Senior Project Manager – VR & Immersive Training (Canada only)

Aequilibrium Software

1d•Remote

About The Position

Aequilibrium Software Inc. is hiring a Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master to lead day-to-day delivery of VR4Health, a three-year, funded international R&D initiative exploring AI-powered immersive experiences for healthcare education and professional training. The role sits at the intersection of immersive technology, AI, professional services, and healthcare education, and works with a multidisciplinary team as well as research partners, clinical subject-matter experts, and international collaborators. The role leads Agile delivery and Scrum practices, coordinates the development of Unity-based immersive training experiences, and manages project plans, workstreams, milestones, risks, and dependencies. It also involves coordinating research and validation activities, maintaining traceability between research goals and technical outcomes, and supporting AI-powered training capabilities such as adaptive virtual patients, conversational AI, and personalized feedback. As the primary day-to-day delivery contact for stakeholders, the Senior Project Manager manages scope, schedules, budgets, resource allocation, and expectations; communicates progress and risks; facilitates workshops and reviews; and supports proposals and future XR engagements. The role also establishes scalable project management practices, improves collaboration and documentation, supports release readiness and quality processes, and helps build delivery capabilities for future immersive training programs. This is a full-time, permanent position open to candidates based in Canada, with Vancouver, British Columbia preferred. Remote candidates elsewhere in Canada will be considered. The annual base salary is CAD $110,000–$130,000, depending on qualifications and experience.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in software project management, technical production, or program delivery, including substantial hands-on Agile/Scrum leadership.
3+ years delivering XR, VR, AR, real-time 3D, simulation, or similarly complex interactive applications.
Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary teams involving software engineers, designers, technical artists, and product stakeholders.
Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, Agile delivery, backlog management, estimation, and release planning.
Experience delivering technology projects in a professional services, consulting, agency, or client-facing environment.
Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, budgets, timelines, risks, and stakeholder expectations.
Familiarity with Unity development workflows and the technical considerations of immersive applications.
Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or equivalent project management and collaboration tools.
Excellent communication, facilitation, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work effectively with distributed teams and external partners.
Eligible to work full-time in Canada.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience developing or delivering VR training, enterprise simulation, immersive learning, or digital learning solutions.
Previous experience with Unity Professional Services, Capgemini Engineering, or another enterprise XR consulting organization.
Experience working with healthcare education, clinical simulation, medical training, or regulated industries.
Familiarity with instructional design, learning objectives, competency assessment, and measuring training effectiveness.
Experience coordinating AI/ML capabilities, conversational AI, virtual characters, or intelligent simulation systems.
Experience managing government-funded R&D initiatives, academic collaborations, or international research consortia.
Familiarity with Meta Quest, OpenXR, Unity XR Interaction Toolkit, or similar immersive technology ecosystems.
Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM), PMP, or equivalent credentials.
Experience supporting pre-sales activities, proposals, estimates, and client demonstrations.

Responsibilities

Lead Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
Partner with the Product Owner to translate product priorities and research objectives into sprint plans and delivery milestones.
Maintain delivery plans, sprint commitments, dependencies, and release schedules; track delivery metrics and address impediments.
Adapt Agile practices to R&D, experimentation, and evolving technical requirements while promoting team autonomy and accountability.
Coordinate development and delivery of immersive training experiences using Unity and related technologies.
Manage workflows across Unity development, backend services, AI integrations, UX/UI design, testing, and deployment.
Coordinate scenario development, prototyping, user testing, and iterative improvements; help establish repeatable development, testing, and deployment processes.
Ensure appropriate quality assurance, accessibility, usability, and performance standards for immersive applications.
Manage VR4Health project plans, deliverables, milestones, risks, and dependencies across workstreams.
Coordinate with international consortium partners, academic institutions, healthcare professionals, and research collaborators.
Support project reports, demonstrations, milestone reviews, and documentation required by research and funding partners.
Maintain traceability between research objectives, technical deliverables, and measurable outcomes.
Coordinate usability studies, pilot deployments, and learning effectiveness assessments.
Support planning and delivery of AI-powered training capabilities, including adaptive virtual patients, conversational AI, and personalized feedback.
Serve as the primary day-to-day delivery contact for internal and external stakeholders.
Manage scope, schedules, budgets, resource allocation, and delivery expectations; communicate progress, risks, decisions, and dependencies.
Facilitate workshops, demonstrations, stakeholder reviews, and executive presentations.
Identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency, reusability, and scalability.
Support proposals, estimates, statements of work, and planning for future XR engagements.
Balance client and partner expectations with team capacity, technical feasibility, and commercial objectives.
Establish scalable project management practices and improve collaboration across product, engineering, design, QA, and research.
Maintain documentation, decision logs, and delivery reporting; support release readiness, acceptance criteria, defect management, and lessons learned.
Help build delivery capabilities for future immersive training clients and programs beyond VR4Health.