{"id":1159169,"url":"https://alion.io/job/harrisgbs-rd-coordinator","title":"R&D Coordinator","company":{"id":2669931,"name":"Harris GBS","domain":"harrisgbs.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/harrisgbs","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":7,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":43,"computed_at":"2026-10-29T05:49:05Z"}},"role":"Administrative","role_family":"Administrative","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"board_field","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Quebec, Canada","Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":26000,"max_usd":50000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":1125},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"Scrum","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-11T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-11","last_verified_at":"2026-10-29T15:15:26Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":48,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":48},"description":"Scope: Two multidisciplinary R&D teams\nTeam composition: Software development, Scrum Master, DBA, and quality assurance\nPrimary accountability: Reliable end-to-end delivery, from planning through release and continuous improvement\nThe R&D Coordinator is accountable for the end-to-end performance and delivery of two Abilis R&D teams. Each team brings together software development, Scrum Master, DBA and quality assurance capabilities. The Coordinator ensures that these functions operate as one delivery unit rather than as separate handoffs.\nThis role combines people leadership, delivery management, agile execution, product awareness, and operational discipline. The incumbent turns priorities into realistic plans, removes obstacles, manages capacity and dependencies, and ensures that each team delivers secure, stable, high-quality product outcomes.\nWorking closely with Product Management, Professional Service, Customer-facing teams, and other stakeholders, the R&D Coordinator creates clear accountability from intake and planning through development, testing, release readiness, deployment support, and post-release improvement.\nCore Accountability\nOwn the outcome, not only the activity. The R&D Coordinator is responsible for the coordinated performance of both teams and for the quality, predictability, and continuous improvement of their delivery system.\n1. Lead two multidisciplinary teams end to end\nDirect and coordinate two R&D teams comprising developers, DBA, Scrum Master, and quality assurance professionals.\nCreate one shared plan and clear accountability across analysis, development, testing, release readiness, and follow-up.\nEnsure work does not stall between functions and that ownership remains clear until the expected outcome is achieved.\n Balance delivery commitments, product health, technical needs, client impact, and team capacity.\n2. Plan and deliver predictably\nTranslate approved priorities into executable delivery plans with clear scope, sequencing, dependencies, risks, and ownership.\nMaintain realistic capacity plans for both teams and make trade-offs visible before commitments are made.\nMonitor progress, identify variance early, and lead corrective action when quality, scope, schedule, or capacity is at risk.\n3. Own quality throughout the lifecycle\nMake quality a shared responsibility from requirements and design through development, validation, release, and production follow-up.\nEnsure appropriate test planning, defect triage, root-cause analysis, regression coverage, and release-readiness decisions.\nPromote documentation of defects, expected behaviour, technical decisions, and reusable test scenarios.\n Use recurring defects and production issues to drive systemic improvements in engineering and quality practices.\n4. Lead people and build capability\nSet clear expectations and measurable objectives for team members and reinforce individual and collective accountability.\nCoach employees through regular feedback, development plans, and direct support when performance or role clarity needs improvement.\nBuild collaboration across disciplines while maintaining high standards for ownership, quality, and execution.\n5. Improve Abilis R&D operations\nHelp standardize practical R&D processes, working agreements, documentation, and delivery controls across both teams.\nDefine and monitor a concise set of indicators covering predictability, capacity, quality, flow, and product outcomes.\nIdentify repeated delays, bottlenecks, rework, and manual handoffs, then lead corrective improvements.\nSupport the adoption of AI-assisted tools where they create measurable value.\n7. Collaborate across the business\nWork closely with Product Management and the directors to confirm priorities, scope, acceptance expectations, and roadmap alignment before execution.\nCoordinate with Operations, Support, Professional Services, DevOps, and other stakeholders on incidents, dependencies, release readiness, and client impact.\nCommunicate risks, decisions, changes, and required actions in a direct and timely manner.\nWhat Success Looks Like\nClients are satisfied because commitments are delivered on time and with consistent quality.\n\nBoth teams operate with clear priorities, ownership, capacity, and delivery commitments.\nRisks, blockers, dependencies, and quality concerns are identified early and acted on quickly.\nReleases are supported by clear readiness criteria, appropriate validation, and documented decisions.\nTeam performance improves through measurable process changes, coaching, and stronger accountability.\nStakeholders have a reliable and transparent view of progress, trade-offs, and expected outcomes.\n- Salary Range : 80k 95k\nCandidate Profile\nProven leadership skills with the ability to manage multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, evolving environment.\n\nStrong expertise in project management, collaboration tools, and agile methodologies.\nStrong focus on quality, customer outcomes, operational excellence, and the continuous improvement of processes and ways of working. \nExperience with AI-assisted software development.\nClear, direct communication skills and the ability to align technical and non-technical stakeholders.\n *Only selected candidates will be contacted.\nHarris is committed to an Employment Equity Program and encourages applications from members of designated groups, including women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and visible minorities. If you are a person with a disability, assistance with the screening and selection process is available upon request.\nHarris’ Talent Acquisition team does not use text messages to communicate with candidates or request confidential information. We encourage all candidates to apply directly to posted positions. 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