Senior Delivery Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Pension matching

Paid vacation

Medical, Vision, and Dental

Job summary

Scotiabank in Toronto is seeking a Senior Delivery Manager to support the Enterprise Delivery Office and lead end-to-end delivery of projects within the Global Corporate Functions portfolio. You will partner with business, technology, and external vendors to ensure programs stay within scope, schedule, and budget while maturing delivery practices.

You will manage planning, risk, governance, and reporting for Director and VP forums, drive Agile, hybrid, or waterfall delivery, coach project

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project or program management experience, preferably within financial services or large enterprises with specific experience in Software Currency for Global Corporate Functions.
• Experience leading technology and/or business delivery initiatives in large, complex organizations, preferably within financial services or Global Corporate Functions environments.
• Hands-on experience with Agile, hybrid and waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex delivery plans, dependencies, and risks.
• Experience supporting large technology or business transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day planning and execution of project initiatives within the Software Currency Global Corporate Functions portfolio, ensuring alignment to approved objectives, milestones, and delivery plans.
• Work closely with business, technology, and delivery partners to manage expectations, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain integrated delivery plans, schedules, RAID logs, and dependency tracking across multiple workstreams.
• Identify, track, and escalation risks and issues with clear mitigation strategies and recommendations for decision-making.
• Prepare accurate and timely status reporting for Director and VP-level forums, including financials, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Support delivery within Agile, hybrid, or waterfall environments and contribute to continuous improvement of delivery standards and practices.
• Track project budgets, forecasts, and vendor spend; support cost control and resource planning activities.
• Ensure adherence to Enterprise Delivery Frameworks, technology standards, audit requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Support scope, schedule, and priority changes by analyzing impacts and facilitating informed trade-off decisions.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to project managers and analysts; contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team environment.
• Understand and apply the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture in day-to-day decision-making and delivery activities.
• Promote effective and efficient operations aligned with Scotiabank’s Values, Code of Conduct, and operational risk expectations.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Data-driven decision making

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Project Management, or equivalent experience

Job description

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

The role:

The Senior Delivery Manager, Enterprise Delivery Office supports Director-level leadership in the end-to-end management of projects within the Enterprise Delivery Office (EDO) Software Currency for the Global Corporate Functions portfolio. This role is accountable for leading project execution, coordination across workstreams, risk and issue management, and delivery governance. The Senior Manager partners closely with business, technology, and external vendors to ensure programs are delivered within scope, timeline, and budget, while progressively maturing delivery practices and ways of working.

What will you do?

• Project Delivery: Lead day-to-day planning and execution of project initiatives within the Software Currency Global Corporate Functions portfolio, ensuring alignment to approved objectives, milestones, and delivery plans.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Work closely with business, technology, and delivery partners to manage expectations, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Planning & Execution: Develop and maintain integrated delivery plans, schedules, RAID logs, and dependency tracking across multiple workstreams.
• Risk & Issue Management: Identify, track, and escalation risks and issues with clear mitigation strategies and recommendations for decision-making.
• Governance & Reporting: Prepare accurate and timely status reporting for Director and VP-level forums, including financials, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Agile & Delivery Practices: Support delivery within Agile, hybrid, or waterfall environments and contribute to continuous improvement of delivery standards and practices.
• Financial & Resource Management: Track project budgets, forecasts, and vendor spend; support cost control and resource planning activities.
• Quality & Controls: Ensure adherence to Enterprise Delivery Frameworks, technology standards, audit requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Change & Priority Management: Support scope, schedule, and priority changes by analyzing impacts and facilitating informed trade-off decisions.
• People & Capability Development: Provide coaching and mentorship to project managers and analysts; contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team environment.
• Risk Culture: Understand and apply the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture in day-to-day decision-making and delivery activities.
• Values & Conduct: Promote effective and efficient operations aligned with Scotiabank’s Values, Code of Conduct, and operational risk expectations.

Role Dimensions:

• Global Corporate Functions technology and change initiatives within ScotiaTech
• Enterprise programs supporting multi-region stakeholders
• Cross-functional collaboration across Technology, Business, Risk, Finance, and Operations
• Project budgets typically up to ~$50MM
• Vendor and consulting spend support
• Oversight of multiple concurrent projects or workstreams
• Delivery of technology modernization and transformation initiatives
• Adherence to enterprise governance, audit, and regulatory controls

What do you need to succeed?

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Project Management, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of project or program management experience, preferably within financial services or large enterprises with specific experience in Software Currency for Global Corporate Functions
• Experience leading technology and/or business delivery initiatives in large, complex organizations, preferably within financial services or Global Corporate Functions environments.
• Hands-on experience with Agile, hybrid and waterfall delivery methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex delivery plans, dependencies, and risks
• Experience supporting large technology or business transformation initiatives
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Analytical and data-driven approach to decision-making
• Exposure to enterprise delivery frameworks and governance models
• PMP, ACP, or equivalent certification preferred
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment

What's in it for you?

• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity and curiosity and celebrates success
• We provide you with the tools and technology needed to create meaningful customer experiences
• You'll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world
• We hire you for your talent — not just a job — so you can grow with us. We’ll equip you for success not only in your role, but also in your career as a whole
• Dress codes don't apply here: being comfortable does
• Access to thousands of online and in-person courses so you can hone your current skills, or learn new ones
• A competitive rewards package that includes a base salary, a performance bonus, company matching programs on pension and profit sharing, paid vacation, personal & sick days, medical, vision, and dental and much more

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.

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.