Company Overview
Arc’teryx is a Canadian company born in the Coast Mountains, where our passion for the outdoors drives us to push the boundaries of performance and durability. We design gear that not only survives extreme conditions but elevates your experience in them. With over 2,400 retail locations worldwide, our impact goes beyond gear—it’s about designing for a better future. What truly sets Arc’teryx apart is the community behind the “Bird.” We’re more than a team—We’re a collective of problem-solvers, makers and explorers, united by a spirit of ‘Leave It Better’ and a deep respect for the outdoors. From Vancouver to Tokyo, Munich to New York, our teams and culture are bound by this shared purpose. If you’re a creative thinker, a skilled maker or a gear expert who thrives on helping others connect with the outdoors, this is where your passion can find its home.
About the job
Your opportunity at Arc’teryx :
As aProject Manager, Advanced Conceptsyou oversee the initiation, planning, tracking, executing and closing of Advanced Concepts projects. You lead the coordination efforts of multi-disciplinary teams to deliver specific method, product, performance and experience innovations, from idea to guest. You bring your strong sense of initiative and creative problem solving to empower and support the team to deliver resolved and on time projects. You drive alignment and delivery of innovation concepts through our operational framework. You play a critical role in the Advanced Concept stream’s ability to deliver innovation to market.
This role is primarily based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid remote work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.
Meet your future team:
The Advanced Concepts team drives breakthrough innovation in snow, trail and climb for the mountain athlete everywhere. We do this by ideating, creating, and delivering future materials, products, technologies, and experiences that tackle real functional challenges. We are a team of builders, problem solvers and passionate outdoor enthusiasts. Fueled by curiosity, we take an immersive approach to identifying future needs and solutions. Our in-house end-to-end capabilities in research, engineering, design, development, and validation allow us to innovate head-to-toe solutions that bring the coast mountain experience to the world. Our unique methodology, mindset of sustainability and fanatic passion for product are at the heart of what we do.
If you were the Project Manager, Advanced Concepts now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
Partnering with the Advanced Concepts leadership team on project kick-off to ensure a clear scope, ownership, decision method, budget and brief are defined, including setting up tracking mechanisms for timeline, activities, budget and deliverables
Partnering with project teams, vendors and cross-functional partners to support in driving innovation projects through to completion
Leading the coordination and communication of project plans, budget, resource allocation (internal and external), reviews, on-going status updates, quality assurance, brand installation guidelines, and learnings for future projects
Working cross-functionally to gather information and content, acting as central point of contact to stakeholders on your projects
Engaging relevant stakeholders of all levels, at the right time, to ensure full project awareness and enrollment against concept initiatives
Assisting with the creation of presentation materials and documentation for quarterly innovation review milestones and concept adoption
Providing project teams with clear week-to-week priorities
Supporting in compilation of project scope, activities, and expenditures, of projects deemed eligible for submission to funding programs (SR&ED, IRAP, NRC, MITACS, and so forth)
Ensuring that the project deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required level of quality
Leading agenda creation, structure and management of regular project meetings to ensure project milestones are met
Establishing a regular communication schedule with cross functional stakeholders and leadership.
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
Supporting the integration of commercialized product to the in-line product categories
Evolving technical competencies and technical processes in how we approach future Advanced Concepts projects
Leading innovation projects acrossnew categories
Are you our next Project Manager, Advanced Concepts?
You have 5+ years’ experience as a Project Manager, preferably in consumer electronics, mechanical engineering, hardware engineering, software engineering ,apparel, textile.and hardgoods You have completed a recognized Project Management Program (PMP or similar), coupled with a degree in design, engineering, science or business, You have exceptional communication skills, including visual and oral, and you are experienced with the creation of supporting dashboard assets
You can lead, plan and deliver multiple projects at one time, comfortable overseeing work schedules, calendars and project budgets across various resources
You are known for being organized, process driven, collaborative and you are comfortable working with highly technical projects and early concepts
You are comfortable working with, or learning new, project management tools (e.g. Smartsheet, Asana, Monday.com , Box.com )
You understand the product design and development process, from insights to commercialized products and the product lifecycle
You have experience with innovation tools, frameworks as well as IP management
You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues, seeking the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it
$91000 – $114000 a year
A reasonable estimate of the pay range is CAD$91,000 – CAD$114,000 at the time of this posting. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors such as job-related skills, relevant experience, education and/or training.
Please note that the range details above reflect the base pay only and does not include our competitive bonus program and benefits that we offer
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