Implementation Team Lead

Canary Systems, Inc.•New London, NH

About The Position

Canary Systems is an electronic hardware and software engineering firm specializing in monitoring and instrumentation solutions for critical infrastructure across mining, civil, geotechnical, and industrial sectors worldwide. The Global Implementation Team Lead is responsible for guiding and coordinating the execution of implementation activities, ensuring work is completed efficiently, aligned to defined priorities, and meets quality standards. This role works closely with leadership, project stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to support implementation efforts. The Team Lead contributes to planning, facilitates execution, and helps remove blockers.

Requirements

Strong experience in implementation, delivery coordination, or technical project execution
Proven ability to coordinate teams and drive execution without direct authority
Experience with planning, estimation, and execution tracking
Strong problem-solving and cross-functional communication skills

Nice To Haves

Strong executor who thrives in driving progress within structured plans
Comfortable coordinating across teams without formal authority
Proactive in identifying and removing blockers
Organized, detail-oriented, and consistent in execution

Responsibilities

Guide day-to-day implementation activities, ensuring tasks progress according to defined plans
Support the team in executing configuration, validation, testing, and deployment activities
Ensure work is completed with consistency, accuracy, and quality
Provide direction on implementation approach and best practices
Collaborate with leadership and stakeholders to support planning and execution activities
Contribute to effort estimation, task breakdown, and scheduling
Help translate defined scope into actionable tasks and workflows
Maintain visibility into progress, blockers, and workload
Identify, communicate, and help resolve implementation blockers, risks, and dependencies
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure issues are addressed in a timely manner
Escalate risks or delays that may impact progress
Work closely with Project Managers, Support, Field Services, and Engineering teams
Ensure alignment across dependencies and workstreams
Participate in project meetings, coordination sessions, and status updates
Support client-facing implementation activities
Provide updates and technical guidance during implementation
Support issue resolution and escalation discussions
Validate implementation work to ensure it meets defined standards and requirements
Ensure adherence to implementation processes, workflows, and best practices
Review outputs to maintain quality and consistency
Maintain accurate project tracking (Jira, documentation, status updates)
Provide visibility into progress, risks, and blockers
Support reporting needs for implementation activities
Identify opportunities to improve implementation workflows and efficiency
Contribute to the development of best practices and standard processes