Manager, Core Algorithms Development

Location

our office in Ottawa, Canada

Core Algorithms Development team is a group of passionate software practitioners working together to create algorithms to optimize supply chains. Ever wonder how the hundreds of parts in your new smart phone come together from different suppliers all over the world? We solve problems like that every day.

Our customers have terabytes of data that needs to be analyzed for the largest supply chains imaginable. Our algorithms move the global economy-- in seconds, not hours, or days.

We make the world better, and you can too.

As a Manager, you will lead a software development team who create algorithms to solve complex supply chains for multiple industry segments.  You are responsible for the full life cycle of the algorithms your team invents and builds.

Your primary responsibility is the performance and well-being of the people in your team.  Key tasks you will perform include:

• Effectively manage team members in line with company policy and procedures, including performance management, career development, training, and conflict resolution with effective feedback.
• Coaching and mentoring team members to succeed and achieve their career objectives.
• Making sound technical decisions to deliver complete solutions for our customers.
• Removing obstacles for your team by improving software development and work processes and facilitating communication with external stakeholders.
• Enable learning and knowledge transfer within your team to follow best practices for software engineering, agile delivery, and customer focus.
• Plan complex projects and software release schedules.
• Connect with customers, partners, and other stakeholders to deliver quality software on an ongoing basis.
• Build and promote a positive and effective working environment.
• Train and integrate new team members and proactively support the continued development of existing team members.
• Work with leaders from other team at Kinaxis to facilitate success.
• Shape the future direction of Kinaxis as we move into new markets.

• Knowledge of the entire software development lifecycle.
• Experience in managing teams
• Excellent communication, presentation, and analytic skills.
• Development with object-oriented languages such as C++.
• Object Oriented Design patterns and design practices.
• Experience using Agile methodologies such as Scrum.
• Use of common tools including MS Visual Studio, Git, Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence, and SonarQube.
• Knowledge of Supply Chain Management (Demand Planning, MRP, S&OP, Capacity Planning).
• Performance management of software developer, software tester, and dev ops roles at all levels.
• Supporting software-as-a-service (SaaS) products in large scale enterprise environments.

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Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day—when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more. 

Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Lockheed Martin, Yamaha, P&G, Honda, and more. 

Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs and training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

For more information, visit the Kinaxis web site at www.kinaxis.com or the company’s blog at http://blog.kinaxis.com. Kinaxis strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply to our welcoming community. We strive to make our website and application process accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. This contact information is for accessibility requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.