Director, Platform Product Owner - Scotiabank, Toronto

About this opportunity

Global Wealth Banking and Markets Engineering (GWBMT) is the fast-moving, award-winning technology engine that powers Scotiabank's Wealth and Capital Markets businesses. The Platform Engineering organisation provides foundational technology platforms and cloud services that enable application teams to innovate rapidly, securely, and at scale. Our portfolio includes enterprise Kubernetes platforms spanning on-premises and Google Cloud environments, Cloud Enablement Services, Kafka as a Service, Airflow as a Service, Fine-Grained Access Management capabilities, and future developer platform offerings that accelerate application modernisation and cloud adoption.

We are seeking a Director Platform Product Owner to lead the product strategy, roadmap, adoption, and delivery of a portfolio of enterprise platform products that serve hundreds of engineers and mission-critical applications across the bank. This role sits at the intersection of technology, product management, engineering, and business strategy.

Day-to-day

As a senior product leader, you will partner closely with Platform Engineering, Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and application development teams to ensure our platforms deliver measurable business value, exceptional user experiences, and scalable solutions. Your responsibilities include:

• Define and execute the strategic vision, roadmap, and lifecycle management of a portfolio of platform engineering products and services.
• Develop product strategies that accelerate cloud adoption, platform standardization, application modernization, and engineering productivity.
• Identify emerging customer needs and market trends to drive innovation and platform evolution.
• Establish product success metrics, adoption goals, customer satisfaction targets, and business outcomes.
• Prioritize investments and roadmap initiatives based on business value, engineering impact, risk reduction, and operational efficiency.
• Act as the primary advocate for platform consumers across GBM and enterprise engineering teams.
• Build deep understanding of customer journeys, pain points, and platform adoption barriers.
• Drive platform onboarding strategies and self-service experiences that improve developer productivity.
• Translate strategic objectives into clear product roadmaps, capabilities, requirements, and delivery plans.
• Lead the planning and execution of platform product initiatives from ideation through delivery and adoption.
• Define and monitor key platform performance indicators, including availability, reliability, scalability, security, adoption, and customer satisfaction.

Skills and experience

We would love to work with you if you bring the following qualifications and technical expertise:

• 10+ years of technology experience with at least 5 years in Product Management, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Developer Platforms, or Infrastructure Services.
• Proven experience leading the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of large-scale platform products.
• Experience working with cloud platforms, enterprise infrastructure, and application modernization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of platform engineering, developer experience, self-service platforms, and product operating models.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across multiple organizations.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in complex enterprise environments.
• Outstanding communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
• Strong strategic thinking, prioritization, and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes and container platforms operating across hybrid-cloud environments.
• Experience with public cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures, Kafka, streaming platforms, and modern data infrastructure.
• Understanding of workflow orchestration and data engineering platforms such as Apache Airflow.
• Knowledge of Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Fine-Grained Authorization, and Zero Trust security principles.

Who you'll work with

You will partner closely with Platform Engineering, Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and application development teams, acting as the voice of the engineering customer while balancing engineering priorities, platform sustainability, risk management, and strategic technology objectives. You will also build strong relationships with senior technology leaders, engineering teams, security stakeholders, and business partners.