Chief Architect, Global Cash Management Engineering
Scotiabank
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work with Senior leadership, business partners and other technology stakeholders to develop vision, strategy and focus areas for transformation.
- Work with technology teams to understand current state gaps, future state capabilities needed and industry landscape
- Lead the prioritization and development of implementation roadmaps to address gaps and ensure solutions are in line with enterprise vision
- Lead one or more large scale technology initiatives from inception to execution working with technology teams across the Bank
- Work with teams to develop viable business cases focusing on moving towards target state technology architecture and capabilities. Activities include target state reference architecture, gap analysis, initiative cost/benefit analysis, hardware/software costs, resource forecasting etc.
- Lead project workstreams, including leading problem-solving sessions, workshops and interviews with cross-functional and business line working team members and subject matter experts
- Provide guidance to project delivery teams to develop integrated project plans including adequate work breakdown structure, key inter-dependencies, milestones, and resource allocation
- Present and communicate with our CTO, engineering heads and other senior leaders on an ongoing basis to gather feedback, report progress and solve issues
- Work closely with technical teams and SMEs to ensure technology initiatives are delivered on time, within budget forecasts and deliver value identified at inception
- Work closely with non-technology teams including business lines, HR, Finance and Risk to ensure technology initiatives are meeting business needs and are integrated within the bank effectively
- Lead and coach a high performing team of individuals
- Direct, motivate and develop the team, to ensure maximum contributions from each member and considering their professional growth
- Share knowledge and collaborate with others within the team and with other teams across the Bank to ensure effective delivery of projects
- Prior experience and deep knowledge within the technology domain is a must (e.g., software engineering, IT & Digital strategy, enterprise architecture, complex technology delivery, IT innovation)
- 7+ years of experience in Software Engineering Leadership, Software Architecture or Data Architecture is preferred.
- 3+ years of experience in Architecture leadership is preferred.
- Knowledge and experience in modern technologies highly preferred, such as cloud platforms, microservices, mobile and web architectures, DevSecOps, and modern data platforms.
- Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, challenging, and dynamic business environment.
- Superior interpersonal skills, leadership, and influential capabilities.
- Self-motivated; work both independently and collaboratively with multi-functional teams, as both a leader and member.
- Good knowledge of the specific technology challenges relevant to Banking industry with a sound understanding of current banking business trends and their implications for technology.
- Exceptional planning and analytical skills, ability to discern research information / data and focus on the critical business issues.
- Highly developed relationship management skills to effectively manage relationships across the Bank, partners, and external vendors
- Exceptional presentation and written communication skills.
- Proven track record delivering innovative solutions from concept to change management
- Undergraduate degree in engineering; graduate degree is a strong asset
- Excellent knowledge with MS Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity and curiosity and celebrates success
- We provide you with the tools and technology needed to create meaningful customer experiences
- You'll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world
- We hire you for your talent - not just a job - so you can grow with us. We'll equip you for success not only in your role, but also in your career as a whole
- Dress codes don't apply here: being comfortable does
- Access to thousands of online and in-person courses so you can hone your current skills, or learn new ones
- A competitive rewards package that includes a base salary, a performance bonus, company matching programs on pension and profit sharing, paid vacation, personal & sick days, medical, vision, and dental and much more