Title:  Manager, Solution Delivery and Application Support, Payment Screening

Requisition ID: 251246 

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

The Transaction Screening team is a risk management function responsible for the governance of sanctions screening solutions globally and enterprise‑wide. The team leads and oversees the Global Sanctions Program’s screening management functions, ensuring coverage assessments, tuning methodology, rules governance framework, and screening standards are developed, executed, and maintained in compliance with governing regulations and internal bank‑wide policies and procedures. The Business Solutions Expert provides subject matter expertise in securities screening and leads enterprise‑wide coverage assessments across multiple screening pillars, including payments, trade finance, and securities.

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

• Support the sanctions screening solutions management function globally and enterprise‑wide
• Ensure stability and effectiveness of the Transaction Screening application ecosystem and all aspects related to the end‑to‑end flow of transaction screening
• Provide complete oversight, guidance, and delivery of payment‑related projects in scope for sanctions transaction screening. This entails all facets of project delivery, from solution design, impact assessment, requirements, development, testing, operational readiness, and post‑implementation support
• Create and/or maintain framework documents, including tuning methodology, rules governance framework, screening standards, and other documentation involving sanctions screening systems and processes
• Develop a tracking mechanism for documentation owned by the Transaction Screening Solutions Delivery team, and facilitate periodic updates and approvals to the documentation
• Develop a deep understanding and subject matter expertise of sanctions screening systems, system capabilities, and relevant processes, as well as product knowledge for payments and trade finance transactions
• Develop and document business requirements for sanctions screening solutions for payments and trade finance transactions
• Develop and maintain an issues log and track issues to closure for each of the sanctions screening systems
• Provide support to the Model Validation team to ensure the success of the annual model validation efforts for sanctions screening systems
• Provide input to the Models & Analytics team to ensure the success of the analytics/reporting and tuning efforts for sanctions screening systems
• Facilitate the testing and management reporting on the efficacy and efficiency of the systems
• Provide support to the efforts of operationalizing Risk Tolerance Frameworks for sanctions screening systems and processes; support ongoing tuning efforts to review and opine on tuning recommendations, business rules, fuzzy logic exceptions, etc., and facilitate the documentation and approval process
• Consider a risk‑based approach in the decision‑making process and support a risk‑based approach culture throughout the Global Sanctions Program
• Contribute to the preparation of regulatory examinations or internal audit engagements in a timely manner
• Support the management of the Sanctions Risk Appetite Framework; develop a deep understanding of the Bank’s risk appetite and ensure risk culture is considered in day‑to‑day activities and decisions
• Lead and drive a customer‑focused culture, deepen client relationships, and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge
• Contribute to a high‑performance environment and implement a people strategy that will attract, retain, develop, and motivate colleagues by fostering an inclusive work environment, communicating vision/values/business strategy, and managing succession and development planning for the team and colleagues
• Create and foster an environment in which colleagues pursue effective and efficient operations while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to, and effectiveness of day‑to‑day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk, and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook, and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed? We’d love to work with you if you have experience with:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in business, law, engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years in compliance or governance functions in the financial services sector.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements with respect to sanctions.
• Strong communication, analytical, organizational, project management, and planning skills.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office suite, including Access, Excel, Project, Visio and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of business, products, operations, systems, and organization for financial services sector.

What's in it for you?

• Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.
• The opportunity to join a forward-thinking organization where you are surrounded by a collaborative team of innovative thinkers.
• A competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits plan.
• An organization committed to making a difference in our communities - for you and our customers.
• You can expect to be recognized and rewarded for high-performance; you will be supported by leadership through meaningful development conversations that enable faster advancement and internal training to support your growth and development.

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.