City : Toronto, ON, CA, M4T1Z3

Category : Business Operations Specialists

Industry : Finance

Employer : Scotiabank

Requisition ID: 141854

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

Why work for Scotiabank?
 

Scotiabank is among the largest banks in the world and the most international bank in Canada. We are powered by our 97,000 high-performing teammates who make a real difference across the globe as a leading provider of advice, products, digital experiences, and financial services. Together with our Digital Factories around the world, we are dedicated to helping our 25 million customers become better-off.

This is a place where you’ll get to learn and develop your skills, while being recognized for your hard work. At Scotiabank, we’re passionate about bringing our whole selves to work, allowing us to create inclusive work environments for everyone to enjoy. Say hello to a career at Scotiabank!

Global Banking and Markets
 

Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange, and precious & metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group.

Purpose

Contributes to the overall success of Global Wholesale Operations (GWO) by leading and overseeing the delivery of Trade Finance business strategies, plans and those initiatives are executed in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures in Canada, Europe and USA and Asia. 

GWO is an essential part of the Global Banking Market (GBM) infrastructure that enables GBM and other business partners to meet their strategic objectives by designing and executing operational processes that compliment business needs, manage risk, and comply with regulatory obligations throughout the client and trade lifecycles.   We continue to strive and achieve our strategies and priorities by embracing the organization values; Respective, Integrity, Accountability and Passion.

Accountability

• Critical to the success of the role will be the ability to lead initiatives and to lead a team that conduct data analysis and reporting
• There are several initiatives related to trade processing that affects the entire operation and this individual would lead a team to review/document current and ‘to be’ processes to drive the TOM.
• This individual will also be responsible to determine and measure SLA’s and KPI’s as related to business operations
• There is a change lead component to the role, which encompasses strong communication and training plans to smoothen transition and ensure adoption
• The incumbent needs to be familiar with reporting tools such as PowerBI, Tableau or Business Objects to consume large data feeds and deliver impactful and insightful reports for business management
• Ideally the candidate will have experience in leading teams in a dynamic environment
• Continually acquire and enhance knowledge of the Division's business strategies and policies, risk management practices and methodologies, product offerings, financial markets, financial instruments, regulatory requirements, Back Office processes, and rapidly changing technology to be able to provide effective business solutions and services to the Trade Finance business line.
• Complete competitive / business environment research and benchmarking to determine emerging issues and trends and analyze the impact / implications of those trends on the Bank's strategic plan
• Builds a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment, communicating vison/values/business strategy and managing succession and development planning for the team

Requirements

To succeed in the role, the successful candidate must be equipped with the following behavioural and technical skillset:

• Familiar with Business Process Design and workflow documentation
• Working knowledge of data visualization tools and mapping/creating of data sets designed to support and drive impactful reporting
• Experience in Change Management
• Knowledge of Trade Finance Products
• Self-motivated; work both independently and collaboratively with multi-functional teams, as both a leader and member 
• Inquisitive with a strong sense of curiosity
• Effective execution skills to ensure the successful delivery/implementation of projects/strategies.  Strong project management skills 
• Strong presentation and written communication skills 
• Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, challenging, and dynamic business environment
• Superior interpersonal skills, leadership, and influential capabilities
• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Word, Power Point and PowerBi

Working Conditions

With Covid-19 in play and depending on local regulatory requirements, candidate will have a hybrid working environment (Work/Office) and will follow the HR policies in the based location. Due to the nature of the business, there will be occasional late hours for interaction with stakeholders in different regions

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.