Engineering Lead- Global Payments Engineering

Scotiabank • Toronto, ON

6h • Onsite

About The Position

Scotiabank continues to be an industry leader for Payments technology and innovation. We have a history of safely leveraging new tools to enable new experiences for our customers, focusing on ensuring we protect their interests and goals. The result of this leads to modernization programs which aim to offer enriched information and transparencies to support the rapidly evolving payments community. The Engineering Manager for Scotiabank’s Low Value Payments Technology leads the engineering team responsible for maintaining mission-critical 24/7 payment systems. Our platforms enable customers across all segments (Retail, Small Business and Commercial) to access a wide array of payment services through API, online and mobile channels. We’re looking for a driven person that combines strong engineering fundamentals with people leadership, platform thinking, and a passion for building high-performing teams. You will be responsible for owning the technical execution of our payments roadmap and ensuring platform stability, security and reliability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven (2+ years) experience leading engineering teams delivering complex, large-scale technology programs within an enterprise environment.
• 5+ years working in a software development environment. Demonstrate strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, including requirements, design, development, testing, and production support.
• Solid technical foundation with the ability to lead engineering discussions, challenge design decisions, and guide teams toward scalable and maintainable solutions
• Broad understanding of modern engineering practices, including APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and DevOps/CI-CD principles.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and domains, & exercise sound judgment to guide engineering teams towards practical and effective solutions.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts and make informed decisions

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in real-time payments, including RTR or similar instant payment systems.
• Experience in transaction banking or related domains such as payments processing, cash management, or core banking.
• Prior hands-on development experience or technical background in software engineering.
• Demonstrated experience leading or contributing to large-scale, complex technology programs involving multiple teams and stakeholders – bonus if in banking or financial services

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery across a large, cross-functional engineering team delivering on our real time payments modernization program
• Work in tandem with the product owner and the engineering team to translate strategic objectives into actionable plans, and ensure alignment across engineering, product, and architecture stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders across payments and adjacent domains (e.g., fraud, core banking, channels, operations).
• Facilitate program-level planning with architects, senior engineers, and peer leaders to define scope, sequencing, and delivery commitments.
• Identify and manage risks and dependencies, escalating issues early to support timely resolution.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, providing clear updates on progress, risk & trade-offs. Demonstrate a pragmatic and results-driven approach to execution, balancing speed, quality, and risk in a highly regulated environment.
• Develop high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Understand and address challenges faced by engineers and business analysts across the delivery lifecycle, enabling teams to perform effectively.
• Coach and mentor engineers and emerging leaders, supporting their growth & reinforcing strong delivery & engineering practices
• Provide hands-on technical leadership by being actively involved across the development lifecycle – from discovery & requirements gathering to testing, implementation planning & release
• Lead technical discussions, challenge assumptions, ensure solutions are scalable and maintainable
• Partner closely with architecture and senior technical leaders to ensure alignment with broader technology direction.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Uphold Scotiabank’s Values and Code of Conduct, promoting a culture of integrity and accountability across the team.
• Stay informed and take responsibility for ensuring teams operate in line with risk and compliance expectations. Champions a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive, collaborative and respectful work environment.

Benefits

• 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 opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager