Delivery Lead

Requisition ID: 264049

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

The Delivery Lead ensures delivery of software products primarily with Patterns Development Engineering team within Platform Engineering. The Delivery Lead coordinates development and delivery activities and ensures deliverables are of the highest quality while adhering to defined enterprise delivery framework on release, change, project and architectural standards and methodologies by leveraging a Squad team.

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

• Be responsible for the execution of day-to-day project and task-oriented work efforts and meeting project expectations for established time, cost and specification definitions.
• Be responsible for assembling and implementing project plans.
• Build and maintain solid, professional working relationships with peers across ScotiaTech: PMO, Product Management, Finance, Operations, and all Stakeholders.
• Meet scheduled milestones to ensure project/program objectives are met in a timely manner, has an in-depth knowledge of the principles, theories, practices and techniques for managing the activities related to planning, managing and implementing software solutions.
• Work with team to identify roadmap/feature dependencies and impediments. Accountable for tracking the dependencies and impediments and removing them to enable the team: surface, track, escalate.
• Regularly communicate with other squad teams to ensure tactical story alignment and identifies/tracks dependencies between team.
• Provide standardized reporting for 1) team performance: velocity, stories completed, 2) project status.
• Identify team conflict and partners with other delivery leads to resolve. When necessary, escalates conflict to the Leadership Team for support.
• Budget: be accountable for awareness and communication to stakeholders.
• Tooling: ensure team has access to necessary software, hardware, testing devices, etc. and makes recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Engage stakeholders (e.g. risk, legal, audit) as needed for consultation and counsel throughout the course of the project.
• Administrative: ensure the completion of required forms and processes for Bank-wide release management, including the OR/NIRA process. Maintains vacation schedules and makes resourcing recommendations.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions

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

• 5-8 years' experience in managing and delivering complex software projects
• Strong knowledge of Waterfall and Agile methodology while delivering IT projects. Ideally has Certified PMI PMP and Certified Scrum Master (CSM/PSM)
• Experience of delivering Patterns Development is nice to have
• Expert knowledge and understanding of project management practices, disciplines, tools, and methodologies
• Working knowledge and experience on JIRA, confluence, Projects, and Office Suite
• Strong problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills to rapidly assess problem situations
• Creativity and adaptability when identifying solutions
• Experience of leading through influence and successfully delivery of cross-functional initiatives
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate on a broad spectrum (from deep technical discussions to high level executive vision)
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and relationships management skills
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple complex initiative
• Bachelor Degree or higher in computer engineering, information sciences, business or other related field

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 are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee 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, Humans of Digital and much more!

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

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.