Title:  Director, Agile & Initiative Enablement

Requisition ID: 229603

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

Purpose

Leads and oversees the Project Portfolio at a strategic level, of the Technology, Project Governance, PMO & Reporting office in Canada and LATAM countries ensuring that projects align with business strategies, plans and initiatives are executed and delivered within the agreed scope, time, budget, and quality in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

The Director, Project Management Office will work closely with senior management, business line leads, technology partners and diverse set of stakeholders to lead execution of strategic projects, to prioritize key initiatives, ensure proper resource allocation and support execution monitoring, ensuring visibility of project progress at the Executive Level

Accountabilities

• Lead the planning, design, implementation, and operationalization of all-bank wide projects that are aimed at advancing goals and strategic priorities involving diverse set of stakeholders and project teams.
• Oversee and manage multiple projects, ensuring that the organization's strategic priorities are reflected in project execution.
• Bridge silos and enable alignment across the region to ensure the vision and objectives of the large-scale transformation. Act as the main point of contact between senior management and project teams, ensuring smooth communication and project visibility at the executive level.
• Lead a broad range of strategy execution engagement, including Data, Software Currency, Hardware Currency, Modernization, Regulatory and Strategic projects and initiatives at the All-Bank level. This involves managing large cross-functional teams including designing and developing roadmaps, issue identification, analysis to assess impact on financials and presenting compelling strategic recommendations.
• Provide leadership and direction to the Project Leads, Project Senior Managers and Project Managers, ensuring that project teams work in alignment with the organization’s objectives and remain within the region.
• Lead problem solving, risk leverage and mitigation, with cross-functional teams, business lines and Technology.
• Evaluate projects progress and apply implementation controls that manage trade-offs and keep deliverables and milestones on track and on time, including proactive mitigation of project risks.
• Manages overall program budget, and allocates budget to support projects, accomplishing funding strategy. Control project budgets and ensure that resources are allocated efficiently.
• Synthesize findings, report regular status, and present clear recommendations and implementation plans to ensure impactful project outcomes to senior leaders within the bank, key metrics, and reviews.
• Establish and promote a culture of continuous improvement in project management, facilitating the implementation of agile best practices and lessons learned for future projects.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Creates an environment in which their team pursues 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.

• Builds a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviors; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and managing succession and development planning for the team

Education and Experience

• 5 Project Managers direct reports and Countries Project Managers dotted line (According to number of projects minimum one PM per country)
• 15 Countries supported / LATAM region / several business units supported from Business Lines, Technology, and across Value Chain.
• Financial dimensions: capital budget allocation and projects financial control
• Project Portfolio Management: Several Number of projects:
• IB Software Currency, Hardware Projects, and Modernization Projects leading.

What's in it for you?

• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
• We provide you with the tools and technology needed to create beautiful customer experiences.
• You will get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world.
• Dress codes do not apply here, being comfortable does.
• We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes a base salary, a performance bonus, company matching programs (on pension & profit sharing), vacation, personal & sick days, personal development funding, maternity leave top-up, parental leave and much more.
  

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.