Requisition ID: 277642
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.
The Director – Mobile Engineering, Wealth Technology, is accountable for leading the engineering strategy, technical direction, delivery and ongoing evolution of mobile applications and engineering capabilities across Wealth Technology.
This is a senior technology leadership role requiring strong hands-on understanding of modern mobile engineering, combined with the ability to lead engineering teams and partner effectively with Product, Design, Architecture, Cybersecurity and other Technology teams. The Director will drive engineering excellence across iOS and Android platforms, establish scalable engineering practices, and ensure mobile applications are secure, resilient, performant and positioned to evolve with emerging technologies and customer expectations.
This role will be reporting to a Senior Director in Wealth Technology. Knowledge of the Wealth Management industry, digital financial services and emerging trends in mobile technology is an asset.
Is this role right for you? In this role you will:
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Lead the architecture and technical evolution of mobile applications, working closely with Architecture, Product and Engineering teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable and aligned with enterprise technology standards.
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Provide thought leadership on modern mobile technologies and engineering practices, evaluating new frameworks, SDKs, platform capabilities and development approaches against business needs and enterprise standards.
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Establish and continuously improve mobile engineering standards and guardrails covering application architecture, reusable components, coding practices, performance, accessibility, testing, security and maintainability.
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Build strong engineering capabilities across native iOS and Android development, including Swift/SwiftUI and Kotlin/Jetpack Compose, while ensuring effective integration with APIs and backend-for-frontend (BFF) services.
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Champion engineering excellence and developer productivity through automation, reusable capabilities, effective development tooling, code quality practices and continuous improvement.
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Drive mature CI/CD and mobile release engineering practices, enabling reliable build, testing, security scanning and deployment processes across mobile applications.
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Establish strong practices for mobile application reliability, performance and observability, using application and real-user telemetry to understand customer experience, application health and production performance.
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Drive comprehensive quality engineering and test automation, including unit, integration, functional, accessibility, performance and regression testing, to improve release confidence and reduce production defects.
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Own the technology aspects of mobile production health, including incident response, problem management, vulnerability remediation, resiliency, technology currency and continuous improvement.
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Work closely with API, BFF, platform and other engineering teams to ensure clear technical contracts, scalable integration patterns and effective end-to-end engineering.
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Lead, develop and mentor engineering leaders and engineers, building a strong mobile engineering community and ensuring appropriate technical depth, succession planning and skills development.
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Establish meaningful engineering health measures, including application stability, performance, automated test coverage, security and vulnerability posture, technical debt, technology currency and engineering productivity.
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Effectively communicate mobile engineering strategy, investment needs, technology risks, architectural decisions and delivery considerations to senior technology and business stakeholders.
Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:
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Strong understanding of mobile security, including secure coding, authentication and authorisation, application security testing, vulnerability remediation and protection of customer information.
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Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures and distributed systems, including integration between mobile applications, APIs, microservices and cloud platforms.
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Experience managing technology currency, SDK/framework upgrades and mobile operating-system changes, with an understanding of their impact on application compatibility, security and customer experience.
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Strong architectural judgement with the ability to balance customer experience, engineering quality, security, delivery speed, maintainability and cost.
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Experience working in Agile product and engineering organisations with multidisciplinary teams spanning Product, Design, Architecture, Engineering, Quality Engineering and Cybersecurity.
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What's in it for you?
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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.
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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.
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Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
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.
