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🕒 July 13

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Lumidas Inc.

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1 - 10 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Lumidas Inc. is on a mission to reduce the barrier to adoption of fiber optic sensing technologies for geotechnical monitoring of critical infrastructure. They provide specialized expertise in emerging fiber optic sensing technologies such as distributed acoustic sensing, passive seismic monitoring techniques, and conventional geotechnical monitoring methods. With a multidisciplinary approach, Lumidas aims to create innovative solutions to geotechnical problems, and they are a registered permit holder with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA), partnering with consultants for quality reviews of engineering deliverables.

📋 Description

• Lead the design of high-quality, inclusive, and mission-aligned convenings, including conferences, summits, roundtables, community meetups, program events, and employee retreats • Own the full planning lifecycle for events and convenings, from early design and project planning through execution, closeout, and post-event learning • Oversee major event planning elements, including venue sourcing, vendor coordination, contract negotiation, risk management, accessibility planning, onsite execution, and post-event wrap-up • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure events support Venture for Canada's broader community, recruitment, funder, alumni, participant, and partnership goals • Manage, coach, and support direct reports, including team members focused on logistics.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience project managing complex events and convenings, including large-scale conferences, revenue generating events, summits, roundtables, meetups, retreats, or community gatherings • 5+ years of experience managing people • Experience leading events from early strategy and design through planning, execution, closeout, and post-event learning • Experience managing cross-functional projects with multiple internal teams • Strong project management skills, including the ability to create workback plans, project trackers, run-of-show documents, risk logs, decision logs, and other planning tools that keep complex work organized • Strong budget management experience, including estimating event costs, tracking expenses, managing budget risks, and identifying cost-saving opportunities • Experience sourcing venues and negotiating with vendors • Experience supporting or leading community-building initiatives, convenings, or stakeholder engagement experiences. • Professional proficiency in written and spoken English is required. • Proficiency in both English and French is considered a strong asset for this role. • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada at the time of application.

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work options