Technical Product Manager

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

The Technology Product Management team within Cloud and Platform Engineering is responsible for technology products that can be broadly reused across Scotiabank. Technology Products are digital services and frameworks that provide solution teams with the capabilities they need to deliver digital solutions for Scotiabank’s business products. These technology products include a modern Cloud and DevOps platform, along with digital capabilities in the domains of API, Events, Customer Authentication, Customer Notification, and Content Management.

The Senior Technical Product Manager is responsible for technology product planning and technology product adoption. This includes managing the technology product throughout the Product Lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing product and user requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with engineering to deliver technology products that enable success for digital solutions. It also includes working with Engagement Managers, Scotia Digital Operations, and Global Technology Service (IT Operations) to ensure adoption targets are met. This role will contribute to the overall success of Scotia Digital Engineering by ensuring technology products are well defined with predictable roadmaps through effective collaboration with key stakeholders within Scotia Digital and across Scotiabank.

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

1. Work with external third parties to assess partnerships and licensing opportunities.
2. Engage with engineering and architecture teams across Scotia Digital and Scotiabank to gather and prioritize product features.
3. Research and have expert knowledge on the technology product domain, how this technology is operated like a product in other large enterprises, and product offerings that would help to inform buy, build, partner decisioning.
4. Define the technology product strategy and roadmap.
5. Deliver a product backlog with well-defined and prioritized product features with corresponding justification (the what and the why).
6. Lead the development of business cases to allocate required funding and time, with support from Scotia Digital Engineering and Scotia Digital Operations.
7. Develop the core positioning and messaging for the technology product.
8. Organize and lead product demos to users and brief & train the Engagement Managers about the products they manage.
9. Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
10. Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of 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.
11. Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.

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

1. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
2. 8+ years of experience with the technology domain for managed technology products.
3. Experience with the creation and ongoing management of technology products within an enterprise.
4. Excellent written and verbal communications skills; Spanish is an asset.
5. Excellent teamwork skills.
6. Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.

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 embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employees 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

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.