Associate Director, Corporate & Investment Banking - Business Management - Toronto, ON

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an Associate Director for Corporate & Investment Banking in Toronto. This role is crucial for driving growth and enhancing client relationships within a high-performing team. You'll champion a client-focused culture, oversee operations, and support strategic initiatives. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in corporate and investment banking, strong communication skills, and a proactive, collaborative approach. Join a dynamic environment that values diversity and empowers you to achieve your best every day.

Benefits

Flexible benefit programs

Holistic well-being support

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Corporate Banking or Investment Banking roles.
• Strong knowledge of non-lending products and financial realities.

Responsibilities

• Champion client-focused culture and deepen relationships.
• Oversee day-to-day operations and drive cross-functional initiatives.

Skills

Corporate Banking

Investment Banking

Global Transaction Banking

Strategic Communication

Time Management

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Finance

Master's Degree in Business Finance

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Requisition ID: 224026

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

Associate Director, Corporate & Investment Banking - Business Management - Toronto, ON

Global Banking and Markets

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabank’s strong U.S. presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world.

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.

Overview:

Multinational Coverage is a key growth pillar of Scotiabank’s refreshed strategy, which entails the delivery of a differentiated and consistent corporate client experience across our footprint, placing the corporate client at the center of our service model, regardless of where they choose to do business.

The Associate Director, Business Management will play a supporting role as part of the Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) COO team supporting the SVP, Multinational Coverage and CIB Leadership team.

This is an amazing opportunity to join our business management CIB COO team that has strategic importance to the bank and high impact for the business, to be a part of its growth from inception!

What You’ll Do:

Business Management

• Champion a client focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge
• Independently prioritize and drive cross-functional initiatives
• Work collaboratively with MNC team (e.g., Subsidiary Account Managers (SAMs), country teams, and key internal stakeholders) to deliver the enhanced Multinationals value proposition to Scotiabank’s Multinational clients
• Oversee day-to-day operations by partnering with MNC banking team, CIB and key support and control functions (operations, legal, onboarding, GBM analytics, Finance, etc.)

• Assist Enterprise Strategy and business with drafting of strategic updates
• Design and develop reporting to monitor progress of MNC initiative (pipeline, results, etc.)

Regulatory and Controls

• Strengthen and develop the control environment by promoting an understanding and adherence to the existing governance framework and policies, procedures, and regulations

• Actively promote a consistent and unified governance framework for CIB activities, driving consistencies across businesses
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and business decisions
• Oversee responses to various regulatory requests, ensuring clarity and accuracy of responses
• Actively create efficiencies in the way controls are applied while still operating under a strong controls framework
• Key contact to our Compliance, Internal Control, Legal, Finance, Risk, Operations, GBM Data Analytics, GBM COO teams (including RBI) and other key stakeholders

Business Head Support

• Acting as the right-hand person to CIB COOs; often acting as delegate in key forums and decisions and represents MNC and CIB in these discussions
• Developing deep relationships with MNC team across our footprint to understand strategic priorities, support business activity, and drive performance
• Understands how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her 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
• Builds a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviors; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and managing succession and development planning for the team

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Business Finance, Math, Engineering, Economics, Science or Technology
• 5+ years of experience in a Corporate Banking, Investment Banking or Global Transaction Banking role with solid knowledge of non-lending products including: Global Business Payments, Investment Banking, Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, Risk Solutions, and Foreign Exchange, and lending products
• Proven ability to translate vision and strategic priorities into operational and financial realities
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with strategic influencing skills to effectively persuade and influence peers and senior management
• Self-motivated, proactive, and driven team-player attitude with the ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial role, taking initiative with drive and motivation in a matrix/lean environment
• Comfortable working at both the conceptual and the hands-on level
• Strong time management skills and attention to detail, and high accuracy with deliverables
• Collaborative approach in liaising with colleagues across different global jurisdictions and product groups
• Excellent computer skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)

Work Arrangement:

This position is an in-office role with the expectation that you will work 4-5 days a week in the office. Please note that this is subject to change based on the needs of the business.

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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?

Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work – and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs.

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.