Job Description

Requisition ID: 178377

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

The Team

The Global Payments Technology team is seeking a talented and motivated agile leader to deliver value on mission critical cash management systems. You will lead a team of technology professionals responsible for delivery and ensure deliverables are of the highest quality while adhering to defined release, change, and architectural standards and methodologies by leveraging an Agile scrum team (Product, Engineering, Agile, Design).

Is this role right for you?

• Lead and coach a team of technology professionals.
• Build and maintain solid, professional, working relationships with peers within the portfolio and business lines.
• Work closely with the business lines and product owners to set priority and deliver business value.
• You will champion a high-performance Agile environment and implement a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates your team by fostering an inclusive work environment; informing vison, values, business strategy and managing succession and development planning for your team.
• Identify and track performance, health, and success metrics for core solutions.
• Collecting metrics and sharing progress towards release objectives.
• Actively identify areas of continuous improvement and conceive methods on how to be more efficient.
• Working with the Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters to improve processes and procedures.
• Driving an Agile culture and mindset throughout the organization.
• Ensuring cross-team coordination and sharing of lessons learned.
• Coordinate compliance and readiness procedures (Ex. Operation Readiness) with associated teams (Ex. Release Engineering, Security, etc.)
• Identify areas of technical debt and create strategies to prioritize and eliminate it.
• Informing effectively across diverse audiences, departments and levels acting as an advocate of agile methodologies.
• Identifying, capturing, and resolving impediments at the team level.
• Understand how the Bank\'s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Work on own initiative without direction for most consulting activities
• Keep abreast of current and emerging best practices and technologies
• Monitor budget forecasts, manage vendor contracts, and formalize invoices for vendors

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

• Experience delivering software using Agile methodologies
• Experience building systems at scale
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Passion for driving teams towards high performance and a deep pride in quality craftsmanship that delights users
• Strong influencing skills and experience working with senior leadership across business lines
• 6+ years of experience in progressive roles within Technology, which includes at least 2 years leading a team

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 covered 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.
• Remote-friendly work environment will provide you with the flexibility to perform at your best.
• 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 Office - Fully equipped gym, showers, games room, bowling alley, micro market, free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, wellness rooms, 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!

Working location condition: Hybrid

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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 . 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.

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