Title:  Head, Global IAM Directory Services

Requisition ID: 263416 

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

The Global Head of IAM Directory Services is accountable for the end‑to‑end ownership of Directory platforms and services across the enterprise. This role leads the global engineering and operational teams to design, build, modernize, and operate secure, scalable, and resilient Directory capabilities for our global multi-domain, multi-forest identity environment spanning while support business strategy across all regions and channels.

The incumbent drives the evolution of global directory services, while playing a critical role in strengthening the organization’s identity security posture by reducing the technical attack surface, securing identity platforms both on-premise and in cloud environments.  They leverage advances modern engineering and operational practices, and partner closely with peer teams in Security, Technology, Risk, and Business leaders to deliver foundational and transformational directory capabilities to the workforce at enterprise scale.

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

• Own the full lifecycle and service accountability for global Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID, and Microsoft PKI platforms, including strategy alignment with architecture, design, build, modernization, production operations, and continuous improvement for the workforce.
• Be Accountable for platform availability, resiliency, performance, security posture, and operational excellence of Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID, and Microsoft PKI platforms
• Ensure IAM Directory Services operate enterprise‑grade platforms, meeting defined SLAs, SLOs, and regulatory obligations.
• Lead the end‑to‑end Directory Services (DSE) Team function.
• Define and lead the design, delivery, security and modernization of the Bank's AD, Entra ID, MSPKI, and supporting components such as AD/Entra backup and recovery tools.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices, including cloud‑native architectures, automation, agentic AI, security‑by‑design, and resilience engineering.
• Own production operations and support for the Bank's AD, Entra ID, MSPKI, and supporting components such as AD/Entra backup platforms, including incident management, problem management, capacity planning, and operational readiness.
• Establish and enforce run‑the‑platform disciplines, ensuring stable operations, predictable change, and rapid recovery from incidents.
• Partner with SRE, infrastructure, and operations teams to mature monitoring, alerting, runbooks, and operational automation.
• Work in partnership with IAM Product and Architecture, ensure strategic alignment of Microsoft and neighboring directory services with workforce, security, and business requirements.
• Serve as a key leader for risk management, audit, and regulatory engagements, ensuring findings are proactively mitigated and platforms are operated within risk appetite.
• Ensure clear ownership, decision rights, and accountability across directory service initiatives and supporting teams.
• Partner with the Workforces Identity team to onboard and integrate services such as AD and Entra into global business channels, ensuring consistent customer experience and security posture.
• Act as a senior technology leader, influencing roadmaps and priorities in alignment with architecture, workforce, security, and business requirements.
• Lead and drive a customer focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Create 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.
• Build 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? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline; a graduate degree or relevant industry certifications (e.g., cloud, security, IAM) is an asset.
• 10+ years of progressive technology experience, including 5+ years leading large engineering teams, with hands on responsibility for building, modernizing, securing, Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID, and Microsoft PKI environments.
• Demonstrated experience operating and securing Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID, and Microsoft PKI identity, authentication, or security platforms, including ownership of production systems in a regulated or large scale environment.
• Spanish language skills are considered an asset.

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

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.