Delivery Quality Conformance rate to LAB quality standards across studio deliverables Internal Product Owner & Delivery Quality (LAB) Montréal, QC Full-Time, Permanent 100% On-Site - Salary Range:

- 146k - 157k + Performance incentives & benefits Start Date:
- September 14, 2026 The Lab Leader isn't defined by a single project milestone: you own quality end-to-end across the SDLC (design, development, testing, deployment), set the standard every team follows, and interact with all internal and external stakeholders. ② As the manager of all of SIA's developers, you coach, evaluate, and grow talent delivering across different studios, without being attached to any one studio yourself - all in collaboration with each of our studio leaders. ③ The role calls for evolving our internal products and tools (Agile+, MIRE, Common Sense) while providing technical and people leadership to developers across the entire software development lifecycle - all in collaboration with each of our SIA product managers. About SIA Innovations

SIA Innovations is a boutique digital transformation consultancy operating at the forefront of AI and hybrid cloud adoption. We help medium and large organizations - across Quebec, Canada, and internationally - take advantage of IBM technologies (AI, agentic, cloud, cybersecurity, automation, blockchain, and more) to increase their agility. Based in the heart of downtown Montréal (with direct access to the Metro and REM), SIA also has offices in Toronto, Los Angeles, and Nassau, and works with major clients and public-sector organizations across Quebec, Ontario, the Caribbean, and the United States.

As Lab

Leader, you are responsible for SIA's LAB division and its internal products: Agile+, MIRE, and Common Sense.

Your mandate is threefold: evolve these tools so they create real value for our teams and clients, guarantee the delivery quality of all LAB development activities, and promote SIA’s LAB services to the marketplace and to IBM. Your influence extends across all of SIA's studios and delivery teams.

Your responsibilities are a direct expression of SIA's five core values. Define and evolve the product vision for Agile+, Mire,



and Common Sense Identify continuous-improvement opportunities across our development processes and tools Contribute to internal R&D; initiatives and SIA's intellectual property Ensure the quality standards defined for the LAB translate concretely into client deliverables Document and communicate the LAB's quality standards and development processes Support development teams across all studios without direct hierarchical authority - through coaching and example Coach and guide the development team through the LAB's and the SDLC's evolution from “doing” to “thinking,” notably through the adoption of agentic AI tools like IBM Bob Contribute actively to business development: demos, proposals, and RFPs showcasing our internal products, as well as promoting SIA online (social media presence) and in person (networking, events, volunteering) Help onboard new developers to the LAB's tools and practices Take full ownership of LAB outcomes, with autonomy over product and quality decisions Manage the full lifecycle of internal products: prioritization, delivery, adoption, continuous improvement Support studio teams in achieving their quality goals, without taking over their work Challenging and rewarding work with real impact: your decisions shape SIA products and influence client solutions. The opportunity to create value for high-profile private & public sector clients in a variety of industries & geographies, across all of SIA’s innovation studios.

Significant autonomy over the vision and roadmap of SIA’s products and tools. The chance to work with leading-edge Ai and hybrid cloud tools and technologies for high performance. A dynamic and stimulating work environment based on Agile methodologies,



diverse empowered teams and outstanding colleagues.

The opportunity to work in a boutique IT consultancy and collaborate closely with IBM, one of the industry-leading enterprise technology companies. Excellent compensation, performance incentives and a comprehensive benefits package. Continuous learning and personal growth.

An opportunity to build your business/social networks and soft skills. Ability to influence project work without direct hierarchical authority, through credibility 100% on-site presence to stay close to studio teams. When working at client sites, adapt to the client's working hours and dress code as much as possible.

Continuously invest in your personal growth (which will require time outside of regular business hours for keeping current, learning, networking, team building, client/partner events and other corporate social activities). Be prepared for irregular hours and occasional travel (with overnight stays) to accommodate client expectations and deadlines. Ensure that you have the personal agility to deal with unplanned needs; Be “on call” and available in the event of client or project emergencies (yes, even while on vacation!).

Plan vacations and time-off (maximum 2 consecutive weeks) during our summer and winter slow-down periods and outside of our blackout periods.

Skills That Will Help You Thrive

① Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field Hands-on experience in several of the following areas: containers / clusters (Red Hat OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD (Jenkins, Bamboo, UrbanCode, Buddy), monitoring (ELK, Logdna, Prometheus), development (NodeJS, Java, React), databases (CloudantDB, MongoDB, DB2, MySQL) Experience with product or backlog management (e.g., ClickUp) and Agile methodologies Experience with AI or automation projects is an asset ② Full professional bilingualism in French and English, spoken and written Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical issues for diverse audiences Discipline, organization, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities #

📌 Lead Architect - Technical Delivery & Solutions (Montreal)
🏢 SIA Innovations
📍 Montreal