TD Bank Group is on a technology hiring spree.
The Toronto-based financial institution, whose U.S. retail bank has $413 billion of assets, announced on Wednesday it plans to recruit for more than 2,000 technology roles in 2022. It’s looking for employees who are skilled in cloud technology, devops, machine learning, and automation as it transitions to the Microsoft Azure public cloud.
Like many banks, TD must compete with large tech companies and fintechs for talent.
“We are going after the same talent you would see big tech and little tech going after, whether it’s agile skills, automation skills, AI skills or cloud skills,” Greg Keeley, senior executive vice president of platforms and technology at TD Bank Group, said in an interview. He says this hiring will take place on both sides of the border.
One aspect of working at TD that Keeley hopes will attract potential employees is its pivot to what TD calls a “platform approach,” where teams work more collaboratively rather than in silos. To get the word out about opportunities, TD works with and recruits from academic institutions and organizations such as Black Professionals in Tech Network in Toronto and the Ontario Network of Women in Engineering, as well as sends its leaders to speak at industry events.
The bank is also looking inward to reskill current employees. It has created an internal program with Microsoft to train employees in Microsoft skill sets, particularly the ins and outs of Azure. Employees who complete training courses can schedule an exam and get certified in Azure Fundamentals. In recent years, TD has started other
