Scotiabank Hiring for Senior Development Manager, Scotia Digital at Toronto, ON Full Time

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

Reporting to the Director, Global Marketing Technology the Senior Manager of Development is responsible for providing leadership and direction on end-to end technology design and implementation. Interacting with business and technology leaders across the Bank, the successful candidate will establish a dynamic strategy focused on utilizing tools and capabilities in innovative ways that are aligned to our enterprise architecture. The role requires a deep understanding of the technology. a passion for innovation, inspired leadership and drive for results, experience in large program technology delivery and superior organization & communication skills.

Some of the Key Accountabilities include:
Manage the team that architects, develops, operates, and supports in-house built and SaaS-based marketing technology solutions

Establish and maintain a sustainable and operational resilient team to support the execution of the multi-year roadmap focusing on value delivery, on-time, on-budget and with high quality.

With many years of technology experience, lead, coach and continuously advance the capabilities of the technology team ensuring we are identifying and building future technology skills & capabilities

Champion the use of diverse technology, industry best practices and data analytics to continuously advance business capabilities

With a global mindset while appreciating regional differences, work directly with key business stakeholders to create, gain support for and maintain a Technology Strategy & multi-year roadmap that includes prioritization for all initiatives

Clearly communicate and garner support for the technology vision & strategy to business and technology leaders across the bank

Establish and maintain effective relationships with vendors through proactive management and governance practices.

Provide technical expertise, guidance, advice and knowledge transfer to team members on all aspects of application development for assigned applications or technology.

Required Experience & Skills:
5+ years of experience leading a software engineering team, working with others to solve problems, sharing knowledge, grow and mentor developers

5+ years of experience producing web-based enterprise solutions in a professional development environment

5+ years of hands-on experience in Internet-scale public web-facing software solution design & development using node.js and public cloud technologies

5+ years of hands-on experience operationalizing highly available software solutions

3+ years of experience leading agile development teams, and providing leadership in ceremonies such as backlog grooming and sprint planning

Excel at designing and operationalizing software engineering processes to deliver high quality code

Excellent understanding of basic Internet/web technologies and protocols (e.g. DNS, HTTP/S, CDN, IP, etc…)

Excellent understanding of HTTP protocol and REST-style API design patterns

Good understanding in Cybersecurity in context of securing public Internet facing applications

Good understanding of public cloud technologies (e.g. GCP, Azure, AWS)

Good understanding of micro-services architectural pattern in context of business operating model

Good understanding of DevOps practices

Ability to work independently as well as in highly collaborative team environments

Ability to do both long term thinking and short term planning

Ability to balance logical problem solving with innovative thinking

Ability to contribute positively to team culture, with a focus on inclusion and diversity

Ability to resolve conflicts and escalations

Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills (in English)

Bachelor or higher degree

Nice-to-have Skills:
Digital commerce technology experience

SalesForce.com development & integration experience

Adobe experience cloud or equivalent experience

Adobe experience management or Contentful CMS experience

Akamai content delivery network experience

Front-end software development experience with React.js and/or Vue.js

Hands-on REST API design and development experience

Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills (in French and/or Spanish)

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. 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.