Principal Solutions Lead

Requisition ID: 231460

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

As a Principal Solutions Lead, you will be at the forefront of shaping the digital employee experience. Your mission is to architect and deliver scalable, secure, and forward-thinking solutions that empower our global workforce. By aligning technology with business strategy, you’ll drive innovation, elevate service delivery, and help us stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape

Join Global HR Technology — a passionate, collaborative, and forward-thinking team that powers the people experience at Scotiabank. We design and deliver the tools that attract, engage, and support our global talent. Our culture thrives on innovation, continuous learning, and inclusion. We believe in empowering our people, celebrating diverse perspectives, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance

This is more than a technical role—it's a strategic opportunity to influence how technology shapes the future of work. As a Principal Solutions Lead, you’ll partner with senior leaders, product managers, and engineering teams to define and implement modern architecture for ServiceNow HRSD and digital employee experience. You’ll lead by example, mentor future architects, and champion best practices that drive agility, resilience, and excellence across the enterprise

In this role you will:

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  Architect the Future: Define and evolve the application architecture roadmap for HR technology, aligning with business goals and emerging trends.
• Lead with Vision: Provide technical leadership and governance across development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural standards and operational excellence.
• Design for Impact: Create scalable, cloud-native solutions—primarily on ServiceNow HRSD—that enhance performance, security, and user experience.
• Collaborate & Influence: Engage with stakeholders to translate business needs into secure, compliant, and innovative technical solutions.
• Mentor & Inspire: Guide and develop architects and engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• 5+ years of experience in solution architecture and technology strategy, with a strong focus on enterprise platforms.
• Proven expertise in ServiceNow, especially HRSD, Lifecycle Events, and CMDB integration.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, microservices, event-driven design, and RESTful APIs.
• Strong background in data architecture, data modeling, and secure integration patterns.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and fluency in modern programming concepts, with hands-on experience in programming such as Java and Python.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence across technical and business teams.
• A degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove, and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days, and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.