Application Solution and Design Director

Application Solution and Design Director

Company Information:

CIBC Mellon is a leading provider of asset servicing solutions to institutional investors in Canada, including multi-currency accounting, fund valuation, and investment information reporting. We are passionate about providing exceptional client service backed by our culture of innovation and success. Our outstanding employee experience will provide you with opportunities to learn and grow professionally while supporting the communities in which you live and work.

We are a diverse and dynamic workplace where employees take an active role in delivering on strategic objectives while advancing their individual career goals. We encourage innovative thinking and give our employees the support and resources they need to turn great ideas into actions.

We’re always looking for talented people who can make a meaningful difference for our clients, our company and our communities. To learn more about why our employees love coming to work each day, visit www.cibcmellon.com/experience.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Vice President, Engineering, the Application Solution and Design Director is a key member of the VP’s leadership team and is responsible for defining the technical direction for application solutioning and design, and for leading the development of approved solutions across internal and client-facing platforms. This role is accountable for the design and evolution of technology platforms, delivering new capabilities and guiding application technology stack decisions to ensure alignment with SDLC practices, engineering standards, AI adoption, and security requirements. Working closely with architecture, security, and technical teams, the Director ensures solutions align with CIBC Mellon’s technology strategy, risk standards, and business objectives.

The role requires strong technical expertise, collaboration, and leadership capability, with accountability for fostering a high-performing environment and supporting the safe, stable, and effective operation of the organization’s application portfolio.

Responsibilities:

- Design and document application solutions and architecture of medium to high complexity, including solutions that span multiple technologies, platforms, and vendors, ensuring compliance with architecture, security, corporate policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, as well as compatibility and interoperability with target architectures and standards.

- Lead and actively participate in application architecture and technology stack decisions related to application solutions, including front-end technologies such as React or Angular, back-end technologies such as Node.js, Python, and .NET, cloud and data platforms such as Azure, AWS, and Snowflake, and CI/CD pipelines including GitHub and Azure DevOps.

- Collaborate with Cloud, Data, and Security Architects, Business Analysts, Engineers, Operations, and end users to ensure application designs meet business requirements while aligning with enterprise technology standards, security requirements, and technology strategy.

- Provide technical leadership, guidance, and subject matter expertise, and share technical knowledge with the team to facilitate problem-solving.

- Ensure product knowledge and technology expertise are maintained, and provide consultation and technical advice to internal and external departments about ongoing business and technology initiatives.

- Review the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems, and recommend opportunities to optimize, modernize, and further leverage these systems.

- Provide leadership and subject matter expertise from an application perspective, working alongside Infrastructure, Security, Data, AI, Engineering, and Operations teams to meet program deliverables and support the successful delivery of internal and external client solutions.

- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to Engineering team members, serving as a senior technical lead within the Engineering domain. As a leader in an innovative team, build relationships with technology leaders, business units, vendors, and clients.

- As a trusted technology partner, translate business problems and requirements into practical, scalable, and secure technology solutions that support business objectives.

- Deliver project updates to senior technology leaders, deliver formal presentations to business units, and communicate project status to internal and external parties.

- Conduct and chair meetings and obtain the involvement of employees from impacted functional areas and clients in projects when necessary.

Qualifications:

- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

- 8–10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including full-stack development and leading technical delivery across Digital and/or various application portfolios.

- Strong proficiency across front-end technologies such as React or Angular, and back-end technologies such as Node.js, Python, and .NET.

- Experience with cloud and data platforms such as Azure, AWS, and Snowflake; CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub and Azure DevOps; low-code platforms such as Appian and DUCO; and DevOps practices.

- Demonstrated experience developing and delivering tactical solutions that leverage enterprise computing platforms such as Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Business Objects, Salesforce, Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft SSRS report development.

- Demonstrated aptitude for continuous learning and innovative thinking.

- Proven understanding of the SDLC.

- Excellent analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound, logical decisions.

- Strong communication skills with an exceptional client service orientation.

CIBC Mellon's Values:

Get it Right Every Day: Deliver service excellence while always acting with the highest ethical standards

Put Clients at the Centre: Advocate for clients by listening, sharing knowledge, and bringing the right solutions forward

Be One Family: Challenge, empower and recognize your colleagues

Take Ownership: Speak up, speak out, and make things better

Job Specific Competencies:

- The salary band for this position ranges between $126,000 - $176,400

- Individual pay is determined by factors such as job-related skills, market conditions, relevant experience, education, training, and internal equity.

- Please note, our recruitment process may include the use of AI-assisted tools.

- This posting is for a new vacancy.