Senior AML Data Governance Lead

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Scotiabank is seeking a Manager, AML Data Governance & Controls to lead governance, quality, lineage, and controls across the AML domain. You will align practices with enterprise standards and audits, guiding data governance activities globally.

You will engage with Data Stewards, Owners, and Technology to ensure traceability, accuracy, and timely responses to regulatory and internal requests while building robust documentation and control frameworks.

Qualifications

• University degree in engineering, computer science, finance, business, data management, analytics, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in data governance, data quality, data controls, audit, technology, risk management, compliance, AML, or related data delivery activities.
• Experience with governance documentation, evidence gathering, audit or regulatory requests, control assessments, and enterprise standards.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate governance requirements into business-facing documentation.
• Proficiency with SQL, Power BI, Python, Excel, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Collibra / Universal Catalog, Governance Console, Jira, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Promote customer focused governance to deepen AML stakeholder relationships and leverage Bank systems.
• Operate and sustain AML data governance practices across processes including data lineage, data quality, and controls.
• Maintain governance documentation, domain charter artifacts, and evidence for audit readiness.
• Coordinate with Data Stewards, Process Owners, Data Custodians, Technology, and Audit to clarify accountabilities.
• Support data source inventories, data sharing evidence, and repository maintenance for AML data sources.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Data lineage

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Audit readiness

Data stewardship

Data controls

Education

University degree in engineering, computer science, finance, business, data management, analytics, or a related field

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Python

Excel

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

Collibra / Universal Catalog

GIMS

Jira

Job description

Scotiabank is seeking a Manager, AML Data Governance & Controls to lead governance, quality, lineage, and controls across the AML domain. You will align practices with enterprise standards and audits, guiding data governance activities globally.

You will engage with Data Stewards, Owners, and Technology to ensure traceability, accuracy, and timely responses to regulatory and internal requests while building robust documentation and control frameworks.