Senior Manager, Communications - Global Wealth Transformation & Growth Strategy

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

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Toronto is seeking a Senior Manager, Communications to lead strategic communications in Global Wealth Management. This role involves crafting narratives, managing executive communications, and enhancing engagement across stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 5-7 years of experience in corporate communications and strong communication skills. Join a purpose-driven team within a high-performing culture.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years experience in Corporate Communications, Financial Communications and/or Public Relations.
• Knowledge and experience communicating effectively via a number of mediums.
• Experience in the Asset Management industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead communications for the SVP of Global Wealth Transformation and Growth Strategy.
• Develop content for blog posts and publish on LinkedIn.
• Support business teams to enhance employee engagement.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Good interpersonal skills

Collaboration skills

Relationship management skills

Education

Degree in Communications, Journalism, Bachelor of Arts or equivalent

Job description

Title: Senior Manager, Communications - Global Wealth Transformation & Growth Strategy

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

Purpose

The Senior Manager, Communications will lead the development and execution of strategic communications that support the internal transformation of Global Wealth Management (GWM) and support the teams within GWM, including horizontal all‑team support. This role is responsible for crafting compelling narratives, managing executive communications, and enhancing engagement across internal stakeholders. The incumbent will work closely with senior leaders across Global Wealth Management and support initiatives across Global Wealth Transformation & Growth Strategy.

In this role you will:

• Lead communications for the SVP of Global Wealth Transformation and Growth Strategy.
• Develop ideas, content and distribution for blog posts and publish on the LinkedIn profile.
• Support business and communications teams to produce employee events that deliver strategic messaging and enhance employee engagement.
• Assist in the idea generation, development and execution of strategic communications relevant to a diverse internal audience.
• Support development and execution of events to foster a sense of engagement.
• Write, review and edit necessary communications, including presentation decks, speaker notes, briefing documents, and follow‑up material.
• Assist in creating communications material to support GWM, enterprise‑wide and team communications.
• Support senior leadership for speaking opportunities including announcements, online content, videos, town hall appearances, blogs, and newsletters.
• Oversee GWM SharePoint sites and ensure timely, relevant updates.
• Create an engagement strategy to drive traffic to GWM SharePoint.
• Develop new content across all businesses within GWM.
• Demonstrate collaboration across business lines and platform.
• Maintain momentum and fresh content on a regular basis.
• Support with issues and change management as needed, specifically internal stakeholder engagement and development of key messaging to liaise with the broader team.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to align messaging and ensure consistency across channels.
• Understand how the Bank’s culture of inclusion, high performance and customer focus should be considered in day‑to‑day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of your respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring adequacy, adherence and effectiveness of day‑to‑day business controls.
• Champion a high‑performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Communications, Journalism, Bachelor of Arts or equivalent.
• 5–7+ years experience in Corporate Communications, Financial Communications and/or Public Relations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to communicate and drive audience engagement.
• Knowledge and experience communicating effectively via a number of mediums, including print, web, scripting, social, etc.
• Experience in the Asset Management industry.
• Good interpersonal, collaboration and relationship management skills.

Working Conditions

• Work in a standard office‑based environment; non‑standard hours are a common occurrence.

Location

Canada : Ontario : Toronto