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Project Manager, R&D
Dream Photonics Inc.
Vancouver, CAN
Full Time
Mid
Onsite
3 days ago
Project ManagementAgile MethodologiesScrumKanbanStage GateBudget Management
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About the Role
Dream Photonics is seeking an R&D Project Manager to drive execution of deep-tech photonics projects. You will implement lightweight project planning, coordinate cross-functional teams, and manage budgets up to CAD 1M+.
Key Skills for This Role
Project ManagementAgile MethodologiesScrumKanbanStage GateBudget Management
Responsibilities
- Implement and operate a lightweight project planning and execution process for R&D projects
- Work with the Director, R&D and technical team members to convert ambiguous objectives into practical plans, milestones, owners, deliverables, risks, and decision points
- Drive daily and weekly project cadence, including action tracking, follow up, escalation, and closure
- Coordinate project resource planning across people, priorities, timelines, equipment, vendors, and technical dependencies
- Identify priority conflicts, execution constraints, resource gaps, and decision points early enough for effective action
- Support clear R&D decision making through lightweight dashboards, status summaries, project plans, and decision support materials
- Facilitate meetings that produce clear decisions, actions, owners, dates, and follow up
- Track and manage project budgets ranging from CAD 50K to CAD 1M+, ensuring deliverables are executed within financial constraints
Requirements
- 5+ years of project management experience, with at least 2 3 years managing projects in engineering, technical, R&D, product development, manufacturing, or other complex technical environment
- Experience working in an early stage startup, scale up, or fast paced technology organization
- Demonstrated success bringing structure to ambiguous environments by implementing practical project management processes
- Experience coordinating cross functional teams across engineering, operations, leadership, vendors, and external partners
- Experience managing project budgets, timelines, resource allocation, risks, dependencies, and competing priorities across multiple concurrent projects
- Demonstrated ability to influence technical teams and drive accountability without formal reporting authority
- Strong facilitation skills, including leading meetings that result in clear decisions, owners, timelines, and follow up actions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Full Job Posting
About Dream Photonics
- Dream Photonics is a deep tech startup developing advanced manufacturing technology for next generation photonic systems.
- The company is developing PICTOR, a manufacturing platform using precision 3D printing for optical connections.
What You Will Do
- Implement and operate a lightweight project planning and execution process for R&D projects.
- Convert ambiguous objectives into practical plans, milestones, owners, deliverables, risks, and decision points.
- Drive daily and weekly project cadence, including action tracking, follow up, escalation, and closure.
- Coordinate project resource planning across people, priorities, timelines, equipment, vendors, and technical dependencies.
- Identify priority conflicts, execution constraints, resource gaps, and decision points.
- Support clear R&D decision making through lightweight dashboards, status summaries, project plans, and decision support materials.
- Facilitate meetings that produce clear decisions, actions, owners, dates, and follow up.
- Track and manage project budgets ranging from CAD 50K to CAD 1M+.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of project management experience, with at least 2 3 years in engineering, technical, R&D, product development, manufacturing, or similar.
- Experience in early stage startup, scale up, or fast paced technology organization.
- Demonstrated success bringing structure to ambiguous environments.
- Experience coordinating cross functional teams across engineering, operations, leadership, vendors, and external partners.
- Experience managing project budgets, timelines, resource allocation, risks, dependencies, and competing priorities.
- Ability to influence technical teams and drive accountability without formal reporting authority.
- Strong facilitation skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Compensation
- CAD 90,000 to CAD 130,000 per year, depending on experience.
Location and Work Model
- On site role based in Vancouver, BC.
Company
- Dream Photonics is a deep tech startup backed by angel, venture capital, and strategic investors.
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