Title:- Senior IoT Innovation Lead

Location:- Montreal,QC/ Toronto,ON,Canada (Remote until Covid)

Updates below from client on this position-

• IoT technology acumen
• Strong understanding with the building blocks
• Research background: Contribute to research projects
• Spark innovation: identify new services ideations and contribute to patents

Prefered Qualifications; To be successfull

• MS, or PhD in IT, Software engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 10+ of experience and a proven track record as Product Leader within developing innovative and large-scale product solutions; plus, a proven track record in product planning, defining and launching successful products, unifying product portfolios and working with Public Cloud/SaaS product lines
• Experience managing Telco and IoT product portfolios and the complete lifecycle of end-to-end IoT solutions, including hardware, connectivity, embedded software, cloud platforms, and user applications.
• Digital Curiosity and strong understanding of how data analysis tools (e.g. big data aggregation) may be used to deliver actionable business insight.
• Understanding of Agile, Lean and Scrum frameworks
• Experience with product development framework like lean product development or UX
• Good understanding of SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle), including deployment and maintenance processes
• Understanding of DevOps concepts
• Experience with the design thinking approach
• Experience with cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure or AWS.
• Broadening businesses experience outside of R&D, e.g. MBA, Business Development or Marketing rotation/experience a plus.
• Innovation skills including Curiosity, Agility, Strategic Thinking.
• Sound business acumen and the ability to translate business goals and market needs into successful outcomes
• Extraordinary communication and relationship building skills to/with senior level executives: Director, VP, CxO
• Experience developing and managing transformation initiatives from inception through implementation
• Excellent leadership skills, including the ability to develop trust and credibility, lead by example, and motivate high-performing teams.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a complex environment.
• Ability to present complex delivery and technical concepts to the clients during white boarding and oral sessions
• Industry eminence and contributions thought leadership, publications, patents, white papers, etc.
• High energy, positive, client-focused, able to adapt to a variety of business cultures and settings.
• Vendor management experience a Plus – including identification, growth, optimization, and sun-setting of relationships, and ability to navigate vendor pitches to identify matches between internal need and truly breakthrough external capability.