Manager, Testing and Migrations, Global Platforms, GTB

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Manager, Testing and Migrations, Global Payment Platforms, GTB - Toronto, ON

Requisition

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Global Transaction Banking

Global Transaction Banking (GTB) is the payments and transaction engine of Scotiabank. We support Small Business, Commercial and Corporate clients with effective treasury management solutions coupled with a best-in-class service model, making it easy for clients to do business with us.

As businesses build their digital capabilities and transform their operating models, their payment needs are evolving too. Boasting a unique global footprint, GTB’s comprehensive suite of innovative banking solutions help our business clients generate operational efficiencies, streamline and simplify payments, improve working capital performance, and mitigate financial risk.

At Scotiabank, we embrace your strengths, ideas, and ambitions. GTB is a fast-growing team with a focus on the Americas, particularly Canada, the U.S., Mexico, and we are seeking top tier talent to complement our organization.

Join a purpose-driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Contributes to the overall success of Global Transaction Banking globally, ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensure all activities conducted follow governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

The Manager, Testing & Migrations supports the successful delivery of Scotiabank’s High Value Payments Modernization (HVPM) Program by coordinating and executing detailed testing cycles, migration activities, readiness work streams, and multi-platform integration initiatives. This role ensures test plans, data, environments, and cross-functional partners are aligned to enable safe, compliant, and on-schedule modernization of high-value payment flows across payment and supporting ecosystems.

This is a hands-on leadership role that bridges Technology, Operations, and Program Delivery teams—translating strategy into executable action, driving continuity across test phases, and ensuring migration cutovers are delivered with precision.

• Support the development and execution of migration playbooks, dry runs, and cutover rehearsals.
• Document step by step procedures for legacy to modern platform transitions.
• Assist in volume ramp up monitoring, reconciliation checks, and parallel run validation.
• Execute pr emigration and postmigration checkpoints, raising issues promptly to the Senior Manager.
• Coordinate test environment bookings, data refreshes, configuration updates, and system availability with Technology and QA partners.
• Identify environment conflicts or constraints and
  * escalate* risks early.
• Serve as the primary coordinator for testing and migration activities across Technology, Operations, Product, Change Management, and vendor teams.
• Participate in HVPM Working Groups, defect reviews, test standups, and readiness forums as required.
• Ensure alignment of detailed execution with broader program milestones and critical path items.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

• 4–7+ years of experience in payments, banking operations, technology delivery, or testing roles within financial services.
• Working knowledge of high value payments (SWIFT MT/MX, Fedwire, CHIPS, Lynx) and associated reconciliation flows.
• Excellent documentation, coordination, and communication skills; able to work confidently with both technical and nontechnical teams.
• Ability to manage…