Being a traditional bank just isn’t our thing. We are big believers in innovating the banking experience because we believe Canadians deserve better options, and we challenge ourselves and our teams to creatively transform what’s possible in banking. Our team is made up of inquisitive and agile minds that find smarter ways of doing things. If you’re not afraid of taking on big challenges and redefining the future, you belong with us. You’ll get to work with people who will encourage you to reach new heights. We like to keep things fun, ask questions and learn together.

 

We are a big (and growing!) family. Overall we serve more than 370,000 people across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™, and have been around for more than 50 years. Equitable Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, supports credit unions across Canada that serve more than 5 million members. Together we have over $100 billion in combined assets under management and administration, with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. Our EQ Bank platform (eqbank.ca) has been named the top Schedule I Bank in Canada on the Forbes World's Best Banks 2023, 2022, and 2021 lists. 

Purpose of Job

Equitable has transformed to a hybrid-agile delivery methodology with cross-functional Pods dedicated to launching new products, features, and ongoing business value for portfolios.  As part of this journey, we require a Senior Technologist who can evolve our API centric approach into an extendable and reusable Platform approach.  We think of this Associate Director, Technology Delivery role as a mash-up of a Technical Product Owner, SCRUM Master, and Conceptual Architect who can define the direction and priority for Platform delivery Pods.  Our vision is that the Associate Director, Technology Delivery and their Pods should be empowered and autonomous to drive production changes, with broader support from shared services teams such as Dev Ops & Release Management, Infrastructure & Operations, Platform Admins, and Security teams.

 

In partnership with Business Leads, Business and Technical Architects, Dev Managers, Project Managers, and API Consumers, the Associate Director, Technology Delivery will drive multiple teams to complete discovery & planning (initiation, scoping and planning), design & build Sprints, solution testing/hardening, Releases to production, and ongoing build-measure-learn releases.  This role requires product centric expertise to hypothesize on platform needs, propose conceptual solutions and validate hypotheses.  

The incumbent will ensure that the solution being delivered is cohesive and meets intended business value across the collaborative team of Bas, Developers, QA / Automated QA and external Technology partners as required. In addition to project delivery, the Associate Director, Technology Delivery and Pod team will also manage, plan and deliver backlog enhancements and fixes as ongoing releases for the aligned business portfolio. The Associate Director, Technology will provides status updates on delivery progress, velocity/trends, quality, RAID, impediments, KPIs and measurable business value and tailor the Bank’s delivery methodology to meet objectives, and ensure consistent flow of work across cross-functional Pod team members. 

The Associate Director, Technology Delivery role also includes people management responsibilities.  The Associate Director, Technology Delivery will be required to manage their Pod resources which include hiring, coaching and development of their direct reports. 

 

💰 Competitive discretionary bonus 

✨ Market leading RRSP match program

🩺  Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits

📝  Employee Share Purchase Plan

👶🏽 Maternity/Parental top-up while you care for your little one

🏝 Generous vacation policy, personal days and even a moving day 

🖥  Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues

🎓  Annual professional development allowance and a comprehensive Career Development program

💛  A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experience

The incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working from Equitable Bank’s additional office space located at 351 King Street East, Toronto, ON.

Equitable Bank is deeply committed to inclusion. Our organization is stronger and our employees thrive when we honour and celebrate everyone’s diverse experiences and perspectives. In tandem with that commitment, we support and encourage our staff to grow not just in their career path, but personally as well. 

We commit to providing a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment for all applicants. Please let us know of any accommodations needed so that you can bring your best self to the application process and beyond. All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check and credit check to qualify for hire. While we appreciate your interest in applying, an Equitable recruiter will only contact leading candidates whose skills and qualifications closely match the requirements of the position.

We can’t wait to get to know you!