Title:  Senior Development Manager

Requisition ID: 251705 

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

We’re seeking a Senior Manager of Application IT Delivery to lead a multi-disciplinary team responsible for delivering secure, reliable, and compliant application change across a critical banking platform. You will own the end-to-end delivery of lights-on enhancements (Run-the-Bank), vulnerability remediation (with a strong focus on open-source components), technology currency/evergreening (patching, EOL upgrades), and audit/issue management (SOX, internal audit, regulators). This role requires people leadership, disciplined delivery management, and an unwavering commitment to operational stability in a regulated environment.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Lead engineers, BAs, and SREs; build a culture of accountability, inclusion, psychological safety, and continuous improvement.
• Drive capacity planning, workforce strategy, and succession planning; balance RTB (run-the-bank) with change-the-bank priorities.
• Set clear objectives and KPIs for velocity, quality, risk reduction, and customer satisfaction.
• Own the demand intake, grooming, and prioritization for small/medium enhancements and defect fixes across business-critical applications.
• Govern release planning, change management, and deployment readiness (CAB/ECAB) aligned with ITSM processes.
• Ensure high-quality delivery through robust requirements, testing (unit/integration/UAT), and controlled releases in production.
• Lead remediation of vulnerabilities (SCA/SAST/DAST) with SLAs aligned to bank policy and regulatory expectations.
• Govern open-source usage via SBOM, license compliance, and patching cadence; drive adoption of automated security controls in CI/CD.
• Partner with Cybersecurity, Risk, and Architecture to implement secure-by-design standards and threat mitigation patterns.
• Own technology currency roadmaps (runtime/middleware/OS/DB upgrades, EOL/EOSL remediation) and evergreen strategy.
• Drive patching compliance, technical debt reduction, and dependency management with minimal customer impact.
• Maintain product/service health indicators (SLO/SLI/SLA), observability, and capacity planning.
• Manage internal/external audit findings and regulatory commitments end-to-end (evidence, remediation, validation, sustainability).
• Ensure rigorous change controls, segregation of duties, and SOX/PCI/Privacy alignment as applicable.
• Maintain strong documentation, traceability, and defensible controls posture.
• Partner with line-of-business leaders, Product Owners, Ops, and Risk to align priorities and drive outcomes.
• Manage vendor delivery and performance (SLAs/OLAs), including SOWs for managed services and third-party components.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans. 
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences everyone brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove, and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements. 
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.   
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more! 

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. 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.