Tempo Software is seeking an Architecture Manager to join the team! You will lead the architecture team across all Tempo products to help build, communicate, and align the organization around a robust unified technical architecture and process. You will work with 160+ engineers across multiple teams to find and analyze current and anticipate future technical challenges with their projects or products. You will work in an entirely distributed company and help define an entirely new space while learning about how an organization scales on a hyper-growth trajectory!
What You'll Do -
Discuss, formulate, and document a vision for architecture and approaches in all Tempo software products
Detail out and refine higher-level architecture decisions into a lower-level design
Lead the implementation of technical and infrastructure initiatives to support architecture decisions
Effectively communicate architecture decisions and recommendations to garner support, enhance visibility, and achieve alignment across the product and engineering teams
Assist stakeholders in navigating diverse demands for the organic evolution of architecture
Ability to lead and collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams, fostering a positive and inclusive working environment
Provide overwatch and review the work of the teams to ensure that the architecture decisions are being executed and the teams are following coding standards and architecture guidelines
Consult the engineering and product teams with ongoing projects
Constantly develop yourself and the team in technology advancements, research new approaches, tools and best practices in the software architecture and design space
Ensure technical knowledge sharing between development teams on related or similar projects
Lead the research on specific topics, experiment with various technologies, and provide recommendations based on you and your team’s findings
Proactively identify technical debt and product areas that require attention or improvement at the architecture level
Suggest improvements to our technology stack to optimize it for strategic growth and the competitive advantage of Tempo
Assist the architecture team members in collaborating, learning new architectures and methodologies, and growing professionally
Who You Are -
2+ years experience defining system architecture and leading software architecture team(s)
8+ years of experience as a software developer with experience architecting and delivering large scale cloud-based systems in multiple settings, including legacy system modernization
Experience in balancing academic principles with fast paced pragmatic engineering best practices to deliver software products
Proven ability to lead and work within geographically distributed engineering teams
Influence and mentoring skills and competencies, with an ability to transfer knowledge to junior and senior members of engineering teams
Works well with others and is a skilled communicator both written and verbal
Experience with interacting with external customers, technology partners and executive teams to establish strong working relationships
Experienced with shipping commercial products using agile software development methodologies
Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and work under shifting deadlines with potentially ambiguous or nebulous requirements in a fast-paced environment
Ability to quickly assess multifaceted problems and complex situations and recognize patterns to identify and resolve the root cause
Ability to analyze new technologies, emerging standards and market trends, and understand how they affect products today and, in the future
Balance various architecture qualities in proposals, encompassing security, maintainability, fault-tolerance, extensibility, backward compatibility, availability, confidentiality, integrity, usability, performance, and cost-reduction.
Display a holistic understanding of short- and long-term implications of architectural choices.
Extensive Experience in Java, Python and Go
Experience working with or building SAAS systems and unified UI libraries
Clear understanding of software design patterns and principles
Experience with a variety of web application designs, including monolithic and SOA, understanding of service breakdown and communication principles
Experience with Event Driven and MicroService based Architectures
Commitment to quality; you take pride in everything you deliver as a reflection of yourself.
Occasional international and regional travel
Degree in Computer Science or equivalent studies would be an asset
Command a strong grasp of public cloud technologies, experience with AWS is a plus
Experience with Atlassian Marketplace Applications, preferred
What's In It For You -
Remote First Work Environment!
Unlimited vacation in most of our locations
Great benefits including health, dental, vision and savings plan
Perks such as training reimbursement, WFH reimbursement, and more
Diverse and dynamic teams with challenging and exciting work
An opportunity to have a real impact on our business
A great range of social activities (both in person and virtual)
Optional in person meet-ups and the ability to travel to our international offices
Employee referral program
Come join us as we continuously innovate our industry-leading products and expand to new ecosystems. We are looking for exceptional candidates who will bring their unique perspectives to our global teams.
As one of the largest, award-winning, and top-selling app vendors in the Atlassian Marketplace, supporting over 20,000 customers worldwide, we hire top talent who build with heart and succeed with others. Our product suite of road mapping, project portfolio management, time management, resource planning, and reporting insights provides solutions that enable organizations to manage large portfolios of work successfully from strategic planning to successful execution.
At Tempo, we’re on a mission to help modern, forward-thinking product and engineering teams work better. Come join us as we continuously innovate our industry-leading products and expand to new ecosystems.
At Tempo Software, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive culture. As such all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Director, People
Tempo Software
Canada
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Full-time
Category:
Unknown
Is remote?:
Yes
As the Director of People you will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team and other People Leaders of Tempo to optimize the business partner, performance management, compensation, employee relations, and other people programs to achieve its long-term vision for creating an engaged, collaborative and high performance culture. We are looking for someone who can come in as a player-coach business partner to align strategies with executional goals, motivate high teams, and enable them to meet and exceed targets.
We're looking for someone who's up to the challenge to make an immediate impact to help drive and influence organizational change. You should be excited to join a globally distributed company that is growing through responsible revenue models and sustainable customer retention. This role requires someone with a strong operational mind (financial modeling experience a big plus) and who has the confidence to make lasting decisions to help us scale.
What you’ll do
Be a trusted advisor and visible member of our SLT supporting the entire company as we build, energize and retain our high performing teams
Work alongside the CHRO to strategize organizational design to map against the needs of the business and customer
Strategize, participate and oversee the recruitment efforts that enable us to find the right people for the roles by building best interviewing practices & enhancing processes
Champion and operationalize our core values and help build/maintain an awesome company culture while keeping our people informed and engaged
Develop, implement and communicate a variety of HR initiatives such as performance management, compensation benchmarking, total rewards, management training, DIBs, global mobility, etc
Build, develop, and optimize for our HR metrics and propose strategies and implement ways to continue to foster workforce management improvements
Work closely with senior leaders and the Finance team on driving forward strategic people planning initiatives such as changes to staffing forecast, headcount planning, etc
Be the voice of our people and own the employee life cycle end-to-end
Who You Are -
You’ve done this before, you’ve owned the HR function in a growing tech company and helped them scale (10+ years of HR experience, with at least 3 years in senior manager roles)
Proven leadership skills that focus on enablement, feedback, and growth including application of situational leadership
A strong desire to cultivate and produce results as a team; you lead with a cooperative mentality not with ego; you want everyone, including yourself, to do their best work
Strong knowledge of Canadian and US employment law and best practices (bonus if additional experience with EMEA particularly Nordic unions and UK)
You can think quickly on your feet, problem solve and use your judgement to know when to escalate issues
Strong analytical skills including Google Sheets, Excel, and understanding of statistical models are a big plus
Exceptional verbal and written communication as we’re a heavy async organization (remote)
Previous experience with M&A and post merger integrations an asset, especially in a private equity environment
What's In It For You (Org-wide) -
Remote First work environment
If you’re close to one of our 3 Hubs: Boston, Montreal, or Reykjavik, feel free to use the space and catch up with the local team(s)
Unlimited vacation in most of our locations!!
Great benefits including health, dental, vision and savings plan.
Perks such as training reimbursement, WFH reimbursement, and more.
Diverse and dynamic teams with challenging and exciting work.
An opportunity to have a real impact on our business.
A great range of social activities (both in person and virtual).
Optional in person meet-ups and the ability to travel to our international offices
Employee referral program
And so much more!!
Note: As our hiring teams are global, please submit your resume in English only
About the company
At Tempo we’re on a mission to help teams build better, together. We are creators of top-selling Atlassian Marketplace apps, supporting more than 29,000 customers, including a third of the Fortune 500 companies, and working with hundreds of Solutions Partners globally. Our solutions help customers orchestrate creation and delivery, so their teams can focus and optimize around their highest priorities. In 2020 and in 2021 we were named Top Atlassian Vendor and we continue to be one of the highest ranked and most heavily used solutions out there.
Our product suite has grown from our popular time-tracking solution, which launched in Iceland in 2009, to resource & capacity planning, project cost tracking, project & program management, and strategic roadmapping. In 2021, Tempo acquired Roadmunk, a roadmapping solution popular with product management teams, and ALM Works, creators of the Structure for Jira suite that delights project and program managers around the world. At the beginning of 2023 Tempo expanded its SPM suite to include LiquidPlanner’s capacity planning platform and Old Street Solutions (maker of Custom Charts).
We envision a world where everyone inside an organization works in harmony on the most impactful opportunities aligned with their mission. Come join us as we continuously innovate our award-winning products, create new solutions, and expand to new ecosystems. Are you ready to unlock the joy of building with us.
Director, User Experience
Tempo Software
Canada
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Full-time
Category:
Product
Is remote?:
Yes
As one of the largest, award-winning, and top-selling app vendors in the Atlassian Marketplace, supporting over 20,000 customers worldwide, we hire top talent who build with heart and succeed with others. Our product suite of road mapping, project portfolio management, time management, resource planning, and reporting insights provides solutions that enable organizations to manage large portfolios of work successfully from strategic planning to successful execution.
At Tempo, we’re on a mission to help modern, forward-thinking product and engineering teams work better. Come join us as we continuously innovate our industry-leading products and expand to new ecosystems.
About The Position -
As a Director of User Experience (UX) Design, you will lead our user experience and design initiatives across our suite of Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) products. In this role, you will be responsible for defining the user experience vision, ensuring it is implemented across our products, and leading a team of UX designers and researchers. To succeed in this role, you must have experience in UX design principles, a passion for innovation, and experience leading and motivating teams. You must be comfortable collaborating with stakeholders across multiple departments and be able to bring a customer-focused, creative perspective to the design process.
The ideal candidate must also have a customer-centric mindset and will connect regularly with Tempo customers to ensure we’re building the best possible solutions in our space. Experience in Portfolio Management / Work Management space and familiarity with the Atlassian ecosystem are highly desirable.
What You’ll Do -
Lead Design Strategy: develop and execute a cohesive design and UX strategy that aligns with our product strategy & business goals while emphasizing user engagement, satisfaction, and retention.
Champion User-Centered Design: foster a culture that places user needs and experiences at the forefront of product development and leverage UX principles to inform design decisions.
User Research: Oversee user research initiatives to gather insights into user behavior, preferences, and pain points to inform design and product decisions.
UX Guidelines and Standards: Establish and maintain UX design guidelines, standards, and best practices to ensure consistency and quality across products and platforms.
Stakeholder Communication: Communicate UX design strategies, recommendations, and findings effectively to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Collaborate Across Teams: work closely with product, engineering, and growth teams to ensure that design and UX principles are integrated into all stages of product planning and development.
Drive Innovation: identify and implement innovative design and UX practices that enhance user experience and contribute to product differentiation and competitiveness.
Build and Mentor: lead, inspire, and mentor a team of UX/UI designers and UX researchers, establishing a collaborative, high-performing team environment focused on excellence and continuous improvement.
Advocate for Users: serve as the primary advocate for the user experience, ensuring that user feedback and research are integral to the product design process.
Who You Are -
Experience: 10+ years of experience in UX design, with proven ability to lead teams of designers
Proficiency in UX design tools Sketch, Figma, or similar, as well as a strong understanding of design principles, information architecture, and interaction design
Experience executing and evolving product design solutions utilizing design systems as well as creating and documenting UI toolkits, style guides, and front-end frameworks for design and development teams.
Experience with UX Research, facilitating focus groups, and developing questionaries with clickable prototypes to test hypotheses and identify design problems. Synthesize learnings and prepare reports to uncover opportunities to improve the user experience.
Strong strategic and analytical skills, with the ability to translate business goals and user needs into effective UX design strategies and solutions.
Written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate alternative approaches required
Leadership: Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and inspire cross-functional teams. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in User Experience Design, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Science or related discipline, or equivalent experience a plus.
Experience in Portfolio Management / Work Management, Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM), and Agile practices a plus
What's In It For You -
Remote First Work Environment!
Unlimited vacation in most of our locations
Great benefits including health, dental, vision and savings plan
Perks such as training reimbursement, WFH reimbursement, and more
Diverse and dynamic teams with challenging and exciting work
An opportunity to have a real impact on our business
A great range of social activities (both in person and virtual)
Optional in person meet-ups and the ability to travel to our international offices
Employee referral program
Come join us as we continuously innovate our industry-leading products and expand to new ecosystems. We are looking for exceptional candidates who will bring their unique perspectives to our global teams.
At Tempo Software, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive culture. As such all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Senior Engineering Manager
Tempo Software
Canada
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Full-time
Category:
Technology
Is remote?:
Yes
As the team’s Sr. Engineering Manager you play a critical role in helping that team deliver on the core roadmapping functionality, integrations with 3rd parties, public and private APIs, product growth improvements and tooling of Tempo’s Strategic Roadmaps SaaS product (formally Roadmunk). You work directly with our talented engineering, product, design, QA, SRE and customer support teams. As an engineering manager you work with the team to manage their priorities, workloads, make trade-off decisions, and ensure work is completed in a high quality fashion to deliver a next shippable product increment.
We expect you to learn from us and us to learn from you.
In order to be successful in this position, you need to have strong communication skills, ability to express thoughts clearly and concisely; attention to quality, performance at scale and detail; analytical and growth mindset, and strong project and people management skills. We offer challenging work, a friendly, collaborative environment and opportunities to create best in class products with a strong team.
WHAT YOU'LL DO -
Lead, mentor, and grow one or more software development teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, including and not limited to team management, professional development, goal setting, monitoring and control, risk analysis and management
Deliver valuable product features with scalable cloud native solutions, addressing cross cutting concerns like observability, automation testing and security, leveraging languages and technologies like Typescript, NodeJS, React, Java, SQL, and a variety of AWS tools and services
Process management and coordination of efforts across multiple teams, sub-teams and functions
Support the team's technical decisions in alignment with the company’s strategic goals
Maintain the high standards of the company and product engineering culture
Present project updates, technical challenges, and engineering achievements to senior leadership and stakeholders
Who You Are -
8+ years of experience in Software Development
3+ years proven experience leading, mentoring, and inspiring a team of software developers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to foster their professional growth and development
Extensive knowledge and understanding of software development life cycle, CI/CD
Experience managing and leading Agile projects
Strong technical background, with understanding of and experience in cloud application architectures, with the ability to contribute to design and architecture decisions
Experience with monitoring and observability services like Dynatrace, NewRelic or Sentry. We like Datadog.
Technical literacy, broad awareness of the major trends in the IT industry
Attention to detail, responsibility and autonomy
Excellent communication skills
Curious nature and a drive to solve problems collaboratively
WOULD BE A PLUS -
A proven track record of building teams and optimizing processes to drive technical and operational excellence across the team
Experience building product integrations
Experience with Atlassian (Jira/Confluence) products
Experience building with AWS, DocumentDB, Typescript
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU -
Remote First Work Environment!
Unlimited vacation in most of our locations
Great benefits including health, dental, vision and savings plan
Perks such as training reimbursement, WFH reimbursement, and more
Diverse and dynamic teams with challenging and exciting work
An opportunity to have a real impact on our business
A great range of social activities (both in person and virtual)
Optional in person meet-ups and the ability to travel to our international offices
Employee referral program
Note: As our hiring teams are global, please submit your resume in English only.
ORG-WIDE SUMMARY -
As one of the largest, award-winning, and top-selling app vendors in the Atlassian Marketplace supporting over 30,000 customers around the world, including a third of the Fortune 500 companies, we hire top talent who build with heart and succeed with others. We have the privilege of serving many customers who are among the most well-known companies in the world: NASA, Google, Slack, AirBnB, Adobe, Cisco, Intel, Sony, Disney, Netflix, Toyota, Twitter - to name drop just a few.
We’re on a mission to help modern, forward-thinking product and engineering teams work better. Our product suite of roadmapping, project portfolio management, time management, resource planning, and reporting insights provides solutions that enable organizations to manage large portfolios of work successfully from strategic planning to successful execution.
We envision a world where everyone inside an organization works in harmony on the most impactful opportunities aligned with their mission. Come join us as we continuously innovate our industry-leading products and expand to new ecosystems. We are looking for exceptional candidates who will bring their unique perspectives to our global teams.
At Tempo Software, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive culture. As such all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
VP, Marketing
Tempo Software
Canada
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Full-time
Category:
Marketing
Is remote?:
Yes
Tempo Software is seeking an experienced Vice President of Marketing to serve as a key member and business executive within the Tempo leadership team. In a time when Tempo is eager to enter their next phase of growth and further unify its commercial engine, the Vice President of Marketing will serve as an inspiring and influential Marketing and growth leader who will drive explosive global revenue growth and further extend Tempo’s position as a leader in the productivity-enhancing project management solutions market.
The Vice President of Marketing will lead Tempo’s full-stack marketing organization in support of the organization’s growth efforts complementary to its PLG sales motion. The Vice President of Marketing will help define the short- and long-term GTM strategy, grow and develop the Marketing organization, and be responsible for executing on the Marketing strategy. The leader will also work closely with the CEO in conjunction with Sales and other commercial leadership teams to continue to build upon the organization’s leading position in the productivity-enhancing project management solutions market. This leader will be responsible for delivering best-in-class product- led-growth marketing efforts that attract and retain customers.
This executive will serve as a pivotal growth leader as the company evolves and innovates. Specifically, he/she will proactively change to meet the market and customer demands. This person will serve as a significant and integral leader who will deliver business results as Tempo progresses to its next phase of growth.
What You'll Do -
Define the global Marketing strategy and short- and long-term objectives that ladder to overall company goals.
Provide leadership and strategy execution to the Marketing organization.
Set ambitious marketing revenue targets and create detailed plans to deliver, ruthlessly prioritizing efforts for maximum impact on customer and business outcomes.
Continue to build upon the PLG sales strategy and define complementary sales strategies, outlining a multi-year path to execute and deliver. Define and execute a world-class end-to-end customer experience for customers and drive excellence in the organization’s PLG selling motion.
Define and/or improve the KPIs, metrics, processes, and infrastructure to drive and support efficient scaling of the organization.
In collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer, identify and capitalize on opportunities to accelerate the company’s growth trajectory, such as product innovation, strategic partnerships, market opportunity, M&A, etc.
Bring outstanding leadership to the Marketing function and broader organization. Lead a high-performing team capable of implementing and executing on the GTM strategy.
Transform the company from a single-product marketing message to a multi-product.
Drive an effective, collaborative relationship and partnership between various go-to-market functions to further extend the organization’s ability to deliver against business goals and ensure continued success of the organization.
Work across the GTM organization and with leaders in other functions, particularly product, to deliver world-class end-to-end experiences that exceed customers’ expectations.
Set an operational cadence to create and sustain pace in a hyper- growth environment.
Further establish and promote a culture of collaboration, learning, and innovation, where the team is engaged, challenged to succeed, and celebrated appropriately.
Who You Are -
The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of professional experience, coupled with a successful track record of leading and managing Marketing teams within a successful hyper-growth B2B Enterprise software business that has experienced significant growth and expansion through product-led-growth. The successful candidate will be operationally strong with a demonstrated track record of installing discipline, process, and methodology into an organization.
Demand Generation Expertise – Strong understanding of inbound/outbound marketing across segments, as well as "land and expand" B2B sales. Experience driving ABM, digital, and demand marketing best practices. Demonstrated fluency in demand generation metrics.
Revenue Growth – Demonstrated track record of driving revenue for a high-growth business, scaling ARR from $150M to over $300M. A customer-centric leader that can translate opportunity into concrete business growth.
SaaS PLG Experience – Tangible experience within a PLG-led SaaS/software business. A leader who understands PLG motion and the transition upmarket to an Enterprise-level sale.
Team Leadership – Proven ability to inspire a team of 10+ and drive execution in a fast-paced environment. A thoughtful mentor and coach who helps executives play to their strengths while ensuring accountability. A proven ability to attract, retain, and develop talent.
What's In It For You -
Remote First Work Environment!
Unlimited vacation in most of our locations
Great benefits including health, dental, vision and savings plan
Perks such as training reimbursement, WFH reimbursement, and more
Diverse and dynamic teams with challenging and exciting work
An opportunity to have a real impact on our business
A great range of social activities (both in person and virtual)
Optional in person meet-ups and the ability to travel to our international offices
Employee referral program
Note: As our hiring teams are global, please submit your resume in English only!
At Tempo Software, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive culture. As such all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.