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Connect with 120,000\+ industry leaders, access curated opportunities, and build your future in a thriving tech community\. ## Pages - [Obsidi® \| The Largest Career Navigation System That Sees You](https://obsidi.com/) - [Obsidi Tech Talks](https://obsidi.com/obsidi-tech-talks/) - [](https://obsidi.com/blog-mentorship-at-obsidi/) - [Blog](https://obsidi.com/blog/) - [Obsidi Academy Software Developer Bootcamp](https://obsidi.com/academy/) ## Posts - [An AI Career Upgrade, Your Guaranteed Next Role, and the Cheat Code to get there FAST](https://obsidi.com/ai-career-upgrade/): An AI Career Upgrade, Your Guaranteed Next Role - [8 Technical Leadership Tips for Managers and Executives Transitioning from Tech](https://obsidi.com/technical-leadership/): Moving into an executive position shifts your focus from code reviews and engineering management to people leadership\. - [How to Build an Executive Search Strategy That Finds the Right Hire](https://obsidi.com/executive-search-strategy/): From sourcing qualified candidates to fine\-tuning your hiring process and more, here’s everything you need to know to enhance your recruitment strategies\. - [What Is Executive Branding? 10 Strategies to Build Your Leadership Brand in 2026](https://obsidi.com/executive-branding/): When you strategically shape your executive brand, you can establish yourself as an authority in your industry and advance your career\. - [How to Fast\-Track Your Hiring Process in 2026](https://obsidi.com/reduce-time-to-hire/): If you’re looking to hire top\-notch talent quickly, check out these effective strategies to accelerate the hiring process workflow without compromising on the quality of the hire\. ## BFUTR Blogs - [How to Find Executive Sponsors in the Tech Industry](https://obsidi.com/blogs/how-to-find-executive-sponsors-in-the-tech-industry/): In an increasingly competitive tech world, it’s often about “who you know” more than “what you know\.” This, in a nutshell, is networking — when someone recommends you for a job because they know your work ethic, abilities, and integrity\. For many people, this recommendation comes from a peer or career mentor\. However, more important than the word of these relationships is that of a sponsor\. - [The Best Black Tech Conferences of 2025](https://obsidi.com/blogs/the-best-black-tech-conferences-of-2025/): Looking for something inspiring to boost your career\-related energy and drive? Attending a conference is one of the best ways to add a little pep to your professional step\. This roundup of the top 12 Black tech conferences in 2025 gives you everything you need to know to meet like\-minded people, share your passion, and be the first in your field to hear about exciting, cutting\-edge developments\. Whether you’re well\-established in your career or new to the industry, these are the 2025 conferences you won’t want to miss\. - [9 Executive Conferences Not to Miss in 2025](https://obsidi.com/blogs/9-executive-conferences-not-to-miss-in-2025/): As an exec, traveling to meet with other business leaders, decision\-makers, and entrepreneurs from around the globe is part of your job\. Yet with so many events on the calendar, narrowing it down to the ones worth attending can be challenging\. So, we did the grunt work for you\. After poring through countless agendas, we’ve chiseled it down to the best\. To help you choose the right one, we briefly summarized each\. - [10 Top Tech Conferences Happening in 2025](https://obsidi.com/blogs/10-top-tech-conferences-happening-in-2025/): The tech industry never stops advancing; if you blink, you might miss the latest innovation\. This constant evolution makes it crucial to stay on the cutting edge of knowledge and surround yourself with professionals — both accomplished at the top tech conferences\. - [Black Tech Week North: Building Black Tech Futures Across Canada](https://obsidi.com/blogs/black-tech-week-north-building-black-tech-futures-across-canada/) ## BFUTR Jobs - [Senior Front\-End Software Developer](https://obsidi.com/bfutr-jobs/senior-front-end-software-developer/): What if you could use your technology skills to work on products that make an impact when it comes to delivering unforgettable client experiences? We’ve moved away from digitizing simple banking capabilities, to end\-to\-end transformation of our customers journeys\. Our secret sauce is in how we collaborate to drive impact with a blend of our business and technology teams working seamlessly as one to bring innovations to market\. - [Network Analyst](https://obsidi.com/bfutr-jobs/network-analyst/): Scotiabank’s Global Technology Enterprise Platforms \(GTEP\) \- Data Centre Build team is responsible for the build \& deployment of all Network related technologies, both on premise Data Centres and the Cloud, to support the digital transformation of the Bank’s global network\. We are responsible for deploying and supporting new technologies, following best practices, and consulting and coordinating with the Bank’s many technology teams with the aim of providing a highly resilient network as the underlying core of the Bank’s technology infrastructure\. - [Business Analysis Specialist \- Global Equities Technology](https://obsidi.com/bfutr-jobs/business-analysis-specialist-global-equities-technology/): As a member of the Global Wholesale \& Risk Technology department, the Business Analysis Specialist will add value to the Global Equity Technology Delivery and Execution group by actively contributing and participating in various multifaceted initiatives within the team, working closely with business and technology partners to deliver advanced analytic solutions that enable rapid, stable deployment of critical business application while also encouraging department wide reuse\. - [Business Analyst – Energy Trading \& Risk Management](https://obsidi.com/bfutr-jobs/business-analyst-energy-trading-risk-management/): We’re looking for a Business Analyst with a strong foundation in Energy Trading and Risk Management \(ETRM\) systems to join our client’s dynamic commercial operations and pricing team\. You don’t need deep Endur expertise — but you do need to speak the language of energy trading, collaborate seamlessly with stakeholders, and translate business needs into clear, actionable technical requirements\. - [Staff Partner Development Manager](https://obsidi.com/bfutr-jobs/staff-partner-development-manager/): Intuit is the global financial technology platform that powers prosperity for the people and communities we serve\. With approximately 100 million customers worldwide using products such as TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to prosper\. We never stop working to find new, innovative ways to make that possible\. ## BFUTR Speakers - [Colleen Ward](https://obsidi.com/?bftur-speaker=bozoma-saint-john) - [Lekan Olawoye](https://obsidi.com/?bftur-speaker=dan-shulman) - [Quinn Conyers](https://obsidi.com/?bftur-speaker=quinn-conyers) - [Ted Paris](https://obsidi.com/?bftur-speaker=ted-paris) - [Tim Clark](https://obsidi.com/?bftur-speaker=tim-clark) ## Past Webinar - [The Holiday Kickback](https://obsidi.com/past-webinar/the-holiday-kickback/) - [The business Case For More Senior Black Engineers In Tech\!](https://obsidi.com/past-webinar/the-business-case-for-more-senior-black-engineers-in-tech/) - [Road to BFUTR series Black Women in Tech and Leadership Crushing it](https://obsidi.com/past-webinar/road-to-bfutr-series-black-women-in-tech-and-leadership-crushing-it/) - [North American Pandemic and Anti\-Racism Task Force](https://obsidi.com/past-webinar/north-american-pandemic-and-anti-racism-task-force/) - [How allies \& hiring gatekeepers create space for Black tech professionals](https://obsidi.com/past-webinar/how-allies-hiring-gatekeepers-create-space-for-black-tech-professionals/) ## FAQ Groups - [Release Note](https://obsidi.com/helpie_faq_group/release-note/) - [BFUTR 2024 \- FAQ](https://obsidi.com/helpie_faq_group/bfutr-2024-faq/) - [General FAQ](https://obsidi.com/helpie_faq_group/getting-started/) - [User Manual](https://obsidi.com/helpie_faq_group/user-manual/) - [BFUTR 2025 – FAQ](https://obsidi.com/helpie_faq_group/bfutr-2025-faq/) ## BFUTR Job Featurs - [Full Stack](https://obsidi.com/bfutr-job-featur/full-stack/) - [TypeScript](https://obsidi.com/bfutr-job-featur/typescript/) - [Node\.js](https://obsidi.com/bfutr-job-featur/node-js/) - [Remote](https://obsidi.com/bfutr-job-featur/remote/) ## BFUTR Partners - [SAP](https://obsidi.com/bfutr-partner/sap/) - [CGI](https://obsidi.com/bfutr-partner/cgi/) - [RBC](https://obsidi.com/bfutr-partner/rbc/) - [SCOTIABANK](https://obsidi.com/bfutr-partner/scotiabank/) - [OBSIDI](https://obsidi.com/bfutr-partner/obsidi/) ## Blog Topic - [Thought Leadership](https://obsidi.com/blog-topic/thought-leadership/) - [Member Stories](https://obsidi.com/blog-topic/member-stories/) - [Sneak Peeks](https://obsidi.com/blog-topic/sneak-peeks/) ## Speaker Type - [Mainstage](https://obsidi.com/speaker-type/mainstage/) ## Topics - [Technology](https://obsidi.com/topics/technology/) - [Cybersecurity](https://obsidi.com/topics/cyber-security/) - [Innovation](https://obsidi.com/topics/innovation/) - [AI](https://obsidi.com/topics/ai/) - [Black Talent](https://obsidi.com/topics/black-talent/) ## Year - [2024](https://obsidi.com/past_webinar_year/2024/) - [2020](https://obsidi.com/past_webinar_year/2020/) ## Product categories - [Academy](https://obsidi.com/product-category/academy/)