68 Development Director jobs in Canada

Job Description

Location: Ideally looking for someone based out of GTA, ON or surrounding areas, but open to other locations across Canada as well

Must Have's:

• Proven track record of generating 1-3 million sales per year in hunter role over the last 3 years
• A very strong network or book of business in the power producer and utilities sector in Ontario or Alberta that you can call upon to book meetings

• Thriving Industry : Join a rapidly growing sector at the forefront of innovation and sustainability, shaping the future of energy management.
• Meaningful Sales Impact: Represent trusted, high-value solutions with a strong track record of client success and a 98% retention rate—giving you confidence in what you're selling.
• Top Talent & Strong Culture: Work alongside passionate professionals in a collaborative environment that values initiative, rewards results, and supports your growth as a sales leader.

• High-Impact Sales Role with Clear Growth Opportunity: You’ll play a key role in expanding Rodan’s footprint by building strong client relationships and identifying new business opportunities. With a focus on both strategic growth and solution-based selling, your efforts will directly impact revenue and client success across the energy sector.
• Sell Solutions That Make a Difference: You’ll represent trusted energy solutions that help clients reduce costs, improve reliability, and meet their sustainability goals. This is your chance to make a real impact by solving meaningful challenges in a fast-changing industry.
• Poised for Personal and Professional Growth: This is more than just a sales role—it’s a launchpad for growth. As Rodan expands across Canada and the U.S., you’ll have the opportunity to grow your territory, your earnings, and your career.
• High Autonomy, Backed by Support: You’ll have the freedom to manage your pipeline and accounts with the support of a collaborative team, sales leadership, and marketing resources. We give you the tools and trust you need to succeed.
• Resources for Success: Access to a strong CRM, marketing support, technical subject matter experts, and an operations team that ensures smooth service delivery—so you can focus on building relationships and closing deals.

• Drive on target business growth with new and existing clients in the power producers and utilities sector.
• Fundamental to this will be identifying target accounts, developing them as prospects and closing them as customers.  You will receive support from the marketing, customer success, and revenue operations teams, however, you are expected to independently identify prospects, cold call, and establish key relationships.
• Develop a personal sales strategy and manage a pipeline to meet corporate business goals.
• Lead proposal development with support from our team of solution engineers, finance, energy markets, technology, and other professionals to deliver valuable business solutions for our customers.
• Provide input and guidance on the development of new solutions and services.
• Initiate, maintain, and cultivate strategic partnerships to increase sales and broaden service offerings.
• Establish relationships from the “C” suite to the project engineers.
• As the electricity market evolves, customers need sophisticated solutions. You are an experienced “hunter” who can excel at complex technical solution sales. 
• Your goal will be to help our clients optimize their facilities with behind the meter DERs to maximize their revenue opportunities, enhance power reliability, factor and quality, and achieve sustainability targets.

• College/university degree.
• 3–10 years’ experience in a hunter sales role.
• Existing network or book of business that you can leverage to build pipeline and drive sales.
• Experience in grid connected power project development, operations, market dispatch, or related fields.
• Strong communication, lead generation, negotiation, presentation, and closing skills.
• Self-motivated, coachable and curious.
• Comfortable promoting engineering and power market services to customers (training will be provided).
• Proficiency with MS 365 Suite (Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, etc.), Salesforce and other related business applications.
• Travel within North America as required.

• Competitive salary and bonus
• Profit-sharing
• Comprehensive health benefits package
• Group RRSP with employer matching

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Job Description

Director of Research and Development - Bakery, Food Manufacturing

Are you ready to elevate your career and be a part of creating the world's best desserts? Dessert Holdings partners with some of North America's most iconic chains to bring people together to celebrate life's sweetest moments!

Do you have a passion for creativity and development and are a scientific, results oriented, meticulous leader that provides leadership for the development, implementation, and execution of both new and existing projects?

Dessert Holdings is looking for a Director of Research and Development to join our team onsite in London, ON or Delta BC . This individual will be responsible for delivering products within time, taste, functionality, quality, and cost expectations. In addition to working with and leading cross functional teams across facilities, this role will be hands on with leading, managing, and ultimately commercializing new products, Continuous Improvement projects, and Design to Value procurement opportunities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage all necessary channels of communication to facilitate customer needs. Create a culture of urgency within the R&D Department.
• Coach, mentor and develop the R&D staff.
• Maintain high awareness of consumers, technical trends, and new developments in the food industry, with strong emphasis on baking.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Purchasing, Operations and Marketing, to execute scale up and long-term planning.
• Work as a technical liaison between Sales and Customers.
• Work with Purchasing Department on Vendor Approval and Sourcing Alternate Raw Materials.
• Work on Product Improvement Opportunities with short- and long-term benefits including cost savings or efficiencies in operations.
• Consistently provide guidance as technical leader regarding solving technical, processing, and ingredient issues. Evaluate current and future technologies for recommendation of process improvements for cost savings and/or product improvement.
• Facilitate cross functional teams (marketing, sales, R&D) to integrate technical and culinary strengths in product development, with strong consumer and customer focus.
• Execute highly disciplined innovation process with a focus on commercial feasibility.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor of Science in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, or similar discipline
• 10-15 years of product development or closely related experience in the food industry (bakery manufacturing), with 5 or more years of direct management of large technical group
• Experience with setting annual budgets, tracking and controlling expenses, and overall financial management of a technical department/group consisting of both personnel and technical components.
• Academic food science knowledge with product development, new technology creation, and food manufacturing experience of bakery products
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with emphasis on SharePoint, Excel, and Word
• Ability to read and write correspondence which uses technical/scientific terminology.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all contacts inside and outside of the company with strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Proven Bakery or Functional Ingredient experience.
• This role will require travel up to 25% of the time.

About Dessert Holdings

Dessert Holdings is North America's fastest-growing premium dessert company, recognized for providing retail and foodservice customers with chef-inspired, innovative desserts made with real ingredients, a flexible and low-cost supply chain, and best-in-class service. The company is a collection of premium dessert companies and brands: Steven Charles, The Original Cakerie, Lawler's Desserts, Atlanta Cheesecake Company, Kenny's Great Pies, and Dianne's Fine Desserts. Dessert Holdings is owned by Bain Capital, employing more than 3,200 people across nine manufacturing facilities, and is continuing its journey of rapid growth.

EEO Statement

Dessert Holdings and its related entities provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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Job Description

Director of Research and Development - Bakery, Food Manufacturing

Are you ready to elevate your career and be a part of creating the world's best desserts? Dessert Holdings partners with some of North America's most iconic chains to bring people together to celebrate life's sweetest moments!

Do you have a passion for creativity and development and are a scientific, results oriented, meticulous leader that provides leadership for the development, implementation, and execution of both new and existing projects?

Dessert Holdings is looking for a Director of Research and Development to join our team onsite in London, ON or Delta BC . This individual will be responsible for delivering products within time, taste, functionality, quality, and cost expectations. In addition to working with and leading cross functional teams across facilities, this role will be hands on with leading, managing, and ultimately commercializing new products, Continuous Improvement projects, and Design to Value procurement opportunities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage all necessary channels of communication to facilitate customer needs. Create a culture of urgency within the R&D Department.
• Coach, mentor and develop the R&D staff.
• Maintain high awareness of consumers, technical trends, and new developments in the food industry, with strong emphasis on baking.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Purchasing, Operations and Marketing, to execute scale up and long-term planning.
• Work as a technical liaison between Sales and Customers.
• Work with Purchasing Department on Vendor Approval and Sourcing Alternate Raw Materials.
• Work on Product Improvement Opportunities with short- and long-term benefits including cost savings or efficiencies in operations.
• Consistently provide guidance as technical leader regarding solving technical, processing, and ingredient issues. Evaluate current and future technologies for recommendation of process improvements for cost savings and/or product improvement.
• Facilitate cross functional teams (marketing, sales, R&D) to integrate technical and culinary strengths in product development, with strong consumer and customer focus.
• Execute highly disciplined innovation process with a focus on commercial feasibility.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor of Science in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, or similar discipline
• 10-15 years of product development or closely related experience in the food industry (bakery manufacturing), with 5 or more years of direct management of large technical group
• Experience with setting annual budgets, tracking and controlling expenses, and overall financial management of a technical department/group consisting of both personnel and technical components.
• Academic food science knowledge with product development, new technology creation, and food manufacturing experience of bakery products
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with emphasis on SharePoint, Excel, and Word
• Ability to read and write correspondence which uses technical/scientific terminology.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all contacts inside and outside of the company with strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Proven Bakery or Functional Ingredient experience.
• This role will require travel up to 25% of the time.

About Dessert Holdings

Dessert Holdings is North America's fastest-growing premium dessert company, recognized for providing retail and foodservice customers with chef-inspired, innovative desserts made with real ingredients, a flexible and low-cost supply chain, and best-in-class service. The company is a collection of premium dessert companies and brands: Steven Charles, The Original Cakerie, Lawler's Desserts, Atlanta Cheesecake Company, Kenny's Great Pies, and Dianne's Fine Desserts. Dessert Holdings is owned by Bain Capital, employing more than 3,200 people across nine manufacturing facilities, and is continuing its journey of rapid growth.

EEO Statement

Dessert Holdings and its related entities provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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Job Description

Strategic Planning Lead

Location: Canada (Fully Remote)

Employment Type: Independent Contractor / Self-Employed

Role Overview

We are looking for proactive and motivated professionals to assist in promoting and managing personal development programs through digital platforms. This fully remote role is suited for individuals passionate about strategic planning, growth, and flexible work.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with individuals interested in personal development and strategic growth
• Provide clear, accurate information about available programs
• Manage communications, scheduling, and follow-ups via digital tools
• Participate in ongoing training to remain updated on program changes

What We Offer

• Flexible work schedule with the freedom to work from any location in Canada
• Comprehensive training and continued mentorship
• Access to a supportive community focused on development
• Performance-based compensation

Ideal Candidate

• Strong interest in strategic planning and personal development
• Confident and professional communication skills
• Organized and self-motivated
• Comfortable learning and using digital platforms

Additional Details

• Contract position compensated based on performance
• Leads are warm or inbound; no cold calling or high-pressure sales
• Not a salaried or hourly role; ideal for independent professionals

How to Apply

If you are driven to support personal growth through strategic planning and prefer autonomous work, please express your interest to learn more.

Job Description

Salary:

GENAIZ est une jeune et dynamique socit de dveloppement de logiciels qui est active dans le domaine des sciences de la vie et de l'industrie pharmaceutique. Notre mission est d'accrotre le bien-tre collectif en acclrant la cration de meilleurs produits, processus et traitements.

En tant que Directeur au Dveloppement Stratgique des Affaires de GENAIZ, vous serez charg dtablir des stratgies afin datteindre les objectifs de ventes fixs en collaboration avec la prsidente de lentreprise. Ce poste convient parfaitement une personne dynamique, ayant de grandes aptitudes et le doigt ncessaire pour dvelopper et maintenir des relations avec des excutifs (C-Suite) du milieu pharmaceutique et un rseau de partenaires revendeurs et affilis, afin didentifier, dvelopper et conclure des opportunits grande chelle pour supporter le dveloppement de nos activits commerciales linternational.

Responsabilits:

• Analyser, produire, excuter et suivre un plan daffaire stratgique didentification des marchs, revendeurs, et affilis potentiels.
• tablir une base de clientle et construire l'entonnoir de vente. Alimenter continuellement l'entonnoir par des activits de dveloppement commercial et en tirant parti des contacts pour identifier de nouveaux clients potentiels.
• laborer des plans de rencontre et visiter/raliser des rencontres virtuelles avec efficacit les prospects
• Offrir un service la clientle hors pair, personnalis et proactif
• Reconnatre les besoins des clients et rpondre leurs attentes
• Dvelopper et fidliser la clientle et accrotre les ventes de celle-ci
• laborer et mettre en uvre des stratgies visant augmenter les ventes
• Collaborer avec nos experts internes pour valuer, clarifier et valider les besoins des clients ds le dbut de la relation et ce, de faon continue.
• tablir et maintenir des relations solides avec les clients au niveau dcisionnel appropri et dans les diffrents dpartements
• Collaborer avec l'quipe multidisciplinaire de GENAIZ pour laborer des propositions qui rpondent aux besoins, aux proccupations, aux buts et aux objectifs des clients.
• Contribuer la formation et au dveloppement des habilits de commercialisation des revendeurs et affilis

Qualifications cls:

• Exprience dans lindustrie pharmaceutique incluant un rseau auprs des organisations de recherche contractuelle (un atout important)
• Exprience pertinente dans le dveloppement des affaires un niveau excutif dans le domaine des technologies idalement dans un environnement rglement par les Bonnes Pratiques de Fabrication.
• Intgrit personnelle avec un style personnel honnte et ouvert.
• Conscience de soi, coute active et capacit adapter le style de communication au public
• Grande capacit btir des relations prennes
• Exprience de dveloppement de nouveaux marchs pour une entreprise en pleine croissance
• Exprience dans l'identification des opportunits et le dveloppement de propositions de valeur crative
• Bilingue franais-anglais, excellentes comptences en communication orale et crite
• Avoir un esprit fonceur et tre persvrant
• Facilit dadaptation dans un environnement qui volue rapidement et capacit apprendre rapidement
• Optimiste et engageant
• Capacit voyager

Avantages:

• Salaire de base comptitif + bonus (bas sur les efforts de l'entreprise, de l'quipe et de l'individu) ;
• Couverture d'assurance complte ;
• Crdit tlphonique et kilomtrage pendant les missions couvertes par l'entreprise ;
• Grande culture d'entreprise avec des possibilits d'volution de carrire ;
• Poste permanent temps plein ;

Tous les candidats doivent tre lgalement autoriss travailler au Canada au(x) lieu(x) spcifi(s) ci-dessus et, le cas chant, doivent possder un permis de travail ou un permis d'tudes valide qui leur permet de satisfaire aux exigences du poste.

GenAIz est fier d'tre un employeur souscrivant au principe de l'galit des chances. Tous les candidats seront pris en considration pour un emploi sans tenir compte de l'ge, de la couleur, du cong pour raisons familiales ou mdicales, de l'identit ou de l'expression du sexe, de l'tat civil, de l'tat mdical, de l'origine nationale, du handicap physique ou mental, de l'affiliation politique, de la race, de la religion, du sexe (y compris la grossesse), de l'orientation sexuelle ou de toute autre caractristique protge par les lois, rglements et ordonnances applicables.

Nous remercions tous les candidats pour leur intrt, mais seuls les candidats slectionns seront contacts.

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GENAIZ is a young, dynamic software development company active in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. Our mission is to increase collective well-being by accelerating the creation of better products, processes and treatments.

As Director of Strategic Business Development at GENAIZ, you will be responsible for establishing strategies to achieve the sales objectives set in collaboration with the president of the company. This position is ideally suited to a dynamic individual, with great skills and the tact necessary to develop and maintain relationships with executives (C-Suite) in the pharmaceutical sector and a network of reseller and affiliate partners, in order to identify, develop and conclude large-scale opportunities to support the development of our international commercial activities.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, produce, execute and monitor a strategic business plan to identify potential markets, resellers, and affiliates.
• Establish a customer base and build the sales funnel. Continuously feed the funnel through business development activities and leveraging contacts to identify new potential customers.
• Develop meeting plans and effectively visit/conduct virtual meetings with prospects
• Provide unparalleled, personalized and proactive customer service
• Recognize customer needs and meet their expectations
• Develop and retain customer loyalty and increase their sales
• Develop and implement strategies to increase sales
• Collaborate with our internal experts to assess, clarify and validate customer needs from the start of the relationship and on an ongoing basis.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with customers at the appropriate decision-making level and across departments
• Collaborate with GENAIZ's multidisciplinary team to develop proposals that address client needs, concerns, goals and objectives.
• Contribute to the training and development of sales skills of resellers and affiliates

Key qualifications:

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry including a network with contract research organizations (an important asset)
• Relevant experience in business development at an executive level in the technology field in a GMP environment
• Personal integrity with an honest and open personal style.
• Self-awareness, active listening and ability to adapt communication style to the audience
• Great ability to build lasting relationships
• Experience developing new markets for a growing company
• Experience in identifying opportunities and developing creative value propositions
• Bilingual French-English, excellent oral and written communication skills
• Have a go-getter attitude and be persistent
• Ease of adaptation in a rapidly changing environment and ability to learn quickly
• Optimistic and engaging
• Ability to travel

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary + bonus (based on company, team and individual efforts) ;
• Full insurance coverage ;
• Telephone and mileage credit during missions covered by the company ;
• Great corporate culture with career development opportunities;
• Full-time permanent position;

All candidates must be legally entitled to work in Canada at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must possess a valid work permit or study permit that allows them to meet the requirements of the position.

GenAIz is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, color, family or medical leave, gender identity or expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only selected candidates will be contacted.

Job Description

Director, Development
Real Estate Development
Industrial, Multifamily Residential, Commercial
Vancouver, BC
$120,000 - $180,000

Potential Fall start (on hold)

Our client is looking for a Director, Develolpment to join their growing business. Reporting directly to the VP Development, the Director, Development will work collaboratively with Finance, Marketing and Construction, overseeing the design, approval and construction process of both existing and new projects. The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic, fantastic organizational and time management skills, and a desire to be an integral part of a team.

Director, Development Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple projects in various stages of development
• Effectively interact with internal stakeholders throughout the development cycle
• Provide timely and accurate direction to external consultants
• Conduct site inspections, help chair project and site meetings, initiate value engineering, develop master project schedules, manage global project budget, retain and coordinate the work of design consultants
• Coordinate government approvals such as rezoning, development permits, OCP amendments, building permits and outside agency approvals
• Assist acquisition team in assessing the potential of new properties, with a keen eye on design and creative approaches to development
• Research and revise best practices in company wide processes
• Other responsibilities as required

Director, Development Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in the development process of residential multifamily, office, retail, and/or mixed-use projects
• Post-secondary education in either Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Commerce with a concentration in Real Estate or Urban Land Economics
• A track record of successfully managing complex tasks
• Local market knowledge and passionate about real estate development and construction
• Thrives in a dynamic, fast paced, team-oriented and entrepreneurial environment
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, design and creative thinking skills
• Strong sense of ownership
• Strong computer skills including Word, Excel and MS Project
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively in an individual setting
• Excellent work ethic and attention to detail

Director, Development Renumeration:

• Competitive base salary as well as variable pay, annual merit pay increases, 3-4 weeks paid vacation, comprehensive benefits plan, a matching RRSP plan, a general education & training program, and much more.
  

Director, Development Similar Job Titles:

• Development Manager
• Acquisitions Manager
• Director Development
• Design Manager
• Construction Manager

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Only applicants with the legal right to work in Canada can be considered for this opportunity.
We thank all those who express interest in this opportunity however only those short-listed we be contacted.

Job Description

Dream is currently looking for an Associate Director, Development Finance
We are always looking for the best and brightest to join our thriving community. Dream is currently looking for an Associate Director, Development Finance to lead our Zibi + Odenak finance team and work in collaboration with the Business Leads to advance the strategic priorities, performance, and initiatives. (

Who are you?

The successful candidate will have solid leadership experience, technical skills and the ability to concurrently work on a diverse range of exciting City-building projects. They will be a quick learner with a strong attention to detail, an inquisitive mind, and never stop looking for improvements in their work. The successful candidate is “Big Picture” oriented and not afraid to think outside the box to achieve a high quality of work. They are confident in their financial & business knowledge, but do not shy away from constructive feedback from their peers.

What will you do?

Below are some of the primary responsibilities you will be taking on in this role. There will be more, but we can discuss those in person.

• Act as a key partner to the development team, integrating financial strategy into each stage of project planning, phasing, design, and execution, and ensuring capital is allocated to generate the highest returns relative to risk.
• Own the financial modeling, analysis, and scenario planning for development, major leases, and land sales.
• Lead proactive cash flow and capital planning, ensuring that funding strategies (debt, equity, internal capital) align with project timelines and returns expectations.
• Identify and flag risks or inefficiencies early, offering solutions and alternatives that protect and enhance project outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams including accounting, development, construction, asset management, and leasing ensuring full alignment and coordination of financial decisions across the business.
• Support broader initiatives, new business models, and special projects within the Zibi partnership and Dream’s platform.
• Demonstrate leadership qualities and a high level of professionalism within and outside of Dream

What experience and skills are required?

These are only some of the things we’d like you to bring to the table. We can cover the rest when we meet.

• CPA or CFA with 5+ years’ experience in development finance;
• Strong knowledge of real estate development and construction and complex organizational structures;
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to interpret numbers into a business context;An assertive self-starter with the ability to work independently under minimal supervision;
• Strong analytical skills: experience working on complex transactions, including dispositions and ideally projects with government or institutional partnerships
• A strong communicator who can digest complex information and simplify concepts when presenting to a variety of audiences;
• Ability to juggle multiple projects while maintaining strong attention to detail
• Self-motivated, energetic and hands-on professional with strong organization skills; and,
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel.

About Dream

Dream is a leading Canadian real estate company with approximately $28 billion of assets under management. We develop, manage, and invest in master-planned communities, income properties, and urban intensification. We proudly build communities from the ground up: from land development to building homes and condominiums, and from providing retail centres and driving renewable energy projects to managing assets across the country.

Our attitude and approach set us apart from our competitors. We are guided by our entrepreneurial spirit: we seize unconventional opportunities and try new things, approaching every project with passion and purpose.

We care about our employees. We want everyone to have a rewarding career and to work with people they like, so we provide exciting work opportunities, open work environments, and fun events. We hire constant learners, so we make sure to provide them with engaging work and to encourage them to share their ideas that will help us shape the company.

Once you join us, it won’t take long to figure out why your colleagues like it so much here.

This is your invitation to make a difference. We’re looking forward to helping you grow.

Dream Unlimited is committed to workplace diversity and provides accommodation to applicants with disabilities throughout our hiring process.