Director, Enterprise Strategy

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director for their Enterprise Strategy group. This pivotal role involves leading strategic projects, managing cross-functional teams, and providing insights to drive the bank's strategic agenda. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in management consulting or banking, with exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills. You will collaborate closely with senior management and contribute to a culture of inclusivity and high performance. Join a dynamic environment that values creativity and offers robust career development opportunities, making a significant impact on the organization's success.

Benefits

Performance Bonus

Employee Share Ownership Program

Pension Plan Matching

Health Benefits from Day One

Career Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of experience in management consulting or banking industry.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy execution projects and manage cross-functional teams.
• Provide thought leadership and support CEO agenda.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Self-Motivation

Education

MBA

PhD

Relevant Post-Graduate Degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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

The Scotiabank Enterprise Strategy group is a high-performing central team focused on driving the design, execution, and the ongoing management of Scotiabank’s strategic agenda. This includes supporting the CEO and Group Heads in the development, communication, planning and execution of the organization’s bank-wide strategy as well as business-line specific priorities.

Reporting to the VP, Enterprise Strategy, the Director will work closely with senior management, business line leads, and a diverse set of stakeholders to lead execution of strategic projects, generate insights to deliver strategic recommendations, and support execution monitoring.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will be responsible for:

1. Strategy Execution Projects – Must-Win Priorities
   Lead a broad range of strategy execution engagements, including strategic programs and initiatives at the All-Bank level. This involves managing large cross-functional teams across business lines with activities including designing and developing roadmaps, issue identification, quantitative and qualitative analysis to assess impact on financials, and preparing / presenting compelling strategic recommendations to leadership.
2. Thought Leadership
   Provide effective challenge in the design, delivery and execution phase of strategic priorities and must-win opportunities. Review portfolio of strategic priorities to determine emerging issues and trends, and analyze the impact / implications of those trends on various business line strategic plans.
3. Executive Communications
   Support the CEO agenda, including all-bank strategy, business line value creation projects, strategic planning, Board-level communications, and being a trusted advisor to senior leaders.
4. Team Leadership and Stakeholder Management
   Contribute to building the strategy team, including recruiting, coaching, knowledge development, driving integration with rest of the Bank, and championing a customer-focused culture.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed? We’d love to work with you if you have the following:

1. MBA, PhD or relevant post-graduate degree from a recognized institution.
2. 3-4 years of experience in a top-tier management consulting firm; banking industry expertise is highly recommended.
3. Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, challenging, and dynamic business environment.
4. Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to manage ambiguity.
5. Superior interpersonal skills, leadership and influencing capabilities on a multi-cultural environment.
6. Self-motivated; ability to work both independently and collaboratively with multi-functional teams.
7. Experience running complex projects, with large group of cross-functional stakeholders.
8. Ability to effectively manage relationships across the Bank, its partners, and external vendors.
9. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
10. Collaborative and proven track record of managing and developing high-potential talent.
11. Excellent knowledge of MS Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

What’s in it for you?

1. An inclusive & collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
2. We offer a competitive rewards package: Performance bonus, Employee Share Ownership Program, and Pension Plan Matching, Health Benefits from day one!
3. Your career matters! You will have access to career development and progression opportunities.

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 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.