Title:  Senior Manager, Software Engineering for International Banking

Requisition ID: 269659 

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

The Role

As a Sr Manager Software Engineering, you will lead a team of technology professionals responsible for the delivery, support, and evolution of International Banking Commercial Banking technology solutions.

This role requires a strong technical leader with expertise in enterprise application development, system integration, and engineering delivery.

• You will partner closely with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, business systems analysts, and engineering teams to deliver strategic initiatives while ensuring the stability and reliability of production systems.
• We are seeking a forward-thinking leader who embraces change, builds high-performing teams, and drives technology solutions that create meaningful business value for our clients and the Bank.

Is this role right for you?

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, technical leads, and business system analysts, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Drive end-to-end technology delivery, from requirements refinement and solution design through development, testing, implementation, and production support.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand business objectives and translate them into scalable technology solutions.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Systems Analysts, Architects, and Engineering teams to define technical solutions and delivery roadmaps.
• Ensure production systems are secure, stable, supportable, and aligned with operational excellence objectives.
• Lead resource planning, project execution, prioritization, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with business leaders and technology partners across multiple regions and functional teams.
• Develop talent through coaching, succession planning, performance management, and career development.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise risk, security, regulatory, and governance requirements.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

We'd love to work with you if you have:

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, project delivery and production support functions.
• Strong experience of data integration, system integration, APIs, middleware technologies, messaging/event platforms, and cloud-based architectures.
• Strong experience working with Business Systems Analysts and participating in requirements discovery, solution definition, and delivery planning.
• Strong leadership capabilities with a demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing technical teams.
• Experience with Talend ETL, Kafka, Salesforce, Precision lender is considered an asset.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience working with third-party vendors and external technology partners.
• Knowledge of Commercial Banking, Financial Services, or related industries is considered an asset.
• Fluency in Spanish is considered as an asset.

What’s in it for you?

• A rewarding career path with diverse opportunities for professional development.
• A culture that promotes teamwork and cross-functional collaboration to achieve business goals. Inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, background, and experience.
• An organization committed to making a difference in our communities – for you and our customers.
• Opportunity to work with a very enthusiastic team that helps our clients by ensuring the Bank is able to continue to operate to deliver key business services.

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.