IT Development Lead Trade Finance & Working Capital Solutions

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Role Overview

The IT Development Lead Trade Finance & Working Capital Solutions is responsible for leading one or more delivery teams accountable for the design build integration and support of technology solutions within the Trade Finance and Working Capital Solutions portfolio.

This role combines delivery accountability and technical oversight ensuring solutions are delivered securely reliably and in alignment with approved architectures enterprise standards and regulatory requirements. The Development Lead partners closely with Product Business Systems Analysts Solution Architects and Operations to deliver high-quality outcomes across the full application lifecycle in a complex regulated banking environment.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery & Execution Accountability

• Own end-to-end delivery execution for assigned application and integration initiatives from design through production stabilization
• Ensure delivery commitments for scope quality timelines and risk are met
• Act as the primary technology delivery lead for initiatives involving internal systems and third-party/vendor platforms
• Ensure adherence to SDLC STLC and enterprise delivery governance standards

Team Leadership

• Lead a team of engineers and/or analysts
• Foster a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous improvement
• Ensure team capacity skill coverage and succession planning align with portfolio needs
• Remove delivery impediments and escalate risks appropriately

Technical Oversight & Architecture Alignment

• Ensure solutions are implemented in accordance with Solution Architecture direction and enterprise standards
• Partner with Solution Architects to validate designs and resolve implementation trade-offs
• Guide engineering teams on integration patterns security controls and non-functional requirements
• Review key technical deliverables to ensure quality scalability and operational readiness

Production Accountability & Operational Excellence

• Accountable for production stability of applications delivered by the team
• Ensure proper support models runbooks monitoring and operational documentation are in place
• Oversee incident problem and defect management in partnership with operations teams
• Drive root cause analysis remediation and technical debt reduction initiatives

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Partner with Product business stakeholders and technology leaders to align priorities and delivery plans
• Coordinate with third-party vendors and system integrators where applicable
• Communicate delivery status risks and dependencies clearly to senior stakeholders
• Support regulatory audit and risk activities related to owned platforms and solutions

Required Qualifications

Experience & Leadership Skills

• 10 years of experience in application development integration or technology delivery roles
• 5 years of experience in Banking or Financial Services environments
• Proven experience leading technology delivery teams in complex enterprise environments
• Strong execution mindset with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Excellent communication stakeholder management and decision-making skills
• Solid understanding of risk compliance and audit expectations in regulated environments

Technical & Delivery Competencies

• Application & Integration Delivery: Multi-tier applications system integrations vendor solutions
• Integration Technologies: REST APIs MQ Web Services SFTP
• Architecture Awareness: Distributed systems security controls resilience patterns
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Azure and hybrid environments
• Data & Formats: JSON XML relational database concepts
• Delivery Models: Agile/Scrum and Waterfall
• Tooling: Jira Confluence Git/Bitbucket CI/CD awareness

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Domain experience in Trade Finance & Working Capital Solutions including:
• o Core Trade (Letters of Credit Standby LCs Documentary Collections)
• o Supply Chain Finance (Payables Receivables Dynamic Discounting)
• Experience working in large bank technology organizations
• Prior experience managing vendor-led delivery
• Certifications such as:
• o SAFe / Agile leadership
• o ITIL
• o PMP
• o Cloud or architecture fundamentals

Attributes for Success

• Strong balance of delivery discipline and pragmatic technical judgment
• Comfortable operating in high-availability mission-critical environments
• Resilient under pressure and able to make timely informed decisions
• Collaborative leadership style suited to matrixed organizations
• Continuous improvement mindset across people process and technology

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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 strive to make every interaction product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple. 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.

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
Well reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if youd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms captioning for virtual interviews etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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