Lab Lead

Requisition ID: 211790

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

Purpose:

The purpose of this role is to lead the Payments Modernization team by providing direction, leadership and oversight of BESS Replacement Lab & its modernization objectives:

• Modernization of our legacy systems & infrastructure

• Develop and deliver on a roadmap with high level milestones in the form of MVPs on a multi-year journey.

• Increase our focus on technical excellence and practices that help drive continuous improvement in our business agility and lead us to better outcomes

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

• Manage a team by coaching, mentoring, training and assigning tasks in line with department objectives

• Role model of agile delivery framework; candidate must be able to champion the Agile mindset, methodologies, and ceremonies. The candidate will need to be well versed in guiding the team through prioritization, story mapping, planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives and other activities developed by the team

• Stand-up thorough and detailed operational model and procedures for incident and problem management; the incumbent must have proven interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills to build consensus and obtain cooperation from associated teams (ie. Infrastructure, vendor, etc)

• Manage vendor relationship and project work assignment to ensure collaboration punctual delivery of code releases, bug fixes, etc; candidate must be able to develop and improve on their Vendor management

• Responsible for timely resolution of internal/external issues, ensuring solutions provided to the business meet best practices, quality and security standards

• Lead regular touch-base with stakeholders for Production incident debriefs and prioritize application enhancements/fixes if identified

• Actively pursues effective and efficient solutions while ensuring the adequacy and effectiveness of day-to-day controls to meet business obligations

• Leverage use of Bank standard solutions for story/task, incident, work management (ie. JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow, etc.)

• Independently support the implementation of application enhancements to resolve complex, multi-faceted problems to meet the business or technology needs; applying their knowledge and experience to the design of methodologies, models, and/or systems solutions

• Champion a high-performance environment and implement a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates your team by fostering an inclusive work environment

• Ensure specific individual goals, plans and initiatives are executed and delivered in support of the team's business strategies and objectives

• Encourage continuous improvement through regular peer-to-peer feedback

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• The incumbent must be a creative, self starting, results oriented and highly motivated individual with very good analytical skills

• 7+ years of related experience in progressing roles, including 2+ years as team lead or similar; preferably in large scale organizations

• Experience with major incident management from initiation to resolution

• Leadership experience in Agile/Scrum delivery model

• Process knowledge in relation to scheduling, budgeting, resource allocation, risk management/systems, design/change management and release management

• Must possess strong technical knowledge of system integration

• Good understanding of the Bank's business units, products, and services

• Good understanding of the Bank's operations and controls

• A recognized under-graduate degree or equivalent in relevant discipline

• Agile certification / project management certification is an asset

What's 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 such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Work arrangements: Hybrid

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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.