Requisition ID: 265113

The role
As a Senior Execution Lead, you will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of one or more teams within a large-scale Agile program, acting as a Scrum Master and Project Manager within the Cloud & Developer Enablement portfolio. You will ensure the successful delivery of products within a portfolio. You will lead and support Agile scrum teams, ensuring Agile methodology and principles are executed effectively. You will identify, steer, and remove release and team impediments. As a Senior Execution Lead, you will also manage schedule, risks, and issues.

What will you do?
Agile Project Management

Accountable for the end-to-end delivery of Cloud and Developer Enablement product/capabilities

Manages projects through each phase of project lifecycle, facilitates scrum ceremonies

Work with all the dependent teams and prepare an execution plan

Ensure milestones are met and the project has gone through all approval gates

Document project status & assist team in maintaining information repositories

Maintain project risk tracker and communicate project risks to management

Prepare work back schedules, roadmap and capacity planning at a project level

Ensure a balance between team capacity and workload is kept to achieve a successful project delivery

Support app releases & rollout related activities

Communication & Collaboration: Stakeholder Management

Accountable for all project reporting- daily, weekly, monthly

Able to set expectations with all stakeholders, execute and communicate accordingly

Identify risks and issues that require leadership attention

Ability to articulate and clearly communicate complex problems and solutions in a simple and logical manner following stakeholder field of expertise

Ability to work effectively with engineering and products when needed to remediate risk around project delivery.

Engage stakeholders (e.g. risk, legal, audit)



as needed for consultation throughout the course of the project.

Communication & Collaboration: Scrum Master

Maintain agile engineering best practices

Supporting project team members in challenging situations (resource / release challenges, cross-team communication)

Scheduling ad-hoc meetings to solve disagreements or ambiguities in order to reduce risk of jeopardizing milestones and artifacts

Scheduling and chairing scrum ceremonies.

Accountable for conducting regular retros and addressing team’s feedback

Monitor scrum team progress by preparing reports/charts

Understanding team strengths and weaknesses in order to improve each phase of the project lifecycle

Lead by example

Continuous Improvement

Providing feedback to help improve processes and tools

Working on aligning best practices across delivery team

Continuous improvement and learning from other delivery team members

Take active role on application audit related activities

Be able to adjust, learn and iterate frequently

What do you need to succeed?

5-7 years' experience in managing and delivering complex software projects, with experience in Cloud and Developer Enablement programs

Demonstrate strong knowledge of Agile methodology while delivering IT projects. Ideally has Certified Scrum master certification (CSM / PSM)

Expert knowledge and understanding of project management practices, disciplines, tools, and methodologies.

Strong problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills to rapidly assess problem situations.





Demonstrate creativity and adaptability when identifying solutions.

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 initiatives; Demonstrate proactivity and accountability.

What's in it for you?
We have an inclusive and cooperative 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
Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
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.

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📌 Senior Execution Lead, Cloud & Developer Enablement (Ontario)
🏢 Scotiabank
📍 Ontario