Director, Business Banking Technology & Transformation

Requisition ID: 233674

Join a purpose driven winning team committed to results in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Director Business Banking Engineering is responsible for the engineering execution and delivery of technological solutions that support the Banks platforms in Business Banking. This role ensures the timely delivery quality resiliency and operational excellence of platforms that support applications processes and Client journeys for the Bank. This role partners closely with business and product leads to align on requirements and priorities delivering technical solutions that support strategic business outcomes. Reporting to the Vice President this role plays a key part in translating vision into executable plans and ensuring those plans are delivered with a high level of quality stability and stakeholder alignment.

Is this role right for you In this role you will:

Responsible for the successful engineering delivery within Business Banking domain that support Canadian Banking Engineering platforms in alignment with the desired outcomes. Focus is on the digital & branch onboarding and other core applications collaboration across other teams to meet the strategic priorities while maintaining stability scalability and high performance of critical applications.

Partners with the Business Lead including enablement teams such as Digital Product Client Experience and Operations teams to define and deliver robust technical solutions that support best in class Client experiences for their domain.

Executes on the strategic roadmap as defined by the Business Lead and leadership team ensuring seamless transition from strategy to technical implementation and fostering continuous feedback loops between engineering and the business.

Leads and manages end-to-end delivery of engineering initiatives ensuring proper planning execution QA deployment and ongoing support for all releases.

Champions a client-focused engineering culture across their team prioritizing value delivery customer experience and the secure compliant operation of client-facing digital systems.

Drives engineering excellence by promoting best practices in coding architecture DevOps CI/CD observability test automation and incident response.

Ensures platform resilience and operational preparedness guaranteeing application reliability through extensive monitoring proactive issue detection and detailed root cause analysis for incidents.

Directs day-to-day activities in a manner consistent with the Banks risk culture and the relevant risk appetite statement and limits. Communicates the Banks risk culture and risk appetite statement throughout their teams

Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas while ensuring the adequacy adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk regulatory compliance risk AML/ATF risk and conduct risk including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role Wed love to work with you if you have:

University degree in Computer Engineering / Applied Science / Technology or relevant work experience
15 years of Software Engineering experience
5 years of progressively increasing leadership experience in Information Technology management data platform and system(s) management
Experience delivering complex high-availability digital products at scale.
Flexibility to adapt to new and evolving environments and a demonstrated willingness and aptitude for picking new things up quickly.
Strong leadership and relationship building skills.
Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to semi-technical audiences.
Enthusiastic and passionate about customer experiences innovation and delivering software.
Curious mindset love for innovation and foster collaboration.
Love to help others thrive and work best in a dynamic team-oriented environment.
Excellent organization planning and time management skills with proven ability to manage multiple competing and complex initiatives

Whats in it for you

Diversity Equity Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential respected for who they are and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities ethnicity race age ability & veterans.
Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
Upskilling through online courses cross-functional development opportunities and tuition assistance.
Competitive Rewards program including bonus flexible vacation personal sick days and benefits will start on day one.
Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs.

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: for every future we help our customers their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice products and services including personal and commercial banking wealth management and private banking corporate and investment banking and capital markets.

At Scotiabank we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including but not limited to an accessible interview site alternate format documents ASL Interpreter or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.