Manager, Global Design & Standards - Global AML

Scotiabank; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits plan

Inclusive culture

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Scotiabank in Mississauga seeks a Manager, Global Design & Standards for Global AML to design and implement standardized investigations practices. You will drive quality control, training, and capacity planning while aligning with regulatory expectations across regions.

Your role partners with AML Investigations and business units to foster consistency, manage risks, and enhance operating models with evolving AML/TF controls and case management knowledge.

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent with AML, risk, or related experience.
• Proven leadership and stakeholder influence in matrix environments.
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven decision making.
• Solid understanding of regulatory requirements in AML/TF contexts.

Responsibilities

• Design, document, and implement AML Investigations standards across regions.
• Ensure quality control, monitoring, and reporting of investigation activities.
• Develop investigator training programs and support capability development.
• Collaborate with AML Investigations teams and cross-functional partners on process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

AML knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

AI tools usage

Education

University degree

Tools

Case management systems

Banking systems

Analytics tools

Job description

Title: Manager, Global Design & Standards - Global AML

Requisition ID: 275027 Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Manager, Global Design & Standards contributes to the success of the Global AML (Anti-Money Laundering) function by supporting the design, documentation, and implementation of Global AML Investigations standards, ensuring consistent and effective execution across regions.

This role executes and operationalizes standards, frameworks, controls, and supporting materials, enabling consistent and high-quality investigative practices while ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and risk appetite.

The role partners with AML Investigations teams and stakeholders support the adoption, application, and continuous improvement of processes, controls, and procedures within assigned workstreams.

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

• Initiatives & Delivery:
  Support execution and delivery of AML Investigations initiatives across people, process, tools, and operating model components. Translate ambiguous problems into structured workplans, deliverables, and outputs to drive progress and enable decision-making. Track timelines, dependencies, and stakeholder deliverables, escalating risks or delays as required.
• Quality Control:
  Execute components of quality control frameworks, including monitoring, testing, and reporting on investigation quality. Identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities, supporting development of enhancements to quality standards and practices. Produce analysis and reporting to inform quality-related decisions and performance improvements.
• Training & Capability Development:
  Support the development, rollout, and maintenance of investigator training programs in partnership with the AML Academy. Track training completion, effectiveness, and capability gaps, producing insights to inform development priorities.
• Capacity & Performance Analysis:
  Apply standardized approaches to support capacity management, workload analysis, and resource allocation. Produce data-driven insights and reporting to identify capacity risks, inefficiencies, and optimization opportunities.
• Regulatory, Audit & Issue Support:
  Support coordination of responses to regulatory requests, audit findings, and 2nd-line reviews, ensuring timely and accurate execution. Maintain issue tracking, root cause analysis, and remediation activities, ensuring adherence to timelines and documentation standards.
• Analysis, Reporting & Continuous Improvement:
  Review management information reports and analytics to identify trends, anomalies, and improvement opportunities. Develop data-driven insights to support decision-making and operational effectiveness. Support process improvements and remediation of system or control deficiencies.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:
  Partner across AML Investigations, regional second line AML Investigation Units or FIUs (Financial Intelligence Units), and cross-functional teams to support aligned execution and standards adoption. Share best practices, lessons learned, and emerging risks to strengthen global consistency. Support collaboration with Transaction Monitoring and other stakeholders on issue management, reporting, and process enhancements.
• VP Support:
  Support the strategic execution of the VP Support mandate, including centralized people and engagement activities such as Pulse, employee engagement and recognition initiatives, year-end performance processes, compensation planning inputs, and internal communications.
• Systems & Methodologies:
  Support implementation of AML methodologies and monitoring tools to address evolving money laundering (ML) / terrorist financing (TF) risks. Develop working knowledge of case management systems, bank systems, and analytics tools.
• Flexibility & Cross-Coverage:
  Support priorities across the broader Global Design & Standards function to ensure continuity of delivery, cross-coverage, and alignment across initiatives, including standards, quality, training, and capacity management.
• Governance & Risk Culture:
  Understand and apply the Bank’s Risk Appetite Statement (RAS) and risk culture in day-to-day activities. Ensure adherence to policies, procedures, and control frameworks, escalating risks where required.
• People & Culture:
  Champion a customer-focused culture and reinforce alignment with Scotiabank values and strategy. Contribute to a high-performance, inclusive work environment.
• Standard HR / Conduct / Risk Accountabilities:
  Support an environment of effective and efficient operations in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values and its Code of Conduct, while ensuring adequacy and effectiveness of controls across operational, compliance, AML/ATF, sanctions, and conduct risk.

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

• University degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience, with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in AML, Audit, Consulting, Financial Crime, Risk Management, or a related field, including leadership responsibilities.
• Strong leadership, analytical, and decision-making skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong sense of ownership; proactive and responsive in driving deliverables to completion.
• Thrives in ambiguous and dynamic environments, with the ability to manage competing priorities and pivot as needs evolve.
• Leverages technology and AI tools to drive efficiency, quality, and speed of delivery.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a matrixed environment, influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including development of clear, structured presentations and materials.
• Solid knowledge of AML frameworks, regulatory requirements, and Canadian AML regulations, with international exposure as an asset.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to identify gaps, assess risks, and propose practical solutions.
• Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and attention to detail, with strong leadership capability.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational capability, including the ability to identify gaps, assess risks, and propose practical solutions.
• Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships, support stakeholder coordination, and contribute to continuous improvement and operational enhancement initiatives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational capability, including the ability to identify gaps, assess risks, and propose practical solutions.
• Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships, support stakeholder coordination, and contribute to continuous improvement and operational enhancement initiatives.
• Experience developing standards, frameworks, governance structures, or control documentation is an asset.
• Proficiency in Spanish is an asset.

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 : Mississauga || 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. 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.