Credit Information Systems – Business Intelligence group has been given the mandate to build a consistent, reliable, robust, and efficient reporting & analysis environment within the Global Risk Management Group through the development and execution of a business process and technology architecture plan.

To join our team, you must be proactive and dynamic, demonstrate initiative, have an eagerness to learn, thrive on challenge and be a team player. This position will provide opportunities to gain exposure to a wide spectrum of the Bank’s operations at all level.

You will be responsible for data modeling, managing the database design, development and implementation of new and/or enhanced solutions for Credit information (CIS) and Global Risk Management (GRM) systems, with primary responsibility for development of data dissemination technology solutions, such as, reporting data mart and data mining, data extraction, data delivery (Web Services) & leveraging Bank’s standard Business Intelligence tools

You will be responsible for supporting Global Risk Management, Credit Risk reporting initiatives and assisting in the preparation of technical designs for all solutions under your responsibility and ensuring that adequate and appropriate controls are implemented within such designs to guarantee the integrity and accuracy of information provided to clients.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Development of reporting Data Mart, Data mining and Data delivery technology solutions with CIS.
Development of technical designs for new/enhanced reports and information extracts and ensuring that design is consistent with clients’ requirements.
Participate in the design of the Business and Systems Architecture with IT&S
Develop and maintain comprehensive data universes for supported systems.
Translate Business Requirements into technical design and functional requirements document.
Responsible for ensuring that ad-hoc requests for data from regulators and end users are provided efficiently and in a timely manner.
Design a robust reporting, data mining and information extraction processes that will ensure the timeliness of reports and information extracts and the integrity of their contents.
Ensure that all reporting and data dissemination processes comply with the Bank’s internal standards, policies and guidelines, as well as, those of external regulators (e.g. OSFI,Data Maintenance Standards, SOX, etc.).
Implement rigorous internal data validation and control procedures within solution designs to ensure the accuracy and integrity of data provided to clients.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Competencies

Possess a sound systems development expertise, particularly in the area of reporting, data mining and data dissemination. He/she must remain current with available technologies by researching tools (software and hardware) that can be used to improve and accelerate the production of report and data extracts
Possess a thorough understanding of the Bank’s systems development methodology and standards, particularly with respect to the development of reporting, data mining and data dissemination technology solutions
Familiar, data management, data dissemination, especially with regards to confidentiality, security/access controls and the “need-to-know”.
Results-oriented and highly motivated individual with strong programming & analytical skills and apply this knowledge to resolve complex reporting, data mining and data extraction issues.
The individual must have strong problem solving skills in order to trouble shoot problems across the different environments and systems. The individual must be able to effectively transfer knowledge to team members
Participate in the design of the Business and Systems Architecture
Establish the data model and architecture for how data is defined, managed and stored to meet customer needs
Establish reporting standards for Process Modeling, i.e. how data will be tracked and aggregated
Define standards and related processes for development, testing, Quality Assurance and management of reports
University degree in Computer Science or related work experience.

Skills

At least 5 years experience and working knowledge of data management and application design/development including data governance such as data quality, validation, testing, data modeling and best practices
Hands on development and experience in HTML,XML, JavaScript, ASP, .NET, SQL/Store-procedure
At least 5 years experience in web application and application security (Configured/Setup IIS/.NET, MS SQL/Analysis Services server, web authentication/NT/Basic/LDAP, Network/LAN and TCP/IP concepts, and security and communication protocol.
At 5 years experience with business intelligence tool and analytics such as IBM Cognos, Oracle BI, and/or SAP – Business Objects
Experience in database administration and web master (SQL/OLAP, web reporting/portal administration)
Must possess strong analytical and problem solving skills
Knowledge of MS SharePoint, MS Project Management, Erwin (Data Modeler) and Visio
Excellent communication, interpersonal & negotiating skills

OTHER INFORMATION:

Gobal Risk (GRM) plays a leadership role in establishing the Bank’s risk appetite and strategies – and partners with the Business Lines, Finance, Group Treasury and others to operate within these parameters. Scotiabank’s approach to risk management is a globally-recognized competitive advantage – which balances sound judgment, effective tools, considerable management input & prudent oversight. GRM’s greatest strength is the expertise and commitment of our people. We are committed to attracting, developing & rewarding a diverse group of high-performing employees.

The Scotiabank Group is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all interested parties. We thank you for your interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No agencies please. [Read More]

The incumbent will provide architectural direction in the creation and validation of architectural deliverables (emphasis on data architecture) against major governing assets used within. The incumbent will provide solutions, serving in a data architecture or data modeling capacity, representing the interests of portfolios, and support other IT Architects in project delivery, and system support teams as they develop and maintain client technology solutions.

The incumbent will contribute to the following:
. Solution architecture services as required for several projects
. Building shared components and re-using the shared components according to Enterprise guidelines
. Thought leadership in elements of the technology strategy
. Leadership of program/project initiation as required
. Governance and advisory activities for projects as they are initiated by business requirements, SDLC lifecycle, statements of work, vetting the use of OSS, vetting of customizations to vendor products, etc.

The incumbent will perform many of the following Solution and Technical Architecture functions.
. Expertise and counsel to ensure technology teams and business areas understand the architectural options and technology choices in support of their business initiatives.
. Assess viability/priority of projects/initiatives and ensure architecture issues are clearly communicated.
. Research/analyze business requirements to evaluate and recommend optimal solutions within technology architecture.
. Influence product/vendor/SI direction and integrate technology from an architectural perspective within the business environment, and fulfill an IT governance role
. Apply industry/technical knowledge to provide solutions that increase business results and/or minimize risk.
. Review/provide direction in the formation of development specifications, technical requirements, system performance objectives and identify system modifications required to meet objectives.
. Participate in pre and post implementation reviews, ensuring all technical solutions have met business requirements.
. Contribute to meeting key project milestones and overall project deliverables on time, within budget, and adhering to relevant standards.
. Support the development, documentation, communication and execution of a comprehensive strategy, policies and solutions.

Job Requirements:
Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

We are currently looking for a candidate with specific data architecture and/or data modeling experiences, inclusive of:
. Conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling
. Experience with high performance, high volume data environments,
. Practical knowledge of IMS, DB2, Oracle
. Canonical data models, messaging data models, and XML data definitions.
. Practical knowledge of data modeling tools and/or major industry models such as IFX, Teradata FS-LDM, et cetera.

Experience architecting application and technology solutions in a large-scale mission critical environment is required. Experience with service oriented architectures, enterprise service bus technology, business process management, and/or document management is beneficial. Experience working with System Integrators (SIs) and/or implementations of vendor products is also beneficial.

Large Scale Delivery: project management, issue management, change and release management, estimating, budgeting and forecasting; Experience in leading projects within large-scale programs.
. Leveraging diverse influence levers in a way that nurtures relationships with peers, viewed by peers as a collaborative team member.
. Ability to lead large teams (e.g., lead the leaders), delegating, passion to develop people, strong people radar; Demonstrated track record in mentoring new leaders and growing and organization.
. Ability to lead change implementation, strong communication skills to help people adapt to change
. Outstanding executive level communication skills across all levels of the organization.
. Ability to work in collaborative and matrixed environment.
. Knowledge of banking is good to have but not mandatory.
. Estimating, budgeting and forecasting is good to have but not mandatory.
. Experience in various delivery models (“software factory”, offshore) and methods (agile, waterfall) and associated pros/cons is good to have but not mandatory.

Ideally, the successful candidate shall have previous exposure to some of the following dimensions:

Enterprise Architecture: Enterprise design patterns, multi-platform architectures, enterprise customer data management, enterprise architecture governance, Canadian and US integration needs and constraints, multiple delivery models (off-shore, outsourcing, SDLC); Ability to translate business concepts and strategy to technology imperatives and designs; Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachmann);

Service Oriented Architecture: services architecture, service registry/catalog, ESB/middleware, patterns (pub/sub, scatter/gather); Understands key value drivers; Understands delivery approaches;

Business Process Management: Workflow, task management, business rules management, document management, business activity monitoring, workforce fundability); Understands value drivers; Understands delivery approaches;

Operations Architecture: high-availability, reliability, operability, failover, disaster recovery, capacity/performance management; Understands value drivers; Understands delivery approaches;

Enterprise Data Architecture: customer identity and data management, operational data stores, data warehouses/mart, data distribution, data modeling, XML, data movement/ETL, data lineage, data governance; Understands delivery approaches; Experience using (one or more of) DB2, Oracle, IMS;

Integration Architecture: Messaging, queuing, transaction management, rollback/transactional boundaries, error handling, schema negotiation/review, EIA tools; Understands value drivers; Understands delivery approaches;

User Interface Architecture: browser-based development, mobile platforms, phone platforms, user interface patterns, event-based architectures; Understand key value drivers and role in enterprise architecture

Business Architecture: Functional modeling, business services, process flows and metrics; Understand key value drivers and role in enterprise architecture

Platforms / Networking: operating systems, partitioning, virtualization, high-availability, platform management, network management, multi-platform environments

Education/Accreditations:
Engineering / Computer Science Degree or Equivalent.

Skills:

Leadership (Must Have)
Architecture (Must Have)
Data Analysis/Modeling (Must Have)
Data Architecture (Must Have)
Data Warehousing (Must Have)
Enterprise Environment (Must Have)
Banking (Must Have)
DB2 (Must Have)
ims (Must Have)
Oracle (Must Have)
XML (Must Have)
System Integration (Must Have)

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We value our partners and our customers. Above all we value the people who work with us – our employees. As a knowledge-based company, we firmly believe the key to our success is our talented and competent team of employees.

The Microsoft Technology Specialist`s role is to manage and tune in-house computer software systems and network connections to ensure high levels of availability and security of the supported business applications. This individual also participates in the planning and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure system provisioning and maintenance that is consistent with company goals, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning
· Participate in and support capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for systems and software in conjunction with end-users and department managers.

Acquisition & Deployment
· Coordinate with network engineering, business application, and database administration functions to implement desktop and server systems that utilize industry best practices to meet corporate objectives.
· Deploy workstations, servers, printers, scanners, firewalls, encryption systems, and all host security systems.

Operational Management
· Manage corporate systems and end-user software.
· Manage messaging environment and solutions
· Ensure the integrity and security of enterprise data on host computers, multiple databases, and during data transfer in accordance to business needs and industry best-practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.
· Manage input/output fleet, including printers and scanners.
· Manage end user accounts, permissions, access rights, and storage allocations in accordance with best-practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.
· Perform network and security audits.
· Perform and test routine system backups and restores.
· Anticipate, mitigate, identify, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware and software problems on servers, input/output fleet, and workstations. Escalate incidents as necessary.
· Practice network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.
· Support application development teams throughout project lifecycles.
· Analyze system, server, application, network, and input/output device performance.
· Recommend, schedule, and perform software and hardware improvements, upgrades, patches, reconfigurations, and/or purchases.
· Conduct research on emerging products, services, protocols, and standards in support of systems software procurement and development efforts.
· Create required reports in response to business user needs.
· Participate in negotiations with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure software products and services.
· Develop, document, and maintain policies, procedures and associated training plans for system administration and appropriate use.

Position Requirements

Formal Education & Certification
· College diploma or university degree in the field of Computer Information Systems and/or 3+ years equivalent work experience.
· Certifications are optional. If presented / included in resume, must be accompanied by a 200 word summary of a project (may be home based) describing in full technical details utilization of said certification knowledge.

Knowledge & Experience
(please include below ITS code in the appropriate point of your resume)

Three plus (3 +) experience in the following:

· ITS57WIN – Working technical knowledge of network, PC, and platform operating systems, including Windows Server 2003, 2008(ITS572KX), Exchange Server 2003 or 2007(ITS57EXH), 2010, MS SQL Server 2003 or 2008(ITS57SQL), Xen/VMware ESX 3.x and 4.x(ITS57BM), Windows XP and 7, VMware Virtual Center, HP Insight Manager

· ITS57DOC – Hands-on software and hardware troubleshooting experience.

One plus (1+) experience in the following:

· ITS57OFF – Extensive application support experience with Microsoft Office Suite of products, Microsoft Dynamics (Great Plains), Microsoft Sharepoint

· ITS57LAN – Working technical knowledge of current systems software, protocols, and standards, including firewalls, switches, routing, vLANs, distributed networking, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, QoS, VPN, SAN, NAS, Virtual Cluster Environments.

· ITS57ORG – Experience documenting and maintaining configuration and process information.

· ITS57HD – Experience working with ticketing / issue tracking systems

Optional Experience (considered as an asset)
(please include below ITS code in the appropriate point of your resume)

· ITS57VOIP – Knowledge/interest in VoIP technologies. Experience with enterprise VOIP Platform such as Interactive Intelligence (ININ), Asterisk or Similar.

· ITS57SAN – Knowledge and/or experience with SAN/NAS technologies, protocols and methodologies

· ITS57LAN2 – Knowledge of local area network administration.

· ITS57DB – Experience with data management.

· ITS57GOV – Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws and/or ITIL.

Personal Attributes

· Strong customer service orientation.

· Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.

· Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

· Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills.

· Adept at reading, writing, and interpreting technical documentation and procedure manuals.

· Ability to conduct research into hardware and software issues and products as required.

· Ability to present ideas and solutions in user-friendly language.

· Highly self motivated and directed.

· Keen attention to detail.

· Skilled at working within a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Work Conditions

· 40-hour on-site work week with on-call availability.

· Sitting for extended periods of time.

· Occasional inspection of cables in floors and ceilings.

· Lifting and transporting of moderately heavy objects, such as computers and peripherals.
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Due to our rapid growth our client, in the Health products industry, has an exciting new opportunity for a Business Intelligence Developer.
You will be responsible for the development, optimization, and maintenance of financial and management reports utilizing our MS SQL 2008 data warehouse to satisfy business requirements. This role will be required to assist in the development of requirements, and to work with our business analysts in the delivery of quality, user-ready, analytics/reporting. The incumbent will be expected to exercise standard engagement practices and communication principles, with internal and external parties to ensure solutions of quality and value.

Other responsibilities:
. Develop new calculated measures, dimensions, and KPI’s in our MS SQL Server 2008 Analysis services cubes
. Build Dynamic and Static reports utilizing Strategy Companion, SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services, MS Excel 2010, and other technologies
. Build/Modify ETL packages using MS SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
. Develop data maintenance and input tools as required
. Develop and maintain data architecture, code structure/standards, and metadata
. Assist in the management of 3rd party database vendors, consultants, and contractors

Please apply today for immediate consideration!

Skills:

Degree or diploma (IT related) (Must Have)
Excellent written,oral and presentation skills (Must Have)
BI and reporting experience (Must Have)
Analysis,Reporting, Integration Services in : (Must Have)
Strategy Companion BI Tool (Must Have)
MS SQL 2008 T-SQL, MDX (Must Have)
Mid market ERP tech exp. pref. Dynamics GP 2010 (Must Have)
Clarity and or Atlas Planning Suite def. asset ! (Nice to Have)

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We value our partners and our customers. Above all we value the people who work with us – our employees. As a knowledge-based company, we firmly believe the key to our success is our talented and competent team of employees.

The Microsoft Technology Specialist`s role is to manage and tune in-house computer software systems and network connections to ensure high levels of availability and security of the supported business applications. This individual also participates in the planning and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure system provisioning and maintenance that is consistent with company goals, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning
· Participate in and support capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for systems and software in conjunction with end-users and department managers.

Acquisition & Deployment
· Coordinate with network engineering, business application, and database administration functions to implement desktop and server systems that utilize industry best practices to meet corporate objectives.
· Deploy workstations, servers, printers, scanners, firewalls, encryption systems, and all host security systems.

Operational Management
· Manage corporate systems and end-user software.
· Manage messaging environment and solutions
· Ensure the integrity and security of enterprise data on host computers, multiple databases, and during data transfer in accordance to business needs and industry best-practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.
· Manage input/output fleet, including printers and scanners.
· Manage end user accounts, permissions, access rights, and storage allocations in accordance with best-practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.
· Perform network and security audits.
· Perform and test routine system backups and restores.
· Anticipate, mitigate, identify, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware and software problems on servers, input/output fleet, and workstations. Escalate incidents as necessary.
· Practice network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.
· Support application development teams throughout project lifecycles.
· Analyze system, server, application, network, and input/output device performance.
· Recommend, schedule, and perform software and hardware improvements, upgrades, patches, reconfigurations, and/or purchases.
· Conduct research on emerging products, services, protocols, and standards in support of systems software procurement and development efforts.
· Create required reports in response to business user needs.
· Participate in negotiations with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure software products and services.
· Develop, document, and maintain policies, procedures and associated training plans for system administration and appropriate use.

Position Requirements

Formal Education & Certification
· College diploma or university degree in the field of Computer Information Systems and/or 3+ years equivalent work experience.
· Certifications are optional. If presented / included in resume, must be accompanied by a 200 word summary of a project (may be home based) describing in full technical details utilization of said certification knowledge.

Knowledge & Experience
(please include below ITS code in the appropriate point of your resume)

Three plus (3 +) experience in the following:

· ITS57WIN – Working technical knowledge of network, PC, and platform operating systems, including Windows Server 2003, 2008(ITS572KX), Exchange Server 2003 or 2007(ITS57EXH), 2010, MS SQL Server 2003 or 2008(ITS57SQL), Xen/VMware ESX 3.x and 4.x(ITS57BM), Windows XP and 7, VMware Virtual Center, HP Insight Manager

· ITS57DOC – Hands-on software and hardware troubleshooting experience.

One plus (1+) experience in the following:

· ITS57OFF – Extensive application support experience with Microsoft Office Suite of products, Microsoft Dynamics (Great Plains), Microsoft Sharepoint

· ITS57LAN – Working technical knowledge of current systems software, protocols, and standards, including firewalls, switches, routing, vLANs, distributed networking, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, QoS, VPN, SAN, NAS, Virtual Cluster Environments.

· ITS57ORG – Experience documenting and maintaining configuration and process information.

· ITS57HD – Experience working with ticketing / issue tracking systems

Optional Experience (considered as an asset)
(please include below ITS code in the appropriate point of your resume)

· ITS57VOIP – Knowledge/interest in VoIP technologies. Experience with enterprise VOIP Platform such as Interactive Intelligence (ININ), Asterisk or Similar.

· ITS57SAN – Knowledge and/or experience with SAN/NAS technologies, protocols and methodologies

· ITS57LAN2 – Knowledge of local area network administration.

· ITS57DB – Experience with data management.

· ITS57GOV – Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws and/or ITIL.

Personal Attributes

· Strong customer service orientation.

· Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.

· Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

· Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills.

· Adept at reading, writing, and interpreting technical documentation and procedure manuals.

· Ability to conduct research into hardware and software issues and products as required.

· Ability to present ideas and solutions in user-friendly language.

· Highly self motivated and directed.

· Keen attention to detail.

· Skilled at working within a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Work Conditions

· 40-hour on-site work week with on-call availability.

· Sitting for extended periods of time.

· Occasional inspection of cables in floors and ceilings.

· Lifting and transporting of moderately heavy objects, such as computers and peripherals.
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Responsibilities:
. Act as the Sales Subject Matter Expert for the Workopolis ERP system (NetSuite) to support its continued evolution.
. Document and track all suggested ERP improvements, issues/defects and participate in priority setting with cross-departmental steering committee.
. Participate in ERP end-user acceptance testing as part of production release process.
. Be the recognized expert for all Workopolis processes and system workflows that impact the sales team, with a constant focus on improvement.
. Play a lead role in developing and managing sales territory design through customer scoring, researching and proposing different portfolio composition/models and best practices to senior management, and managing account transition processes.
. Perform data analyses that support creation and management of sales processes, procedures and tools that optimize the effectiveness of sales force.
. Drive successful adoption of sales procedures by all Sales users; establishing metrics to measure baseline adherence and developing strategies for quantifiable improvement.
. Act as the voice of sales for all internal systems or process developments impacting the sales organization.

Qualifications:
. University/College Degree in a related field (Commerce, Finance, Business)
. 5+ years in a Sales or Sales Operations role is highly desirable.
. Understanding of inside and outside sales process/strategy, solution-selling methodologies, and sales territory design models.
. Strong analytical skills, ability to understand metrics and organize a large quantity of data in order to develop insights and plans.
. Creative problem solver, skilled at uncovering root cause and proposing solutions that satisfy stakeholder requirements.
. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal). Ability to lead and influence cross-functionally at all levels.
. Power user of MS-Excel (i.e. data formatting and manipulation, complex formulas, pivot-tables). Fully competent with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
. Experience using ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle E-Business Suite)

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Our integrated, multi-disciplined approach, understanding of key business and project drivers and ability to provide flexible and responsive service from offices across Canada and beyond, ensures that our clients receive innovative, practical and sustainable project development and delivery solutions that enable them to successfully address the challenges of today’s complex and rapidly changing business environment.

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Position Description:
MMM is currently seeking a Business Intelligence Analyst to join our Corporate Programs Department, located at our Thornhill office. Reporting to the department manager this position will be responsible for creating and enterprise class Business Intelligence solution as a part of MMM Group’s Enterprise Content Management initiative. In this position you will participate in creating and implementing harmonized business intelligence compiling and presenting meaningful data from internal and external sources. Utilizing industry best practices and standard methodologies, you will also develop benchmarks to secure continues improvement of business intelligences procedures and quality.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Plan, design and enable effective and easy-to-use business intelligence solutions and dashboards based on pro-active consultation with stakeholders, subject matter experts, and end users;
Develop and maintain effective and efficient data gathering, processing and presenting methodologies;
Identify and shape effective business intelligence projects teams in various areas to capture business requirements;
Create documentation on business requirements for any business and/or system changes or enhancements that result from improvement efforts or new initiatives;
Contribute to evaluation and selection of potential business intelligence toolset and solutions; and support implementation of such solutions;
Provide training on newly introduced business intelligence processes and solutions where required
Liaise with various corporate functions to secure complete technical and operational alignment
Monitor effectiveness and usability of newly introduced business intelligence solutions against defined key performance indicators (KPI) and scorecards

Qualifications:

A relevant university degree in Business Analysis or other business areas, Information Science (IS) or comparable degree; Certificates in Business Analysis should be coupled with a university degree or minimum 2 years relevant work experience;
Minimum 3 years of proven experience with business and technical requirements analysis, business intelligence modeling. Preference will be given to individuals having experience in engineering or consulting organization(s) with knowledge on project documentation and intelligence;
Experience with and knowledge of enterprise content management and collaboration solutions and systems such as OpenText and Documentum;
Familiar with ETL tools, SQL, middleware, business intelligence and dashboard design solutions, CRM;
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills;
Strong analytical skills and detail oriented;
Self-motivated with a strong work ethic;
Excellent organizational, teamwork and time management skills;
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Job Title: Product Marketing Specialist, Engineer

Department: Marketing

Location: Markham, Ontario

Type of job: Full-time, Permanent

Start Date: As soon as Possible

Quanser Consulting Inc. is a world leader in education and research-based systems in mechatronics, control and robotics. We are a market leader focused on improving engineering education and helping universities graduate more innovators of the future.

In business for over 20 years, our educational lab equipment is used by universities worldwide. At Quanser, the prime directive is to enjoy innovation, impart knowledge and produce quality control challenges and solution for our customers.

For our team members, we offer a dynamic, creative environment where your opinions and ideas can make a difference. We provide a corporate environment that emphasizes and supports individual growth, offering resources and development opportunities to ensure your long-term success. Our leaders care deeply about your career goals and will try to help you meet your professional aspirations.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Recent advances in Quanser’s strategy has created an immediate need for a high performing Product Marketing Specialist, to join our Marketing Department in our Markham office, and embrace a challenging career in a progressive environment. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a motivated and experienced marketer, looking for a fast-paced environment focused on technical innovation for engineering educators worldwide. The ideal candidate should be a result-oriented team player able to function with minimum guidance.

We are looking for an energetic tech-savvy marketer that is well organized to handle multiple priorities simultaneously, is capable of coordinating complex projects across different departments while meeting tight deadlines.

The Product Marketing Specialist has a background in Engineering, is passionate about improving value to customers and can effectively support growth of existing products and influence development of new products. Knowledge of product marketing principals and best practices is critical. To be successful in this role, our newest team member needs to have strong project management skills, ability to sell ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders, keen attention to details as well as a highly creative mind.

RESPONSIBILITIES

. Combine technical and marketing skills to help design and market hardware and software products we develop for academic engineering labs;
. Active involvement in the product’s entire development cycle – from conception to completion;
. Support Quanser’s Engineering, Sales and Marketing teams in taking hardware and software products to market and overseeing the products’ life-cycle;
. Learn customer needs, influence technical development, plan and implement product launches and conduct sales training;
. Analyze customer problems and work with Engineering to make product improvements;
. Map customer needs to technical features and broader market trends;
. Help define, position and sell the value of Quanser products to support sales and marketing initiatives;
. Understand and communicate potential points of competitive differentiation;
. Assist in the development of marketing plans for a product or product segment;
. Lead the launch of new products and services to worldwide markets;
. Identify lead users and amplify their story to the market place;
. Build and coordinate marketing programs to promote new post-sale service offerings and programs;
. Facilitate communications between Engineering development teams, Sales, Production and Marketing and maintain broad awareness of efforts;
. Manage tasks and multi-departmental resources to ensure project timelines are met;
. Generate insights on market needs through analysis of market data, customer feedback, competitor activities;
. Help identify areas of growth and create strategic product line roadmaps that help achieve business goals;
. Lead the development of content for product marketing materials including customer presentations, videos, webcasts, sales training;
. Be a direct resource for industry and product-based research, competitive intelligence, sales tools, customer references, and promotional communications;
. Support all marketing initiatives including email campaigns, e-newsletter development, tradeshow exhibits and workshops, social media projects, website and web community development;
. Participate in creative brainstorming sessions with members of the marketing team;
. Prepare presentations/reports and speak effectively in various group settings; and
. Support the Director of Marketing and the Quanser management team as needed.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Technical Knowledge & Skills

. A Bachelors Degree in Engineering from a recognized University
. Additional education and/or work experience in the Marketing field
. Ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of related technical product marketing experience, or be a recent MBA graduate from a recognized post secondary institution
. Knowledge of product marketing principals and best practices
. Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical engineering
. Familiar with robotics, controls and mechatronic systems
. Analytically-minded with a strong technical aptitude and understanding of best practices around product marketing
. Possess excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office products
. Proven track record of functioning in a fast paced environment while demonstrating strong attention to detail
. Strong project management skills

Skills/Competencies/Attributes:

. Must be willing to take a tactful approach and push boundaries, question processes and suggest improvements
. Ability to embrace and drive change with a “Make it Happen” attitude
. Outstanding influencing, communication and presentation skills, especially to internal stakeholders
. Well-organized self-starter able to take initiative and work with remote sales teams and customers
. Confidence in dealing with cross-functional experts
. Ability to operate effectively in high pressure situations
. Must be a team oriented self-starter with a strong work ethic, and a sense of urgency
. Ability to focus, prioritize, multi-task, and follow instructions to meet difficult deadlines
. Possess ability to collect data, craft presentations, and conduct analysis
. Must be detail oriented, and have the ability to work with minimum supervision
. Open to feedback, and suggestions from co-workers, and supervisor
. Must have strong organizational and time management skills
. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
. Must have excellent analytical and problem solving skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

. An understanding of academic industry is a huge plus

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Quanser has a team oriented and technologically passionate culture, offering competitive salaries commensurate with experience level and a full company benefit package. Compensation for this role will be comprised of base salary plus the potential to earn an annual bonus.

~Quanser Consulting Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve. Quanser encourages all qualified candidates to apply~
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Location:
Ottawa Centre

Start Date:
ASAP

Position Type:
Temporary

Duration:
48 weeks

Security Clearance:
Top Secret

Opportunity Number:
6010043
Role and Responsibilities

Analysing and developing program related strategies in the delivery of the service to a portfolio of government clients by building partnerships, relationships, and raising awareness of the STS end-to-end travel solution.
Providing direction, advice and recommendations to the Department of National Defence (DND) on the best approach to the set-up and implementation the STS travel management services. This includes reviewing business processes to identify process gaps and recommending process changes, establishing business rules, establishing a traveler authorization numbering system, setting up traveler profiles, administrative profiles, etc. to accommodate the unique travel requirements of DND.
Traveling to various government departments across the nation providing advice and recommendations to clients on the implementation and adoption of the STS travel management service.
Advising departments and GC financial cluster groups on the adoption of the financial data feeds to and from the STS Solution to government departmentâ?Ts financial management systems.
Analysing travel expenditure trends and assisting in the conduct of business reviews and data analysis with departmental working groups to present travel results, and providing guidance to the departments in maximizing their benefits and service value proposition of the STS solution in accordance with government policies, practices and procedures.
Conducting background research and analyzing Treasury Board (TB) policies and directives to determine the impact the policies and directives may have on the implementation of the STS applications by a department or the impact the departmentâ?Ts implementation strategy of the STS applications my have on the TB policies and directives.
Creating, analysing and distributing travel management statistical reports, using Crystal Reports and/or Cognos Business Intelligence and/or Amex@work, on GC departmentsâ?T implementation status of the travel solution to assist departments to better manage travel.
Conducting quality assurance reviews on change requests to the travel management application as they relate to the requirements of users within departments and provide advice and make recommendations as necessary.
Providing advice and guidance in supporting GC departments in the implementation of STSâ?Ts end-to-end travel management solution.
Supporting the STS Request For Proposal team with the procurement of a new GC wide travel service
Leading a portfolio of Government departments through the transition to a new end-to-end travel service

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum of five (5) years of experience working on projects or programs in the Federal Government.
Minimum of five (5) years of experience in researching and analyzing Treasury Board travel policies and directives and recommending solutions that meet the policies and directives.
Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in providing advice and recommendation on implementing complex enterprise level IM/IT solutions.
Minimum of ten (10) years of experience providing direction in corporate data analysis and the preparation of statistical report to assist in measuring program efficiencies and program effectiveness.
Minimum of eight (8) years of experience analyzing travel management data using database reporting tools such as; Crystal Reports or Cognos Business Intelligence.
Minimum of five (5) years of experience providing advice and making recommendation on the implementation of an enterprise wide end-to-end travel management solution.

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Technology Operations: responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the Technology organization, focusing on an integrated approach to operations, service delivery, planning and the processes supporting CIBC. TO is also responsible for enterprise services such as email, Telecom, Disaster Recovery, Network Servers, Availability, Change Management and partnership with Hewlett Packard (HP).

Relevant Job Criteria:
- There is a full time 4 month contract position available.

Job Overview:
PURPOSE OF JOB:

Provide subject matter expertise to medium/large projects/initiatives as they relate to engineering tasks part of the design, implementation and support of major BI infrastructure technology in a multi platform environment.

MAJOR ACTIVITIES:

. Provide technical leadership, standards and best practices to infrastructure teams during infrastructure design and build phases of initiatives/projects.
. Determine standards and roadmaps for the SAS platform products supported by Technology & Operations. Decide how SAS infrastructure is built and recommends infrastructure standards.
. Makes recommendations for continuous improvement of the SAS infrastructure to increase delivery agility and cost effectiveness, by promoting more automation, consolidation, virtualization, grid and cloud service delivery models, whenever applicable.
. Conduct major studies regarding system usage, capacity planning and makes recommendations for improvements, and determines infrastructure system requirements.
. Design, develop and test emerging hardware and infrastructure software solutions via Proof-Of-Concept initiatives.

Requirements:
KNOWLEDGE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Subject Matter Expertise:
. Technical Troubleshooting–Knowledge of approaches, tools and techniques for anticipating, recognizing, and resolving technical (hardware, software, application or operational) problems.
. SAS suite of products (SAS BI and Base SAS ) ver 9.1.3 and 9.2

Mandatory skills:
. Working knowledge and experience with SAS 9.1.3 and 9.2
. Working knowledge and experience with Web-based applications and services
. General knowledge of database principles and applications
. General knowledge of UNIX/Solaris and Windows principles and applications.
. General knowledge of TCP/IP and DNS/CSS network principles and applications
. Working knowledge and experience with security issues, solutions and products for both authentication and authorization for web applications.
. Working knowledge with RDBMS (Oracle mainly)
. General knowledge of high-availability and server clustering principles and technology
. Project management skills and experience
. Ability and willingness to develop documentation on technical architecture, system designs and hardware/software/application configurations and operations
. Ability to present technical proposals and business cases to senior management in a business-like and professional manner

Extensive Work Experience:
. Systems Software Infrastructure–Knowledge of the existing and planned software technology and the global, regional and local software architecture and infrastructure components.
. Problem Solving–Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems.
. Oral Communications–Ability to express oneself and communicate with others verbally; recognizing that verbal communication is more than just language – it includes tone, style and structure.
. Written Communications–Ability to produce a variety of business documents that demonstrate command of language, clarity of thought and orderliness of presentation.
. Managing Multiple Priorities–Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups or activities. Effective judgment in prioritizing and time allocation.
. Interpersonal Relationships–Knowledge of approaches, tools and techniques for working with individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
. Hardware Infrastructure–Familiarity with hardware technology and the global, regional and local hardware architecture.
. Creativity–Knowledge of approaches, tools and techniques for promoting creative, original thinking and applying it to existing and emerging situations.
. Computer Operations–Knowledge of the data center operating environment and day-to-day operational requirements.
. Decision Making and Critical Thinking–Knowledge of tools and techniques for effective use of a broad range of factors, assumptions, frameworks and perspectives when solving problems.

CONTACTS:

. Peers within own area (Global Systems Engineering), partners in the Level 2 Operations Support team, partners in the Application Development teams, project managers, level 9/10 infrastructure and line management.

JOB COMPLEXITIES/CHALLENGES:

. Ownership of the design, plan and implementation of the SAS environments managed by Technology & Operations.
. Resolving complex technical issues and/or engaging external expertise/resources as required to ensure resolution. Gathering anecdotal and factual information from a number of sources in order to formulate a root cause.
. Refining business requirements, converting them to technical requirements and devising an appropriate infrastructure solution requires choosing from multiple technologies and ensuring that solutions stay within the guidelines of security/audit standards and conform to industry best practice.
. Understanding various design patterns which can be leveraged in the design of a new environment and for applications are unique, extending and customizing each design solution.
. Remaining current with evolving technological products and features and constantly changing business needs, internal standards and industry best practice.
. Making technology decisions that determine availability of infrastructure.

Must Haves:
. SAS suite experience (5 years)
. Unix shell scripting experience (4 years)
. Windows experience (4 years)
. Oracle working knowledge (3 years)
. Web-based applications experience (3 years)

Nice to Have:
. Security solutions experience (2 years)

ATTRIBUTES:

. Accountability
. Teamwork & Partnering
. Building Trust
. Conceptual Thinking
. Impact & Influence
. Relationship Building
. Communication

Location of Position(s) :
Toronto

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