Delivery Lead, Core Banking

Vancity; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 81,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Delivery Lead for their Core Banking Platform. This pivotal role involves overseeing the successful delivery of core banking solutions, managing cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project management, particularly within financial institutions, and a strong understanding of both agile and waterfall delivery models. This position offers hybrid working arrangements, competitive benefits, and the chance to be part of a movement dedicated to social justice and community empowerment.

Benefits

Flexible vacation allowance

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Defined benefits pension plan

Additional statutory holidays

Care days for personal illness

Customizable benefits package

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in core banking projects and delivery.
• Strong understanding of banking regulations and industry best practices.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of core banking solutions and manage project lifecycles.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and manage resources.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and company policies.

Skills

Project Management

Agile Methodologies

Waterfall Methodologies

Risk Management

Stakeholder Communication

Analytical Thinking

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Tools

Core Banking Systems

SDLC and PLC Frameworks

Job description

Description

About Vancity

Vancity is a member-owned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice. A relentless commitment to their values has helped them challenge the status quo and break down barriers since day one in 1946. They have bold commitments to make Vancity net-zero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans and are pursuing strategies on Indigenous banking and to improve the financial resilience of their members.

Vancity is the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and has been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada. If you’re interested in joining their team of 2,700 diverse individuals and accessing competitive rewards and benefits, all while knowing you are part of a greater movement, then apply today!

About the workplace

As the Delivery Lead for the Core Banking Platform in the IT division, you are responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of Vancity’s core banking solutions. This includes managing end-to-end project lifecycles, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring that the delivery of new features, enhancements, and system integrations align with business objectives. The role requires close collaboration with stakeholders to define requirements, manage resources, mitigate risks, and ensure the timely and high-quality execution of initiatives. The Delivery Manager will drive continuous improvements, support change management, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards in the core banking domain.

This is a permanent, full-time role that will enjoy hybrid working arrangements which can be fulfilled primarily from the Vancity head office location and your Lower Mainland based home office. This role may require you to work in-office at least once a week.

A typical day would involve:

Technical Leadership & Architecture

Partner with cross-functional teams (business readiness, developers, analysts) fostering an innovative and collaborative environment to enable delivery/execution.

Provide technical guidance, ensuring adherence to best practices in architecture, design, and coding.

Ensure alignment with architecture and integration teams for robust, scalable, and secure delivery and future horizons.

Continuously improve processes and troubleshoot issues to optimize IT solutions.

Project & Resource Management

• Responsible for delivering platform-related project(s) from planning to execution aligned with business goals and timelines.

Define, coordinate, and monitor workflow, optimizing the efficiency of project team resources.

Provide performance feedback and guidance to team members while mitigating risks in line with SDLC and PLC frameworks.

Proactively manage scope, requirements and impacts while identifying potential delivery risks early and propose mitigation strategies.

Resolve technical issues as they arise.

Work closely with internal teams to understand needs and optimize platform solutions.

Act as the main point of contact between technical teams and business stakeholders.

Translate business requirements into technical tasks to support business systems analysts.

Oversee vendor relationships, ensuring optimal functionality and seamless integration of external service providers.

Collaborate with marketing, communications, and change management teams for effective product positioning and user adoption.

Compliance, Innovation & Performance Monitoring

Ensure compliance with industry regulations and company policies, incorporating regulatory and legacy modernization into platform strategy.

Drive innovation by identifying new tools, processes, and technologies that elevate platform capabilities.

Oversee the full technical delivery lifecycle (research, planning, design, support roadmap development, requirements gathering, and launch).

Ensure solutions meet organizational, employee, and customer needs with a user-centered approach.

Partner with business readiness teams to enable smooth deployment of products and services.

Support and develop expertise within assigned portfolios while demonstrating agility in assisting cross-functional teams.

You have:

8+ years of related work experience, in core banking projects and delivery.

Experience in financial institutions or banking is an asset, including understanding of banking regulations, security standards, and industry best practices to ensure compliance.

Strong understanding of both agile and waterfall delivery models

Strong expertise in leading complex IT projects, ensuring projects are delivered on-time, within-budget.

Familiarity with core banking systems, software development processes, and system integrations.

Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and high performance.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to manage expectations, align priorities, and ensure clear and consistent updates to stakeholders at all levels.

Proficiency in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to prevent project delays or failures.

Strong analytical thinking and troubleshooting skills to address technical and operational challenges quickly.

Ability to navigate changing priorities and project scopes, managing uncertainty in a dynamic environment.

Experience in managing third-party vendors and ensuring the timely delivery of external services or products.

You are:

Results-oriented– you have a demonstrated ability to engage business partners in order to conduct diagnosis, analyze findings, generate appropriate options, and build quality deliverables all while securing their commitment to these solutions.

Exceptional communicator– Heightened interpersonal skills, you are comfortable communicating with stakeholders in different levels of the organization. Demonstrate confidence and provide highly specialized project delivery expertise and advice.

An organized planner– you collaborate with and organize multiple stakeholders in the development and delivery of specialized project activities. You can establish tactical plans and initiatives, and lead development of integrated solutions, services and projects.

Problem solver and decision-maker– You lead diagnosis of project challenges, find innovative business solutions, and assess risks and opportunities. You make timely decisions.

We value lived experience, so if you are interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if you feel your skills don't perfectly align with those listed.

The salary range for this role is $81,200 to $122,000 annually. Base pay offered may vary depending on factors such as relevant qualifications, skills, previous experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards package, employees may also be eligible for our annual incentive program, subject to program eligibility requirements.

A career at Vancity is more than just a job, you’re joining a tradition of change-makers who are creating lasting change for our communities. Beyond base pay, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package to ensure our employees are empowered to thrive:

• Our permanent employees qualify for attractive benefit packages that can be customized and changed each year to meet their evolving needs.
• New employees receive between three to four weeks of vacation allowance per calendar year, and the number of vacation days grows
• In addition to the 10 statutory holidays in British Columbia, Vancity provides an additional three statutory holidays. We offer care days for periods of short-term personal illness or emergency family illness.
• We have flex credits for our health care & dental benefits offer three levels of coverage for you to select from. These benefits will also be effective immediately based on your hire date.
• We understand that retirement means different things to different people and at Vancity we will offer you a Defined benefits pension plan that pays you a retirement income for life.

At Vancity we’re committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace to help our people and communities thrive and prosper. Diversity in our workforce is integral so that we can truly represent, understand and respond to our community needs and deliver on our member experience.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. If you require any accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail] for confidential support. In-person assistance is also available. We will collaborate with you to ensure your needs are met promptly and effectively.