Title:  Senior Technical Delivery Lead

Requisition ID: 242284

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

The Global Wealth Management Technology group in Scotiabank is primarily responsible for the design and development of applications for wealth and brokerage customers. 

We are looking for a Senior Technical Delivery Lead, to work with multiple teams and applications who will be delivering the solutions for the Bank’s Records & Information Management Policy. As a Delivery Lead, Development, with a strong technical background in software development, you are passionate about Agile methodologies, communication, technical alignments, continuous improvement and coaching to deliver value for the Bank and its customers. The ideal candidate will be a creative thinker to provide innovative solutions to complex development challenges.

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

• Lead through influence a team of software engineers, providing technical direction and guidance for development projects related to managing the Bank’s structured and unstructured data retention / destruction requirements.

• You should have a strong technical background in the software development life cycle, currently or previously. Your background will help to guide the team, solve technical challenges and make informed decisions.

• Oversee technical project plans and timelines, ensuring deliverables are completed on time and on budget. This includes estimating and planning and the ability to provide regular, standardized reporting for project status. 
• Bring in technical expertise or productive discussions with the already acquired technical skills in software development with Architects and Business Analysts.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend new technologies, processes and tools to enhance development capabilities.
• Work with a team to identify roadmap/feature dependencies and impediments. Be accountable for tracking the dependencies and impediments and removing them to enable the team: surface, track, escalate.
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution. Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised and resolved.
• Identify and acts on coaching opportunities at the individual and team level.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies (Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospective) and longer-term planning exercises (Release Planning, Release Train Planning).
• Pro-actively identify and mitigate risks using Agile best practices and project deliverables.
• Provide regular, standardized reporting for team performance: velocity, stories completed and project status. 
• Research, evaluate, and recommend new technologies, processes and tools to enhance development capabilities.
• Run a Proof-of-Concept for vendors that provide solutions to the data purging requirements of the Records and Information Management Policy, up to and including an RFP.
• Develop and document technical processes, procedures, and playbooks

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

• 7-10+ years of technical project management experience and/or leading large cross-functional/cross-regional teams on major organizational projects primarily dealing with software development releases.
• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of software development processes and procedures to understand the team needs.
• Strong understanding of Wealth Management industry is an asset.
• Understanding of any data retention / destruction regulations is desired but not required.
• Previous experiences as software developer, technical lead is desirable.
• Knows about Lean, eliminating waste, focusing on value delivery, small batch production, frequent delivery of working software, adapting to change
• Understands backlog tracking, Scrum and Kanban based metrics, task definition, story splitting.
• Knowledge and experience with Agile techniques – Automated Testing, User Stories, Continuous Integration, Testing, etc.
• Possesses a modernization mindset and drives towards strategic long-term goals.
• Demonstrated high level of analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Working experience in JIRA/Confluence.

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 each individual 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.
• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.
• 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.