JOB DESCRIPTION:

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with more than 95,000 employees in offices around the world, The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (TD). TD offers a full range of financial products and services more than 25 million customers worldwide through three key business lines: · Canadian Retail including TD Canada Trust, Business Banking, TD Auto Finance (Canada), TD Wealth (Canada), TD Direct Investing and TD Insurance · U.S. Retail including TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank, TD Auto Finance (U.S.), TD Wealth (U.S.) and TD’s investment in TD Ameritrade · Wholesale Banking including TD Securities and TD Cowen TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,900 professionals operating out of 32 cities across the globe, we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank. We are growth-oriented, people-focused, and community-minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day.
Business Context
This opportunity to lead the Europe and Asia Pacific Infrastructure Technology and Services (ITS) Project Management team has arisen following internal mobility and business growth within the region.
This role forms part of the European Technology Infrastructure Management team and can be based in either the UK or Ireland.
Position Summary
We are looking for a Europe and Asia Pacific (EAP) Technology Infrastructure Project Manager to lead a significant technology delivery function and hold accountability for driving transformational and strategic infrastructure initiatives for TD Securities in EAP.
You will liaise and influence across the organization and have significant exposure to and interaction with local and global business executives and functional stakeholders enterprise-wide.
This Assistant Vice President-level role will lead a team of four Project Managers/Business Analysts responsible for delivering change activities for core infrastructure (server, storage, network etc) as well as end user technology (desktop, AV etc)

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Project Planning and Execution:

o Develop detailed project plans, including scope, objectives, timelines, and resource allocation

o Manage all phases of infrastructure projects, including design, procurement, construction, testing, and handover

• Stakeholder Management:

o Collaborate with internal teams, contractors, vendors, and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with project goals

o Act as the primary point of contact for project updates, risks, and progress reports

• Budget and Resource Management:

o Create and manage project budgets, maintain up-to-date financials in Clarity, ensure cost control and value delivery

o Identify and allocate resources efficiently to meet project deadlines and milestones

• Risk Assessment and Mitigation:

o Identify potential risks and develop proactive mitigation strategies

o Monitor and address project challenges to minimize disruptions

• Compliance and Quality Assurance:

o Ensure all projects comply with relevant regulations, standards, and safety protocols

o Oversee quality assurance processes to deliver high-standard infrastructure solutions

• Team Leadership

o Guide and mentor project team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment
o Conduct performance evaluations and provide constructive feedback
o Ensure that the team is appropriately trained and developed

Job Requirements:

• Build effective relationships with key business partners within and across business units, and ensure the delivery of financial and customer benefits to business units
• Lead teams and collaborate with a diverse range of business leaders and stakeholders on why/how to reduce variation, make better decisions, and ultimately improve results
• Plan and lead teams in the execution and integrated implementation of transformational initiatives for infrastructure services
• Ensure ongoing prioritization of project initiatives, direct linkage to respective business unit key performance indicators, and achievement of process improvement savings
• Oversee the planning and execution of recommended solutions, and ensure they improve quality and eliminate waste. Lead the team to execute on recommendations
• Ensure effective communication between the team and key stakeholders and/or partners by adapting style and technique to a diverse audience, throughout the planning, execution and delivery of process improvement and/or transformation initiatives

Qualifications end Experience:

• Minimum of an undergraduate degree with a related major (business, operations, engineering/technical, mathematics) or relevant professional certifications, designations, or equivalent required e.g. PMP, Prince2
• 5+ years’ experience minimum and 7+ years’ strongly preferred
• Experience within the Financial Services industry preferred along with an appreciation of the capital markets business landscape
• Enterprise or functional expertise, which requires broad managerial and deep specialized knowledge at the business, regulatory and industry levels
• Confidence and ability to undertake and complete a variety of complex initiatives (may manage and prioritize multiple projects at a given time) that require seasoned specialist knowledge and/or the integration of cross-functional processes (focus may be on longer-range planning for functional area (e.g. 12 months or greater)
• Strength in working directly with senior and executive management.
• Ability to contribute to strategic direction of the function and provide advice to senior leadership locally and globally
• Ability to be the “voice” of the region at global forums and to ensure that regional business needs are understood and catered to
• Advanced ability to lead, plan, implement and evaluate program/project activities to ensure completion of initiatives

Other

• Occasional travel may be required between European locations – London, Dublin and Belfast, potentially to other global offices

Shared Commitments
Executives promote adherence to TDBG’s vision and purpose to be the better bank, and enrich the lives of customers, communities and colleagues. As part of the general management of their function, Executives are accountable to deliver against TD’s five shared commitments:
Ø Think like a customer; provide legendary experiences and trusted advice
Ø Act like an owner; lead with integrity to drive business results and contribute to communities
Ø Execute with speed and impact; only take risks we can understand and manage
Ø Innovate with purpose; simplify the way we work
Ø Develop our colleagues; embrace diversity and respect one another
Inclusiveness
At TD, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and communities in which we live and serve. If you require an accommodation for the
recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your need

WHO WE ARE

TD is one of the world’s leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.
TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

• Project Planning and Execution