Senior Manager, Software Development - Tangerine

Scotiabank•Toronto, ON

4d•Onsite

About The Position

At Tangerine, we’re redefining banking. As Canada’s leading digital bank, we thrive on innovation, agility, and bold thinking, tackling every challenge head-on with leading technology and the unstoppable power of collaboration. Our client-obsessed teams deliver flexible, accessible banking solutions, breakthrough products, and award-winning service. Beyond banking, we’re committed to making an impact in the communities we serve and across our organization. We foster a culture built on integrity, inclusion, and fearless ambition – where diverse perspectives are valued, and people are empowered to do their best work. Are you ready to disrupt the status quo? Do you crave challenges that push boundaries? If you’re a high performer looking to accelerate your career and reimagine the banking landscape, this is your moment. Let’s shape the future of banking together! Reporting to the Head of Engineering, Wealth the Senior Manager of Engineering is responsible for providing leadership and direction on end-to-end technology design and implementation. Interacting with business and technology leaders across the Bank, the successful candidate will establish a dynamic strategy focused on utilizing tools and capabilities in innovative ways that are aligned to our enterprise architecture. The role requires a deep understanding of the technology. a passion for innovation, inspired leadership and drive for results, experience in large program technology delivery and superior organization & communication skills.

Requirements

5+ years of experience leading a software engineering team, working with others to solve problems, sharing knowledge, grow and mentor developers
5+ years of experience producing secure internet / client facing enterprise solutions in a professional development environment
Strong wealth management acumen, including an understanding of client journeys, investment products, regulatory expectations, and how technology enables scalable, secure, and client-centric wealth solutions
5+ years of hands-on experience in secure software design & development using Kotlin, Android Frameworks, Swift / iOS frameworks, Java, Angular and public cloud technologies
5+ years of hands-on experience operationalizing highly available software solutions
3+ years of experience leading agile development teams, and providing leadership in ceremonies such as backlog grooming and sprint planning
Excel at designing and operationalizing software engineering processes to deliver high quality code
Excellent understanding of HTTP protocol and REST-style API design patterns
Good understanding in Cybersecurity in context of securing public Internet facing applications
Strong working understanding of public cloud technologies (e.g. GCP, Azure, AWS)
Good understanding of micro-services architectural pattern in context of business operating model
Good understanding and avid proponent of DevOps practices
Ability to work independently as well as in highly collaborative team environments
Ability to do both short-term tactical and long-term strategic solutions / planning
Ability to balance logical problem solving with innovative thinking
Ability to contribute positively to team culture, with a focus on inclusion and diversity
Ability to resolve conflicts and escalations
Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills (in English)
Bachelor or higher degree

Nice To Haves

Digital commerce technology experience
SalesForce.com development & integration experience
Front-end software development experience with Angular, and React
Hands-on REST API design and development experience
Understanding or certification with Canadian Securities Course

Responsibilities

Manage the team that architects, develops, operates, and supports wealth management technology solutions with focus on mobile app development.
Establish and maintain a sustainable and operational resilient team to support the execution of an ambitious roadmap focusing on client centric value delivery, on-time, on-budget with high quality and extensibility.
With many years of technology experience, lead, coach and continuously advance the capabilities of the technology team ensuring we are identifying and building future technology skills & capabilities
Champion the use of diverse technology, industry best practices and data analytics to continuously advance business capabilities
Champion the thoughtful use of AI driven development tools, enabling development acceleration, while ensuring judgement and problem solving remain with the people.
Clearly communicate and garner support for the technology vision & strategy to business and technology leaders
Establish and maintain effective relationships with vendors through proactive management and governance practices.
Provide technical expertise, guidance, advice and knowledge transfer to team members on all aspects of application development for assigned applications or technology.