Engineering Lead- Global Payments Engineering

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive culture

Workplace accommodations

Upskilling online

Bonus program

Flexible vacation

Sick days

Benefits day one

Job summary

Scotiabank is seeking an Engineering Lead for Global Payments Engineering in Toronto, Canada. The role leads a team delivering secure, scalable banking solutions, aligning tech with business goals, and driving best practices across the group.

You will oversee delivery operations, budgets, and stakeholder communication while mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement within a fast-paced financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience leading software engineering teams in an enterprise or financial services environment.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, agile methodologies, and DevOps practices.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret CFD and other delivery metrics.
• Experience collaborating with solution architects, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the engineering team’s daily operations, ensuring alignment with business objectives and efficient delivery of technical solutions.
• Direct, manage, and evaluate software delivery operations through subordinate Development Leads and Scrum Masters.
• Oversee resource allocation, project forecasting, and budgetary planning for the software development division.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify requirements, communicate technical recommendations, and share progress updates.
• Formulate and approve departmental technology strategies, engineering governance policies, and delivery frameworks.
• Delegate tasks, coordinate project efforts, and monitor outcomes to ensure high standards and timely completion.
• Attract, mentor, and support talent, fostering ongoing skill development and professional growth within the team.

Skills

Leadership

Agile methods

DevOps practices

CFD metrics

Cloud technologies

CI/CD pipelines

Communication skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Leadership without authority

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

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Title: Engineering Lead- Global Payments Engineering

Requisition ID: 278423

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

Scotiabank continues to be an industry leader for Payment’s technology and innovation. We have a history of safely leveraging new tools to enable new experiences for our customers, focusing on ensuring we protect their interests and goals. The result of this leads to modernization programs which aim to offer enriched information and transparencies to support the rapidly evolving payments community.

The Role

The Engineering Manager leads and empowers technical teams within Global Cash Management Engineering group to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable banking solutions. This role ensures alignment between business goals and technology execution, fosters a culture of safety, continuous improvement, collaboration, and drives the adoption of best engineering practices to support the bank’s digital transformation and client experience.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and oversee the engineering team’s daily operations, ensuring alignment with business objectives and efficient delivery of technical solutions.
• Direct, manage, and evaluate software delivery operations through subordinate Development Leads and Scrum Masters.
• Directly oversee resource allocation, project forecasting, and budgetary planning for the software development division.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify requirements, communicate technical recommendations, and share progress updates.
• Formulate and approve departmental technology strategies, engineering governance policies, and delivery frameworks.
• Delegate tasks, coordinate project efforts, and monitor outcomes to ensure high standards and timely completion.
• Attract, mentor, and support talent, fostering ongoing skill development and professional growth within the team.
• Hire and nurture talent, ensuring team members continuously build and maintain the skills needed for success and remain market competent
• Contribute hands‑on expertise to complex engineering challenges, supporting innovation and technical excellence as needed.
• Establish and maintain best practices, guidelines, and quality benchmarks for all engineering activities within the group.
• Ensure all engineering activities adhere to enterprise standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices for security and quality.
• Ensure engineering team collaborate closely with solution architects and business stakeholders to align technical delivery with the bank’s strategic vision and future‑state architecture.
• Foster strong partnerships across teams to support scalable, sustainable solutions that meet evolving business needs.
• Maintain proactive communication with leadership, providing timely updates on project progress, milestones, and risks.
• Escalate issues and potential blockers early to enable informed decision‑making and minimize delivery impact.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Proven experience leading software engineering teams in an enterprise or financial services environment
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, agile methodologies, and DevOps practices
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and act on Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFD) and other delivery metrics
• Experience collaborating with solution architects, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Track record of driving process improvements, managing risk, and delivering complex projects on time
• Knowledge of enterprise standards, regulatory requirements, and secure software development practices
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision‑making abilities
• Experience with cloud technologies, modern programming languages, and CI/CD pipelines is an asset
• Demonstrate the ability to work well with others and exhibits leadership
• Ability to communicate, influence and persuade peers and leadership
• Ability to motivate and influence without formal authority
• Ability to quickly understand complex concepts, recognize patterns and simplify
• Highly self‑motivated, self‑directed, and attentive to detail
• Good problem solving skills, problem analysis, structure analysis & design
• Displays intellectual curiosity and integrity
• Desire for continuous learning to keep up with new technological innovations.

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.
• 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.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs.

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.