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Director, Cloud Product Management

In-person
Full-time
Experienced
Posted 23 days ago

Requisition ID: 207464
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

As Director of Product, Cloud and Platform Engineering, you will lead and inspire the Technical Product Management team to empower our developers and drive innovation. You will define the strategic direction for Cloud and Platform Engineering, focusing on simplifying operations and enhancing capabilities. Your deep technical expertise and product management acumen will be instrumental in ensuring our technology solutions meet the evolving needs of our development community, while adhering to all regulatory and internal requirements.

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

  • Drive a customer-focused culture throughout the team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge. Establish close relationships with supporting teams across Scotiabank, acting as a liaison for Technology Product Managers. Facilitate coordination between product design, engineering, and architecture teams.

  • Lead Product Management for Cloud & Platform Engineering, overseeing a team of Senior Technology Product Managers. Foster a disciplined approach to Technology Product Management, implementing and rolling out best practices. Coordinate across technology product managers to ensure consistency and integration of Technology Products within the Cloud Platform.

  • Lead the definition of a multi-year vision, strategy, and cross-platform roadmap for the Cloud Platform within Cloud and Platform Engineering. Own and maintain the overall vision and roadmap across cloud computing areas, including foundation, infrastructure as code, serverless computing, containers, virtual machines, databases, storage, development patterns, DevSecOps, API, and events. Leverage a data-driven approach to prioritization and execution.

  • Manage and mentor Senior Technical Product Managers and Technical Product Managers, providing guidance, support, and professional development opportunities. Coach team members to improve performance and assist them in their career paths.

  • Liaison with supporting teams across Scotiabank that Technology Product Managers work with frequently (e.g., Design, Finance, Programs).

  • Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

  • Creates an environment in which their team pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank's Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.

  • Builds a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviours; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and, managing succession and development planning for the team.

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

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

  • Minimum 8 years of experience in product management, with at least 5 years focusing on cloud technologies and platforms.

  • Proven track record of leading and delivering complex, enterprise-scale cloud and platform engineering initiatives.

  • Deep understanding of cloud computing concepts, architectures, and services (e.g., Azure, Google Cloud Platform).

  • Strong knowledge of modern software development methodologies, DevOps practices, and infrastructure as code principles.

  • Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless computing.

  • Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor high-performing product management teams.

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.

  • Certifications in relevant cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect) are a plus.

  • Strong understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements in cloud environments.

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.

  • Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Work arrangements: Hybrid

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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. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

Competition Number: 207464

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