Job Description

Requisition ID: 236311



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

The Team

Scotiabank's Cards Engineering team is dedicated to building and supporting best-in-class, end-to-end solutions that power Scotiabank's financial products and services. The team delivers robust backend and API capabilities that enable seamless, secure, and scalable customer experiences across the Cards ecosystem.



The Engineering Lead is a key driver of success for the Cards Global Technology Products, responsible for leading the execution and delivery of strategic initiatives. This role champions engineering excellence, fosters innovation, and ensures the resilience and scalability of card systems. As a technical leader, the Engineering Lead empowers a cross-functional team to deliver high-quality Card products and customer-centric experiences through agile methodologies. They cultivate a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative team culture, while promoting continuous learning and improvement.

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

Lead the planning, discovery, execution, and continuous improvement of strategic technology initiatives aligned with business objectives. Oversee the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) for card systems, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of features and enhancements. Partner closely with business and Product Owners to align on requirements and priorities, delivering technical solutions that support strategic business outcomes. Collaborate closely with product, design, and business stakeholders to deliver innovative, customer-focused solutions. Ensure systems are designed for scalability, reliability, and performance. Identify risks and dependencies and lead cross-functional collaboration to develop mitigation strategies. Champion and implement engineering best practices, including code quality, automation, and DevOps principles. Manage and mentor a high-performing team of Software Engineers, Technical Leads, QA Testers, and Business Systems Analysts. Foster effective communication and alignment across teams and stakeholders. Promote and enforce agile delivery practices, ensuring iterative and adaptive development. Own team forecasting and ensure delivery commitments are met on time and within budget. Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring, team development, and leadership. Ensure all card systems comply with regulatory, security, and internal policy standards.

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+ years' experience leading software engineering teams in a complex, fast-paced environment--ideally within financial services. Excellent leadership, people management and relationship building skills, with a track record of mentoring and developing high-performing engineering teams. Strong technical background in backend development, APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures. Deep understanding of agile delivery methodologies and experience driving agile transformation or maturity within teams. Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical audiences. Proven ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to semi-technical audiences. Experience managing budgets, forecasts, and delivery roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business priorities. Flexibility to adapt to new and evolving environments and a demonstrated willingness and aptitude for picking new things up quickly. Curious mindset, love for innovation and foster collaboration. Enthusiastic and passionate about customer experiences, innovation and delivering software. A recognized degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Math or related discipline Knowledge on Credit Cards customer journey and processing is an asset

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. Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community egagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons 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. 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.