Title:  Senior Manager, Business Risk Management, International Banking - Toronto

Requisition ID: 257460 

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

Scotiabank’s International Banking division is a diverse and dynamic network that provides financial advice and solutions to more than 12 million retail, corporate, and commercial clients. With a presence in over 15 countries—including Mexico, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay, and key markets across Central America and the Caribbean—our footprint offers unparalleled connectivity within the North American corridor. These regions feature favorable demographics and present significant opportunities to expand banking penetration and deliver innovative solutions.

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

Purpose
The Senior Manager, IB Business Risk Management contributes to the overall success of the Business Risk Management Unit, International Banking ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered supporting the team’s business strategies and objectives. They ensure all activities conducted follow governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

What You'll Do:
•    Providing subject matter expertise and collaboration to International Banking Business Lines and Regional/District/Country Heads in establishing appropriate controls which support business plan growth, increase productivity, mitigate risk, and provide consistent customer experience.
•    Support the Risk Owners to define risk appetite, metrics, and thresholds for ongoing monitoring including developing sub-business line Risk Appetite Statements.
•    Support the Risk Owners to define key risk indicators and thresholds for ongoing monitoring.
•    Collaborating with both Business lines and District/Country resources, coordinating and providing oversight to Audit Findings, risks and controls review remediation efforts as required; ensuring operational deficiencies are addressed and operational soundness is maintained. Proactive follow-up to ensure that commitments are delivered on time.
•    Providing support to business units in case of controls breakdowns; providing guidance on action plans and escalating to relevant executives.
•    Supporting the Director in all aspects of major strategic control change initiatives, leveraging process and technology solutions that can be shared across IB and provide consistency with Bank models.
•    Providing oversight, ongoing monitoring, support, and independent review to ensure effective and efficient risk assessment and adequate controls are in place within the supported countries.
•    Monitoring events in the financial services industry, identifying new and emerging issues, regulatory initiatives, and providing insight to Senior Leadership.
•    Identifying key divisional internal control processes for re-engineering, aligning policies and procedures.
•    Supporting the development and implementation of all business risk management governance framework for organizational structures to reduce duplication of accountabilities and addresses best practices in spans and layers.
•    Sharing Business Risk Management Review Recommendations and Lessons Learned to ensure consistent application of key controls which contribute to sustained improvement of risk key performance indicators across International Banking.
•    Monitoring and supporting the implementation and delivery of operational risk metrics and indicators to ensure adherence to the District/Country risk appetite, including reporting at the District/Country level.
•    Enabling a stronger risk culture through ongoing coaching on risks and controls and training on the Operational Risk Framework and tools.
•    Acting as a strategic partner to the senior leadership team in each business area, ensuring challenges and issues are addressed effectively.
•    Assist in executing and maintaining a robust 1st Line Testing program, including reviews, testing plan, sampling methodologies, schedules, and reporting.
•    Drive or support ongoing and additional Non-Financial Risk Management projects and/or programs as required (e.g. IB Core Risk Committee decks, Issues Management Oversight and Reporting, Internal Control Index, etc.).
•    Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.

What You'll Bring:

•    University degree or equivalent experience
•    Candidate must be Fluent in English and Spanish (written and oral communications)
•    Superior written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills
•    5+ years of Business Line Risk management work experience
•    Prior experience in examinations/auditing roles, and an understanding of testing methodology and risk and controls analysis is an asset

Interested?

If your experience is closely related but doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we do encourage you to apply - you might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Scotiabank!

At Scotiabank, every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are and, embraced for their differences. That’s 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. #IB2026

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.