Senior Manager, Engineering

at  TD Bank

Work Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hours:
37.5
Line of Business:
Technology Solutions
Pay Details:
We’re committed to providing fair and equitable compensation to all our colleagues. As a candidate, we encourage you to have an open dialogue with a member of our HR Team and ask compensation related questions, including pay details for this role.
Job Description:
Building a World-Class, Diverse and Inclusive Technology Team at TD
We can’t afford to be boring. Neither can you. The scale and scope of what TD does may surprise you. The rapid pace of change makes it a business imperative for us to be smart and open-minded in the way we think about technology. TD’s technology and business teams become more intertwined as new opportunities present themselves. This new era in banking does not equal boring. Not at TD, anyway.
The Counterparty Credit Risk group at TD Securities is seeking a business facing technical leader at the Director level, to build the next generation of risk computation platforms. The core mission of the applications we build is to help the firm quantify, understand, and reduce our external total exposure in case of adverse market conditions. We operate within a modern and complex area of finance, operating with sophisticated computational models, supporting billions of calculations daily and leveraging Big Data storage for analytics and data distribution.

About This Role

• Working closely with our business partners across trading, finance and risk management the successful candidate will own the following responsibilities:
• Architect our risk applications in line with microservices patterns, distributed caching, and stream processing with a view to scale to hundreds of billions of computations daily
• Architect and develop efficient on-demand pricing and limits checking solutions
• Manage a team of 10+ Developers working primarily in Java, Python and Scala
• Develop an organization supporting the growth plans for the Front-Office as well as aligning with Risk Management and Finance risk, control and regulatory reporting requirements
• Develop and execute on a large-scale Data strategy for the group (including ingestion, reporting and dashboarding)
• Deliver large scale P&L and risk impacting projects for the trading and sales function, in line with business growth opportunities and regulatory drives
• Develop tooling and processes to enhance the efficiency of the teamThe successful candidate should also demonstrate a strong affinity with the following:
• Work collaboratively with technical and non-technical teams at TD to solve business and technology challenges
• Provide technical leadership to the group and beyond, adopt a scalability and stability-first approach to design and implementation
• Adopt a client-centric approach in support of our business growth models
• Leverage industry standard DevOps practices and tooling for CI/CD, TDD and build toolsDevelopment OpportunitiesThis challenging role provides the candidate with the following career growth opportunities:
• Contribute to the technical direction the future versions of our risk platform
• Develop a deep understanding of securities pricing and risk across different asset classes
• Work in a dynamic environment with direct engagement to global stakeholders

EXPERIENCE AND / OR EDUCATION

• University or post-graduate degree
• Strong academic background (e.g., computer science, engineering

Technical Skills

• 10+ years of technical leadership experience with direct people management responsibilities
• Demonstrable architecture experience, with a focus on the design of large scale distributed risk engines (market risk or counterparty credit risk)
• Demonstrable experience managing teams developing components in Java / Python or other
• Experience of NoSQL databases, Hadoop, distributed caching (Redis preferable), Big Data streaming technologies (Flink, Kafka Streams, Spring Cloud Stream), experience with RDBMS packages, demonstrable fluency in SQL, messaging (Kafka)
• Experience of Azure (preferable) or AWS, Google Cloud
• Experience of git, CI/CD toolset (Maven, Gradle), Jenkins, working within an Agile environment
• Knowledge of the following would be a plus: Scala, Angular, React, Excel integration, ELK, TypeScript

Non-Technical Skills

• Experience in managing a global team
• Strong communication skills
• Demonstrable experience working in a fast-paced environment, and supportive of flexible goals aligned with business priorities
• Demonstrable track record in delivering for the stakeholders within a Capital Markets setting
• Knowledge of derivatives pricing and capital markets is a strong plus

Join in on what others in TD Technology Solutions are doing:

• Inspire a positive work environment and help champion quality, innovation, teamwork and service to the business.
• Learn voraciously, stretch your thinking, share your knowledge and educate others.
• Communicate and collaborate with both technical and non-technical professionals.
• Cultivate winning relationships by building trust with business and technology partners.
• Share our commitment to productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency.

Who We Are
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 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 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.
Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs.
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Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.
Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.
Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.
Interview Process
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.
Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Language Requirement:
Ce poste n’exige pas la maîtrise d’une langue autre que le français./ This position does not require proficiency in a language other than French.

• Working closely with our business partners across trading, finance and risk management the successful candidate will own the following responsibilities:
• Architect our risk applications in line with microservices patterns, distributed caching, and stream processing with a view to scale to hundreds of billions of computations daily
• Architect and develop efficient on-demand pricing and limits checking solutions
• Manage a team of 10+ Developers working primarily in Java, Python and Scala
• Develop an organization supporting the growth plans for the Front-Office as well as aligning with Risk Management and Finance risk, control and regulatory reporting requirements
• Develop and execute on a large-scale Data strategy for the group (including ingestion, reporting and dashboarding)
• Deliver large scale P&L and risk impacting projects for the trading and sales function, in line with business growth opportunities and regulatory drives
• Develop tooling and processes to enhance the efficiency of the teamThe successful candidate should also demonstrate a strong affinity with the following:
• Work collaboratively with technical and non-technical teams at TD to solve business and technology challenges
• Provide technical leadership to the group and beyond, adopt a scalability and stability-first approach to design and implementation
• Adopt a client-centric approach in support of our business growth models
• Leverage industry standard DevOps practices and tooling for CI/CD, TDD and build toolsDevelopment OpportunitiesThis challenging role provides the candidate with the following career growth opportunities:
• Contribute to the technical direction the future versions of our risk platform
• Develop a deep understanding of securities pricing and risk across different asset classes
• Work in a dynamic environment with direct engagement to global stakeholder