Associate Director, Regulatory & Business Initiatives Group, Global Banking & Markets - Toronto, ON

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in the Americas is seeking an Associate Director for Regulatory & Business Initiatives in Toronto. The role involves overseeing compliance with regulations, managing risks, and leading project delivery. The ideal candidate should have experience in project management, a strong background in financial management, and familiarity with regulatory frameworks. The position is onsite, with expectations to work 4-5 days a week in the office.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management or business analysis, with a track record of delivering results.
• Strong background in financial management or business analysis.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks, compliance, payments or capital markets is preferred.
• Knowledge of Capital Markets, including major asset classes and their associated trade life cycles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee Regulatory and Business Initiatives ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Champion a customer-focused culture and strengthen client relationships.
• Manage risks and issues while coordinating across delivery teams.
• Oversee project governance and provide updates to senior leadership.
• Foster operational excellence by ensuring adherence to business controls and compliance.

Skills

Project management

Business analysis

Financial management

Regulatory frameworks

Knowledge of Capital Markets

Job description

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Title: Associate Director, Regulatory & Business Initiatives Group, Global Banking & Markets - Toronto, ON

Requisition ID: 244124

Associate Director, Regulatory & Business Initiatives Group, Global Banking and Markets – 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.

Be part of an innovative, Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries! We work together to drive ambition for every future!

Purpose:

Leads and oversees Regulatory and Business Initiatives in Canada ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are executed / delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

What You’ll Do:

• Champion a customer-focused culture within your team to strengthen client relationships and leverage the Bank’s broader capabilities, systems, and expertise
• Lead end-to-end planning and delivery of assigned project(s) including ideation / interpretation of business needs, business case drafting and submission, establish project governance, implementation plan, budgeting and resource planning, and eventual transition to BAU
• Effectively manage risks and issues, support business analysts and project control officers, and coordinate across multiple delivery teams and key stakeholders across both business and technology groups
• Independently oversee project governance and provide regular status updates to senior leadership, exercising judgement based on complexity of the situation and providing informed recommendations for management decision making
• Provide a weekly project coordinator function as required for portfolio leader, including meeting minutes, presentation creation and/or updates, update project plans, key milestones, risk and decisions in the relevant systems. Integrate the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture into daily decision-making and activities
• Foster operational excellence by ensuring adherence to business controls and compliance frameworks, including those related to operational risk, regulatory compliance, AML/ATF, and conduct risk
• Responsible for interactions with all key stakeholders from business, risk, operations & technology teams including stakeholders in different geographic locations.
• Manage local projects or contribute to global initiatives, providing senior-level business analysis where needed
• Own discrete workstreams and collaborate across teams to drive outcomes
• Represent the team at trade association and peer bank meetings related to regulatory topics, sharing insights with the Regulatory and Business Initiatives Group (RBI)
• Contribute to RBI’s regulatory capital initiatives, project best practices, and overall team responsibilities
• Identify and share emerging regulatory developments and strategic insights to help shape RBI’s priorities

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience in project management or business analysis, with a track record of delivering results
• Strong background in financial management or business analysis
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks, compliance, payments or capital markets—experience in these areas is preferred
• Knowledge of Capital Markets, including major asset classes and their associated trade life cycles

Work Arrangement:

This position is currently an onsite 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?

If your experience is closely related but doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we do encourage you to apply - you might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Scotiabank!

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.

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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