Associate Vice President, Enterprise Data & Analytics Platform Capabilities, Enablement & Support
Job Summary
Work Location:
Toronto Ontario CanadaHours:
37.5Line of Business:
Data & AnalyticsPay Details:
$160000 - $200000 CADThis role is eligible for a discretionary variable compensation award that considers business and individual performance.TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidates skills and experience job-related knowledge geographic location and other specific business and organizational needs.
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Job Description:
Department Overview:
At TD data is more than a strategic asset. It is the foundation that powers every customer interaction business decision risk assessment and innovation opportunity across the Bank.
TD Data is responsible for building and operating one of the largest and most sophisticated enterprise data ecosystems in North America. Our mandate is to deliver fast trusted accessible and cost-efficient data that enables business growth strengthens regulatory compliance enhances customer experiences and accelerates AI-driven transformation across TD.
As a central enterprise function TD Data partners with business leaders technology teams risk and control functions and AI teams to transform how data is sourced managed governed shared and consumed. We are enabling the shift from fragmented information and siloed reporting to connected trusted reusable data products that fuel advanced analytics automation machine learning and generative AI capabilities across the Bank. All of this mission is brought to life with cloud based capabilities and industry leading technology and infrastructure.
This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of a data-driven bank.
Our leaders influence enterprise-wide transformation across data analytics cloud platforms artificial intelligence governance customer experience risk management and regulatory modernization. The scale of our work spans thousands of data assets hundreds of critical business capabilities and strategic investments that impact millions of customers and colleagues.
Joining TD Data means:
Leading large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives.
Influencing executive and Board-level strategy discussions.
Driving the adoption of data analytics and AI across the Bank.
Working at the intersection of business strategy technology innovation and operational excellence.
Building capabilities that will define the next generation of banking.
Creating measurable business value through trusted data.
Job Summary
The Associate Vice President (AVP) for Enterprise Data & Analytics Platforms serves as a critical executive leader responsible for the strategic direction operational excellence and continuous evolution of the organizations enterprise-wide data and analytics platforms and capabilities. This executive role combines strategic vision with operational leadership to ensure the Enterprise platform delivers measurable business value drives data-driven decision making across the enterprise and positions the organization for future innovation.
Reporting to the VP Enterprise Data Platforms & Capabilities or equivalent executive the AVP acts as the primary bridge between business strategy technical capabilities and end-user needs ensuring the data and analytics platform remains a strategic asset that enables competitive advantage and operational excellence.
The Role & Mandate is Enterprise servicing all lines of business segments and teams across TD Bank Group.
A) Platform Capability & Strategic Leadership (Enablement & Adoption at Scale)
Define and execute the long-term strategic vision for the enterprise data and analytics platform ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and market trends
Champion data-driven culture and transformation initiatives across the enterprise serving as an evangelist for analytics-led decision making
Identify and capitalize on emerging technologies methodologies and market opportunities to maintain competitive advantage
Establish the Rahona platforms strategic roadmap balancing innovation with operational stability and business value realization
Own the enterprise product business architecture and roadmap strategy for the Rahona data & analytics platform capabilities (e.g. onboarding paths learning journeys reference architectures patterns playbooks).
Establish standards for how to use the platform (golden paths) reducing time-to-first-value for product teams and analytics users.
Build and run a capability adoption model including community-of-practice centers of excellence office hours and onboarding concierge support.
Develop multi-year strategic plans for the data and analytics platform aligned with enterprise objectives
Conduct market research and competitive analysis to inform platform strategy and innovation priorities
Define success metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure platform impact and business value
B) Support & Service Management (Operational Excellence)
Accountable for the business operations and support operating model across intakes requests including triage escalation and problem management.
Reduce recurring incidents through root-cause automation and reliability improvements in partnership with engineering and production support services
Establish SLAs/SLOs and service KPIs for platform capabilities; implement disciplined incident change and release practices.
Ensure platform stability resilience and compliance with enterprise controls and policies.
Lead business planning budgeting and resource allocation for the platform optimizing investment across people technology and initiatives
Drive operational efficiency through process optimization automation and best practice implementation
C) Platform & Product Ownership Lifecycle & Continuous Improvement
Serve as the executive owner of the Rahona enterprise data and analytics platform with end-to-end accountability for its success
Define and prioritize platform capabilities features and services based on business needs technical feasibility and strategic value
Oversee the development and enhancement of platform products and services ensuring they meet enterprise standards for quality security and usability
Establish platform governance frameworks including data quality security privacy and compliance standards
Partner with platform product/engineering to shape roadmap based on adoption friction support demand value business priorities and consumer feedback.
Own voice of customer mechanisms (feedback loops NPS-like signals friction logs) to drive measurable improvements.
Mature self-service automation and observability to improve stability and reduce operational load.
Focus on automation and agentic capabilities to reduce costs improve efficiency and enable new services and capabilities for the platform in partnership with Engineering and operations.
Drive the evolution of platform architecture to support advanced analytics AI/ML and emerging use cases
Establish and maintain a product catalog of platform services with clear service definitions and consumption models
D) End User Advocacy & Enablement
Act as the voice of the end user ensuring platform capabilities are designed with user experience accessibility and adoption as core principles
Develop and execute comprehensive change management and user enablement strategies to drive platform adoption and maximize business impact
Establish feedback mechanisms and continuous engagement with business stakeholders to understand evolving needs and pain points
Build self-service capabilities and enablement programs that empower business users to independently leverage data and analytics
E) Financial Management / FinOps Partnership
Manage platform P&L budget development and financial forecasting with accountability for cost optimization
Develop business cases and ROI analyses for platform investments and initiatives
Implement chargeback or show back models to promote responsible platform consumption
Monitor and report on platform financial performance utilization and business value delivery
Partner with TD Data FinOps (or lead the component relevant to capability enablement) to improve transparency and cost efficiency for platform usage aligning with enterprise objectives for optimization.
E) Governance Risk Controls & Audit Readiness
Ensure support and enablement processes align to governance and controls; coordinate with risk privacy and security stakeholders.
Maintain documentation and evidence for operational controls resilience access processes and compliance requirements.
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements industry standards and corporate policies related to data management
Lead risk assessment and mitigation strategies for platform operations security and business continuity
Partner with legal security and compliance teams to address data privacy protection and ethical use concerns
Shared accountability with Platform Engineering Production Support Services Infrastructure & Engineering Security Governance and Data Product/Consumer teams for:
Adoption outcomes and time-to-value
Operational stability and incident reduction
Compliance and control adherence
Roadmap alignment and release readiness
Standards patterns and reference implementations
Success Measures
Success in this role is demonstrated through:
Adoption & Enablement: time-to-onboard active user/producer counts enablement completion rates usage growth of target capabilities
Service Health: availability latency/throughput SLO attainment MTTR incident volumes repeat incident rate
Support Efficiency: ticket volume trends deflection rate via self-service first-contact resolution backlog aging
Quality & Compliance: audit findings control exceptions access SLA adherence
Cost & Efficiency: unit costs cost-to-serve trends optimization savings influenced
Achievement of strategic roadmap milestones and delivery timelines
Business value realized through data and analytics initiatives (revenue impact cost savings efficiency gains)
Financial performance against budget and cost optimization targets
Team engagement retention and capability development
Stakeholder satisfaction and executive sponsor feedback
Successful navigation of audits compliance reviews and governance assessments
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Business Administration or related field; Masters degree or MBA strongly preferred
Minimum 12-15 years of progressive experience in data and analytics with at least 7 years in leadership roles
Demonstrated executive presence and ability to influence at the senior executive levels
Proven track record of building and scaling enterprise data and analytics platforms in complex organizations
Deep expertise in modern data architectures cloud platforms (Azure Databricks) and analytics technologies
Strong business acumen with demonstrated success in P&L management budget oversight and financial planning
Exceptional communication presentation and stakeholder management skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in highly regulated industries (financial services healthcare government) with compliance requirements
Background in product management platform engineering or enterprise architecture
Expertise in AI/ML advanced analytics and emerging data technologies
Experience leading large-scale digital transformation or platform modernization initiatives
Professional certifications in data management cloud platforms or enterprise architecture
10 years in data/analytics platforms enterprise technology or engineering enablement (financial services preferred).
Demonstrated experience building enablement support operating models at scale (cloud/data platforms).
Strong service management/operational excellence background (incident/problem/change SRE concepts).
Strong stakeholder leadership across Technology Business; ability to influence without direct authority.
Knowledge of governance data controls privacy and security expectations in regulated environments.
Bachelors degree in CS/Engineering/Math or equivalent experience; advanced degree desirable.
Relevant certifications (nice-to-have): ITIL cloud architecture SRE/DevOps FinOps.
Leadership Competencies / Behaviours
Customer obsession for internal consumers: turns complexity into golden paths
Operational excellence: disciplined metrics-led continuous improvement
Strategic influence: aligns platform capability strategy to enterprise priorities
Collaboration: bridges engineering governance and business outcomes
Resilience: calm decisive leadership during incidents and escalations
Talent builder: develops strong leaders and inclusive high-performing teams
Who We Are:
TD is one of the worlds leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day we strive to make every interaction product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada the United States and around the world. More than 95000 TD colleagues bring their skills talent and creativity to foster deeper relationships ensure disciplined execution and build a simpler faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience that is why we believe that all colleagues no matter where they work are client facing. Together we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients colleagues and communities.
Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary variable compensation and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits savings and retirement programs paid time off banking benefits and discounts career development and reward and recognition programs. Learn more
Additional Information:
Were delighted that youre considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations training programs and a competitive benefits plan were committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.
Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations requirements.
Colleague Development
If youre interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills we want to help you succeed. Youll have regular career development and performance conversations with your manager as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.
If youre passionate about helping clients and building deep lasting relationships TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.
Were committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued everyone has fair opportunities to grow and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD we hire and develop the best.
Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that youve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.
Interview Process
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Accommodation
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