Title:  Data Development Lead

Purpose 

Leads and oversees the Development and Operation of critical data assets/data models serving International Banking Analytics, ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are executed / delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures. 

Accountabilities  

• Leads and drives a customer focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge. 

• Functions as senior member of an agile team and helps drive consistent development practices, tools usage, common components, and patterns. 

• Guides data development teams through coaching sessions or mentorship to secure full understanding of Operational model and development practices. 

• Follows product leader and product owner direction to ensure requirements are met and delivered accurately and in a timely manner. 

• Manage developers’ team to maintain a high quality for data pipelines and data models via the establishment of good habits and practices.  

• Observe standardized development practices across the entire data cycle, stablishing collaboration with data producers and data consumers. Closing resource and dedication gaps when required. 

• Support the creation and review of processes and technical artifacts supporting the creation of pipeline documentation  (code location, purpose, ownership, processing logic, etc.)   

• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions. 

• Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.  

• Builds a high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviours; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and, managing succession and development planning for the team. 

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