Project Manager, Product Development (International)

Job location: Remote, Canada
Employment type: Full Time Employment
Hours: 40 Hours per week

A little about us

Hi, we’re Aurora Cannabis, and we’re so excited to meet you!

We’re a global cannabis company driven by our passion to help people improve their lives. We have a diverse team who bring their best every day so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers.  We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family – from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael ’71 and Whistler.

Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines what we call our “A-Team”. We are a high-performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions, that work, learn and win together. We think BIG, act BOLD and execute with PURPOSE in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.


Job summary.

Are you a cannabis enthusiast with an energetic spirit? Are you looking to work with a fun group of people? If so, we would love to meet you! 

We’re looking for an ambitious and hard-working professional to join our Product Development Team in the role of Product Manager -Product Development (International).

This new role will be responsible for leading a portfolio of international projects to deliver new cannabis products to emerging medical cannabis markets, including Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom, Germany, among others. Aurora’s core purpose is to “open the world to cannabis”, and this role will play a dynamic and critical role in serving this mandate. The successful candidate will report directly to the Senior PM, Product Development, and work with Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain and Logistics, Regulatory and Quality teams across the business to deliver products to patients across the globe. 

As a Project Manager, Product Development (International) , you will be responsible to….

• Claim ownership over a specific portfolio of strategic projects from end-to-end; identify the critical path and go/no-go milestones and manage the projects through a rigorous stage-gated process to success or failure.
• Benchmark Aurora’s innovation pipeline, develop key performance indicators, set targets and measure and report on performance.
• Implement agile project management techniques to enable timely decision-making and pivots as required to respond to internal and external factors.
• Liaise with and support Regulatory Affairs and Quality teams to fully scope project from these perspectives and ensure market-specific requirements are addressed.
• Lead an inter-departmental team of stakeholders to ensure projects are set up for success within the organization, both from a compliance and routine operations perspective.
• When projects are done in partnership or outsourced to third parties, manage all aspects of the relationships to keep projects on time and on budget and to ensure strong collaboration with transparent communication along the way.
• Communicate with all internal and external stakeholders throughout projects; all changes to timelines, project scopes or specifications should be clear to all involved.
• On-going reporting of the complete project pipeline, completing reports for general corporate updates, senior leadership, and the Board of Directors; the Senior PM will work with their counterparts to define consistent reporting metrics and formats to support clear communication throughout the organization.
• Utilize the available project management tools to projects to ensure consistent sustainable processes.
• Keep all dashboards and other tools up to date to provide visibility to all project stakeholders.
• Consolidate master data required for all product launches, and feed that information to the relevant stakeholders and into the relevant systems.
• When challenges are encountered, escalate issues through established channels to avoid unexpected delays or failures.
• Notwithstanding the longer lead times required to negotiate the complex regulatory and legal regimes, coordinate all necessary resources to ensure timely delivery of projects – be solutions-oriented to resolve any and all issues which may impact the successful (and timely) completion of integrations projects.
• Ensure that all project resources are adhering to proper governance (documentation, tools, best practices, etc).
• Report on project metrics to keep project stakeholders and senior management informed.

You would be the best fit for this role if you have the following…

• A Bachelor of Science or Engineering or equivalent experience is required.
• 8+ years experience in a program/project management capacity is required, ideally in a pharmaceutical or other regulated environment.
• Experience working in a production environment is highly valued, specifically in the cannabis, pharmaceutical or food manufacturing industries.
• PMP designation or equivalent certification is an asset.
• Motivated by a rapid business tempo and a desire to build a strong international company with a highly respected reputation.
• Ability to operate strategically and/or operationally, as the situation requires.
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to identify potential hurdles and mitigate before they arise.
• Experience navigating, and operating in, a GMP or otherwise highly regulated environment.
• Experience in some combination of product development, regulatory submission & commercialization of pharmaceutical products in Canadian and/or international jurisdictions is highly desired.
• Demonstrated creativity and innovation in achieving business objectives.
• Experience managing multiple projects involving multi-disciplinary teams operating in a fast-paced, innovation driven environment.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge and enthusiasm for the growing global cannabis industry is an asset.

Why you’ll love working at Aurora
Our people are at the heart of everything we do here at Aurora, and we take pride in fostering an inclusive space that inspires our team to love where they work! From rewarding career opportunities to flexible work environments to team activities, we go above and beyond to prioritize your success and here’s how we do it…  
 

• Flexibility: you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun! With flexible working hours to compressed work weeks to paid sick and vacation time, you will be empowered to achieve work-life balance.
   
• Total rewards: we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary or hourly wage (with shift premiums), stock options, an RRSP program, annual bonuses, and a health and personal care spending account for you to use for gym memberships, ski passes or staycations.
   
• Benefits: we will foster your health and wellness (and your dependents) with our employee benefits package including, employer-paid health and dentalcare premiums, life insurance and LTD policies and a medical cannabis coverage program, designed exclusively for our A-Team, that will provide you with $1500 of coverage each year (because we truly believe cannabis is the best medicine). 
   
• Life-long learning: we’re lifelong learners here at Aurora and will invest in your professional development throughout all aspects of your career! You will have access to a tuition assistance program, virtual learning activities and annual performance reviews, to ensure you are provided with the toolkit and support you need to succeed.
   
• Perks: we love to celebrate our people by providing corporate perks including employee discounts, perkopolis memberships, company SWAG, paid volunteer time, modern technology and snacks and beverages at all our office locations.

• Team: we are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts, energetic innovators, fitness gurus, caring parents, foodies and more, with a collective passion to nurture an inclusive environment that helps you grow and provide people better days with medical cannabis.
   

Diversity and inclusion
At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.

Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers – and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site or alternate format of job posting) during the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to let our team know! We are here to help.
 

Next steps
Think you have what it takes to join our team? So do we!

Apply today by submitting your resume along with salary expectations through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by a human recruiter (not a robot) shortly after you apply, and our team will contact you via email if we see a fit.

Think you’re the ideal candidate but you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyways! We would love to review your application to see if you’re the right fit or find you an alternative opportunity!

Not the role for you? That’s okay! Visit our careers page to find the perfect opportunity for you or share this posting with a friend or colleague that you think would be a great fit (hot tip: if you are already an Aurora employee, take advantage of the employee referral program by referring this posting to a friend! If they are successful, you will receive a bonus!

If applicable, Aurora Human Resources will contact you via your email address provided. We do not contact candidates over Facebook or other Social Media apps. You will never be requested to provide confidential information such as banking information or your Social Insurance Number in the interview process.