Associate Product Manager, Global Capital Markets (GCM) Transformation - Toronto, ON

Scotiabank - Global Banking and Markets; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Scotiabank's Global Banking and Markets unit in Toronto is seeking an Associate Product Manager for the GCM Transformation. You will support delivery and enhancement of products, gather requirements, coordinate stakeholders, and help ensure initiatives are well-defined and delivered.

You'll work under a Product Manager, engage in agile ceremonies, maintain backlogs and roadmaps, and assist in governance, reporting, and performance monitoring across capital markets products and platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree as stated.
• 1-4 years of experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, Capital Markets, Technology, Operations, or a related discipline.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct business, process, and data analysis to support product initiatives
• Gather, document, and maintain business requirements, user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria
• Perform market, client, operational, and competitive research to support product decision-making
• Assist in identifying business needs, opportunities, risks, and dependencies
• Support Product Managers in planning, executing, and tracking product initiatives
• Maintain and update product backlogs, roadmaps, and delivery artifacts
• Participate in agile ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
• Support testing, release readiness, implementation, and post-launch activities
• Prepare governance, status reporting, steering committee, and planning materials
• Coordinate with business, operations, technology, risk, compliance, and control functions to track deliverables and actions
• Maintain action logs, risks, issues, decisions, and dependencies
• Ensure documentation and reporting are accurate, complete, and current
• Track product metrics, delivery milestones, and key performance indicators
• Analyze results and provide insights to support product decisions and prioritization
• Support preparation of management reporting and business reviews
• Build knowledge of Capital Markets products, processes, and technology platforms
• Develop product management competencies, including requirements management, stakeholder engagement, and delivery practices
• Contribute to continuous improvement of product management standards, tools, and processes

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Agile delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Technology, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Requisition ID: 278943


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

Associate Product Manager, Global Capital Markets (GCM) Transformation – Toronto, ON

Global Banking and Markets

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) conducts the Bank’s wholesale banking and capital markets business with corporate, government and institutional investor clients. GBM is a full-service wholesale bank and investment dealer in Canada and Mexico and offers a range of products and services in the U.S., Latin America and in select markets in Europe and Asia-Pacific.


More specifically, GBM provides clients with: corporate lending; transaction banking (including payments, trade finance and cash management); investment banking (including corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions); fixed income and equity underwriting, sales, trading and research; prime services (prime brokerage and stock lending); foreign exchange sales and trading; commodity derivatives; and collateral management.

Purpose

The Associate Product Manager supports the delivery and continuous enhancement of products and capabilities within Global Capital Markets. Working under the direction of a Product Manager, the role contributes to product development activities through analysis, requirements gathering, documentation, stakeholder coordination, and delivery support. The Associate Product Manager develops product management expertise while helping ensure initiatives are well-defined, governed, and executed effectively.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct business, process, and data analysis to support product initiatives


• Gather, document, and maintain business requirements, user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria


• Perform market, client, operational, and competitive research to support product decision-making


• Assist in identifying business needs, opportunities, risks, and dependencies

Product Delivery Support

• Support Product Managers in planning, executing, and tracking product initiatives


• Maintain and update product backlogs, roadmaps, and delivery artifacts


• Participate in agile ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives


• Support testing, release readiness, implementation, and post-launch activities

Governance & Stakeholder Coordination

• Prepare governance, status reporting, steering committee, and planning materials


• Coordinate with business, operations, technology, risk, compliance, and control functions to track deliverables and actions


• Maintain action logs, risks, issues, decisions, and dependencies


• Ensure documentation and reporting are accurate, complete, and current

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Track product metrics, delivery milestones, and key performance indicators


• Analyze results and provide insights to support product decisions and prioritization


• Support preparation of management reporting and business reviews

Capability Development

• Build knowledge of Capital Markets products, processes, and technology platforms


• Develop product management competencies, including requirements management, stakeholder engagement, and delivery practices


• Contribute to continuous improvement of product management standards, tools, and processes

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Technology, Engineering, or related field.


• 1-4 years of experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, Capital Markets, Technology, Operations, or a related discipline.


• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.


• Experience documenting business requirements and process flows.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively across teams.


• Knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies is preferred.


• Understanding of Capital Markets products and workflows is an asset

Work Arrangement

This position is an onsite role, with the expectation that you will work 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, you’ll be joining an organization that values inclusion, accountability, innovative thinking and collaboration, a culture where people feel safe to learn, grow, and contribute while delivering exceptional results for our clients. We believe in winning together, as one team, strengthening the collaborative spirit that defines GBM’s client partnerships. We value transparency, shared goals, and purposeful work.

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.


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