Technology Partner, TSX Trust Engineering

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The Technology Partner, TSX Trust Engineering is the senior technology leader accountable for the regulated TSX Trust technology portfolio. Reporting to the Head of Technology, Capital Formation & TSX Trust, this role owns the multi-year strategic roadmap for all client-facing and back-office Trust applications, the development teams that build them, and the quality engineering function that approves them for release. Production deployment authority is held independently by the Platform & DevOps function, satisfying OSFI B-13 segregation-of-duties requirements through a formal deploy gate. As the named senior officer for the regulated Trust estate, this leader serves as the technology counterpart to TSX Trust business leadership, the principal technology voice in regulatory engagements, and the strategic owner of the platform evolution agenda spanning Link4, Transtar, and the Harmonized Portal redesign. 

This role reports to: Head of Technology, Capital Formation & TSX Trust.

Job Location: Hybrid (2-3 days in office) - based in Toronto, ON.

Key Accountabilities

• Define and own the multi-year strategic technology roadmap for the regulated TSX Trust portfolio, including platform evolution, client experience uplift, and B-13 compliance posture.

• Provide executive-level technology partnership to TSX Trust business leadership across Transfer Agency, Corporate Actions, Issuer Services, and Investor Services.

• Lead a multi-disciplinary organization spanning Link4, Transtar, the Harmonized Portal & APIs, Quality Engineering, and Solutions Architecture.

• Operate Quality Engineering as an independent approval function within the pillar, with formal authority to gate releases and validate B-13 evidence before promotion.

• Coordinate with the Head, Platform & DevOps on the production deployment gate, ensuring no release reaches production without recorded QA approval.

• Serve as the named accountable senior officer for B-13 compliance attestation across in-scope Trust applications, including representation in OSFI examinations and internal audit engagements.

• Direct the harmonized portal redesign and API uplift program, ensuring alignment with TMX Trust client experience strategy and regulatory requirements.

• Oversee the migration of legacy Java applications from aged VMs to OpenShift, retiring technical debt while maintaining regulated service continuity.

• Govern technical architecture decisions across the Trust estate through the Solutions Architect, including platform selection, integration patterns, and cross-platform design authority.

• Partner with the Head, Capital Formation Portfolio on Trust intake, demand shaping, and portfolio transparency for the Trust business.

• Set workforce strategy and lead long-term talent planning, including hiring, succession planning, performance management, and capability development for a regulated technology workforce.

• Manage budget, vendor relationships, and third-party governance for the Trust technology portfolio in coordination with the Business Manager and enterprise procurement.

• Partner with the Head, Technology Risk & Governance to maintain audit-ready evidence, control effectiveness, and regulatory readiness.

• Represent TSX Trust technology in cross-Capital-Formation governance forums, enterprise architecture councils, and senior leadership reviews.

Must Have(s)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.

• Significant progressive technology leadership experience, including senior leadership over regulated technology portfolios.

• Track record leading regulated technology portfolios in financial services, with direct experience in OSFI-supervised environments.

• Demonstrated experience as the named senior officer or accountable executive for regulatory compliance frameworks (B-13, B-10, SOX, or equivalent).

• Deep technical literacy across modern application platforms (Java, Python/Django), cloud-native architectures (OpenShift, Kubernetes), and API/integration patterns.

• Experience leading large-scale platform evolution programs including legacy retirement and cloud migration.

• Track record of executive-level partnership with business leaders, comfortable representing technology in board-adjacent forums.

• Experience leading and growing teams across multiple platforms and disciplines.

• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership capabilities.

Performance Measures

• OSFI B-13 compliance attestation and zero material audit findings on in-scope Trust applications.

• Platform availability and MTTR SLAs for Link4, Transtar, and the Harmonized Portal.

• Harmonized Portal redesign and API uplift milestones and adoption metrics.

• OpenShift migration and legacy retirement delivery against schedule.

• QA approval discipline; zero releases promoted to production without recorded QA signoff.

• TSX Trust business stakeholder satisfaction.

• Audit and regulatory examination outcomes.

Salary Range: 200K/year - 210K/year CAD. Please note that the salary range included is a guideline only. The salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

The recruiting efforts for this role are intended to fill a vacant position. 

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