Corporate Director, Data Governance

3 weeks ago

Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada Scotiabank Full time
Job Title: Corporate Director, Data Management

Scotiabank is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Corporate Director, Data Management to lead and oversee Non-Retail Credit Risk audits in Canada and internationally. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring business strategies, plans, and initiatives are executed in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. Lead and drive a client-focused culture throughout the team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.
  2. Act as Audit Principal or Officer in Charge (OIC) for assigned projects, processes, and units, and negotiate corrective action and follow-up to ensure timely corrective action is taken.
  3. Ensure Scotiabank standards and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Code of Ethics are maintained in completion of all assignments.
  4. Provide advice and counsel to business lines, product groups, and risk management functions in the design of internal controls.
  5. Conduct ongoing monitoring activities to stay abreast of changes, emerging risks, and themes or systemic issues that may impact the risk assessment of the audit universe and the audit plan.
  6. Develop and execute a comprehensive and strategic audit plan, ensuring auditable entities remain within cycle.
  7. Oversee the execution, planning, and reporting on assigned audit projects, obtaining a thorough understanding of the business/unit/process and associated risks, developing a risk-based audit plan/procedures, and scheduling timing and resources.
  8. Define and lead the end-to-end process of the execution of the audit, ensuring the nature and extent of testing is appropriate to support the objective, scope, and overall opinion.
  9. Ensure audit results are gathered, determines the root cause of the problem and the associated impact, and report accordingly.
  10. Prepare and/or review audit review findings for presentation to management, monitoring and following-up for corrective action/progress against any reported issues.
  11. Ensure audit reports are written to a consistent high standard and are finalized within established department metrics.
  12. Carry out specific projects or investigations of a complex and/or confidential nature, planning, documenting, and seeking agreement in advance to the project approach and confirming conclusions upon completion in writing.
  13. Proactively anticipate client pain points to drive innovative recommendations and ensure organizational agility.
  14. Lead collaborative efforts across teams, ensuring alignment toward shared objectives and driving collective success.
  15. Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
  16. Create an environment in which the 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.
  17. Build a high-performance environment and implement a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops, and motivates the team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviours.
  18. Thorough knowledge of Non-Retail Credit and Risk Management practices, policies, and procedures as applicable across the Bank's business lines.
  19. Highly proficient at applying risk-based auditing standards, practices, techniques, processes, and methodologies to performance and review of audits.
  20. Working knowledge of the operations and regulatory environments of each of the audit units globally, as required for specific areas of assigned responsibility.
  21. Ability to supervise multiple projects at any given time.
  22. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) to work with staff and management at various levels and communicates confidently.
  23. Adopts a risk-based approach to planning and execution, leveraging data analytics, technology, and innovation.
  24. Strong people management and coaching/development skills.
  25. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in the use of data analytic or visualization tools to obtain the right data, organize it, and analyze for patterns to provide risk insights and enhanced assurance.
  26. Curiosity mindset that includes asking questions and engaging with diverse points of view to bring new ideas and thinking to the Bank, enabling us to compete on a global scale.
  27. Proven ability to work in high levels of ambiguity and in a rapidly changing environment.

Education/Work Experience:

  1. University/Post-secondary degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or equivalent. Relevant Audit or business certifications.
  2. Accounting designation or other technical/professional designation (e.g. CPA/CFA) as asset.
  3. Minimum of 10 years Banking and/or Credit Risk Management experience (Commercial Banking/Credit experience preferred).

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

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. 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.

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