AVP, Architecture, Transaction Banking & Payments

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Job Description:

The Head of Architecture Global Transaction Banking and Payments is responsible for the management of the GTB and Payments Architecture team and working with partners to develop and maintain technology strategy in alignment to business strategies. The focus is on the strategy design and evolution of effective integrated efficient banking technology applications from development to production in alignment with enterprise architecture.

This role is accountable for creating a culture of innovation within GTB and Payments to add business value and drive competitive advantage. Through the fostering of ideas the objective is to advance how we leverage technology advancements to improve our products processes and services to our customers. You will lead an organization of architects to provide direction in structure design technology and infrastructure as part of the process of developing customizing integrating and maintaining systems for GTB and Payments.

The role also provides solutions and technical architecture guidance and oversight to project delivery and system support teams as they develop and maintain client technology solutions. Fosters a culture of risk awareness including the identification maintenance and communication of technology solutions in relation to their technology lifecycle. Develops and maintains domain architecture for global payments liquidity cash management and correspondent banking platforms. Define target-state architecture and transition roadmaps aligned with enterprise goals and regulatory mandates. Design reusable and modular services to support real-time payments cross-border transactions and ISO 20022 adoption.

Accountabilities

• Responsible for Solution Architecture service as required for a portfolio of projects across several delivery organizations
• Building Shared components and re-using the shared components according to Enterprise guidelines
• Thought leadership in overall execution of the GTB and Payments technology strategy
• Governance and advisory activities for projects as they are initiated by business requirements
• Expertise and counsel at a senior executive level to ensure technology teams and business areas understand the architectural options and technology choices in support of their business initiatives
• Assess viability/priority of projects/initiatives across a large portfolio of projects across several delivery organizations and ensure architecture issues are clearly communicated
• Research/analyze business requirements to evaluate and recommend optimal solutions within technology architecture
• Influence product direction and integrate technology from an architectural perspective within the business environment and fulfill an IT governance role
• Apply industry/technical knowledge to provide solutions that increase business results and/or minimize risk
• Apply knowledge of business requirements and architecture to contribute to an architecture framework including technology architecture strategy policies guiding principles and standards to govern how technology solutions will be developed and implemented
• Support the development documentation communication and execution of a comprehensive strategy policies and solutions.
• Software Delivery Lifecycle: strategy requirements analysis design development testing deployment; Experience in various delivery models (software factory offshore) and methods (agile waterfall) and associated pros/cons Leveraging diverse influence levers in a way that nurtures relationships with peers viewed by peers as a collaborative team member

Education & Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering / Computer Science or Equivalent Master of Science in Engineering/Computer Science
• 10 years of experience in technology related positions with a Strong and proven track record and experience architecting application and technology solutions in a large-scale mission critical environment is required
• Experience with service- oriented architectures enterprise service bus technology business process management and/or document management is beneficial
• Ability to work in collaborative and matrixed environment
• Enterprise Architecture: Enterprise design patterns multi-platform architectures enterprise customer data management enterprise architecture governance Canadian and US integration needs and constraints multiple delivery models (off-shore outsourcing SDLC); Ability to translate business concepts and strategy to technology imperatives and designs; Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF Zachmann); Experience and proven track record in delivering enterprise class solutions
• Service Oriented Architecture: services architecture service registry/catalog ESB/middleware patterns (pub/sub scatter/gather); Understands key value drivers; Understands delivery approaches; Experience in architecting and delivering this type of solution
• Business Process Management: Workflow task management business rules management document management business activity monitoring workforce fungibility; Understands value drivers; Understands delivery approaches; Experience in architecting and delivering this type of solution
• Operations Architecture: high-availability reliability operability failover disaster recovery capacity/performance management; Understands value drivers; Understands delivery approaches; Experience in architecting and delivering of solutions that consider operations / availability
• Enterprise Data Architecture: customer identity and data management operational data stores data warehouses/mart data distribution data modeling XML; Understands delivery approaches; Experience using (one or more of) DB2 Oracle IMS; Experience in architecting and delivering this type of solution
• Integration Architecture: Messaging queuing transaction management EIA tools; Understands value drivers; Understands delivery approaches; Experience in architecting and delivering of solutions that consider operations / availability. User Interface Architecture: browser-based development mobile platforms phone platforms user interface patterns event-based architectures; Understand key value drivers and role in enterprise architecture

Who We Are:

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate government and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation execution and experience. With more than 6500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight extending access to global markets and delivering integrated transaction banking 2023 we acquired Cowen Inc. offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise while growing our strong diversified investment bank. We are growth-oriented people-focused and community-minded. As a team we work to deliver value for our clients every day.

Our Total Rewards Package
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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. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues there are many different career paths within our organization at TD and were committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

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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