Senior Director, Engineering, Digital Banking

Equitable Group; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Toronto is looking for a Senior Director, Engineering, to manage technology teams and oversee product development. The role requires significant experience in leadership, strategic planning, and a strong technical background. Candidates must have over 15 years of North American experience and a degree in Computer Science or Engineering. This position offers a competitive bonus, benefits, and a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Competitive bonus

RRSP match

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Generous vacation

Professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum 15+ years of experience in senior technology roles.
• Strong technical background in Software Delivery and IT Strategy.
• Expertise in Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple cross-functional teams to launch new products.
• Oversee application maintenance and incident resolution.
• Lead strategic planning and budgeting for the technology portfolio.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Agile methodologies

DevOps

Communication

Education

Post-secondary degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Cloud technologies

PaaS services

DevOps tools

Job description

Join a Challenger

Being a traditional bank isn’t our thing; we challenge ourselves to provide innovative banking solutions for Canadians.

Our talented team of inquisitive and agile challengers breaks through the status quo. If you're passionate about redefining the future of banking and want to have fun doing it, this could be your next big opportunity.

We serve over 670,000 people across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank, and have been around for more than 50 years. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, supports credit unions serving over six million members. Together, we manage over $125 billion in assets. Our digital platform, EQ Bank ( eqbank.ca ), has been named one of Canada's top banks on the Forbes World's Best Banks list since 2021.

Purpose of Job

The Senior Director, Engineering, is part of the senior team enabling EQ Bank’s Challenger Bank aspirations using cloud-native technologies and modern delivery methodologies. You will manage multiple cross-functional teams dedicated to launching new products and features, delivering ongoing business value.

You will evolve our API and microservice architecture, web channels, and back-end systems using Cloud, DevOps, API, and PaaS services, delivering dozens of releases per month. You will lead strategic planning, manage a team of over 50 resources, and participate in executive conversations about technology transformation.

Reporting to the VP of Technology, you will oversee the delivery and support of Technology for the Digital Banking portfolio, including EQ Bank, Digital Payments, and Open API products. Your responsibilities include strategic planning, team management, budgeting, vendor relations, and contributing to executive strategies.

You will lead all SDLC areas, including Business Analysis, Solution Architecture, Development, QA, Release Management, and Vendor Management. You will assess new opportunities and partner with various teams across the organization.

You will oversee application maintenance, incident resolution, and ensure applications meet availability and resilience standards. You will also provide practice oversight and continuous improvement for SDLC areas, managing architectural standards and development processes.

This role requires ensuring team productivity, strategic achievement, and compliance with regulatory and governance standards.

Main Activities :

• Accountability for Application Architecture, Business Analysis, QA, Source Code Management, Development, and Release Management.
• Manage resource demand, budget, and vendor relationships to align with business priorities.
• Provide expertise to ensure project scope feasibility and business viability.
• Recommend new technologies and oversee solution design based on business needs.
• Ensure cybersecurity standards are met.
• Estimate and plan deliveries using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
• Manage releases and technology change processes.
• Ensure quality and automate testing where possible.
• Serve as SME for architecture and system functionality.
• Resolve production incidents.
• Influence product direction and partner with Business Units on strategic opportunities.
• Drive a multi-year Technology Roadmap for system health and capacity.
• Manage vendor sourcing, contracts, and performance.
• Define and evolve standards, processes, and tools within IT Delivery.

Knowledge / Skill Requirements :

Minimum 15+ years of North American experience in senior technology roles leading large teams.

Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Strong technical background with experience in Software Delivery, IT Strategy, Architecture, DevOps.

Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and collaboration skills.

Expertise in Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Deep understanding of SDLC, code management, DevOps, and Automated QA.

Proven leadership in managing complex projects and teams.

Experience in product lifecycle management from development to market fit.

What we offer [Full-time roles] :

Competitive bonus, RRSP match, benefits, Employee Share Purchase Plan, parental top-up, generous vacation, virtual events, professional development, and a meaningful role in a top FinTech.

The role involves hybrid work, based at 2200-25 Ontario Street, Toronto, ON .

Equitable Bank values inclusion and diversity. We support accommodations and ensure a barrier-free recruitment process. All candidates must pass background and credit checks. Only top-matched candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to meeting you!

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