Title:  Senior Manager, Regulatory Reporting and Automation - CB

Requisition ID: 262282 

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

Role

Own the modernization and industrialization of regulatory reporting for Canadian Banking — transforming legacy End‑User Computing (EUC) workflows into scalable, controlled, cloud-based processes that deliver timely, repeatable, and audit-ready outcomes.

This role is accountable for delivering end-to-end regulatory reporting automation supporting Global Risk Management within Global Corporate Functions Technologies. You will operate at the intersection of Risk, Finance, and Technology, driving simplification and resilience through cloud, automation, and AI-enabled approaches, while ensuring alignment to regulatory and SOX control expectations.

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

• Deliver timely, repeatable, and audit-ready regulatory reporting outcomes for Canadian Banking.
• Reduce reliance on EUC-based processes by migrating workflows to controlled scalable, cloud-based solutions.
• Ensure strong controls across reporting processes, including lineage, validations, attestations, change management, and evidence capture, aligned to regulatory and SOX expectations.

Technical & Domain Expertise

• Strong expertise in regulatory capital and/or credit loss forecasting, with direct experience supporting regulatory reporting outcomes.
• Advanced hands-on capability in Python, Docker, Airflow, and cloud platforms (Azure and/or GCP).
• Demonstrated ability to reverse-engineer legacy tools and convert them into automated, governed workflows.
• Working knowledge of AI/ML, including LLMs and agentic approaches, with a focus on control and explainability.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of regulatory reporting automation, ensuring outcomes are accurate, repeatable, and audit-ready.
• Be accountable for regulatory-grade controls, including:
  • Data lineage and validations
  • Approvals and attestations
  • Change management and evidence capture aligned to regulatory and SOX requirements
• Reverse-engineer legacy EUC workflows (e.g., spreadsheets, macros, scripts) and translate business logic into engineered, production-grade solutions.
• Industrialize and scale automation using:
  • Python, Docker, Airflow
  • Cloud platforms such as Azure and GCP, including scheduling, dependency management, and rerun logic
• Drive modernization by incorporating:

• • Machine learning
  • Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Agentic automation approaches to reduce manual effort and operational risk, with a focus on controls and explainability
• Partner with Risk, Finance, Regulatory Reporting, and Technology stakeholders to align priorities, manage dependencies, and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Lead and develop a team of up to 15 professionals across engineering, analytics, and delivery.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

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

• Proven experience leading teams of 10–15+, fostering accountability, ownership, and delivery discipline.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to decompose and redesign complex reporting processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across Risk, Finance, and Technology, with comfort influencing at senior levels.
• Own a high-impact modernization agenda that reduces reliance on EUCs and strengthens operational resilience for regulatory reporting.
• Deliver measurable improvements in cycle time, control strength, and audit readiness through cloud-based automation.
• Work at the intersection of risk, technology, and advanced AI to shape the future of regulatory reporting for Canadian Banking.

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   - We value the unique skills and experiences everyone 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.
• 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

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.