Full-Time

Responsable du soutien informatique / IT Support Lead

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Sagard

Sagard

11-50 employees

Investment fund for midsized company development

No salary listed

Senior

Montreal, QC, Canada

The position requires 3-4 days in the office each week.

Category
IT Support
IT & Security
Requirements
  • 5 + years in IT support, with at least 3 years leading or mentoring a service-desk team.
  • Fluency in French and English (written & spoken) to serve our bilingual user base.
  • Proven experience managing asset inventory, procurement, and vendor relationships.
  • Strong knowledge of Windows and Mac OS endpoints; comfort with MDM tools (e.g., Jumpcloud).
  • Admin-level familiarity with cloud collaboration suites (Google Workspace preferred).
  • Ability to work on-site a majority of the week, plus occasional travel (e.g., Toronto) and after-hours work when urgent issues arise.
Responsibilities
  • Mentor and schedule the help-desk team; set SLAs, track KPIs, and cultivate a customer-first culture.
  • Own the queue (Freshservice) and ensure incidents, requests, and changes are resolved or escalated promptly.
  • Provide desk-side support for hardware, SaaS platforms (Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, 1Password, etc.), and meeting spaces.
  • Onboard and offboard employees (accounts, training, etc.).
  • Coordinate occasional after-hours maintenance or urgent support.
  • Forecast, order, receive, image, deploy, track, and retire laptops, mobile devices, peripherals, and conference-room tech.
  • Maintain a 100 % accurate hardware/software CMDB; report metrics (stock levels, warranty renewals, depreciation).
  • Assist the Director, IT with new tool evaluations, proof-of-concepts, and policy rollouts.
  • Champion cybersecurity best practices; partner with the Security team on audits and awareness campaigns.
Desired Qualifications
  • Traits we value: initiative, authenticity, calm under pressure, and an entrepreneurial mindset aligned with Sagard’s culture.

Sagard provides equity capital to help midsized companies grow, focusing on those with strong management teams. The investment fund, established in 2003 by the Desmarais family and other industrial families, manages around €2.5 billion. With a team of 10 professionals based in Paris, Sagard has successfully completed 34 deals in various sectors, including industrial and services, across France, Belgium, and Switzerland. What sets Sagard apart from its competitors is its deep connections with established industrial families, which enhances its ability to support and guide the companies it invests in. The goal of Sagard is to foster the growth of promising midsized companies by providing them with the necessary capital and expertise.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$148.4M

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

2005

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What believers are saying

  • Strategic partnership with BEX Capital enhances private equity secondaries offering.
  • Acquisition of Alta Green Mountain taps into growing multifamily housing demand.
  • Nuvation Bio's $250M financing highlights Sagard's strength in non-dilutive financing.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition in private equity secondaries may pressure returns.
  • Overexposure to real estate market could be risky if market declines.
  • Older property acquisitions may require significant capital expenditure for maintenance.

What makes Sagard unique

  • Sagard uses a unique ecosystem approach combining capital, culture, and network.
  • Founded by the Desmarais family, Sagard has strong ties to industrial families.
  • Sagard's focus on midsized companies in France, Belgium, and Switzerland is distinctive.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Flexible Time Off

Paid Caregiver Leave Benefits

Commuter Benefits

College Tuition and Continuing Education Reimbursement

Mentorship and Leadership Development Opportunities

Paid Social and Engagement Events Throughout the Year

Company News

Procurement Magazine
Apr 16th, 2025
Sagard Announces Strategic Partnership with BEX Capital to Strengthen Private Equity Secondaries Offering

Sagard announces strategic partnership with BEX Capital to strengthen Private Equity secondaries offering.

Investment Executive
Mar 14th, 2025
Deals: PSP hits the road and OPG issues $1 billion in green bonds

The investment holding company Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) has announced a plan to buy 5% of Sagard, the multi-strategy alternative asset management firm, via its subsidiary GBL Capital.

Business Wire
Mar 4th, 2025
Nuvation Bio Secures Up to $250 Million in Non-Dilutive Financings from Sagard Healthcare Partners

Nuvation Bio Inc. (NYSE: NUVB), a global biopharmaceutical company tackling some of the greatest unmet needs in oncology, today announced non-dilutive

BusinessDen
Jan 10th, 2025
The Pipeline: Commercial real estate deals for 1.10.25

Sagard Real Estate purchased Alta Green Mountain, a 260-unit apartment complex built in 2020 at 13055 W. Mississippi Court in Lakewood, for $104.6 million from TA Realty.

Rebusiness Online
Jan 9th, 2025
Sagard Real Estate Acquires Alta Green Mountain Apartment Complex in Lakewood, Colorado for $104.6M

LAKEWOOD, COLO. - Sagard Real Estate has purchased Alta Green Mountain, a multifamily community located at 13055 W. Mississippi Court in Lakewood, from an undisclosed seller for $104.6 million.