Technical Development Manager, IT Commercial

Division: Commercial

Job location: Remote (Canada) Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Employment type: Full Time Permanent

Salary: 130-135K

A little about us

Aurora is proud to be a global leader in the cannabis industry. With a smart strategy, unmatched talent and focus on our long-term success, we believe we have a bright future.

At Aurora, we’re passionate about helping patients improve their lives through high-quality premium medical cannabis under brands they can trust and rely on. Our products, available across Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, include leading brands like Pedanios, IndiMed, San Raf, Whistler, Greybeard and CraftPlant.

Our diverse team works passionately across various roles, from manufacturing to corporate positions, and many more, united by our purpose: Opening the World to Cannabis. Enabled by science and empowered by people, for patients and consumers. We collaborate globally, embrace change with courage, stay agile, and treat everyone with compassion. We live our values daily, making a meaningful impact on patients, communities, and our A-Team.

Job Summary

The Technical Development Manager, IT Commercial is responsible for the end-to-end delivery, stability, and evolution of all IT commercial software, applications, and integration technologies supporting the organization’s commercial operations.

Reporting to the Director of IT Commercial, this role provides technical leadership, delivery accountability, and people management for the development team. The Technical Development Manager ensures that systems are secure, scalable, well-integrated, and aligned to business priorities, while promoting modern engineering practices, strong vendor partnership, and predictable delivery outcomes.

This role plays a key part in evaluating existing systems and emerging technologies, supporting modernization initiatives, and reducing technical debt through informed architectural and design decisions. The Development Manager provides technical leadership across the solution lifecycle, including design review, implementation oversight, and post-implementation evaluation, while ensuring integrations and platforms effectively support business operations and growth. Interesting? Here is a little more…

As the Technical Development Manager, IT Commercial you will…

Own the delivery and lifecycle management of all IT Commercial software, applications, and integration platforms. Ensure system are stable, scalable, and well integrated across the enterprise landscape. Accountable for solution design decisions, technical standards, and architectural alignment within the IT domain. Oversee application enhancements, upgrades, defect remediation, and technical debt reduction. Lead, coach, and develop a team of software developers, integration specialists, and technical resources. Establish clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans for team members. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvements, and engineering excellence. Support hiring, onboarding, and workforce planning for the development function. Own system integrations, APIs, middleware, and data flows supporting IT commercial processes. Ensure reliable and secure integration between internal systems and third-party platforms. Partner with enterprise architecture and infrastructure teams to ensure alignment with broader technology standards. Act as the primary technology partner for commercial leaders and product owners. Manage relationships with software vendors, system integrators, and external development partners. Ensure vendor solutions meet architectural, security, and operational standards. Ensure adherence to SDLC, change management, security, and compliance requirements. Contribute to budget planning, forecasting, and cost optimization for IT Commercial technology. Proactively identify and manage delivery risks, dependencies, and operational issues.

You will be setup for success if you have…

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience. 7+ years of experience in software development, application delivery, or systems integration 7+ years in a people leadership or development management role. Strong experience leading enterprise or commercial-facing applications Experience supporting Ecommerce, Finance, Human Resource, CRM, ERP and MarTech systems. Hands-on understanding of Software development lifecycles (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid, and DevOps), Application integration patterns (APIs, middleware, event-based integration), Cloud and/or Saas platforms. Experience working in mid-to-large enterprises with complex system landscapes Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Cloud Infrastructure (Azure, AWS) Experience leading through change, modernization, or system transformation initiatives

Bonus points if you have…

Proven ability to translate business needs into technical solutions. Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Strong delivery management skills, with the ability to plan, prioritize, and execute work to achieve predictable outcomes. Skill in vendor and partner management, including oversight of external development and integration providers. Ability to evaluate technology options and architectural trade-offs to support business needs and long-term sustainability Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills complex, integrated system environments Strong understanding of SOX Requirements for Software Development (ITGCs)

Why you’ll love working at Aurora

Flexibility: you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun! You will be empowered to achieve work-life balance with flexible hours, remote work options, meeting-free-Friday-afternoons and more! Total Rewards: we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, company SWAG, team activities and modern technology. Team: we are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts, energetic innovators, fitness gurus, caring parents, foodies and more, with a collective passion to nurture an inclusive environment that helps you grow and provide people better days with cannabis.

Next steps

Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition Team and not an AI software/system. We we will contact you if we see a fit via email.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility

At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.

Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers – and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic.

We value the unique skills and experience each person brings to Aurora and are committed to creating and maintaining an accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Human Resources team know by contacting us at hr.services@auroramj.com