Director, Liquidity Risk & FTP Oversight

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career development

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Scotiabank seeks a Director to lead independent liquidity risk and FTP oversight for Global Capital Markets, GTB and Canadian Banking. You will shape a robust framework, oversee risk limits, and drive data analytics for governance and balance-sheet discipline.

You will manage a high-stakes team, align with risk appetite, and partner with senior management to ensure regulatory and policy compliance while delivering actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (e.g., Master of Finance, Master of Financial Risk Management).
• CFA and/or FRM certifications are an asset.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in liquidity risk, FTP, or related risk-management functions within a global financial institution.
• Experience with cross-product margining across equities, fixed income, derivatives, and securities financing within a unified risk framework is a must.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience with, FTP principles, including funding curves, liquidity premiums, behavioral assumptions, business-line incentive alignment, ALCO governance, and regulatory expectations are required.
• Deep knowledge of liquidity risk metrics and frameworks, including LCR, NSFR, internal liquidity stress testing, collateral management, secured financing, and balance sheet constraints.
• Demonstrated experience with regulators, internal/external audit, model or methodology governance, and control functions in a global banking or capital markets environment.
• Strong communication skills with proven experience managing teams in high-volume, risk-sensitive environment within a global banking and capital markets context.

Responsibilities

• Lead independent, second-line oversight of business-line liquidity risk and FTP across Scotiabank’s Global Capital Markets (GCM), Global Transaction Banking (GTB), and Canadian Banking (CB) activities.
• Design and execution of a robust liquidity risk & FTP oversight framework, with a focus on balance-sheet intensive financing activities across complex institutional trading desks.
• Drives automation and data analytics initiatives to improve risk governance, enable business growth, and enhance operational resilience across multiple data sources.
• Accountable for recommendations of liquidity risk limits for all business activities through Delegated Authority or escalation to the Treasury Risk Committee (TRC) and/or Market Risk Management & Policy Committee (MRMPC).
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Liquidity risk

FTP oversight

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder comms

Education

Master's degree in Finance

CFA/FRM

Job description

Scotiabank seeks a Director to lead independent liquidity risk and FTP oversight for Global Capital Markets, GTB and Canadian Banking. You will shape a robust framework, oversee risk limits, and drive data analytics for governance and balance-sheet discipline.

You will manage a high-stakes team, align with risk appetite, and partner with senior management to ensure regulatory and policy compliance while delivering actionable insights.