Manager, Technology Strategy & Innovation

TD Securities is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager / Scrum Master to support the delivery of strategic initiatives within the rapidly evolving Tokenized Deposits and Digital Assets space.

CA$92,835.00–CA$98,640.00 yearly

Permanent

Full-time

This is an exciting opportunity for a delivery professional who is passionate about emerging payments technology and enjoys working in complex, fast-moving environments. The successful candidate will lead Agile delivery activities, facilitate collaboration across business and technology teams, and help bring clarity and structure to initiatives involving new capabilities, operating models, and technologies.

The candidate will work closely with Product Owners, business stakeholders, technology teams, architecture, risk and control partners, vendors, and other delivery teams. They will be responsible for managing project plans and dependencies, supporting backlog execution, facilitating Agile ceremonies, addressing risks and impediments, and ensuring that delivery remains aligned with business objectives and TD standards.

Key Accountabilities

Project Management and Delivery

• Lead the planning and execution of complex technology initiatives within the Tokenized Deposits and Digital Assets portfolio.
• Define project objectives, scope, deliverables, milestones, timelines, resource requirements, and delivery plans.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, financial forecasts, status reports, and delivery documentation.
• Monitor delivery progress and ensure that initiatives remain on schedule, within approved scope, and aligned with applicable quality standards.
• Identify, assess, track, and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and decisions.
• Proactively elevate delivery concerns and collaborate with stakeholders to develop practical resolution and mitigation plans.
• Coordinate activities across internal teams, external vendors, and other dependent projects or programs.
• Adapt project plans and delivery approaches in response to changing priorities, requirements, and business needs.
• Support the development of business cases, funding requests, leadership updates, and project governance materials.

Scrum Master and Agile Delivery

• Serve as Scrum Master for one or more cross-functional Agile delivery teams.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Partner with Product Managers, Product Owners, business stakeholders, and technology leads to maintain a clear, prioritized, and actionable product backlog.
• Support the translation of business and technical requirements into well-defined epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and delivery tasks.
• Help teams establish realistic sprint goals, delivery commitments, and release plans.
• Identify and remove impediments that may affect team productivity or delivery outcomes.
• Promote transparency through accurate reporting of sprint progress, delivery metrics, risks, dependencies, and decisions.
• Coach team members and stakeholders on Agile principles, practices, roles, and ways of working.
• Encourage continuous improvement, accountability, collaboration, and disciplined execution across the delivery team.
• Apply an appropriate balance of Agile and traditional project management practices based on the needs of the initiative.

Stakeholder and Team Management

• Build strong working relationships across business, technology, operations, architecture, risk, compliance, governance, and vendor teams.
• Operate effectively in a matrix environment with multiple stakeholders, priorities, and delivery dependencies.
• Act as a bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams, ensuring requirements, priorities, constraints, and decisions are clearly understood.
• Facilitate workshops and working sessions to gather requirements, resolve issues, clarify scope, and drive decisions.
• Communicate project status, risks, issues, dependencies, and key decisions clearly to delivery teams and senior stakeholders.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and establish alignment across groups with different priorities or perspectives.
• Provide direction, coordination, and coaching on project-specific activities.
• Create an inclusive and collaborative team environment that encourages open communication and constructive problem-solving.

Tokenized Deposits and Digital Assets

• Develop a strong understanding of the Tokenized Deposits initiative, its business objectives, technology components, stakeholders, and delivery roadmap.
• Coordinate delivery activities involving emerging digital-asset and payments capabilities.
• Work through complex or ambiguous requirements and help stakeholders establish clear priorities, decisions, ownership, and next steps.
• Support collaboration across business, technology, risk, control, architecture, and vendor stakeholders.
• Maintain awareness of emerging developments in tokenized deposits, digital assets, payments technology, and related market practices.
• Bring curiosity, adaptability, and a strong interest in helping TD evaluate and deliver new payments capabilities responsibly.

Job Requirements

Must-Have Qualifications

• Passion for Tokenized Deposits, Digital Assets, and new and rapidly evolving payments technologies.
• 8 or more years of experience working as an IT Project Manager, Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead, or in a comparable delivery role.
• Extensive experience delivering complex technology initiatives in Agile or hybrid Agile project environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional technology projects from initiation through implementation.
• Experience serving as a Scrum Master and facilitating Agile ceremonies for multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery practices, product backlogs, sprint planning, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release planning.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a matrix environment and manage multiple stakeholders, teams, priorities, and dependencies.
• Strong communication, facilitation, collaboration, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to maintaining accurate project plans, documentation, reporting, and governance materials.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity, emerging requirements, and evolving delivery priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to bring structure and clarity to complex situations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technology specialists, business partners, vendors, and senior leaders.
• Experience identifying and managing project risks, issues, dependencies, financials, resources, and delivery milestones.
• Ability to apply business, technology, Agile, and project management knowledge to complex strategic initiatives.
• Proficiency with standard project management, collaboration, and Microsoft Office tools.
• Undergraduate degree or relevant combination of education and professional experience.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Project Management Professional, or PMP, designation.
• Certified ScrumMaster, or CSM, designation, or another recognized Agile certification.
• Experience delivering payments technology or payments platform initiatives.
• Experience with payment processing, payment modernization, or transaction banking
• Knowledge of Tokenized Deposits, blockchain, distributed ledger technology, digital assets, or asset tokenization.
• Awareness of emerging payments technologies, standards, market developments, and industry trends.

Who You Are

You are a collaborative and delivery-focused professional who thrives in a complex environment. You combine disciplined project management with a practical Agile mindset and can move comfortably between strategic discussions and detailed execution.

You are curious about emerging technology, willing to learn, and passionate about the potential of Tokenized Deposits and Digital Assets. You communicate clearly, build trusted relationships, and help teams move forward by creating structure, resolving ambiguity, and driving decisions to closure.

You bring sound judgment, strong attention to detail, and a proactive approach to identifying delivery risks. Most importantly, you are a team player who values diverse perspectives and helps create an environment of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

At TD, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible, and respectful workplace where colleagues are supported, diverse perspectives are valued, and everyone has fair opportunities to grow and achieve their full potential.

Applicants are encouraged to advise the recruitment team if accommodations are required to help remove barriers during the interview and assessment process.

The attached TD posting provided the foundation for the role’s project planning, backlog management, requirements gathering, development-team collaboration, risk management, stakeholder communication, payments experience, and certification expectations.

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Who We Are

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we strive to make every interaction, product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank.

Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs.

Additional Information

We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

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.

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding

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

Interview Process

We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!