Senior Manager, Software Development (Nova)

Vidyard

2d•Remote

About The Position

Vidyard is looking for a Senior Manager, Software Development to join our Nova team - the team behind our AI Video Agent and Vidyard's most experimental product bets. Reporting directly to our CTO, you'll guide a high-performing team building one of our most critical and fast-moving platforms, while contributing to how great engineering gets done across Vidyard. Through your technical coaching and guidance, you will create a supportive and challenging environment for your team to thrive, and participate in broader initiatives to help level up our engineering team as a whole. This position is available to candidates who are currently located and eligible to work in Canada.

Requirements

5-7 years experience leading a development team in a cross-functional environment
10+ years of functional experience in Software Development, SaaS experience considered a plus.
Hands-on familiarity with AI concepts relevant to SaaS product development (agents, LLMs, prompt design, model evaluation tradeoffs) to engage substantively with your team's technical decisions and ask the right questions
Proven track record of delivering great solutions to complex problems while balancing technical and product concerns.
Have effectively hired, onboarded, and managed a team of developers reporting to you.
You invest in your people's growth with the same rigor you apply to technical problems — setting high expectations, giving direct feedback, and creating real development opportunities
You build team environments where people do their best work — psychologically safe enough to take risks, accountable enough to deliver
You follow through on your commitments, overcome blockers, navigate disagreements and take responsibility for your work and your team's work.
You are comfortable in technical conversations, and supporting your team as they explore tradeoffs and make technical decisions.
You connect engineering decisions to customer and business outcomes — your team knows why the work matters, not just what they're building

Responsibilities

Play an active role in evolving how our Engineering team works including helping the department build fluency in AI-assisted development practices so teams ship faster, experiment smarter, and stay ahead of how the craft is changing.
Stay close to the evolving AI landscape so your team makes informed decisions on architecture, tooling, and experimentation — and bring that context into how Nova builds
Help shape AI-assisted development practices across Engineering, modeling curiosity and responsible use so teams ship faster and the broader department stays ahead of how the craft is changing
Refining your team’s charter and direction to maximize Vidyard’s growth.
Fostering strong cross-functional business and technical decisions, with Product Managers and Designers, influencing broad and impactful decisions.
Growing and developing an incredible team of hardworking and motivated developers with high expectations around individual ownership and impact.
Ensuring the delivery of team projects and outcomes to drive forward business goals.
Partnering with other leaders and the team to craft technical and product strategy.
Developing a healthy and collaborative culture that embodies Vidyard's values.

Benefits

Work-life Integration: At Vidyard, we set the bar high, expecting excellence and dedication from every team member. In return, we empower you to integrate work and life seamlessly. Enjoy the freedom of flexible hours and unlimited vacation, paired with programs that support working from anywhere—even while traveling.
Competitive Pay & Benefits: Start day one with a competitive salary and comprehensive, flexible benefits tailored to support you (RRSP match and stock options included following completion of your probationary period)
Wellness Your Way: Leverage flexible spending accounts to spend on what matters most.
Mental Health Support: Access to Inkblot, a digital mental health platform, plus $1,500 per person per year for mental health services.
Parental Leave Top-Up: Support when it matters most, with enhanced parental leave benefits.
Make an Impact: At Vidyard, we believe in creating positive change. Enjoy paid volunteer hours to support the causes you care about and join Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to connect with colleagues, champion inclusion, and drive meaningful impact within Vidyard and the communities we serve.
Invest in Your Growth: Regular performance reviews, individual development plans and an annual allowance of $1,500, dedicated to your professional development and ongoing learning.
Your Perfect Workspace: Whether you prefer the comfort of your home, or the energy of our Kitchener, Ontario, collaboration space, you’ll have the flexibility to choose. While we default to remote-first, occasional in-person meetings and events are thoughtfully designed for connection and collaboration.

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