Executive Assistant, International Banking

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Flexible vacation

Personal and sick days

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Scotiabank is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide high‑level administrative and strategic support to senior leaders in International Banking. You will manage complex calendars, coordinate meetings and travel, and prepare materials for executive communications.

The role requires 3+ years of admin experience, advanced MS Office skills, discretion, and the ability to navigate a large, dynamic organization while upholding Scotiabank’s values and controls.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience as an administrative assistant.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience working in large, complex organizations with stakeholder management.
• Impeccable organizational skills, autonomy, and a solution‑oriented attitude.
• High level of discretion when handling confidential matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior‑level administrative, calendar, and time management support to one or more senior executives.
• Coordinate meetings, events, logistics, minutes, and external functions.
• Oversee incoming/outgoing communications, reports, and internal correspondence.
• Prepare and verify information for executive communications, presentations, and meeting materials.
• Arrange executive travel and manage related logistics (flights, hotels, transportation).
• Process expense reports and track standard expenditures and billing records.
• Serve as a key liaison for internal/external stakeholders, including vendors and clients.
• Support administrative process improvements and ensure alignment with policies and controls.

Skills

MS Office

Discretion

Organizational skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Title: Executive Assistant, International Banking

Requisition ID: 277457
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Executive Assistant provides high-level administrative and strategic support to senior executives and leadership teams, by ensuring crucial support and smooth day to day operations to the Managing Directors within International Banking.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Provide senior-level administrative, calendar, and time management support to one or more senior executives.
• Use discretion, confidentiality, sound judgment, and organizational knowledge to support executive priorities.
• Managing complex calendars, prioritizing meetings, resolving scheduling conflicts, and ensuring executives stay on track with their daily, weekly, and strategic goals.
• Coordinate meetings and events, including logistics, materials, minutes, offsites, community events, and external functions.
• Oversee incoming and outgoing communications, including emails, phone calls, reports, and internal correspondence.
• Prepare, gather, and verify information for executive communications, reports, presentations, speeches, and meeting materials as needed.
• Organize executive travel arrangements and logistics, including flights, hotels, transportation and building itineraries.
• Processing expense reports, keeping track of standard expenditures and billing records.
• Act as a key liaison and gatekeeper for internal and external stakeholders, including vendors, colleagues, clients, and customers.
• Contribute to administrative process improvements and ensure alignment with global policies and business controls.
• Support risk, compliance, operational, AML/ATF, sanctions, conduct, and business continuity requirements, including acting as the department Business Continuity Plan planner when required.
• Promote a customer-focused, inclusive, and high-performance culture by building strong relationships and upholding Scotiabank’s values and Code of Conduct.

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

• Minimum of 3 years experience as an administrative assistant.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Experience working in large, complex organizations with extensive stakeholder management.
• Impeccable organizational skills, autonomy, and solution-oriented attitude.
• High level of discretion required when dealing with confidential matters.
• Strong ability to effectively perform in a complex, high changing environment.
• Solid time management, communication, and presentation skills.

What’s in it for you?

• A rewarding career path with diverse opportunities for professional development
• An organization committed to making a difference in our communities – for you and our customers.
• A competitive rewards program includes annual bonus, flexible vacation, personal and sick days, and comprehensive benefits that start on your first day.
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employees to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences every individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.

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.