This role leads the strategic decommissioning process supporting the Cloud Acceleration Program (CAP), one of Scotiabank’s top priorities. This program has enterprise-wide impact and requires effective communications, strategic planning, management, and execution.
The Senior Manager, Decommissioning Lead plays a critical role as both a technical and strategic business partner to manage the application and server decommissioning plans in support of Cloud migration efforts. They collaborate closely with development teams to understand their workflows and requirements and lead the management of the application and server decommissioning plans, while ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are supported in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

Is this role right for you?

• Develops and executes detailed decommissioning plan and schedules, considering constraints such as project timelines, resource requirements and potential risk, to minimize disruption to business activities and ensure successful project delivery.
• Partners with project teams, including internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment with project goals and objectives.
• Closely collaborates with the Senior Manager, Migration Lead to ensure plans are aligned and tracks program benefits to capture value as hardware/software is no longer used.
• Works with the team to oversee decommissioning roadmap. Understands key business and technical issues that impact the migration plan and adjusts plans to support decommissioning activities.
• Measure and monitor progress to ensure decommissioning plans are delivered on-time and within budget, and that they meet or exceed expectations.
• Conduct release readiness reviews, milestone reviews and business Go/No-Go reviews.
• Work closely with the business to baseline and monitor project scope and activate change requests as needed.
• Provide regular and clear progress updates to stakeholders, highlighting achievements, risks, and mitigation reporting.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and other artefacts.
• Identifies and resolves project issues and obstacles to keep the project on track.
• Lead and facilitate requirement sessions, document outcomes and follow up on actions assigned to ensure completion.
• Assist in the development of project management and change management plans that incorporate all business, technology and operational aspects of the project.
• Seeks opportunities throughout the engagement for process optimization to enhance the efficiency of migration and decommissioning efforts.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Ten (10) or more years of experience in IT Project Management and business/industry.
• PMP, Process Improvement, Change Management, and Agile Certifications are considered assets.
• Highly motivated decommissioning / migration leader who can drive delivery in alignment with the organization’s mandate and goals.
• Proven experience in program & project management practices and possess both business and technical acumen.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills, with a proven track record in managing relationships with external vendors
• Highly motivated individual who can drive delivery in alignment with the organization’s mandate and goals.
• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to troubleshooting technical issues.
• Preferred experience of decommissioning applications during a migration and working with vendor to migrate applications from on-premise to Google Cloud Platform.
• Cloud domain knowledge (asset)

What’s in it for you?

• 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.
• 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.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.