Title:  Director, Principal Data Engineer - AI & ML Enablement

Requisition ID: 231138

 Salary Range: 180.000,00 - 301.500,00 

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.

Overview

Join a purpose-driven, high-performing team committed to innovation and impact. We are seeking a visionary and hands-on Principal Data Engineer to lead the enterprise-wide data engineering strategy that powers AI and ML capabilities. This role is pivotal in shaping the next-generation data architecture, ensuring scalability, governance, and operational excellence across the organization.

What You’ll Do   

• Define and drive the long-term data engineering vision and architectural roadmap.
• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale data and AI pipelines—real-time, batch, and hybrid.
• Establish frameworks for data governance, cataloging, and model alignment to ensure trust and transparency.
• Partner with AI leadership to deliver infrastructure for scalable model training, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and intelligent agents.
• Build and manage feature stores and data models optimized for ML training and inference.
• Architect robust, scalable pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and delivering structured and unstructured data.
• Integrate data across modern cloud-native platforms (e.g., BigQuery, Databricks) and multi-cloud environments (Azure, GCP).
• Champion secure, compliant data platforms and advocate for best practices across business and technology teams.
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to technical leadership forums to foster a culture of excellence.

What You’ll Bring 

• 10+ years of experience leading enterprise data engineering strategies and platforms.
• Deep expertise in architecting end-to-end data solutions for AI/ML use cases.
• Proven leadership in cross-functional initiatives involving real-time data, governance, and security.
• Hands-on experience with RAG pipelines, feature stores, and ML data readiness.
• Strong influence in cloud infrastructure design and platform scalability.
• Knowledge of data quality, lineage, and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to align data engineering initiatives with business strategy and executive priorities.
• A track record of mentoring and developing high-performing engineering teams.

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. 

Location(s):  United States : New York : New York City

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.