Director of Architecture and Technology Strategy

2 days ago


Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada Scotiabank Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Director of Architecture and Technology Strategy to lead our Global Compliance, Anti Money Laundering (AML) technology initiatives. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for overseeing the architecture of our AML technology platforms, ensuring strategies, plans, and initiatives are executed in support of our business objectives.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and oversee the architecture of our AML technology platforms, ensuring alignment with our business strategies and objectives.
  • Work closely with delivery and engineering teams, product owners, and technical platform teams to architect, design, and develop AML platforms and enable incremental delivery of new features.
  • Act as a thought partner for senior leaders across Global Compliance, AML, providing strategic technology guidance and support.
  • Accountable for long-term technology vision and technical innovations to maximize investment value across a wide range of applications and services.
  • Chair the AML Architecture Review Board, ensuring business initiatives are supported by robust solution design that meets our technology standards.
  • Lead a wide range of technology strategy initiatives, including applications rationalization, cloud migration, and legacy modernization.
  • Ensure simplification of our technology application landscape, achieving efficiency gains in terms of cost, revenue, and resources while ensuring uncompromised delivery of business value to our clients.
  • Perform research and development to evaluate emerging technologies and their potential to redesign our Global Compliance, AML platforms.
  • Understand how our risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
  • Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.
Requirements
  • Prior experience and deep knowledge within the technology domain, including software engineering, IT & Digital strategy, enterprise architecture, complex technology delivery, and IT innovation.
  • 7+ years of experience in Software Engineering Leadership, Software Architecture, or Data Architecture.
  • 3+ years of experience working in Financial Crime and/or Anti Money Laundering.
  • Knowledge and experience in modern technologies, such as cloud platforms, microservices, mobile and web architectures, DevSecOps, and modern data platforms.
  • Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, challenging, and dynamic business environment.
  • Superior interpersonal skills, leadership, and influential capabilities.
  • Self-motivated, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively with multi-functional teams.
  • Good knowledge of the specific technology challenges relevant to Global Compliance, AML, with a sound understanding of current trends and their implications for technology.
  • Exceptional planning and analytical skills, with the ability to discern research information/data and focus on critical business issues.
  • Highly developed relationship management skills to effectively manage relationships across the Bank, partners, and external vendors.
  • Exceptional presentation and written communication skills.
What We Offer
  • An inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success.
  • The tools and technology needed to create beautiful customer experiences.
  • The opportunity to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world.
  • A competitive total rewards package, including a base salary, performance bonus, company matching programs, generous vacation, personal & sick days, personal development funding, maternity leave top-up, parental leave, and much more.


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