Director, Quality Engineering

Requisition ID: 244159

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

Lead the Quality Engineering team globally managing the relation between Canadian Banking Products Engineering (CBPE) business lines and ScotiaTech; ensuring business strategies quality assurance plans and initiatives are executed / delivered in compliance with governing regulations internal policies and procedures.

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

Enable quality engineering through innovative solutions that are sustainable flexible reliable and scalable to continually meet the growing global footprint.
Build strong relationships with business partners technology partners stakeholders 3rd party vendors and their teams to facilitate collaboration.
Leads and drives a customer focused culture throughout the team to deepen business partners relationships and knowledge.
Responsible for owning the Quality Engineering strategy roadmaps standards and policies and influencing product quality at scale.
Drive adoption of AI-powered testing cloud-based device farms and next-gen automation frameworks
Lead the implementation of transformative technology initiatives to enable CBPE success through increased efficiency reduced cost faster time to market.
Identify and prioritize opportunities to leverage platform capabilities effectively deliver future proof technology solutions and take a leading role in initiatives to drive innovation and digital transformation throughout the Bank.
Provide finance with the data to support and maintenance budgets and business cases.
Participate in the process to establish communicate and manage objectives strategies and plans for the Testing area of UAT ensuring quality principles are adhered to in a speed-to-market culture.
Review planned activities for future initiatives participate in forward-planning sessions and identify/ resolve conflicts between initiatives.
Approve test evaluations review code implementation strategies and authorize recommendations for promotion of code to the Production environment to ensure the highest quality of service in the delivery of Branch initiatives.
Understand how the Banks risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
Creates an environment in which their team pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabanks Values its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles while ensuring the adequacy adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational compliance AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
Builds a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts retains develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviors; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and managing succession and development planning for the team.

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

Strong communication skills with a proven ability to understand key business and technical concepts and then effectively communicate these concepts with technical staff business stakeholders and senior management.
Strong organizational skills the ability to perform under pressure and to manage multiple priorities with competing demands for resources.
Strong analytical finance & accounting data processing and problem-solving skills.
Experience in a leadership role with application development technical architecture data or delivery focus.
Experience managing operating budgets and project budgets.
Strong project management skills able to multi-task and manage concurrent projects.
Experience with vendor product assessment & selection vendor management & negotiating contractual terms.
Proven ability to deliver platforms and capabilities and managing solutions through the lifecycle.
Significant experience leading complex solution implementations and team sizes ranging from 50 to 100 resources.

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.