Director - Data Solution Delivery, Wealth Management

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyshp

Accessibility and Workplace Accommodat

Upskilling through online courses

Competitive rewards program

Dynamic ecosystem

Community engagement

Job summary

Scotiabank is seeking a Director of Data Solution Delivery in Wealth Management to lead delivery teams, drive data strategy, and oversee cross-functional programs. You will shape data-driven product roadmaps, collaborate with business and technology sponsors, and ensure delivery excellence across complex data initiatives.

The role requires deep experience in data engineering, cloud data services, and architecture, with the ability to guide analytics, pipelines, and data governance in a

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a data engineering-focused role.
• Hands-on technical leadership with mentoring experience.
• Expertise with GCP data services and related tools such as Spark, Kafka, DBT, Databricks.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of end-to-end delivery of wealth data exchange engineering use cases.
• Lead delivery teams and collaborate with business and technology stakeholders.
• Define ETL processes, data dictionary, and data lineage in an agile environment.
• Balance stakeholder goals with project discipline to meet scope, budget, and timelines.

Skills

Data engineering leadership

GCP / data services knowledge

Stakeholder management

Programming: Python/Java

Data architecture

Tools

GCP (BigQuery, DataProc, Dataflow)

Databricks

Kafka

DBT

Spark

Cloud Spanner / SQL

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Title: Director - Data Solution Delivery, Wealth Management

Requisition ID: 262549
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Director – Data Solution Delivery, Wealth Management, is accountable for developing, leading, and overseeing the activities of delivery teams responsible for working with cross-functional development teams and business stakeholders to define and implement business strategies, product roadmaps, service offerings, and new features. This is a demanding hands-on and strategic role that requires knowledge of the financial services sector and emerging trends in the Wealth and Asset Management industry.

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

• Take ownership of end-to-end delivery of wealth data exchange engineering use cases and work closely with business and technology stakeholders.
• Participate in Data Engineering, Data Architecture strategy, medallion data hub architecture, and roadmap definition and review process.
• Demonstrate strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) data services and Databricks.
• Provide thought leadership in selecting next-generation technologies and architecture components as per the latest trends and Scotiabank standards, frameworks, and best practices.
• Promote a data-first mindset across the enterprise to enable Scotiabank to become a stronger data-driven organization.
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate cross-project or cross-program dependencies while managing relationships, anticipating/mitigating risks, facilitating communications, and leading projects in an agile fashion.
• Engage sponsoring executives and project team members, establishing trusted partnerships to ensure deliveries within scope, budget, and timelines while effectively communicating and discussing analytic insights with senior stakeholders.
• Balance collaboration and consensus with the ability to assert project management discipline where required, while being a seasoned practitioner in leading project teams through fast and complex projects.
• Work in an agile manner to onboard data, define ETL business processes, and create and manage a data dictionary and data lineage.
• Lead a team of data engineers and full-stack developers.
• Excel in relationship, stakeholder management, influencing, and negotiation skills, effective at all levels up to senior executives.
• Efficiently perform management tasks including incident response and escalations, vendor and contract management, infrastructure management, service resiliency, and service ownership.
• Enjoy the challenges of working on different types of projects (from large complex to simple).
• Collaborate with various business functions to ensure Wealth Technology meets business needs.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• Minimum 10+ years in a data engineering-focused role.
• Hands-on technical leadership with proven experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
• Expertise in implementing Google Cloud Platform (GCP) data services such as DataProc, Dataflow, CloudSQL, BigQuery, CloudSpanner in combination with third parties such as Spark, Apache Beam/Composer, DBT, Cloud PubSub, Confluent Kafka, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, and GitHub.
• Experience with data streaming and technologies such as Kafka, Spark-streaming, etc.
• Effective programming/query skills and in-depth knowledge of common data manipulation, visualization, and analytical tools (e.g., Python, Java, PowerBI, etc.).
• Analytical, insights-driven with the ability to help the organization leverage data-driven decisions.
• Strong architecture knowledge with experience in providing technical solutions for cloud infrastructure.

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.
• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.
• Community Engagement - We offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons.

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.

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