Title:  Senior Manager, Governance & Process Optimization

Requisition ID: 260269 

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

The Senior Manager, Global Policy Office (GPO), Global Risk Management (GRM) is accountable for supporting the governance, oversight, maintenance, and effective lifecycle management of GRM policy documents. The role contributes to the consistent application of enterprise policy standards across GRM by providing subject‑matter guidance, coordination, and challenge throughout the policy lifecycle, ensuring alignment with the GRM Policy on Governance Documents, internal risk management frameworks, and applicable regulatory expectations. 

The Senior Manager, Global Policy is responsible for managing a team supporting policy publication across GRM, enabling the GRM Policy modernization work from a project-based view, providing training to GRM Policy owners, serving as liaison to subsidiaries to monitor implementation of Phase 2 recommendations, developing and maintaining GPO site and assisting international banking policy rationalization. 

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

• Key duties involve ensuring alignment of policy content with PoGD prior to publication, and enabling faster, consistent more controlled policy updates.
• Provide hands‑on support and constructive challenge to Policy Owners during drafting and revision of GRM Policy Documents to promote clarity, consistency, and implementability.
• Review policy drafts for alignment with enterprise governance standards, risk taxonomy, and applicable regulatory and supervisory expectations, escalating material issues to senior GPO leadership as required.
• Assist in tracking late reviews, policy exceptions, addendums, and standalone documents, and support escalation and reporting in accordance with GRM’s Policy of Governance Documents
• Promote a strong risk culture by reinforcing accountability, transparency, and consistency in policy governance practices across GRM
• Identify opportunities to improve policy lifecycle processes, tooling, and guidance, supporting continuous enhancement of the Global Policy Office operating model
• Understand the applicable regulatory requirements to ensure policies are adequately updated to identify potential control gaps and non-compliance with regulatory requirements, best practices, and internal policies and procedures.

Leadership: 

• Contributes to developing the team of professionals, leading by example.
• Develop and maintain strong internal and external partner relationships to positive influence idea sharing, collaboration and efficiency.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Where applicable, the incumbent will manage and develop staff, providing coaching, performance feedback, and guidance consistent with Scotiabank’s people leadership expectations.
• Support staff by ensuring team and work environment supports their development, through effective co-operation, challenging assignments, and cross-training. Identify high potential employees for leadership assignments.
• Develop staff by coaching in formal settings one-on-one. Support employee performance through situational coaching of issues impacting the business, sharing knowledge/experience, and by providing challenging work with opportunities for staff to take/share responsibility for the delivery of key initiatives, to achieve business objectives/goals. Identify areas requiring development, provide opportunities to correct including support of attendance at courses specific to the area of focus and monitor progress through-out the year.
• Provide interim progress updates regarding performance and provide solutions to address any issues in coaching sessions and semi-annually at interim performance update sessions.
• Creates 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.
• Actively 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.
• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an 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:   

• Education / Experience / Other Information (include only those that are specific to the role)
• A minimum of 5 years of in Financial industry
• Experience in risk management, regulatory compliance, or audit within a large financial institution.
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to communicate well across all levels of an organization
• Solid ability to quickly review, assimilate, prioritize, and escalate issues to appropriate stakeholders
• Strong understanding of OSFI regulatory expectations, including independent review, challenge, and effective issue remediation.
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects at the same time and meet timely deadlines
• Ability to synthesize complex findings into executive‑ready insights and recommendations.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills Excellent teamwork, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills

What’s in it for you?

• The opportunity to join a forward-thinking and collaborative team, surrounded by innovative thinkers.
• A rewarding career path with diverse opportunities for professional development
• Internal training to support your growth and enhance your skills.
• An inclusive working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
• The tools needed to create best-in-class student candidate experiences.

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.