Senior Project Manager - Vr & Immersive Training (Canada Only)

Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master – VR & Immersive TrainingLocation:
Vancouver, BC preferred | Remote within Canada
Employment:
Full-time, permanent
Salary:
CAD $110,000–$130,000 annually
Company:
Aequilibrium Software Inc.
Practice:
Innovation | XR & AI
Program:
VR4Health
About AequilibriumAt Aequilibrium, our mission is to enrich lives by crafting remarkable experiences. We combine strategy, design, technology, and innovation to help organizations solve complex challenges and create meaningful impact. Our immersive technology practice develops virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and AI-powered experiences for enterprise learning, simulation, and digital transformation.
We're leading
VR4Health, a three-year, funded, international R&D initiative exploring how AI-powered immersive experiences can transform healthcare education and professional training. We're looking for an experienced
Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master
to lead the day-to-day delivery of our VR4Health program and help us scale our immersive training capabilities.
The OpportunityThis is a hands-on delivery leadership role at the intersection of
immersive technology, AI, professional services, and healthcare education .
You’ll work with a multidisciplinary team comprising a Product Owner, Technical Lead, Unity Developer, Full-Stack Developer, and Designer, alongside research partners, clinical subject-matter experts, and international collaborators. You’ll ensure the team delivers high-quality, measurable outcomes through effective Agile execution, proactive risk management, and strong stakeholder coordination.
The ideal candidate has managed enterprise XR or real-time 3D projects, preferably within a professional services or consulting environment, and understands the complexities of delivering immersive training solutions. Experience with organizations such as Unity Professional Services, Capgemini Engineering, or comparable XR consulting and development teams would be particularly relevant.
Agile Delivery & Scrum Leadership
Lead Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives
Partner with the Product Owner to translate product priorities and research objectives into actionable sprint plans and delivery milestones
Maintain delivery plans, sprint commitments, dependencies, and release schedules
Identify and resolve impediments while promoting team autonomy and accountability
Track delivery metrics, including sprint predictability, throughput, quality, and milestone completion
Adapt Agile practices to the realities of R&D, experimentation, and evolving technical requirements
XR & Immersive Training Delivery
Coordinate the development and delivery of immersive training experiences using Unity and related technologies
Manage workflows across Unity development, backend services, AI integrations, UX/UI design, testing, and deployment
Coordinate scenario development, prototyping, user testing, and iterative improvements
Understand XR-specific delivery challenges, including device compatibility, performance optimization, interaction design, and user experience
Help establish repeatable processes for developing, testing, and deploying immersive training scenarios
Ensure appropriate quality assurance, accessibility, usability, and performance standards
VR4Health Program Coordination
Manage project plans, deliverables, milestones, risks, and dependencies across the VR4Health workstreams
Coordinate with international consortium partners, academic institutions, healthcare professionals, and research collaborators
Support the preparation of project reports, demonstrations, milestone reviews, and documentation required by research and funding partners
Maintain traceability between research objectives, technical deliverables, and measurable outcomes
Coordinate validation activities, including usability studies, pilot deployments, and learning effectiveness assessments
Support planning and delivery of AI-powered training capabilities, including adaptive virtual patients, conversational AI, and personalized feedback
Professional Services & Stakeholder Management
Serve as the primary day-to-day delivery contact for internal and external stakeholders
Manage scope, schedules, budgets, resource allocation, and delivery expectations
Communicate project progress, risks, decisions, and dependencies clearly to leadership and partners
Facilitate workshops, demonstrations, stakeholder reviews, and executive presentations
Identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency, reusability, and scalability
Support proposals, estimates, statements of work, and planning for future XR engagements
Balance client and partner expectations with team capacity, technical feasibility, and commercial objectives
Continuous Improvement & Delivery Operations
Establish lightweight, scalable project management practices appropriate for a multidisciplinary innovation team
Improve collaboration across product, engineering, design, QA, and research
Maintain clear documentation, decision logs, and delivery reporting
Support release readiness, acceptance criteria, defect management, and lessons learned
Help build delivery capabilities that can support future immersive training clients and programs beyond VR4Health
Required Qualifications
7+ years of experience in software project management, technical production, or program delivery, including substantial hands-on Agile/Scrum leadership
3+ years delivering XR, VR, AR, real-time 3D, simulation, or similarly complex interactive applications
Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary teams involving software engineers, designers, technical artists, and product stakeholders
Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, Agile delivery, backlog management, estimation, and release planning
Experience delivering technology projects in a professional services, consulting, agency, or client-facing environment
Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, budgets, timelines, risks, and stakeholder expectations
Familiarity with Unity development workflows and the technical considerations of immersive applications
Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or equivalent project management and collaboration tools
Excellent communication, facilitation, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Ability to work effectively with distributed teams and external partners
Eligible to work full-time in Canada
Preferred Qualifications
Direct experience developing or delivering VR training, enterprise simulation, immersive learning, or digital learning solutions
Previous experience with Unity Professional Services, Capgemini Engineering, or another enterprise XR consulting organization
Experience working with healthcare education, clinical simulation, medical training, or regulated industries
Familiarity with instructional design, learning objectives, competency assessment, and measuring training effectiveness
Experience coordinating AI/ML capabilities, conversational AI, virtual characters, or intelligent simulation systems
Experience managing government-funded R&D initiatives, academic collaborations, or international research consortia
Familiarity with Meta Quest, OpenXR, Unity XR Interaction Toolkit, or similar immersive technology ecosystems
Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM), PMP, or equivalent credentials
Experience supporting pre-sales activities, proposals, estimates, and client demonstrations
Why Join Aequilibrium?
Meaningful impact: Help advance immersive healthcare training with the potential to improve professional readiness and patient care
Innovative technology: Work at the intersection of VR, AI, simulation, and experiential learning
International collaboration: Participate in a multi-year R&D initiative involving technology and research partners
Ownership and autonomy: Play a central role in shaping how we develop and deliver our immersive training products
Growth opportunity: Help establish scalable delivery capabilities for our expanding XR and AI practice
Flexible work: Join a collaborative, remote-first Canadian technology company
Compensation & LocationAnnual base salary:
CAD $110,000–$130,000, depending on qualifications and experience.
This is a full-time, permanent position open to candidates based in Canada, with a strong preference for Vancouver, British Columbia. Remote candidates elsewhere in Canada will be considered.
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