About us

Appnovation is the AI Product Company. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with teams around the world, Appnovation builds AI products, delivers enterprise AI and digital solutions, and co-invests with clients to bring new AI products to market.

Open source has been the foundation of Appnovation's work since 2007, and it remains the foundation underneath every AI product the company builds today. Appnovation teams work with organizations in highly regulated industries, including global leaders such as Pfizer, Google and AstraZeneca, to help them adopt AI they can govern and own.

Appnovation helps brands thrive through innovative, people-inspired experiences and solutions. By embracing the powerful combination of technology and agility, powered by the ever-changing world of AI, we seamlessly integrate strategy, experience, design, development and analytics.

We create standout digital experiences by collaborating with brands to understand the individual challenges and goals for every initiative. Focusing on our clients' customers, we effectively combine empathy, evidence and real-world insight so that solutions are derived from truth and meaning. Appnovation is an award-winning team dedicated to inspiring possibilities.

This role sits on a long-running engagement with one of our largest enterprise clients, a global pharmaceutical and life sciences organization, delivering AI-powered applications and service enhancements across a highly regulated, multi-stakeholder environment.

YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO

Run AI-powered delivery teams, where AI tooling is used across the development lifecycle, and set the working practices that keep quality and traceability high
Coordinate sprints, retrospectives and daily stand-ups, and communicate clear sprint goals
Partner with product owners and technology leaders to translate business requirements into work the development teams can execute, and handle backlog grooming and intake of new requests
Work closely with developers, architects, business analysts, UX designers and client representatives to shape the direction and approach of each initiative
Own delivery of service enhancements end to end, ensuring timely execution and quality outcomes
Facilitate internal communications and act as the point of contact for external stakeholders, including senior client stakeholders in a regulated industry
Estimate and track velocity and costs, develop resource plans, and assess issues and risks early
Monitor KPIs and performance metrics to drive continuous improvement
Coach team members in Agile frameworks and guide teams to higher levels of maturity in the context of AI-powered delivery
Resolve conflicts, remove obstacles, and help teams adopt change effectively
Ensure deliverables meet high quality standards at the end of every sprint and release
Identify and recommend process improvements in how we deliver
Help build a productive and enjoyable environment where team members own their products and solutions

JOB SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

Are you an experienced Agile project manager with a real passion for technology and a track record of running delivery teams in complex enterprise environments? As an Agile Project Manager with Appnovation, you'll manage multi-functional teams consulting, designing, developing, training and supporting digital transformation solutions for our clients around the world, while championing the use of the latest AI tools in how we build.

Must Haves

5+ years of Agile Project, Delivery or Product Management experience in a digital agency, professional services or consulting environment, with a focus on running multiple concurrent Agile teams
Broad project management capability beyond the scrummaster responsibilities: scope, budget, resourcing, risk, client communication and commercial awareness
Demonstrable understanding of how AI technology is used within software development, and a point of view on how it is changing the way applications get built
Experience introducing or supporting the adoption of AI tooling within a delivery team, and the ability to describe it concretely: what was used, how the team's way of working changed, and how quality and review were handled