Title:  ScotiaMcLeod Communications Manager - Toronto

Requisition ID: 259236

ScotiaMcLeod, a cornerstone of Scotia Wealth Management®, is a full-service wealth management firm with a proud history dating back to 1921. Known for service excellence, trusted advice, and a collaborative culture, we’re committed to helping clients grow and protect their wealth by understanding their complete financial picture—life, family, business, and future. 

Our signature Enriched Thinking® approach brings together investment, wealth planning, and advisory specialists to deliver truly personalized solutions. You’ll be supported by an innovative, team-based environment that values integrity, client focus, and continuous growth.

At ScotiaMcLeod, you’re not just building a career—you’re joining a firm where ideas spark, collaboration thrives, and you’re empowered to reach your full potential while making a real impact in your clients' lives.

INTRODUCTION:

The Communications Manager contributes to the overall success of ScotiaMcLeod in Canada ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. They ensure all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

In this role you will:

• Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Manage communications for the ScotiaMcLeod business line by:
  • Working with business partners to write, review, and edit communications for the weekly newsletter and SharePoint site. 
  • Maintaining an editorial calendar for the weekly newsletter and review all requests for relevancy and timeliness.
  • Managing and updating the ScotiaMcLeod SharePoint site, including editing and posting content
  • Managing and distributing email alerts to the field, responding promptly to requests.
  • Managing the ScotiaMcLeod Communications mailbox and distribution lists, ensuring prompt response and accuracy to ensure privacy and confidentiality of communications
  • Assisting with communications and administration related to internal programs, including rewards and recognition trips and events.
  • Supporting the Senior Manager, ScotiaMcLeod Communications, with all communication needs.

• Provide ongoing, high touch support to the ScotiaMcLeod Advisory Board(s) through oversight of meeting and event co-ordination and working closely with the Board Chairs to plan monthly virtual meetings, curating invitations and agendas, and writing meeting summaries for distribution.
• Plan and delivers logistical support for annual/bi-annual in-person meetings, including planning hotels, catering, and speakers.

• Deliver cohesive, aligned communications by building trusted relationships with partners across Global Wealth Management and fostering and maintaining collaborative relationships with key business partners, Branch and Regional Management teams, and ScotiaMcLeod senior leadership.

DO YOU HAVE THE SKILLS

We’d love to work with you if you have:

• University degree in English, Communications, or related subject
• 5+ years of experience in Communications, preferably in a financial services environment
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to plan and create effective content across multiple channels
• Excellent and demonstrated ability to take complex ideas and translate them into digestible key messages
• Must be a creative, self-starting, results-oriented and highly motivated individual with a strong ability to reconcile competing or conflicting goals in order to help resolve business problems of varying complexity
• Strong strategic thinking skills and financial acumen, with excellent attention to detail, and high-level accountability for the quality and timely completion of projects.
• Ability to work independently or in a group as required
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines
• Flexible and willing to take on new challenges as they present themselves
• Bilingual (English/French) is an asset

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:

• Competitive Compensation and Benefits package including annual incentive plans, time off entitlements, Pension Plan, Employee Share Ownership Plan and favourable employee rates for employee banking
• The opportunity to join a forward-thinking organization where you are surrounded by a collaborative team of innovative thinkers.
• An organization committed to making a difference in our communities– for you and our clients.
• An inclusive working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity and celebrates success.

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.