Scotiabank

Requisition ID: 229284

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

Scotiabank is Canada's most international bank, with an international presence unmatched by other Canadian Banks. Our operations include providing a full range of financial products, solutions and advice to retail, small business and commercial customers in Latin America, the Caribbean, Central America, and the Asia Pacific. In addition, our partnerships with associated corporations in China, Curacao, Thailand, and Venezuela provide an entire suite of personal, commercial, wealth management and insurance services to over 24 million customers globally.

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

Purpose

The Strategic Initiatives team, reporting to the SVP & COO of International Banking (IB), is an integral part of the multi-country Portfolio Management unit. Our team is dedicated to support the execution of IB’s strategy by managing capital allocation through investment initiatives (Business Cases), which benefit the Bank’s legal entities across Latin America and the Caribbean. This ensures strategic alignment throughout International Banking.

We collaborate directly with business line executives in the IB Head Office, Canada, and the Americas, focusing on investing in the implementation of the Bank’s strategy. As a member of our team, the incumbent is responsible to support that the goals, plans and execution of the initiatives in the IB Portfolio are delivered and aligned of the Bank’s business strategies and objectives.

What You’ll Do:

Business Case Development & Reviews, Committees’ preparation & oversight, Portfolio Management Support, Data Analysis, Capital allocation decisions.

• Support the portfolio of International Banking (IB) strategic projects and initiatives by serving as a key liaison between stakeholders to drive execution, monitor progress, and ensure successful delivery of transformation objectives across the Bank.
• Perform in-depth financial analyses and synthesize insights from reviews of IB investments to inform and support decision-making by senior executives, including the development of business cases, rebase lines, and post-implementation reviews.
• Support the governance processes and oversee the pipeline of investment-related requests to ensure alignment with portfolio timelines, targets, and performance metrics.
• Proactively identify and implement process improvements and change initiatives to enhance IB’s operational efficiency, business performance, and governance practices.
• Coordinate and deliver strategic support to key stakeholders across IB, including direct engagement with executives to manage the end-to-end investment governance, execution, and reporting lifecycle under the IB Resource Allocation Committee (RAC).
• Conduct comprehensive business and financial analyses to generate actionable insights and reporting that support executive decisions related to project portfolio management, resource capacity, and financial performance.
• Foster a high-performance culture by contributing to team engagement and promoting an inclusive, collaborative work environment.
• Execute daily responsibilities in alignment with the Bank’s risk culture, risk appetite statement, and established risk limits.
• Champion the Bank’s risk culture and effectively communicate risk appetite principles across the team.

Drive efficient planning and execution of IB portfolio projects while ensuring robust adherence to business controls and compliance with operational, regulatory, AML/ATF, and conduct risk frameworks, including the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook, and Guidelines for Business Conduct.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Business Administration, Accounting or Engineering.
• CA, CFA, CPA, MBA, or equivalent is an asset.
• 5 years of relevant experience (financial analysis, management of business investment analysis, business case
• review).
• Experience with PPM and/or SmartStream tools is an asset.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and conceptual problem-solving skills combined with outstanding business and financial acumen and attention to detail.
• Strong organization and project management skills, with the ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, challenging,
• and dynamic environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal for interacting with stakeholders with varying cross cultural and language differences.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with other teams and senior executives.
• Ability to effectively manage relationships across the Bank, partners and build strategic relations with a client focus.
• Advanced knowledge in financial analysis and ability to convey financial information to non-finance Executives.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Candidate must have the ability to communicate in both English and Spanish as they will supporting teams in both languages.

Interested?

If your experience is closely related but doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we do encourage you to apply - you might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Scotiabank!

At Scotiabank, every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are and, embraced for their differences. That’s why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture.

What's in it for you?

Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work – and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs.

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. If you require technical assistance, please click here. 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.