Manager- Global Compliance Monitoring Governance & Oversight

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services institution in Toronto is seeking a Manager for Global Compliance Monitoring Governance & Oversight. The role requires strong analytical skills and experience in compliance-related functions. The successful candidate will lead efforts in AI and analytics to enhance compliance monitoring and develop oversight processes. Candidates should have 3+ years in banking or financial services and strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive compensation package and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits plan

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• 3+ years in banking or financial services with risk or compliance roles.
• Experience with AI analytics and managing large datasets.
• Driven and results-oriented with a proven track record.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI/Advanced Analytics efforts for compliance monitoring.
• Design and implement cross-functional compliance review processes.
• Facilitate standardization and automation of reports.

Skills

Analytical skills

Reporting skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

AI analytics

Power BI

Advanced Excel

Job description

Title: Manager- Global Compliance Monitoring Governance & Oversight

Requisition ID: 237722

We are committed to investing in our employees and helping you continue your career at Scotiabank.

In this Manager role, you will contribute to the overall success of the central Compliance Monitoring team in Canada ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed/delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. You will also ensure all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

Is This Role Right for You?

• Lead pillar AI/Advanced Analytics efforts by defining strategic use cases and establishing a long-term vision that enhances enterprise compliance monitoring in alignment with the Data Risk Management Framework.
• Design and implement processes that integrate cross-functional compliance reviews into annual reporting, helping to prioritize risks and inform oversight decisions.
• Support establishment of principle-based guidelines for Monitoring Governance and Oversight activities.
• Facilitate pillar standardization and automation efforts for utilizing integrated dashboard to support quarterly insights and oversight reports.
• Lead effort to craft and refine reporting requirements, and support efforts to strengthen the monitoring program oversight and effective challenge capabilities.
• Regularly utilize analytics and insights for aggregated monitoring activities to analyze existing capabilities and identify patterns, themes, or trends in compliance controls that may indicate weaknesses or gaps.
• Drive establishment of feedback mechanisms between other pillars including Testing to ensure consistent oversight and risk reconciliation.
• Partner with Compliance Subject Matter Experts, Technology, and Data Analytics specialists to help generate meaningful insights.
• Coordinate and support efforts across the bank to document and update monitoring activities within the enterprise systems and ensure alignment with enterprise reporting requirements.
• Prepare discussion documents for process design workshops, communicate outcomes to stakeholders, and ensure actions/issues are tracked through to resolution.
• Assist in assessing monitoring and surveillance controls across business lines and identifying key priority capabilities to be implemented.
• Champion a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champion a high performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.

Do You Have the Skills?

• Professional with 3+ years of experience in banking or financial services, including at least one year in risk or compliance-related roles.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, including experience working with AI analytics, Power BI, and advanced Excel capabilities for managing and interpreting large datasets.
• Experience in compliance or reporting functions, with a focus on designing standardized oversight processes supported by advanced analytics.
• Driven and results-oriented, with a proven track record of leading change and process improvement initiatives.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CSC, CPA, CFA) are considered an asset but are not mandatory.

What’s In It for You?

• Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.
• The opportunity to join a forward-thinking organization where you are surrounded by a collaborative team of innovative thinkers.
• A competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits plan.
• An organization committed to making a difference in our communities - for you and our customers.
• You can expect to be recognized and rewarded for high-performance; you will be supported by leadership through meaningful development conversations that enable faster advancement and internal training to support your growth and development.

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 directly 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.

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