priority accounts, service opportunities, and measurable growth objectives.
• Establish strategic partnerships and credibility in local technology and business communities.
• Expand client relationships while maintaining service quality and delivery outcomes.

Office development and operations

• Align the Calgary operation with the company's broader strategic objectives.
• Develop and execute a plan to establish, operate, and grow the office, balancing client relationships, leadership, delivery, and business performance.
• Define organizational structure, hiring priorities, service development, and local operating processes.
• Recruit, mentor, and lead consulting and technical professionals.
• Establish performance expectations, KPIs, and milestones for engagements, delivery, team development, and commercial performance.

Consulting and technical leadership

• Lead and contribute to client engagements in technology consulting, solution development, and project delivery.
• Engage in technical discussions involving AI, data engineering, analytics, cloud technologies, and solution architecture.
• Translate business challenges into practical technology solutions with engineering and delivery teams.
• Oversee engagements to ensure effective delivery, client satisfaction, and business outcomes.
• Bridge executive stakeholders, technical teams, and consulting delivery resources.

Experience and qualifications

• At least 7 years of progressive experience in technology consulting, IT professional services, or a related technical consulting environment.
• Proven experience managing, developing, and mentoring technical or consulting teams.
• Hands-on experience in software development, data engineering, solution architecture, or technical implementation.
• Able to participate independently in technical discovery and solution discussions and work effectively with technical specialists.
• Experience developing and executing business plans, go-to-market strategies, or consulting practice growth initiatives.
• Commercial understanding of consulting services, including project scoping, resource planning, delivery accountability, and client relationship management.
• Experience building senior-executive relationships and translating business needs into consulting opportunities.

Additional qualifications

• Strong communication, active listening, interpersonal, organizational, and decision-making skills; able to set priorities and hold teams accountable.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, sound judgment, and confidence leading an operation with significant autonomy.
• Experience establishing a new office, launching a consulting practice, or expanding a regional operation is a nice to have.
• An established Calgary or Alberta business-community network and experience serving Oil & Gas, Energy, Financial Services, or large enterprise clients are sought.
• A degree or professional background in computer science, engineering, information technology, data science, or a related discipline.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Databricks, Snowflake, or modern AI and data platforms is preferred but not required.

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