Senior Technology Manager - (Development / Payment applications / Vendor management)
Top Benefits
About the role
Description
Application Deadline: 08/31/2025
Address: 33 Dundas Street West
Job Family Group: Technology
Plans, prioritizes and delivers solutions that represent the best value technology spend while observing technology governance within prescribed limits. Manages and maintains the ongoing solutions delivered to the designated business/group. Acts as a platform or application owner. Manages the end to end development process to ensure that the right solutions are delivered and addresses any operational concerns once in production. Delivers on time and one budget and adheres to required standards.
Responsibilities:
- Fosters a culture aligned to BMO purpose, values and strategy and role models BMO values and behaviours in all that they do.
- Ensures alignment between values and behaviour that fosters diversity and inclusion.
- Regularly connects work to BMO’s purpose, sets inspirational goals, defines clear expected outcomes, and ensures clear accountability for follow through.
- Builds interdependent teams that collaborate across functional and operating groups to create the highest value for all stakeholders.
- Attracts, retains, and enables the career development of top talent.
- Improves team performance, recognizes and rewards performance, coaches employees, supports their development, and manages poor performance.
- Provides strategic input into business decisions as a trusted advisor.
- May network with industry contacts to gain competitive insights and best practices.
- Manages resources and leads the execution of strategic initiatives to deliver on business and financial goals.
- Helps determine business priorities and best sequence for execution of business/group strategy.
- Conducts independent analysis and assessment to resolve strategic issues.
- Acts as the prime subject matter expert for internal/external stakeholders.
- Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
- Monitors and tracks performance, and addresses any issues.
- Provides internal stakeholders with an effective primary point of contact and ownership for planning, delivery and management of technology solutions.
- Ensures ongoing viability of technology platform assets.
- Identifies opportunities and provides recommendations by communicating complex technical strategies and design to senior leaders.
- Provides informed and considered recommendations & solutions to complex technical issues to improve productivity and profitability of technology platform assets.
- Recommends and approves changes to systems, procedures, products and people to meet plans, achieve goals, and maximize scorecard.
- Defines and documents application architecture & other system documentation to ensure adherence to standards and alignment to the technical strategies.
- Participates in the development of business/group strategic plans to enable annual results as well as results over a longer timeframe.
- Collaborates to identify high value technology requirements and solution opportunities.
- Negotiates technology priorities; develops and maintains a financially sound integrated investment plan.
- Assesses value of potential work and understands all work included in the annual plan.
- Prioritizes and coordinates development team activities for multiple initiatives of varying complexity in order to meet client demands while maintaining defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and technical stewardship over platform applications.
- Determines overall plans and priorities.
- Ensures optimal decision-making between internal stakeholders, including between the business/group and Technology senior leaders.
- Evaluates external vendor offerings and selects cost-effective service providers who will deliver.
- Operates at a group/enterprise-wide level and serves as a specialist resource to senior leaders and stakeholders.
- Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to problems that can be complex and non-routine.
- Implements changes in response to shifting trends.
- Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.
Qualifications:
- Typically 7-10 years of work experience in IT or business environment and/or BS/BA or MBA/MS in computer science, engineering, or information systems
- Expert level of knowledge in domain Broad/diverse business knowledge of a range of functions, products and/or systems, or expert knowledge of specialized functions, products and/or systems
- Knowledge of software development practices, concepts, and technology obtained through formal training and/or work experience.
- Strong Knowledge of Java, node. Js or Python and can code with little oversight.
- Proven track records with RESTful architecture design
- Proven track records of building enterprise level cloud applications (bonus)
- Knowledge of High Value Payment process and ISO 20022 messages (bonus)
- In depth understanding of Data Integration and Service Integration
- Understand functional aspects and technical behavior of the underlying operating system, development environment, and deployment practices.
- Have facility with and understanding of the ecosystem that code operates in.
- Strong verbal & written communication skills - In-depth / Expert.
- Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth / Expert.
- Influence skills - In-depth / Expert.
- Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration - In-depth / Expert.
- Able to manage ambiguity.
- Data driven decision making - In-depth / Expert.
Salary : $94,600.00 - $176,000.00
Pay Type: Salaried
The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type. Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.
BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards
About Desjardins
Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the fifth largest cooperative financial group in the world, with assets of $435.8 billion as at March 31, 2024. It was named one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine and by Mediacorp. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms and subsidiaries across Canada. Ranked among the world's strongest banks according to The Banker magazine, Desjardins has some of the highest capital ratios and credit ratings in the industry and the first according to Bloomberg News.
Senior Technology Manager - (Development / Payment applications / Vendor management)
Top Benefits
About the role
Description
Application Deadline: 08/31/2025
Address: 33 Dundas Street West
Job Family Group: Technology
Plans, prioritizes and delivers solutions that represent the best value technology spend while observing technology governance within prescribed limits. Manages and maintains the ongoing solutions delivered to the designated business/group. Acts as a platform or application owner. Manages the end to end development process to ensure that the right solutions are delivered and addresses any operational concerns once in production. Delivers on time and one budget and adheres to required standards.
Responsibilities:
- Fosters a culture aligned to BMO purpose, values and strategy and role models BMO values and behaviours in all that they do.
- Ensures alignment between values and behaviour that fosters diversity and inclusion.
- Regularly connects work to BMO’s purpose, sets inspirational goals, defines clear expected outcomes, and ensures clear accountability for follow through.
- Builds interdependent teams that collaborate across functional and operating groups to create the highest value for all stakeholders.
- Attracts, retains, and enables the career development of top talent.
- Improves team performance, recognizes and rewards performance, coaches employees, supports their development, and manages poor performance.
- Provides strategic input into business decisions as a trusted advisor.
- May network with industry contacts to gain competitive insights and best practices.
- Manages resources and leads the execution of strategic initiatives to deliver on business and financial goals.
- Helps determine business priorities and best sequence for execution of business/group strategy.
- Conducts independent analysis and assessment to resolve strategic issues.
- Acts as the prime subject matter expert for internal/external stakeholders.
- Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
- Monitors and tracks performance, and addresses any issues.
- Provides internal stakeholders with an effective primary point of contact and ownership for planning, delivery and management of technology solutions.
- Ensures ongoing viability of technology platform assets.
- Identifies opportunities and provides recommendations by communicating complex technical strategies and design to senior leaders.
- Provides informed and considered recommendations & solutions to complex technical issues to improve productivity and profitability of technology platform assets.
- Recommends and approves changes to systems, procedures, products and people to meet plans, achieve goals, and maximize scorecard.
- Defines and documents application architecture & other system documentation to ensure adherence to standards and alignment to the technical strategies.
- Participates in the development of business/group strategic plans to enable annual results as well as results over a longer timeframe.
- Collaborates to identify high value technology requirements and solution opportunities.
- Negotiates technology priorities; develops and maintains a financially sound integrated investment plan.
- Assesses value of potential work and understands all work included in the annual plan.
- Prioritizes and coordinates development team activities for multiple initiatives of varying complexity in order to meet client demands while maintaining defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and technical stewardship over platform applications.
- Determines overall plans and priorities.
- Ensures optimal decision-making between internal stakeholders, including between the business/group and Technology senior leaders.
- Evaluates external vendor offerings and selects cost-effective service providers who will deliver.
- Operates at a group/enterprise-wide level and serves as a specialist resource to senior leaders and stakeholders.
- Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to problems that can be complex and non-routine.
- Implements changes in response to shifting trends.
- Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.
Qualifications:
- Typically 7-10 years of work experience in IT or business environment and/or BS/BA or MBA/MS in computer science, engineering, or information systems
- Expert level of knowledge in domain Broad/diverse business knowledge of a range of functions, products and/or systems, or expert knowledge of specialized functions, products and/or systems
- Knowledge of software development practices, concepts, and technology obtained through formal training and/or work experience.
- Strong Knowledge of Java, node. Js or Python and can code with little oversight.
- Proven track records with RESTful architecture design
- Proven track records of building enterprise level cloud applications (bonus)
- Knowledge of High Value Payment process and ISO 20022 messages (bonus)
- In depth understanding of Data Integration and Service Integration
- Understand functional aspects and technical behavior of the underlying operating system, development environment, and deployment practices.
- Have facility with and understanding of the ecosystem that code operates in.
- Strong verbal & written communication skills - In-depth / Expert.
- Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth / Expert.
- Influence skills - In-depth / Expert.
- Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration - In-depth / Expert.
- Able to manage ambiguity.
- Data driven decision making - In-depth / Expert.
Salary : $94,600.00 - $176,000.00
Pay Type: Salaried
The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type. Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.
BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards
About Desjardins
Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the fifth largest cooperative financial group in the world, with assets of $435.8 billion as at March 31, 2024. It was named one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine and by Mediacorp. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms and subsidiaries across Canada. Ranked among the world's strongest banks according to The Banker magazine, Desjardins has some of the highest capital ratios and credit ratings in the industry and the first according to Bloomberg News.