Title:  Director, CIB Engineering

Requisition ID: 267283

 Salary Range:  -  

Please note that the Salary Range shown is a guideline only. Salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

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

Global Banking and Markets 
 

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabank’s strong U.S. presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world. 
Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange and precious & metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group.  
Be part of an innovative, Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries! We work together to drive ambition for every future!

Purpose

The Corporate & Investment Banking Technology team plays a critical role in enabling the success of Scotiabank’s Global Banking & Markets (GBM) business. We design, build, and scale innovative technology solutions that drive business growth while delivering seamless, high-quality experiences for both our bankers and clients. 

We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking technology leader with a strong background in banking and data platforms to join our team. GBM operates in a complex, global environment, and this role will be instrumental in advancing more connected and seamless applications and services across all jurisdictions and products. You will provide technical direction, oversee engineering execution, and ensure our data solutions align with business outcomes, enterprise strategy, and modern engineering best practices.  

What You'll Do

• Oversee end‑to‑end delivery of high‑impact data solutions supporting Corporate & Investment Banking including client lifecycle, deal lifecycle, client analytics, CRM, and credit 
• Provide thought leadership in the delivery of strategies and solutions that best support business objectives. Drive short and long-term product vision, strategy, and execution for both new and established solutions 
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery 
• Coordinate dependencies across upstream data sources, downstream consumers, and partner groups 
• Act as senior escalation point for complex data issues, performance bottlenecks, production investigations, and remediation efforts. 
• Ensure solutions adhere to security‑by‑design principles, including identity, access, data protection, and governance. 
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, customer-focus, and continuous improvement. 
• Maintain strong knowledge of the Banking and Markets business strategy across a global footprint 

What You'll Bring

• Education: Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.  
• 12+ years in data engineering, data platforms, or large‑scale distributed data systems. 
• 4+ years leading multi‑team engineering organizations 

Deep expertise with: 

• Distributed data processing & performance tuning 
• CI/CD for data pipelines, DevOps and automation 
• Cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS) 
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, orchestration tools, and modern testing approaches. 

Leadership & Communication 

• Ability to influence senior business leaders, architects, and engineering teams. 
• Skilled at simplifying technical concepts for diverse audiences. 
• Proven ability to build high‑functioning teams with clear ownership and accountability. 
• Able to lead multiple engineering teams through a common vision to deliver quality solutions across all products 

Interested?
 

If your experience is closely related but doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we do encourage you to apply - you might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Scotiabank! 
At Scotiabank, every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are and, embraced for their differences. That’s why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture. 

What's in it for you? 
 

Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work – and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs. 
 
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Location(s):  United States : Texas : Dallas

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.

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