Compensation Overview

Badal by TELUS Business is a rapidly growing GCP (Google Cloud Platform) consulting company based out of Toronto, acquired earlier this year by TELUS Communications.  

We work with GCP’s top customers (banking, telco, energy, retail, etc.) to help them with Cloud Transformation, Security, Analytics, ML, and Data Governance. Clients usually engage us to solve their most challenging business problems and help raise the bar at their organization.

You get the best of both worlds. We operate like an early-stage startup with all the associated benefits (e.g., talent, growth, learning opportunities, flexibility), but get to solve enterprise-level technical challenges.

• People: We hire top-tier talent. Our team consists of ex-Googlers, YCombinator Alumni, and individuals that built software for 400M users.

• GCP is the Best Cloud: Maybe we are biased, but GCP is the most cutting-edge cloud provider, building on technologies that have been pioneered by Google: BigQuery, K8s/Anthos, Vertex AI, etc.

• Growth: We have doubled in size in the last 6 months, and are looking to double again this year.

• Lead the charge of Agile services delivery for clientsʼ cloud transformation journeys

• Help the team adopt and improve agile methods and practice that lead to the successful delivery of services

• Assist in team development and holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks, and leverage organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members

• Promote empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with high levels of quality for the team

• Manage project timelines, budgets, and maintain costs to remain within or under budget

• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups

• Facilitate internal communications and be the point of contact with external stakeholders

• Estimate and track project velocity, costs, develop resource plans and work to assess potential issues and risk

• Resolve conflicts, remove obstacles, and help teams implement changes effectively

• Ensure deliverables are up to high-quality standards at the end of each sprint/release

• Identify and provide recommendations for process improvement in the delivery of projects

• 3+ years of experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies.

• Post-Secondary education

• PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent preferred

• Very effective interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building

• Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands

• Ability to grasp high-level technical concepts quickly

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on details while maintaining the “big picture” view

• Strong time management skills

• Passionate about delivering high-quality commercial software products and platforms to market

• Team player. We are a small team and enjoy working with each other and our clients - we would like to keep it the same way as we grow.

• Strong understanding of modern software engineering processes

• Client-focused and passionate about delivering strong business values.

• Able to communicate clearly and effectively with various audiences, including developers, clients, customers, partners, and executives.

• Flexible and willing to use the right technology for each problem in the context of timelines and business goals

• Ability to complete the job regardless of the circumstance.

• Flexible vacation policy.

• Three weeks of vacation, plus we are closed over the winter holidays (+ ~1 week)

• One team-building event each quarter.

• Great health benefits with a $1500-$3000 HSA/WSA.

• Certification opportunities. We will pay for your GCP certification as well as other relevant training and certifications.

• Learning opportunities. We work across different industries, technologies and roles and will work with you to help you explore your interests.

• Blogging, open source, meetups and conference opportunities. We will provide a platform and time for you to pursue your ideas.

• Our organization values action over politics, and our management team is made up of engineers who thrive on achieving tangible results.