Director, Strategy

2 months ago

Toronto, Canada Scotiabank Full time

Requisition ID: 204359

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

**Global Transaction Banking**

Global Transaction Banking (GTB) is the payments and transaction engine of Scotiabank. We support Small Business, Commercial and Corporate clients with effective treasury management solutions coupled with a best-in-class service model, making it easy for clients to do business with us.

As businesses build their digital capabilities and transform their operating models, their payment needs are evolving too. Boasting a unique global footprint, GTB’s comprehensive suite of innovative banking solutions help our business clients generate operational efficiencies, streamline and simplify payments, improve working capital performance, and mitigate financial risk.

At Scotiabank, we embrace your strengths, ideas, and ambitions. GTB is a fast-growing team with a focus on the Americas, particularly Canada, the U.S., Mexico, and we are seeking top tier talent to complement our organization.

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

**Purpose**
In this role you'll contribute to the overall success of Global Transaction Banking (GTB) across Scotiabank’s markets, by defining and developing transformational opportunities in GTB while ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. This role will work closely with business lines to define and validate strategies covering GTB’s Canada and global markets while ensuring that all activities conducted follow governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

**What You’ll Do**:

- Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge
- Contribute to the definition and development of the GTB strategy and roadmap through research of global payments trends and disruptions, and the analysis of their applicability to markets within Scotiabank's global footprint
- Synthesize and quantify findings and present clear recommendations and implementation plans to ensure impactful project outcomes to senior leaders within the Bank
- Support annual business planning activities including investment sizing and benefits forecasting
- Develop artifacts to support executive updates, steering committee, and monthly business reviews
- Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions
- Actively pursue efficient operations of your respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adherence to day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk
- Champion a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment

**What You'll Bring**:

- 5+ years of experience in Corporate Strategy, Consulting, or strategy experience within a Financial Services company
- Strong understanding of the domestic and global transaction banking and payments landscape, and market usage across segments
- Ability to clearly articulate and communicate complex business concepts associated with the transaction banking domain
- Comfort working in an agile, matrixed environment
- Hands on experience with payments modernization programs either domestically or globally (e.g., US, UK, Australia, Europe)
- General knowledge of global transaction banking trends and technologies
- Strong technical ability with PowerPoint, Excel and Word
- Bilingual Preferred: Spanish and English

**Interested?**
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?**
- We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success
- Hybrid work arrangements - remote and office
- You'll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders
- We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes a base salary, a performance bonus, company matching programs (on pension & profit sharing), vacation, personal & sick days, personal development funding, and much more.

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.

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