Title:  Director, Business Operations and Strategy

Requisition ID: 246729

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

Strategic organizational leader responsible for delivering innovative solutions and providing operational leadership to support Engineering & Architecture objectives, ensuring alignment with the Bank’s overall strategy. Reporting to the Vice President, of Engineering and Architecture oversees a team of 10+ professionals managing a diverse portfolio of functions, including strategic objective tracking and measurement, business intelligence, communications, financial governance, and contract management.

Is this role right for you?

• Lead an active engagement program with all GTEP Engineering and Architecture functional teams (e.g., Global Network Engineering, Global Platform

Engineering, and Architecture Governance).

• Drive the alignment and tracking of IT plans, department objectives, and strategy planning across Engineering & Architecture to ensure alignment with the overall Bank’s strategic plan.

• Drive initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and optimize support for Engineering and Architecture teams.

• Manage an operating budget of $145MM, ensuring precise financial forecasting and accuracy. Working directly with Finance.

• Oversee annual hardware and software maintenance contract renewals for 30+ vendors, ensuring timely execution, accurate expenditure tracking, and driving cost savings.

• Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of BI dashboards, and reporting systems.

• Partner with leadership across Engineering and Architecture to identify key operational metrics that provide actionable insights that drive performance and ensure compliance.

• Act as the communication arm for the VP, including the creation, socialization, and engage in executive level communications.

• Plan, organize, and manage recurring town hall meetings to ensure effective communication and engagement across the organization of more than 300 employees.

• Built and maintained strategic cross-functional relationships throughout the organization, collaborating with Finance, Audit, IT Risk, Global Procurement, and various technology teams.

• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

• Leads and drives a customer focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.

• Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her 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 behaviours; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and, managing succession and development planning for the team.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• Highly skilled people leader.

• Strong financial acumen.

• Excellent communication (verbal/written/presentation) skills in English.

• Excellent analytical, strategic conceptual / critical thinking, thought leadership, strategic planning, and project delivery/execution skills.

• Provides a focused perspective, input, and decision-making skills in the area of strategy and department operations.

• Translates highly complex concepts for his/her team, peers, and customers.

• Intermediate knowledge of infrastructure and technology platforms

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in IT, Architecture, Business Transformation, or other related field or equivalent work experience. Should have at least 10 years of business/industry work experience.

• 7 years of people management.

• Spanish fluency is an asset

• PMP

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 employee 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, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital 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.