Senior Manager Development

Requisition ID: 205632

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

Scotiabank's Information Technology and Solutions provides global technology solutions support to each of our core businesses - Domestic Banking, International Banking, Global Banking & Markets and Global Wealth & Insurance. Our technology-based solutions enable Scotiabank to achieve sustained profitable growth and a competitive advantage. Global Engineering team as part of Information Technology and Solutions international team, is responsible for supporting and delivering system solutions to each of our core business lines. We are made up of high performing, energetic, result oriented and collaborative individuals who thrive in our dynamic and agile environment to deliver best solutions for our customers that meet their needs. We are looking for a Senior Manager - Software Development & Engineering to join our team to help move forward our strategy and vision.

The role:

As a Leader in Software Engineering, you will be in a high-impact role, leading a group of technology professionals responsible for technical design, development and delivery of market risk management solutions to resolve complex, multi-dimensional business problems to support business needs. We are looking to fill our team with forward thinking individuals who embrace change, are passionate about their profession, are flexible, curious, continuous learners and who want to achieve challenging goals and have long-lasting impact on our customers and the Bank.

You are a hands-on leader with a result oriented and curious mindset, and deep technical skills. You will provide leadership and technical guidance to a team of software engineers to enable effective delivery of solutions. Ensuring the solution is delivery on time on budget and with high quality.

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

• Help drive strategy to keep transforming current Scotiabank platforms using new technologies and tools available that best support the business need.

• Responsible for the design, architecture and the successful implementation of effective and quality solutions that resolve highly complex business problems and support business needs. Accountable for delivery according to pre agreed timelines and budgetary constraints. And ensure that delivery meets the integrity, quality, performance, and reliability requirements.

• Effectively manage a team of technical professional including software engineers and developers by setting performance expectations, monitoring performance, and providing counsel and coaching. This includes assisting in the recruitment of talents and building high performing teams. And Champion a high-performing and inclusive work environment

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen business user and stakeholder relationships

• Perform hands-on analysis and solutioning as needed

• The role requires interaction with business and technology leadership, consequently effective communications commensurate with the audience and the ability to promote an idea and gain consensus or agreement is critical.

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

• This is a Bilingual role. Proficiency in Spanish is required

• 10+ years of relevant software development and IT industry work experience, with clear progression through ranks, and 3+ years leading and building high performance teams

• Must be a strong leader with excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills to build collaboration and alignment from both stakeholder groups and other technology teams.

• Disciplined in development methodology and familiar with software development technologies and concepts. Practical experience with systems design and specification for large scale applications.

• Strong programming skills in any programming language, and experience with a wide spectrum of technologies including Cloud development/deployment (Azure/Google)

• Practical expertise on agile delivery with deep understating of core agile concepts and practices, and DevOps culture

• Able to live and train people though a continuous improvement and growth mindsets.

• Knowledge and Experience in extreme programming practices.

• Knowledge of Microservices Architecture is a plus.

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.