Scotiabank

Senior Manager, Technical Product Management

Scotiabank • $100K — $130K *
Toronto, ON M3C 0E3In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5+ years in release management, DevOps, or related technology leadership role.
  • Experience coordinating complex software releases in an enterprise environment.
  • Strong understanding of software development and production support processes.
  • Knowledge of release governance and risk management practices.
  • Expertise in highly controlled environments emphasizing stability and auditability.
  • Preferred background in banking, particularly within digital payments or regulated platforms.
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

  • Lead release planning and coordination across multiple engineering teams.
  • Establish and enforce a consistent release management process.
  • Maintain a platform roadmap balancing feature delivery and security posture.
  • Partner with various teams to ensure release readiness and operational preparedness.
  • Facilitate release readiness reviews and generate reports for leadership.
  • Identify cross-team risks and drive mitigation plans.
  • Coordinate release night activities including issue triage and deployment communication.

Benefits

  • Upskilling opportunities through online courses and tuition assistance.
  • Competitive rewards program, including bonuses and flexible vacation.
  • Benefits start on day one, including personal and sick days.
  • Community engagement programs to foster belonging and inclusion.
Full Job Description
ID de la solicitud: 265792

The Role

The Global Cash Management team is seeking a talented and motivated leader to enable predictable, compliant and secure platform across the Global Cash management domains. You will lead first platform capabilities, embed security posture being the primary integration point between technology operations and the delivery teams.

What You'll Do:
  • Lead release planning and coordination across multiple engineering teams to ensure releases are sequenced, dependency-aware, and aligned to agreed timelines.
  • Establish and enforce a consistent release management process, including readiness checkpoints, entry and exit criteria, deployment approvals, and post-release validation.
  • Ensure platform capabilities are consumable, documented and compliant for all the delivery teams.
  • Maintain a platform roadmap that balances feature delivery, reliability and security posture.
  • Partner with engineering, quality engineering, release management, infrastructure, production support, and business stakeholders to confirm release scope, environment readiness, testing completion, and operational preparedness.
  • Ensure teams complete all required release preparations, including implementation plans, rollback procedures, validation steps, support coverage, communication plans, and production readiness checks.
  • Facilitate release readiness reviews and generate consolidated release readiness reports for leadership, highlighting scope, status, risks, dependencies, issues, and recommended actions.
  • Identify cross-team risks and delivery gaps early, drive mitigation plans with accountable owners, and escalate material risks in a timely and clear manner.
  • Coordinate release night activities, including deployment sequencing, command and control communications, issue triage, decision support, and confirmation of successful implementation.
  • Work closely with teams to ensure changes are traceable, auditable, and compliant with internal release, change management, security, and operational control requirements.
  • Track release outcomes, incidents, and lessons learned; lead post-release reviews and recommend process, tooling, and governance improvements to reduce release risk and improve throughput.
  • Maintain release calendars, status dashboards, documentation, and reporting artifacts to provide transparency to engineering leadership and stakeholders.
  • Promote disciplined release practices across teams, including repeatable deployment processes, standard runbooks, release checklists, and continuous improvement of release quality.
  • Champion a high-performance environment and implement a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops, and motivates teams by fostering an inclusive work environment, communicating vison, values, business strategy and managing succession and development planning for your team
  • Ensure platform capabilities are consumable, documented and compliant for all the delivery teams.
  • Maintain a platform roadmap that balances feature delivery, reliability and security posture.
  • Lead and coach a team of technology professionals
  • Build and maintain solid, professional, working relationships with peers within the portfolio and business lines
  • Actively identify areas of continuous improvement and conceptualize methods on how to be more efficient
  • Monitor budget forecasts, manage vendor contracts, and validate invoices for vendors along with Collecting metrics and sharing progress towards team objectives.
  • Understand how the Bank risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions
  • Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank's Values, its Code of Conduct and Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions conduct risk
  • Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment


What You'll Bring:

Skill/Experience:
  • 5+ years of experience in release management, delivery management, DevOps, production change management, engineering operations, or a related technology leadership role.
  • Proven experience coordinating complex software releases across multiple application or platform teams in an enterprise environment.
  • Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, testing lifecycles, environment management, deployment practices, and production support processes.
  • Experience with release governance, risk management, change controls, and executive status reporting.
  • Experience operating in highly controlled environments where stability, auditability, and operational discipline are critical.
  • Banking or financial services experience is strongly preferred, particularly in digital channels, payments, cash management, or regulated platforms.
  • Experience working with Agile delivery teams and modern DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release orchestration tools.
  • Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Git-based workflows, and observability or incident monitoring platforms is an asset.
  • ITIL, Agile, Scrum, DevOps, or change/release management certifications are considered an asset.


Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline from a Canadian Accredited institution


Nice-To-Have Skills:
  • Multi-country context, clear and culturally- aware communication Bilingual English/Spanish
  • Keep abreast of current and emerging best practices and technologies
  • Strong influencing skills and experience working with senior leadership across business lines
  • Familiarity with Commercial Banking/ Payments processes


Why This Role Is for You
  • You want to lead a large-scale modernization program that is transforming how payments are executed in Canada.
  • You're motivated by solving complex, real-world problems in a highly visible and mission-critical environment.
  • You bring a strong technical mindset, but prefer to lead, guide, and enable teams rather than focus solely on hands-on development.
  • You thrive in environments that require both structure and adaptability, where priorities evolve and thoughtful decision-making is key.
  • You value impact, ownership, and continuous growth, and want to play a key role in shaping the future of payments technology.


What's in it for you?
  • You'll join a team focused on building cloud platforms as products, enabling delivery teams across the enterprise rather than acting as a centralized gatekeeper or operating within a narrow delivery focus. This role offers exposure to a wide range of technologies, problem domains, and stakeholders.


  • 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 engagement & belonging with our various programs.


Ubicación(s): Canadá : Ontario : Toronto

About Scotiabank

Scotiabankers are committed to helping individuals, companies, and communities to thrive in a changing world. From personal and business banking, brokerage, and insurance, to private wealth, and the most sophisticated commercial, corporate and institutional services, they serve the diverse needs of some 21 million customers in more than 55 countries. Founded in 1832 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, their growth has always been fuelled by the success of their customers and their longevity secured by an unshakable commitment to carefully and expertly managing risk and capital. That focus on doing what's right for customers—short- andlong-term—has made us a global financial services leader. Headquartered in Canada, they are over 86, 000 Scotiabankers strong. Each of us are committed to being the best at understanding their customers' needs and all of us working together to deliver practical advice and relevant solutions that help their customers become financially better off.

Scotiabank Careers

Join Scotiabank, a premier financial institution, and become part of a diverse and inclusive team that’s leading the way in global banking. At Scotiabank, we offer more than just job opportunities; we provide a platform for professional growth and innovation in the financial services industry.

Work You’ll Do

At Scotiabank, we’re not just filling positions; we’re cultivating leaders. Dive into a workplace where diversity training and leadership development shape the path to your future. Our commitment to professional growth is evident in our robust training programs and continuous learning opportunities that foster innovation and strategic thinking.

Explore a World of Opportunities

Whether you’re looking for a full-time position, an internship, or a leadership role, Scotiabank has a spectrum of opportunities to fit your career ambitions. Our team is composed of individuals who bring a wealth of skills and perspectives to our company, driving us forward with their creativity and strategic insights.

Innovative Work Environment

Scotiabank’s culture is one of collaboration and respect, where each team member’s contribution is valued. Engage in meaningful work that challenges you to leverage your skills and push the boundaries of what’s possible in the banking sector. Our innovative projects not only support the growth of the company but also ensure our position as a leader in the industry.

Benefits and Growth

Choosing a career at Scotiabank means opting for a life of growth and opportunity. Our employees enjoy competitive benefits, including comprehensive health coverage, retirement plans, and flexible working conditions, all designed to support your career and personal life. We believe in nurturing our team’s potential by providing them with the tools they need to succeed both professionally and personally.

Join Our Team

Ready to take the next step in your career? Explore the job opportunities at Scotiabank by searching our open positions that match your skills and interests. We are continuously hiring and looking for passionate, curious, and solution-driven team players.

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