Senior Manager, Engineering

Requisition ID: 256243

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

We are committed to investing in our employees and helping you continue your career at Scotiabank.

About the Role
We are hiring a Senior Engineering Manager to lead, grow, and inspire high-performing engineering teams delivering mission-critical platforms in the automotive retail and commercial finance domain.
This is a people-first leadership role with deep technical accountability. You will be responsible not only for what we build, but how teams work, grow, and succeed. You will shape engineering culture, develop leaders, and ensure consistent execution while guiding teams through modern architectures, cloud platforms, and AI-enabled solutions.

If you are passionate about building strong teams, coaching engineers into leaders, and scaling technology in a regulated financial domain, this role is for you.

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

People Leadership & Talent Development (Primary Focus)

• Lead and manage multiple engineering teams, including senior engineers, tech leads, and potentially other engineering managers
• Build a culture of trust, inclusion, accountability, and continuous learning
• Coach engineers at all levels through:
  
  • Regular 1:1s, career planning, and performance feedback
  • Technical and behavioral mentoring
  • Clear growth paths for ICs and future leaders
• Own hiring, onboarding, and team composition:
  
  • Partner with Talent Acquisition to attract top engineering talent
  • Make strong hiring decisions aligned with long-term team health
• Drive performance management:
  
  • Set clear expectations and goals
  • Conduct performance reviews and compensation input
  • Proactively address performance issues with empathy and clarity
• Identify, develop, and retain next-generation technical and people leaders

Technical Strategy & Architecture Leadership

• Provide hands-on technical leadership and guidance (without micromanaging)
• Drive system design and architectural consistency across:
  
  • Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
  • API-first and event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Ensure adoption of cloud-native design principles, design patterns, and best practices
• Review and guide solutions involving:
  
  • C, C#, Java
  • SQL and data modeling
  • Distributed and scalable systems

Cloud, DevOps & Platform Excellence

• Lead teams building and operating solutions on Azure and GCP
• Champion DevOps and platform engineering practices:
  
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Automated testing and observability
• Foster a strong ownership mindset around reliability, security, and compliance

AI, Innovation & Developer Productivity

• Encourage responsible adoption of AI solutions and concepts across platforms
• Drive developer productivity through tools such as GitHub Copilot
• Partner with architecture and innovation teams to evaluate emerging technologies

Business & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Act as a trusted technology partner to Product, Finance, Compliance, and Operations
• Translate automotive finance business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Communicate clearly with senior leadership on:
  
  • Team health and capacity
  • Delivery risks and trade-offs
  • Technology investments and outcomes

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

• Languages: C, C#, Java
• Cloud Platforms: Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Architecture: Service-Oriented Architecture, RESTful APIs, Event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Data: SQL and relational databases
• Engineering Practices: Cloud-native development, Design patterns and clean architecture, DevOps and CI/CD
• AI & Tooling: GitHub Copilot, Foundational AI concepts and applied solutions
• Domain Experience: Automotive finance (retail and commercial lending/leasing)
• 5+ years of experience as a people manager leading senior engineers and/or engineering managers
• Demonstrated success in: Building and scaling teams, Coaching high performers, Managing performance with empathy and fairness
• Strong emotional intelligence and conflict-resolution skills
• Ability to lead through change and ambiguity
• Proven ability to balance people needs, technical quality, and business outcomes

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.
• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.
• Community Engagement - No matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs.

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.