Strategic Director of Data Insights

1 month ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Scotiabank Full time
Job Summary

As a Strategic Director of Data Insights, you will play a critical role in driving business strategies and plans for Mortgage and HELOC Portfolios at Scotiabank. You will lead analyses, oversight, and strategic thought leadership to ensure compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Monitor RESL portfolio indicators, assessing performance alongside macro-economic and external trends, and collaborate with senior management to establish recommendations based on data-driven observations and analyses.
  • Lead sensitivity analyses to assess performance benchmarks against various external environments, and lead cross-functional teams to establish scenario frameworks and readiness playbooks by identifying and prioritizing levers.
  • Assist senior executives with performance trending across the portfolio, and prepare strategic communication materials for Canada Credit Committee and Senior Credit Committee Meetings as required.
  • Complete competitive/business environment research and benchmarking to find emerging issues and trends, and assess the impact/implications of those trends.
  • Measure and monitor credit score and policy changes across the credit life cycle (adjudication, customer management and collections) with a focus on autonomous analysis of the risk-return trade-off.
  • Triangulate internal data analyses with macro-economic and consumer trend reports to define customer vulnerability frameworks, and establish an integrated set of performance benchmarks to continuously monitor segment performance.
  • Collaborate with GRM colleagues to improve portfolio monitoring and account management capabilities through integration of new models and frameworks.
  • Assist annual strategic planning process through thought leadership on implications to KPIs and risk-related metrics, based on business objectives and growth plans.
  • Lead analyses and strategy development for Retail Credit Risk initiatives related to Capital optimization and Risk Adjusted Return on Capital.
  • Collect, process, and perform statistical analysis (prescriptive to predictive) on complex datasets to inform risk decisions.
Requirements:
  • University degree in a relevant STEM discipline or a master's degree in business, statistics, economics, mathematics, management sciences or analytics.
  • 10 years of relevant work experience in credit risk and analytics.
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage ambiguity.
  • Strategic orientation with strong innovative and integrative acumen.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to create and interpret information/data required to monitor performance.
  • Able to effectively manage relationships across the Bank.
  • Excellent executive communication and storyboarding skills.
  • Strong leadership and social skills that facilitate an effective team environment.
  • Demonstrated commitment to coaching and developing staff.
  • Highly organized with demonstrated ability to make decisions in a time-pressured environment.


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