AVP, Technology Portfolio Management, Transaction Banking & Payments, TD Securities

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Job Description:

The Head, Technology Portfolio Management, Transaction Banking is the accountable executive for the integrated management and delivery oversight of the full Transaction Banking technology portfolio spanning digital channels, ledger and payments. The role converts business and technology strategy into a prioritized, funded and executable portfolio; oversees multiple concurrent programs and projects, including Tier 1 initiatives; and provides a single, trusted view of portfolio health, value, risk, dependencies and decisions to senior executives.

The role leads a significant, high-complexity, multi-year portfolio with substantial regulatory and risk oversight; manages aggregate portfolio financials, including budget, forecast, actuals and variances, and benefits realization; operates portfolio governance and controls; and leads senior program and project management talent. The current portfolio scale is approximately $235 million for 2026, with a similar level anticipated for 2027, subject to annual planning and approval.

·       VCP technology portfolio across Transaction Banking digital channels, client connectivity and servicing capabilities; modern ledger and ledger integration; and wholesale payments platforms and rails.

·       Multiple concurrent, interdependent transformation programs and technology initiatives, including high-complexity and Tier 1 work, with material enterprise dependencies.

·       Accountability for integrated portfolio planning, prioritization, financial management, delivery governance, risk and control oversight, benefits realization, executive reporting and talent leadership.

·       Portfolio headcount, vendor spend, geographic mandate and committee memberships are to be confirmed through role evaluation and annual planning; the 2026 technology portfolio budget is approximately $235 million, with a similar scale anticipated for 2027.

1. Portfolio strategy and prioritization

·       Define and maintain the integrated Transaction Banking technology strategy, investment thesis and multi-year roadmap across digital channels, ledger and payments, translating business strategy into executable technology priorities in partnership with Product, Operations and Architecture.

·       Translate business priorities, architecture visions, regulatory obligations and platform health needs into a sequenced portfolio with clear outcomes, dependencies and funding requirements.

·       Recommend portfolio investment, sequencing, capacity and scope trade-offs; stop, defer or redirect work where value, readiness, risk or strategic alignment is insufficient.

·       Ensure the portfolio balances transformation, modernization, resilience, regulatory and mandatory commitments, and sustainable run-state outcomes.

2. Integrated delivery and dependency management

·       Oversee end-to-end delivery performance across all in-scope, multi-year programs and projects and multiple agile teams, with accountability for coherent execution against approved scope, milestones, budget, quality and benefits.

·       Own the integrated portfolio plan, critical path and cross-domain dependency view, resolving conflicts across channels, ledger, payments and shared enterprise platforms.

·       Establish clear intervention and escalation mechanisms; identify emerging slippage early and drive timely corrective action and executive decisions.

·       Ensure disciplined transition from design and build through testing, implementation, stabilization and hand-off to accountable run-state owners.

3. Financial, capacity and benefits management

·       Own aggregate portfolio financial management, including annual planning, forecasts, actuals, variances, vendor commitments and investment transparency.

·       Align funding and capacity to the highest-value and highest-obligation priorities, while maintaining traceability from investment to deliverables, outcomes and benefits.

·       Establish benefits baselines and oversee realization of client, financial, operational, resilience and risk outcomes; address benefit leakage and underperformance.

·       Optimize the deployment of senior program, project and specialized resources across the portfolio.

4. Governance, risk and control

·       Operate portfolio governance as a decision system, with clear accountabilities, decision rights, escalation thresholds, KPIs, executive reporting and disciplined follow-through.

·       Maintain an integrated view of delivery, technology, operational, cyber, data, regulatory, third-party and change risks, including assumptions and dependencies.

·       Ensure risk and control requirements are embedded from design through implementation and that portfolio evidence supports audit, regulatory and governance expectations.

·       Provide strategic guidance to business and functional leaders on material portfolio issues and ensure concerns are managed within enterprise risk appetite.

5. Executive leadership and talent

·       Provide a single, credible executive narrative on portfolio status, value, financials, risks, dependencies and decisions required.

·       Lead and develop senior program managers, project managers and portfolio specialists; build succession, capability and disciplined performance management across the function.

·       Create a culture of accountability, transparency, constructive challenge, inclusion and continuous improvement.

·       Act as the senior portfolio management advisor to Transaction Banking Product, Technology, Operations, Architecture, Finance, Risk and Compliance leaders.

Skills, Education & Experience:

·       15+ years of progressive experience in financial-services technology, portfolio, program or transformation leadership, including significant executive-level accountability in a complex regulated institution.

·       Demonstrated success overseeing a significant portfolio of multiple concurrent, high-complexity programs and projects, including Tier 1 initiatives and substantial technology investment.

·       Deep knowledge of Transaction Banking technology domains, including corporate digital channels and connectivity, payments and cash-management infrastructure, liquidity solutions, ledger or core-banking integration, APIs, data, cloud platforms and platform modernization.

·       Proven experience with portfolio financial management, integrated planning, benefits realization, vendor oversight, delivery governance and executive reporting.

·       Experience leading senior program and project management teams and influencing large matrixed delivery organizations across business, technology and control functions.

·       Demonstrated delivery in environments with material regulatory, cyber, operational resilience, data and third-party risk requirements.

Leadership and technical skills

·       Enterprise portfolio strategy, prioritization and investment governance.

·       Executive judgment, commercial acumen and value-based decision making.

·       Integrated roadmap, dependency, critical-path and risk management.

·       Technology fluency across architecture, engineering, cloud, APIs, data, cybersecurity, resilience and platform operating models.

·       Outstanding executive communication, board-level storytelling and ability to present a concise, evidence-based view of decisions and trade-offs.

·       Strong stakeholder influence, conflict resolution and ability to lead through ambiguity without relying solely on direct authority.

·       People leadership, talent development, succession planning and creation of high-performing, inclusive teams.

Education and credentials

·       Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, Finance or a related discipline.

·       MBA, advanced technical degree or equivalent executive experience preferred.

- Portfolio, program, project, Agile, Lean or technology governance certifications are assets, such as PfMP, PgMP, PMP, SAFe or equivalent.

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. 

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