Job Description

Requisition ID: 253914

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

The Role:

The Technology Delivery Lead works in partnership with application owners and technology groups, planning and guiding application teams through remediation of software currency exposures ensuring that application owners are managing their portfolio in accordance with the Bank’s Software Currency Framework. This involves being proactive and helping future proof software portfolios in respect to supported software. This includes researching and alerting application teams of pending End-of-Life dates, the creation of remediation plans, working with technology groups to provision servers and coordination between testing and business teams, tracking of the progress and the validation of remediation completion. If the application teams run into challenges/blockers, these items are raised with management. They assist application owners in understanding the software current reporting tools, CMDB, impact of reporting KRI and management indexes. The intention is to be the trusted source of all things software currency.

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

• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with portfolio owners, application and technology teams that assist during the remediation process.
• Coach and support teams through the end-to-end remediation process, ensuring alignment with the enterprise software currency framework.
• Provide clear communication and guidance to application teams, helping them plan proactively before technologies expire.
• Identify and communicate variances in standards to plan owners, providing clear reasoning.
• Build out project plans identifying dependencies and mitigating risk.
• Help manage project financials.
• Update tracking tools and generate reports on progress and issues.
• Act as a bridge between application teams and GTEP/GTS to meet software currency requirements.
• Prepare and support VP / Director level meetings to ensure visibility into remediation health and progress.
• Review software currency remediation plans for milestone realism and timeline adherence. Validate that plan end dates are achievable and supported by the plan details.
• Seek opportunities to improve efficiency in plan validation and reporting.
• Enhance reporting insights and performance to support informed decision-making.

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

• College Diploma or University Degree.
• Minimum three-year experience in technology role.
• Strong communication, active listening and relationship building skills; as well as the ability to adapt.
• Managing technical risks and acting as a bridge between technical staff and non-technical stakeholders.
• Identify potential technical bottlenecks or security risks early as they relate to remediation.
• Understanding of the concepts and skills required for project management.
• Understanding of technology terminology (Cloud vs On-Prem, Server Buildouts, etc.).
• Customer-centric environment with a focus on negotiation skills (Experience with Enterprise Software Licensing Models).
• Excellent understanding of Microsoft Excel & Project.
• Good understanding of ServiceNow Discovery.

What's in it for you?

• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity and curiosity and celebrates success
• We provide you with the tools and technology needed to create meaningful customer experiences
• You'll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world
• We hire you for your talent — not just a job — so you can grow with us. We’ll equip you for success not only in your role, but also in your career as a whole
• Dress codes don't apply here: being comfortable does
• Access to thousands of online and in-person courses so you can hone your current skills, or learn new ones
• A competitive rewards package that includes a base salary, a performance bonus, company matching programs on pension and profit sharing, paid vacation, personal & sick days, medical, vision, and dental 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.