Senior Software Development Manager

Senior Software Development Manager

Were looking for a Senior Software Development Manager to help us scale modernize and strengthen our engineering organization. Youll lead and grow a team of talented engineers driving excellence in delivery architecture and quality.

As a key member of our engineering leadership team youll partner closely with the Director of Engineering Product Design and Tech teams to evolve how we build software from embedding quality earlier in development to refining our operating model to leveraging AI tools that boost productivity and reliability.

Youll combine strong people-first leadership with a practical understanding of software development to help our teams deliver impactful high-quality software that advances Novistos mission.

Key Responsibilities

People Leadership & Development

• Manage and coach a team of engineers across multiple squads.
• Foster a culture of ownership collaboration and continuous learning.
• Conduct regular 1:1s performance reviews and career development conversations.
• Partner with the Director of Engineering and HR to evolve the org structure define growth paths and support hiring and onboarding.
• Ensure teams are supported engaged and aligned with organizational priorities.

Delivery & Execution Excellence

• Drive predictable high-quality delivery across teams.
• Work with Tech Leads and Product Managers to translate strategic goals into clear execution plans.
• Oversee planning estimation and delivery processes to ensure efficiency and accountability.
• Identify and remove organizational or technical obstacles that impact delivery.
• Bring visibility to process gaps and drive incremental measurable improvements.

Technical Oversight & Architecture Alignment

• Partner with Tech Leads Principal Developer and Architecture peers to ensure adherence to architectural and coding standards.
• Promote best practices in code quality testing observability and documentation.
• Balance near-term delivery needs with long-term architectural health and scalability.

AI Foundations

• Identify opportunities to embed AI-powered tools and automation into development workflows.
• Guide adoption of AI within teams to improve productivity quality and delivery performance.
• Track and communicate tangible efficiency and quality gains achieved through AI integration.

Culture & Organizational Impact

• Contribute to an inclusive high-performing culture centered on trust autonomy and accountability.
• Reinforce engineering-wide initiatives that improve developer experience quality and reliability.
• Model Novistos values in day-to-day leadership and team interactions.

Security & Compliance

• Follow Novistos security controls and processes.
• Report any risk incident or anomaly that could affect the security of Novisto or customer data.

Job Requirements

• 10 years of professional software engineering experience including 3 years in engineering management.
• Proven ability to lead multiple teams
• Demonstrated success driving improvement in delivery performance software quality and team processes.
• Experience implementing QA and DevEx initiatives.
• Excellent communication collaboration and leadership skills able to bring clarity empathy and focus.
• Fluent in English (French a strong plus)

What we offer

• Join an early-stage well-financed company
• Advance Novistos purpose of contributing to the sustainability of the economy environment and society by empowering companies to make better decisions and disclosures through our ESG data management software
• Contribute your knowledge and insights to increase awareness and knowledge of sustainability
• Generous health benefits (100% Insurance coverage & access to Dialogues telemedicine app)
• Flexible schedules & opportunity to work remotely
• 4 weeks of vacation
• Stock option plan
• Summer hours
• If you prefer to work at the office we have a beautiful office in Old Montreal close to downtown and steps away from a metro (subway) station