Title:  Senior Manager, IT Risk

Requisition ID: 212509

 Salary Range: 117,400.00 - 224,700.00 

Please note that the Salary Range shown is a guideline only. Salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

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

Contributes to the overall success of Technology Risk Office (CISO and Risk) by ensuring specific individual goals, plans, and initiatives are executed /delivered in support of the team's business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

What You’ll Do 

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.
• Conduct detailed Cyber and IT Risk assessments and ensure that IT Risk assessments and outputs are recorded in enterprise tools and are in full compliance of defined policies and common standards, including the IT Risk Management Policy and Framework. 
• Work closely with internal and external IT auditors on audits and regulatory exams to demonstrate compliance with obligations and oversee submissions of Requests for Information.
• Act as the enterprise Regulatory Compliance Management (eRCM) coordinator for IT Risk Owners which includes ensuring the controls inventory is accurate and capturing the impacts of new regulations.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Risk control testing and monitoring (as applicable) and ensure that testing activities are conducted in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.
• Identify pervasive IT risk issues or issues that are common across the landscape and help implement preventative controls across IT&S.
• Partner with other risk groups to assess, implement and communicate new/updated risk controls, frameworks, policies, risk indicators, metrics, and limits.
• Act as SME to IT Stakeholders with regards to IT best practices, regulatory obligations, and governance requirements.
• Ensure implementation of a strong IT risk culture in partnership with various IT Risk Advisors and Risk Owners.
• Support development of tools and technology to support the management of IT risk across the Bank and Continuously identify opportunities to improve effectiveness and enhancements of risk identification and management policies and processes. 
• Perform Risk Control Self-Assessments (RCSA) for Cyber and IT environments of relevant business lines, serves as a technical contributor and subject matter expert to help define and support execution of IT controls within the first line of defense for Scotiabank U.S., consistent with the U.S. ITRM Framework and enterprise standards.
• Adheres to applicable U.S. and Enterprise standards.  
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook, and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.

What You’ll Bring 

• Candidates should have Cyber and IT and Risk management experience (governance, operations, audit, control functions, compliance, risk management) of over 8+ years. 
• Experience with the following regulatory agencies preferred: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York Dept. of Financial Services (NYDFS), Securities &Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC), National Futures Association, and Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI).
• Requires expert IT Risk management experience (i.e., systems design, security, availability, disaster recovery, third party risk management, change management, release management). Exposure to cloud controls would be a plus.
• Strong negotiation and influencing capabilities, supported by well-developed analytical competencies.
• Good knowledge of global banking businesses including related systems and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to balance competing or conflicting goals of various departments and stakeholders.
• Good communication, facilitation and presentation skills for developing communication strategies for Executive approval through to implementation of strategies and programs.

Certifications Preferred:

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

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):  United States : New York : New York City || United States : Texas : Houston

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.