Td Bank Director - CIB Technology Development 

United Kingdom, England, London 

783198476

London, United KingdomTechnology Solutions

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIESCUSTOMER

• Lead and manage the end to end delivery of technology solutions or services for a key business line, portfolio, assigned segment or enterprise area with a clear focus on strategic planning, schedule management, scope, change / issues management, client communication and overall resourcing and financial costs on a longer term basis
• Responsible for project delivery for the set of application in their scope, commissioning projects to be executed by assigned Project Managers
• Act as an integrator of solutions; provide a flexible approach by offering and negotiating options with the clients that assure the appropriate balance between service levels, cost and risk
• Communicate business vision / goal and portfolio priorities to team members (e.g. Application Owners / Development Managers, Business Systems Analysis, Platform / Service and/or Technology Project Managers etc.)
• Develop impact assessments as it relates to LOB landscape changes / revisions / additions and manage the integrated portfolio delivery schedule and periodically perform risk assessments and manage operational processes consistent across the portfolio (e.g. time reporting)
• Monitor and manage Capacity Forecasting process compliance among Technology Project Managers and report on progress, status, and overall health of the portfolio and the individual applications
• Assess change requests and issues across the portfolio and identify key items for reporting
• Manage day to day vendor relationships and monitor progress against established work agreements for own area
• Partner with clients/ businesses in developing business cases, RFI/RFP, contracts, service level agreements, etc. consistent with business objectives and technologystandards/architecture
• Work closely with IT leadership to ensure on-going focus on reusability, scalability, and enterprise-wide solutions, to maximize returns on the suite of products
• Oversee and support the demand management process from intake through final approval and initiation of delivery execution with respective management teams / business partners / stakeholders

SHAREHOLDER

• Lead the development of total cost of ownership estimates for applications / services across the portfolio and monitor and track to established plans in partnership with Finance and Business Management team
• Measure and monitor progress at clearly defined points in the process for all ongoing projects within the portfolio to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet or exceed expectations
• Assess work plans and schedule impacts across portfolio and identify key schedule issues for reporting, escalate further as necessary
• Comply with well-defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines - including creation of project documentation of system requirements, estimates of scope and cost
• Track major project deliverables; communicate up-dates; support initiatives intended at reducing time-to-market and containing costs
• Ensure operational, reputational, and intellectual risks are understood, and provide advice towards minimizing risk and escalate where appropriate
• Maintain proficient knowledge of the competition, customer / industry trends and technology innovation; identify opportunities for research and suggest solutions as appropriate
• Maintain high level of customer service and ensure commitments are met; recommend appropriate actions to enhance service levels, through effective service level management practices/ agreements
• Keep informed of technology solutions initiatives and IT direction across TDBG in order to provide strong support to the businesses
• Ensure a full understanding of business requirements and apply knowledge to escalate/prioritize delivery of new and existing projects
• Ensure that new capabilities required by the business are supported by appropriate service delivery departments
• Ensure integration between TS LOB team across processes, technology and data for all solutions defined

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

• Prioritize and manage own workload and support workload of team members in order to deliver quality results and meet timelines
• Support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
• Work closely with other groups, sharing knowledge of client and customer issues, needs and expectations, and contributing to sound decisions
• Establish and maintain open and effective communication with clients, the businesses, and other team members
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the team and business partners by sharing information, knowledge and lessons learned on a regular basis
• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency of the business unit and/or team
• Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business units
• Establish effective relationships across multiple business and technology partners, program and project managers

BREADTH & DEPTH

• Role generally supports a significant business area, product group, Enterprise Platform, Service or Capability under a Segment CIO or technology functional area.
• Sets work direction at an operational level, works autonomously in the management of the unit and collaborates with other business or technology leaders to establish and execute on common goals with a medium to longer term business perspective
• Expert knowledge of the business and bank technology standards (e.g., infrastructure, architecture, processes, applications) from a strategic perspective and managing/ directing teams and projects
• Sound knowledge of external competition, emerging, industry and/or market trends in relation to own business
• Integrator role that oversees various technology functions / resources to deliver business technical solutions or shared service
• Directly or indirectly oversees a sizeable and varied team of technology professionals (e.g., up to 50+ consisting of Application Developers, Solutions Designers, Business Systems Analysts, Specialists, and/or Project Managers) in the end to end delivery of complex projects, system enhancements / applications and/or application or service management
• Directs/manages large-scale applications/ projects across multiple product lines/ businesses, involving significant scope and complexity
• Understands strategic direction (including financials) and champions alliances to benefit the Bank and/or department; advocates for operational improvements to enhance the division’s value to the organization
• Role typically reports to an Executive role

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate
• Graduate degree, preferred
• 10+ years relevant experience

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.

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.