Work location: Pointe-Claire (QC), Québec City or Vancouver (BC)

You can look forward to:

- An organization focused on agility and innovation
- Working with dedicated and passionate people
- Support in achieving your professional goals
- Hybrid telework policy
- Monday to Friday work week with flexible scheduling options
- Access to a full selection of extended benefits and vacation eligibility from day one
- Flexible retirement investment plan with employer and employee contributions (Up to 7% from the employer)
- 14.5 paid statutory vacation days
- Salary top-up for parental leaves

Description
We are seeking a hands-on IT Manager to lead and support all aspects of the company’s IT operations within a research environment. This individual will serve as the primary on-site IT leader, partnering closely with internal teams and leadership to ensure reliable, secure, and productive technology operations across the organization.

Responsibilities

- Manage team performance through goal setting and talent management, provide guidance, mentoring and development opportunities for the staff.

- Oversee operational costs, conduct near along with long-term financial estimates for expanded functionality and user base;

- Design and execute short plus long term strategic plans to assure infrastructure capacity attains current and future needs; develops and maintains the selection of the organization’s business software, integration technology and applications disciplines;

- Supervise outsourced data center and telecom service provider and lead, direct and utilize knowledge on best practices in area related to infrastructure;

- Supervise help desk group and lead,



direct and utilize knowledge on best practices in area related to help desk; IT asset management inclusive of component inventory maintenance and associated documentation;

- Define and manage IT Disaster Recovery Strategy for organization; ensures network security, anticipates any necessary additional improvements, offers and ensures the good management and use of the company’s internal and external networks;

- Supporting the push to outside digital service offerings and our exploration of internal AI use;

- Proposes policies and procedures that will reduce the number of interruptions for users and external members and partners;

- Report and prepare strategies to maintain server infrastructure;

- Ensure apt security levels on network, infrastructure and servers are maintained;

- Negotiate with outsourcers, vendors and contractors for infrastructure-specific products and services secure;

- Perform feasibility studies for different upgrade projects, conversions and improvements;

- Promote and enforce health and safety practices in a responsible and proactive manner and ensure compliance with all relevant safety standards.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar;

- 8-12+ years in relevant IT positions;

- 3+ years of experience in leadership;

(equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be consider)

- Fluency in French and English (written and spoken);

Skills

- Ability to motivate and inspire a team (People Manager approach);

- Great at solving problems, troubleshooting, designing and implementing solutions to complex technical issues;

- Resilience and adaptability to changing priorities;

- Positive attitude and openness to learn;

- Be a courageous safety leader; adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures

FPInnovations is committed to the principle of equal access to employment.

📌 IT Manager-Gestionnaire des TI (Canada)
🏢 FPInnovations
📍 Canada