Title:  Senior Investigator, Eastern Canada, CS Investigation Services

Requisition ID: 247574

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

Contributes to the overall success of Corporate Security in Canada ensuring specific individual goals, plans, 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

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

• Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Assist in the development of strategic global crime awareness initiatives, educate, and create awareness throughout the Bank on evolving criminal trends, both organized and opportunistic. Develop information and intelligence with key regional, national, and global sources of information and work directly with law enforcement agencies to proactively develop strategies to mitigate risk.
• Detect criminal attacks against the Bank, its employees, customers, assets, and programs through effective communication with key stakeholders and Executives through prevention/detection presentations and regular meetings approved by management. Identify the presence of organized criminal activity by ensuring every matter within our mandate is thoroughly investigated and reported on.
• Conduct investigations of medium-to-high complexity with minimal oversight. Responding to incidents in a timely manner by assessing risk, ensuring case progression is aligned with the requirement of the matter being investigated and providing clear, concise, and timely updates and/or reporting. Responsible for preparing and delivering reports that accurately reflect the investigative findings, identify policy and procedural breakdowns, and include clear and appropriate recommendations to the business line to ensure there is no continuance or reoccurrence, and the overall risk is mitigated.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct, and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions, and conduct risk.
• Champion a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• Post-secondary degree and/or University/College courses in business law or equivalent training.
• Courses in investigative practices, methods, and enforcement strategies, interviewing and negotiation skills.
• Excellent oral and written skills.
• High degree of fluency in English and French required - Spanish desirable.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience investigating major financial crimes and internal investigations.
• Working knowledge of relevant federal and local laws and regulations in respective jurisdictions where the Bank operates.
• Working knowledge of the judiciary system, both criminal and civil processes and the rules of admissibility of evidence.
• Working knowledge of IT applications, systems, security controls.
• A valid driver’s license is required

Working Conditions:

• This is a hybrid role primarily in a remote environment, however, must be able to deal with situations promptly and effectively requiring immediate action.
• Required to work well beyond regular business hours.
• Frequently re-establish priorities based on demands, criminal attacks, and the risk of potential loss to the Scotiabank Group of Companies.
• Required to travel regionally, nationally, and sometimes internationally.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employees to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - 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. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.  
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance. 
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, Humans of Digital and much more!

In addition to French, the successful candidate must also have sufficient knowledge of English, as the work involves interacting and collaborating regularly with groups and individuals based in Toronto, as well as constantly interacting with other people, including clients, who speak English, locally and elsewhere 

Location(s):  Canada : Quebec : Saint-lazare 

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.