Title:  Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations

Requisition ID: 250512 

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

The Senior Manager, Strategy and Operations plays a critical leadership role within the Enterprise Data & AI Technology organization—one of Scotiabank’s most significant enterprise wide strategic initiatives. This organization drives data enabled decision making, AI innovation, and technology modernization across the Bank, requiring exceptional communication, financial stewardship, cross functional coordination, and disciplined execution.

As a central operational hub, the Senior Manager orchestrates activities across internal teams—including Procurement, Finance, Technology, and Third-Party Risk Management—providing the necessary inputs, reviews, and documentation to keep complex processes moving forward. This role is essential to ensure that strategies and initiatives across Data & AI are delivered effectively, in alignment with governance standards and the Bank’s overall strategic priorities.

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

• Plays a critical role in supporting day‑to‑day financial operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across budgeting, invoicing, and financial reporting processes. This role serves as a central point of coordination between Finance, Procurement, Technology Operations, helping to maintain strong financial controls and streamline operational workflows.
• Support and foster strong cross‑functional collaboration across Procurement, Third Party Risk Management teams for contract execution and minimize delays.
• Review, rationalize, and optimize technology service and resource contracts, working closely with procurement, finance, and legal partners.
• Support and contribute to Data and AI communication strategies within the broader organization such as tech blogs, newsletters, and releases
• Support strategic planning cycles, leadership offsites, and transformation programs.  
• Document decisions, action items, and dependencies arising from meetings, ensuring clear follow‑through and timely closure.
• Oversee the end‑to‑end invoice lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, timely processing, and maintenance of an up‑to‑date invoice tracking repository.
• Support Finance with accurate financial records, reconciliations, and tracking tools to support operational budgeting and forecasting.
• Assist in annual budgeting and mid‑year planning cycles by consolidating financial input from business and technology partners
• Perform ad hoc financial analyses to support operational decision‑making.
• Support Finance to provide resource hiring forecasts across Data & AI.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Technology
• 5yrs of professional experience across Project Management, Finance, Operations, Contract Management and Strategy within a technology-driven organization 
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and confident working with financial data. Strong analytical capability and understanding of financial processes, and the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong communicator with a proven track record of clearly presenting insights and recommendations to a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leadership; adept at tailoring messaging and delivery to suit different audiences 
• Results-oriented self-starter with a bias toward action, capable of navigating complex, large-scale organizations and fostering strong cross-functional partnerships; experienced in stakeholder engagement within matrixed environments 
• Highly curious and eager to learn, bringing an adaptable and creative mindset to problem-solving 
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with diverse stakeholders Finance Procurement, HR, Technology leadership, and business teams.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and initiative in driving technology optimization and operational improvements.

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 employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - 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. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.  
• 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.
• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.
• 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.