Technology Manager, Digital

The Opportunity:  At Equitable, we believe great things happen when we work together. We're a Canadian mutual company driven by purpose - putting people first and helping Canadians protect today and prepare for tomorrow. If you're passionate about making a difference and growing your career in an inclusive and collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you. Our culture is built on care, passion and curiosity. We put people above all else, strive to be our best and welcome new ideas to deliver positive outcomes.
 
The role will manage and direct a cross-function software engineering team that identifies, recommends, develops, implements, and supports IT solutions to support and enable strategic and tactical business goals and objectives. The role is also responsible for setting the direction and vision for the team, holding team members accountable for their performance as well as monitoring team productivity, quality and morale. 
 
The Technology Manager role will manage and steward a set of technology assets within a technology platform. The role will collaborate with business and IT roles on solution design and development of systems, and applications that may depend on or are used by another platform. The role will create and drive technical strategy and technical roadmaps for a set of technology assets within a technology platform and work collaboratively with the product owner/manager towards a set of shared Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). The role will ensure the platform (logical set of technology, tools, skills, assets) maintains supportability, reliability, and scalability. As well, continually look for ways to improve the quality and speed of releases while maintaining high employee engagement of the team.
Join one of the region's top employers and be part of something that truly makes a difference.Work Arrangements: This is a hybrid role. You will work in our office in Waterloo, ON a minimum of two (2) assigned, consecutive days every other week, plus a fifth (5th) assigned day per month. You are welcome to work from the office more than the minimum requirement, and there may be some roles that are required to work in our office more than the minimum requirement.
What you'll do:

Sets technical vision and roadmap for assigned assets within a platform to support and enhance business outcomes;
Own the technical roadmap and deliver milestones for assigned assets by working closely with business, engineering and operations teams;
Monitor, steward and advance the technical health and performance of assigned assets;
Works with architects to develop the technology capability roadmap of assigned assets;
Manage the lifecycle of vendor platforms and overall vendor relationships;
Enable and guide team to deliver high quality solutions in a sustainable and optimized manner;
Identify, document, continuously improve, and implement end-to-end software development, quality, delivery, and support processes;
Accountable to ensure technical standards, guidelines, and principles are upheld by team;
Own the technology KPIs and prioritization of assigned assets;
Build and set direction and vision for the team; and
Other duties as requested.

What you'll bring:

3+ years in a team leadership/management role in software solutions design and development;
7+ years hands on enterprise class software solution design and development;
University degree or equivalent technical education;
Strong working knowledge and experience in application development, quality, deployment, and security practices;
Exceptional organizational skills, including the capability to break down complex enterprise needs spanning multiple assets into multi-phased, implementable solution plans;
In-depth, hands-on background with software systems design and development using some of these technologies; React, Angular, .Net, C#/VB.Net, SQL, and/or Azure;
Excellent knowledge of code management, build and release and quality practices;
Ability to analyze system designs and review solutions for code and/or functional quality;
Ability to translate business needs into solution architecture requirements;
Ability to define multiple solution options to business problems;
Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies;
Excellent teamwork and cooperation;
Excellent oral and written communication skills;
Excellent leadership ability;
Excellent decision-making skills;
Excellent problem-solving skills;
Passion for excellence and an innovative spirit; and
Continuously learning and utilizing advantageous technology, practices, and processes.

What's in it for you:

Career Growth: Regular learning sessions and development opportunities 
Total Rewards: Incentive pay, annual salary reviews, employer-paid benefits and pension matching 
Time Away: Competitive vacation plus one paid volunteer day each year
Flexibility: Healthy work-life balance with employee wellness always top of mind, complemented by a "dress for your day" approach

At Equitable, we're committed to fair pay and an inclusive, accessible hiring experience. If you need accommodations or alternative formats at any stage, just reach out to us at We're happy to help.Your base pay will be based on your skills, qualifications, experience and education. In addition to your salary, this role is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive award tied to business performance, plus a wide range of competitive benefits. If you're selected to move forward, our Talent Acquisition team will walk you through all the details of our total rewards program, so you know exactly what's included.Reports To: Head of Technology – Individual WealthDepartment: IT Term: Permanent Full-Time

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