Digital Shared Services Senior Manager

M&T Bank Corporation; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 168,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match 5%

PTO 25 days + 12 holidays

40 hours volunteer time per year

Job summary

M&T Bank Corporation in Buffalo, NY seeks a senior leader to direct Digital Shared Services testing and Site Reliability Engineering. You will shape strategy, oversee budgets across cost centers, and partner with technology leaders and business partners to drive reliable software delivery.

The role requires extensive experience in test automation, incident management, and multi-team leadership across geographically dispersed teams. Strong communication and strategic influence are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 13 years combined education/experience with 4+ years tech experience and 9+ years tech management.
• Solid knowledge of automated testing strategies and frameworks.
• Working knowledge of Ruby and Cucumber.
• Experience with production support and incident management.
• Experience leading teams using Agile and Kanban.

Responsibilities

• Direct and participate in client management analysis for complex business requirements and suggest innovations.
• Develop and manage multiple cost center budgets and lead testing and SRE activities.
• Provide senior level leadership across testing, production support and technology infrastructure.
• Promote risk controls and regulatory standards adherence.
• Mentor and lead teams across multiple locations and time zones.

Skills

Automated testing

Ruby

Cucumber

Incident management

Agile / Kanban

Leadership

Education

Master's degree

13+ years combined education/experience

9+ years technology management experience

Tools

Test automation tooling

SRE tooling

Job description

Overview Manages the activities and strategic direction of the Digital Shared Services department, including indirectly managing several diverse types of Technology operations and/or support function teams. Responsible for the budget of multiple cost centers spanning concurrent development streams. Provides long and short-term strategic direction across two key shared service areas — Testing and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) — spanning multiple applications and/or cost centers. Serves as primary contact to Divisional peers, Technology leadership team, Management Group and business partners. Oversees development and career planning for all team members.

Technical Focus Areas

• Testing - Automated testing strategy and execution across the delivery lifecycle
• Working knowledge of Ruby and Cucumber for behavior-driven and automated test development
• Production support and operational ownership of live systems
• Incident management — detection, triage, escalation, and post-incident review
• Operating effectively in a complex, high-pressure environment where production issues carry real business impact
• Applying Generative AI and agentic software development practices (e.g. AI-assisted test generation, autonomous coding/ops agents) to improve testing coverage and operational efficiency
• Running delivery through Agile and Kanban workflows, tailoring ceremonies and flow metrics to team and program needs.

Primary Responsibilities Direct and participate in consults with client management in the analysis of short and long-range business requirements of the largest and/or most complex nature and recommend innovations that anticipate future impact of changing business requirements. Build positive client relationships to support the delivery of these activities. Monitor technology direction of the industry and vendor applications specific to test automation, observability, and incident management tooling. Manage supporting research and initiation of change to the status quo, when necessary, to ensure implementation of appropriate technologies. Manage vendor/product analyses and recommendations to ensure delivery of the most appropriate end product based on available resources, inclusive of budget. Develop and manage multiple cost center budgets. Provide senior level leadership across testing, production support, and technology infrastructure domains. Manage Technology department(s) and responsible for all financial, compliance, human resources and risk operations within the departments. Direct testing and SRE activities of assigned teams, including assignment of staff to various projects and production support rotations, and ensure their timely completion within budget. Coordinate activities with other managers as required to support efforts of mutual interest. Manage the implementation of technology consistent with Division standards and long-range plans, seeking opportunities to leverage automated testing and SRE practices across other teams as applicable. Ensure activities managed adhere to all Department and Technology standards and procedures, including all documentation requirements to protect Bank interests and serve as a reference source. Manage and ensure the recommendation of test strategies and operational runbooks based on business and technology requirements. Manage identification of issues and concerns throughout the process, including production incidents, and ensure they are investigated and resolved. Manage monitoring of project and incident-response plans of assigned teams to ensure they remain on track; identify and address significant issues that may result in delays or elevated production risk. Remain current on activities outside assigned teams that may impact activities of the teams or systems managed. Exercise usual authority of a manager concerning staffing, performance appraisals, promotions, salary recommendations, performance management and terminations. Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Design, implement, maintain and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management. Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand. Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable. Complete other related duties as assigned.

Scope of Responsibilities Oversees a team where the majority of employees are Test Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, Business Systems Analysts, Scrum Masters, Technology Supervisors, Team Leads, Managers, and/or other similar roles in Technology. Supervisory / Managerial Responsibilities 20-50

Education and Experience Required

• A combined minimum of 13 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 4 years’ technology or systems experience and 9 years’ technology management / program leadership experience including people management
• Solid knowledge of automated testing strategies and frameworks
• Working knowledge of Ruby and Cucumber
• Direct experience with production support and incident management
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a complex, high-pressure production environment
• Exposure to GenAI and agentic software development tooling and practices
• Experience leading teams using Agile and Kanban methodologies
• Capable of working on multiple projects of a complex nature
• Experience on large system enhancements, conversions, and production problem resolution
• Complete understanding of the system development life cycle
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Prior experience encouraging teamwork and serving as a role model when leading and directing others
• Understanding of technical, business and operational impacts of a project or problem
• Confidence in leading multiple teams often in different geographic locations and time zones
• Prior experience presenting to senior management

Education and Experience Preferred

• Master’s degree
• Minimum of 12 years’ technology management or large program leadership experience
• Extensive experience building or scaling an SRE practice, including on-call structure, SLOs/SLIs, and postmortem culture
• Extensive experience with test automation strategy across a large application portfolio
• Subject Matter Expert understanding of applications supported with an advanced knowledge of interfacing/integrated applications
• Understanding of multiple business areas’ functions
• Proven mentoring and leadership capabilities from a project management perspective
• Good understanding of the Bank’s application framework
• Aware of the Bank’s business plan and strategic objectives with ability to shape direction
• Mastered knowledge and focus of the entire system and support projects outside of normal business-as-usual (BAU)
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others

Benefits

We support our team members with generous benefits. Competitive compensation

• Health, welfare, and retirement benefits 401(k) match at 5%
• Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements
• Banking Officers start with 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays
• 40 hours paid volunteer hours per year
• Much more.

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $167,600.00 - $279,400.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

Location

Buffalo, New York, United States of America

Great companies have an enduring sense of purpose. At M&T, our purpose is a simple one: make a difference in people’s lives and uplift the communities we serve. M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T’s affiliates offer advice, guidance, expertise and solutions across the entire financial spectrum, combining M&T Bank’s traditional banking services with the wealth management and institutional capabilities offered by Wilmington Trust. M&T Bank has a network of over 1,000 branches and 2,200 ATMs that span 12 states from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. For more than 165 years, M&T has strived to take an active role in our communities and build long-lasting relationships with our customers. We are a bank for communities—combining the capabilities of a large bank with the care of a locally focused institution. As an employer of choice, we are proud to offer competitive benefits ranging from medical and retirement to forty hours of paid volunteer time, each year.

Our core values – integrity, ownership, collaboration, curiosity, and candor – drive the work we do. We seek to further build upon our record of success by bringing in top talent and fresh skill sets while continuing to support the growth and development of all our team members.

M&T Bank is unwavering when it comes to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, age, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, military status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local laws.

M&T Bank Corporation has policies and procedures in place to promote a drug free workplace.