Bank of Montreal

Senior Technology Manager

Bank of Montreal$94K — $176K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of relevant experience in technology roles.
  • Post-secondary degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Strong full-stack technical leadership, specifically in Java/Spring and Angular.
  • Proficient in cloud infrastructure and deployment, particularly with AWS and Linux.
  • Hands-on understanding of Oracle databases, Python, and automation solutions.
  • Experience with user interface and user experience design principles.
  • Familiarity with AI-enabled solutions and intelligent automation.

Responsibilities

  • Manage platform health, including stability, scalability, and compliance.
  • Develop and execute platform strategies and roadmaps in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Analyze platform data to drive optimizations and improvements.
  • Coordinate vendor relationships for support and compliance.
  • Track and report on customer adoption rates and platform performance.
  • Document business rules and technical specifications for platforms and processes.
  • Encourage a culture of diversity, inclusion, and BMO values within the team.

Benefits

  • Health insurance benefits for employees and their families.
  • Tuition reimbursement programs for educational advancement.
  • Accident and life insurance coverage offered.
  • Access to retirement savings plans for long-term financial security.
  • Performance-based incentives and discretionary bonuses available.
Full Job Description

Application Deadline:

07/16/2026

Address:

100 King Street West

Job Family Group:

Technology

This is a role within BMO’s technology group supporting Commercial and Capital Markets platforms focused on client onboarding, data enablement, and regulatory‑aligned services. Key initiatives include legacy platform modernization, stabilizing and remediating critical data assets, and shifting toward modular, API‑driven architectures to improve scalability and time‑to‑market. We’re also embedding accessibility‑by‑design and selectively exploring applied AI to reduce manual effort in high‑volume processes. Overall, the focus is on building durable, reusable capabilities that simplify the technology landscape while enabling business growth.

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 specialist resource to senior leaders and stakeholders.
  • Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to problems that can be complex and non-routine.
  • Implements changes in response to shifting trends.
  • Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.
  • Take measured risks while protecting the bank by applying our Risk Management Framework in the execution of your role, in line with our Risk Culture and within our approved Risk Appetite, making sound and risk informed decisions that align to business strategy, protect assets, and adhere to applicable policy documents (Frameworks, Policies, Standards, Procedures and Supporting documents), laws and regulations.

Qualifications:

Intermediate 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.

Advanced level of proficiency:

  • Fullstack technical leadership
    Strong working knowledge across the stack, including Java/Spring backend development, modern frontend frameworks such as Angular, and the ability to guide design, architecture, and codequality decisions.
  • Cloud & infrastructure expertise
    Solid experience with AWS and Linuxbased environments, including deployment models, reliability, security, and operational considerations.
  • Data & automation capabilities
    Handson understanding of Oracle databases and Python/Django to support data access, automation, and problemsolving beyond core application development.
  • Applied AI development awareness
    Experience with or strong understanding of AIenabled solutions, such as integrating AI services, intelligent automation, or datadriven workflows, with a pragmatic, enterprise mindset.
  • 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.
  • 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 7+ years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Seasoned professional with a combination of education, experience and industry knowledge.
  • Banking and Financial industry is preferred.

Note: This role requires 2/3 days in downtown Toronto.

Salary:

$94,600.00 - $176,000.00

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: 

About Bank of Montreal

The Bank of Montreal is a Canadian multinational investment bank and financial services company. It provides a wide range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and investment banking products and services. The bank had revenues of CAD 23.6 billion in 2020.
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