Director, Systems & Platform Integration

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Lead the capability of FCC in connecting various systems, platforms, vendors, services, and data flows that support Fidelity Clearing Canada’s operations.

• Take ownership of the integration layer encompassing APIs, services, messages, files, data interfaces, vendor/client platform connections, workflows, reporting, operations, and enterprise services.

• Securely and reliably integrate clients, platforms, vendors, enterprise services, APIs, messages, files, and data feeds.

• Ensure that clearing, brokerage, client, reporting, reconciliation, and operational flows are auditable, monitored, recoverable, and prepared for growth.

• Promote reusable integration standards, automation, AI enablement, operational digitization, scalable platform capabilities, and alignment with enterprise goals.

• Provide senior leadership in client-facing roles for organizations collaborating with FCC.

• Foster trusted relationships with technology and business representatives of clients.

• Oversee integration requirements, solution alternatives, responsibilities, risks, timelines, testing, cutover readiness, and support expectations.

• Manage a roadmap that balances modernization, workflow automation, AI enablement, operational digitization, enterprise integration, resiliency, risk reduction, costs, and delivery trade-offs.

• Establish clear performance expectations for direct reports while offering coaching, development plans, and coverage for succession or cross-training.

• Lead teams composed of architects, analysts, technical leads, and integration specialists.

⛳️ Requirements

• A university degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Business Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Over 7 years of technology management and leadership experience in financial services, clearing, brokerage, wealth, custody, banking, capital markets, or another regulated transaction-processing environment.

• Significant experience in leading systems/platform integration, APIs, services, messaging, files, batch processes, data feeds, vendor connectivity, and client-facing platform delivery, as well as modern integration platforms such as Solace, Boomi, Kafka, MuleSoft, IBM MQ/App Connect, AWS/Azure Integration Services, or similar tools.

• Proven technical leadership in integration architecture, solution design, design reviews, non-functional requirements, production readiness, and technical risk management.

• Experience in a client-facing leadership position, directly interacting with external clients and senior stakeholders.

• Background in leading teams of architects, analysts, technical leads, and integration specialists.

• Familiarity with AI-assisted development, automation, analytics insights, developer productivity tools, and enterprise integration capabilities is an asset.

• Experience in governing integration standards for service contracts, data mappings, API design, event flows, file exchanges, error handling, monitoring, logging, auditability, and support handoff.

• Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, cloud-enabled architecture, production reliability, observability, and incident/problem/change management.

• Technical knowledge of APIs, services, messages, files, event streaming, iPaaS, ESB, data flows, system dependencies, production support, architecture, standards, integration tools, automation, developer productivity, and technical risk.

• Insight into clearing, brokerage, reporting, reconciliation, regulatory, service quality, and operational impacts.

• Excellent client-facing, relationship-management, presentation, and communication skills.

• Current work authorization for Canada is mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements that vary according to role requirements.

• Company contributions to the group RRSP without requiring matching contributions from you.

• Comprehensive health benefits starting from the first day of employment.

• 100% employer-funded health benefit premiums.

• Up to $6000 per year for mental health services and therapy.

• Parental leave top-up to 100% of salary for 25 weeks.

• Up to $650 for home office equipment expenses.

• Generous time-off policy.

• 2 paid days each year to volunteer at a charity of your choice.

• Diversity and inclusion programs.

• Employee Resource Groups.

• Extensive opportunities for professional development.

• Access to over 11,000 training and development courses.

• Tuition reimbursement available.

• Monetary rewards for completing required designations.