Title:  Senior Analyst, US Resolution Planning

Requisition ID: 247603

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

Global Banking and Markets 

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabank’s strong U.S. presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world. 

Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange and precious & metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group.  

Be part of an innovative, Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries!  We work together to drive ambition for every future! 

Purpose

The Senior Analyst, US Resolution Planning plays a key role in advancing the Bank’s global recovery and resolution planning capabilities. This role supports the design, maintenance, and execution of Scotiabank’s US Recovery and Resolution Program, in alignment with Federal Reserve, FDIC as well as any other applicable regulatory expectations, as well as internal governance and risk standards. This position contributes to ensuring that Scotiabank meets its obligations under both Federal Reserve and FDIC Resolution Planning rules and guidance, along with any other applicable U.S. prudential standards, while maintaining alignment with the Bank’s broader risk and capital frameworks. The incumbent will provide support to the Director and Senior Manager, RRP, collaborating closely with subject matter experts from Finance, Treasury, Risk, and various Business Lines. This partnership will focus on the development and enhancement of recovery strategies, resolution playbooks, and data aggregation processes that clearly demonstrate the Bank’s capacity to recover from significant financial stress or to be resolved in a structured and orderly fashion. This role requires a dynamic Senior Analyst who brings regulatory experience, solid banking and commercial judgment, and strong communication and relationship-building skills—a professional who thrives in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment grounded in Scotiabank’s values of Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Passion and contributes to a high-performance environment and an inclusive work environment.

What You'll Do

Program Development & Governance

• Supports the implementation of projects related to the enhancement of the bank’s recovery/resolution plans.
• Ensures overall compliance with Recovery and Resolution Planning regulatory requirements with FDIC, FED and other regulatory bodies as required.
• Supports the design, production, update and continuous improvement of the global RRP framework, ensuring consistency and applicability with regulatory guidance (e.g., U.S. Resolution Plan Rule, FDIC IDI rule, OSFI and CDIC regulations as it pertains to Head Office, etc).
• Contributes to the development of recovery triggers, governance protocols, and testing approaches.
• Takes ownership of work streams for the annual preparation of the bank’s recovery and resolution plans; this includes drafts and/or edits to the sections of each of the plans and the gathering, compilation and interpretation of information submitted by SMEs across the enterprise.

Regulatory Engagement & Submissions

• Supports the preparation of regulatory deliverables, including recovery plans, resolution submissions, self-assessments, and responses to supervisory requests.
• Assists in the preparation of responses to requests relating to recovery and resolution planning from internal and external parties including BNS subsidiaries, governing bodies.
• Participates in reviews, examinations, and industry dialogues on recovery and resolution matters.
• Coordinates recovery and resolution scenario development, testing exercises, and contingency playbook reviews.

Stakeholder Management

• Liaises and collaborates with multiple stakeholders through verbal and written communication channels.
• Presents findings and updates to senior management committees and working groups.
• Liaises and collaborates with multiple stakeholders through verbal and written communication channels. 

Continuous Enhancement & Benchmarking

• Monitors evolving regulatory expectations and peer practices across FBOs, G-SIBs, and Canadian D-SIBs.
• Supports enhancements to internal governance, metrics, and documentation to ensure ongoing readiness.
• Supports monthly/quarterly/ad-hoc risk reporting for various management and board level committees and regulatory bodies, including agenda setting and tracking, development of presentation materials, meeting minutes drafting.

What You’ll Bring 

• 3–6 years of experience in risk management, finance, treasury, regulatory affairs, or related banking functions.
• Experience in U.S. regulatory policy, resolution planning, recovery planning, operational resilience or financial risk management, preferably within a global bank or regulatory authority.
• Strong communications, analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
• Solid analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to synthesize complex regulatory concepts into actionable insights.
• Strong team player who is open to listening, understanding, and collaborating with senior management when introducing new ideas and legislated policy recommendations for action or change.
• Experience preparing regulatory deliverables, policy frameworks, or risk documentation for senior management or board committees.
• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills; able to coordinate across multiple teams and jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while maintaining strong partnership and collaboration with internal teams.
• Exhibits knowledge of bank structure, funding mechanisms, and balance sheet management, coupled with the capability to effectively interpret regulatory requirements into actionable strategies for business operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Risk Management, or a related discipline (advanced degree or professional designation such as CFA, CPA, FRM preferred).
• Experience in large financial institutions (Category I–III, FBO, or D-SIB environments) is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with enterprise risk management, recovery and resolution framework, operational risk and cross-border coordination processes is an asset (also generally conversant with other global regulatory standards)
• Track record of success in matrixed environments, effectively aligning global and regional priorities.

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. 

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Location(s):  United States : Texas : Dallas 

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.  

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