R&D Solution Builder

Key Responsibilities : 

•  Identify and shape opportunities by leveraging organizational knowledge, scanning industry trends, internal data, and stakeholder feedback to propose high-potential experiments. 
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Operations to co-design use cases, select PoCs, and define experiment scope, users, dependencies, and success criteria. 

• Develop software prototypes to tackle selected use cases leveraging software best practices coupled with modern development toolsets (AI-powered IDEs, cloud infra, etc.) 

• Author experiment briefs including hypotheses, risk registers, rollback plans, and explicit stage gates for decision-making. 

• Set an example of AI-enabled agile delivery by exemplifying to the organization how one can quickly zero in on a problem, propose a clever solution and ship a focused PoC in record time 

• Measure and analyze results using clearly defined KPIs and baselines to decide whether to scale, iterate, or sunset initiatives. 

• Ensure compliance and quality across cyber security, data governance, and operational safety during pilot execution. 

• Translate learnings into playbooks and document best practices for future initiatives. 

• Hand off validated solutions to product and operations teams for roadmap inclusion and scaling. 

• Maintain trusted relationships with key stakeholders to drive alignment and secure support for pilots and experiments. 

• Stay abreast with latest developments in AI (LLMs, agentic systems, RAG, etc.) and make an habit to learn new “tech” by testing it firsthand 

• Display a “go getter” attitude with a strong sense of purpose in a highly experimental environment where product & technical uncertainty is present 

• Foster a culture of experimentation by sharing insights and learnings, advocating for evidence-based decisions, and mentoring teams on rapid iteration.  

Qualifications: 

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Operations Management or equivalent practical experience; 

• 5+ years in IT, ideally with either strong software development or product management experience 

• Great interpersonal skills with a team player attitude and a bias for innovation over the preservation of the status quo 

• Experience in the logistics & e-commerce sector (an asset) 

• Web software development experience (especially with Node / React) 

• Backend software development experience using modern cloud architecture 

• Expertise with new AI-enabled development tools and “vibe coding” practices (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) 

• Expertise with LLMs and agentic systems 

• Track record of autonomously delivering innovative solutions from start to finish  

• Ability to iterate and identify opportunity improvements rapidly 

• Exceptional organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills; 

• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex organizations and processes to pinpoint pain points and problem root causes 

• Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple projects at once and/or changing priorities