Title:  Director - Global Maintenance and Regulatory Implementation, GBM Onboarding (12-month contract)

Requisition ID: 218260

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

Purpose
 

The Director of Global Maintenance and Regulatory Implementation for GBM Onboarding has dual responsibilities:
 

1. Regulatory Change Management: Oversee regulatory change projects affecting the onboarding process, ensuring compliance and operational goals are met within deadlines.
2. Global Client Maintenance: Ensure periodic updates and maintenance of GBM’s client portfolio comply with AML/Fin Crime, Tax, Margin, and Regulatory Regimes (MIFID, EMIR, CANDER, CFTC, SBS), providing an optimal experience for clients and front office partners.
    

This role also manages the Global Refresh program, offshore vendors, and project initiatives involving internal and external stakeholders, maintaining regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.
 

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

• Manage and oversee regulatory change projects impacting the onboarding process, ensuring deadlines and compliance goals are met.
• Maintain GBM’s client portfolio, ensuring updates align with AML/Fin Crime, Tax, Margin, and Regulatory Regimes (MIFID, EMIR, CANDER, CFTC, SBS).
• Ensure an optimal experience for clients and front office partners during onboarding and ongoing relationship management.
• Oversee the Global Refresh program and offshore vendors, managing project initiatives with internal and external stakeholders.
• Champion a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank systems and knowledge.
• Consider the Bank’s risk appetite and culture in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Pursue efficient operations in line with Scotiabank’s Values, Code of Conduct, and Global Sales Principles, ensuring effective business controls for operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions, and conduct risk.
• Promote a high-performance and 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:
 

• 5-7 years of financial services experience, with preference for experience in complex regulatory projects and large managed services contracts.
• In-depth understanding of capital market operations, trade lifecycle expertise, and familiarity with corporate and investment banking.
• Familiarity with systems supporting the GBM customer life cycle.
• Exceptional project management, planning, and organizational skills.
• Sound judgment in identifying and escalating risks to senior management.
• Experience with regulatory compliance in financial services.
• Proven vendor management experience.
• Expertise in change management.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Experience in risk management.
   

Work Arrangement: This position is currently a Hybrid role. Please note that this is subject to change based on the needs of the business.

Interested?
 

At Scotiabank, every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are and, embraced for their differences. That is 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):  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.