Job Description

33 Dundas Street West Toronto Ontario,M5G 3C2


Are you a visionary technology leader ready to shape the future of digital banking? We're seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the development, modernization, and ongoing evolution of our Digital Banking Applications, including mobile banking and self-serve sales platforms. This is a high-impact role at the forefront of our digital transformation journey -- where innovation, agility, and next-gen technology meet customer-centric banking. Join us as we improve, build and reimagine how banking is delivered through scalable architecture, AI-driven efficiency, and cloud-first solutions. If you thrive in a high-velocity, fast-paced environment and love to challenge the status quo, this is your chance to lead teams that are building the future of banking.

This is a HYBRID role

What You'll Be Doing:

Lead with Purpose: Guide

10+

agile teams in delivering digital banking capabilities with a focus on quality, speed, and scalability. Drive Innovation: Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define and deliver on the platform strategy, integrating AI, cloud, and automation at scale. Modernize & Transform: Help drive the transition away from legacy systems toward cutting-edge cloud-native architectures and tools. Enhance Team Performance: Improve team velocity and software development lifecycle (SDLC) maturity by elevating code quality, automation, and DevSecOps practices. Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate platform strategy, KPIs, and project progress to senior leaders and executives with clarity and influence. Operational Excellence: Ensure platforms meet regulatory, security, and accessibility standards, while continuously optimizing system performance and reliability. Mentorship & Talent Growth: Attract, retain, and develop high-performing engineering talent and foster an inclusive, innovative team culture.

What Skills do you bring?

Technical Mastery:

Extensive background in enterprise architecture, Java (J2EE, SpringBoot), Linux, OpenShift, and application server management (WebSphere, IHS), with a focus on leading and guiding technical teams in these areas. Experience working with and overseeing teams utilizing cloud technologies (AWS Lambda, AWS ECS Fargate) and modern development frameworks (Angular, NodeJS). Highly skilled in managing teams responsible for DevSecOps tools such as GitHub, Azure DevOps, Ansible, and automation/configuration with YAML. Strong track record leading teams in system integration using XML and JSON, and in managing code quality and artifacts with SonarQube and Artifactory. Demonstrated ability to deliver secure, scalable solutions, with proven leadership and collaboration skills.

Leadership & Soft Skills Mastery:

At least 6+ yrs of experience in previous people-manager roles with expertise in leading large teams (25+ direct

reports

) with a focus on quality, speed, and scalability. Ownership and accountability mindset - you take full accountability for delivery, and quality of projects. You thrive on owning and understanding "the stack". Strategic and analytical thinker who challenges norms and brings fresh, forward-thinking solutions. Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills - able to create and deliver Executive-ready PowerPoint slides, updates and Town Hall presentations. Influential collaborator - builds bridges across teams, functions, and hierarchies. Strong team player and relationship-builder with a superior ability to work both horizontally and vertically, and see the "big picture" on how different teams can work together . Ability to break down silos and work with others to achieve a common goal Ability to lead difficult conversations with team and give meaningful feedback with empathy and clarity. Thrives under pressure - can balance multiple competing priorities in a high velocity, rapidly evolving environment with a highly demanding workload

CORE Responsibilities:

Communicate effectively with executive stakeholders to influence decision-making and report on platform strategy, performance, and innovation. Lead the project delivery, stability, security, and ongoing innovation (including the use of AI tooling) of customer-facing and internal technology platforms. Develop and execute platform strategies and roadmaps, ensuring alignment across technology, design, security, and business teams. Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional partners to achieve business objectives. Track, analyze, and optimize platform health, adoption, and performance metrics for continuous improvement. Ensure compliance with service, security, accessibility, and regulatory standards, including effective vendor management. Oversee clear documentation of business rules, technical specifications, and process flows to support transparency and operational excellence as well as accurate estimation, forecasting and project working plans. Attract, develop, and coach top talent, fostering a high-performance, diverse, and inclusive team culture. Operate in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities with tight deadlines

What Sets You Apart?

The top-performing candidate is more than just a strong engineer -- they're a strategic thinker, a change agent, and a people-first leader who sees the big picture. You'll drive releases, unlock value through AI innovation, and build teams that deliver reliably and fearlessly.

Why Join Us

? This is more than just a technology role -- it's a career-defining leadership opportunity. You'll be part of a growing, forward-thinking bank with a bold vision to lead in the digital banking space. We've invested in automation, cloud, and AI -- and we're just getting started. With a strong North American footprint, we're committed to building the best digital experience in banking, and we want you on that journey.

Ready to lead digital innovation at scale? Apply now to help shape the future of banking.

Additional Details:


Prioritizes and supports the work of customer-facing and/or internal platforms. Tracks and maintains platform health scores as well as adoption rate. Manages the stability, accessibility, scalability, security and support innovation of the platform. Coordinates the activities of technology, design, security and marketing, to develop platform strategies, roadmaps, and execution. Manages the relationship with vendors for support, compliance, license tracking and any other needs.

Builds relationships with and works with stakeholders to understand the platform vision, align and deliver on the roadmap. Documents business rules, functional/technical specifications, and process interpretations for assigned applications, process flows, systems, and business solutions. Analyzes platform data to drive and implement optimizations. Undertakes prioritization of work of a component or group of components that are used by customers/end users. Understands the competitive and strategic position of the organization, in order to deliver best-in-industry products. Ensures compliance with service and support agreements and standards. Manages technical requirements e.g. APIs and other platform components with a focus on security and resilience to protect end-users. Fosters a culture aligned to BMO purpose, values and strategy and role models BMO values and behaviours in all that they do. Ensures alignment between values and behaviour that fosters diversity and inclusion. Regularly connects work to BMO's purpose, sets inspirational goals, defines clear expected outcomes, and ensures clear accountability for follow through. Builds interdependent teams that collaborate across functional and operating groups to create the highest value for all stakeholders. Attracts, retains, and enables the career development of top talent. Improves team performance, recognizes and rewards performance, coaches employees, supports their development, and manages poor performance. Operates at a group/enterprise-wide level and serves as a senior specialist resource across BMO. Influences how teams/groups work together. Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to multiple, interdependent, complex problems. Communicates abstract concepts in simple terms. Fosters strong internal and external networks and works with and across multiple teams to achieve business objectives. Anticipates trends and responds by implementing appropriate changes. Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications:

Advanced level of proficiency:

New product development. User interface and user experience (UI/UX) design. Cybersecurity and privacy concepts, principles and solutions. Learning Agility. Creative thinking. Emotional agility.

Expert level of proficiency:

System design and implementation. Application programming interface (API) management. Product design. Test driven development. Devops. Data collection and analysis. Cloud computing. Building and managing relationships. Product management. Value propositions. Continuous improvement management. Complex Problem Solving. Verbal & written communication skills. Analytical and problem solving skills. Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration. Able to manage ambiguity. Data driven decision making. Typically 9+ years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Seasoned expert with extensive industry knowledge. Technical leader viewed as a thought leader for innovation.

Salary:

$121,600.00 - $211,800.00

Pay Type:

Salaried


The above represents BMO Financial Group's pay range and type.


Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group's expected target for the first year in this position.


BMO Financial Group's total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

About Us

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.


As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one - for yourself and our customers. We'll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we'll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.


To find out more visit us at https://jobs.bmo.com/ca/en


BMO is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. By learning from each other's differences, we gain strength through our people and our perspectives. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request accommodation, please contact your recruiter.


Note to Recruiters: BMO does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to BMO, directly or indirectly, will be considered BMO property. BMO will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for service to submit resumes.