Senior Manager, Data and Insights - Montreal, QC

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

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Senior Manager for Data and Insights in Montreal. This role involves developing analytics strategies, partnering with stakeholders, and enhancing data-driven decision-making to drive growth in the Quebec market. Candidates should possess a relevant degree and extensive experience in data analytics and project management, as well as proficiency in both French and English. The position offers a collaborative environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Internal training programs

Inclusive working environment

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Expert knowledge of data analytics and project management notions.
• Experience in a complex matrix-operating organization.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Finance partners to prepare annual budget.
• Provide insight into variances impacting business performance.
• Turn data into insights to identify new revenue opportunities.

Skills

Data analytics

Project management

Communication in French

Communication in English

Excel mastery

PowerPoint proficiency

Data visualization tools

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business or related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Overview

Title: Senior Manager, Data and Insights - Montreal, QC

Requisition ID: 240131

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

The Senior Manager, Data & Insights, plays an important role in Scotiabank’s GrowQC strategy. Their mandate is to partner with various stakeholder groups across the organization to develop and deploy a comprehensive analytics strategy for the Quebec market. Responsibilities include supporting the budgeting and expense management process, leveraging insights to increase cross-business referrals, monitoring market and competitive trends, and building performance management measurement tools and reporting.

This position supports the Quebec market and contributes to enhancing the overall quality of data-driven decision-making and client-centric strategies.

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

• Collaborate with Finance partners to prepare annual budget and quarterly forecast for Quebec.
• Provide commentary and insight into variances and factors impacting business performance to help executive understand the drivers of variances month/month, quarter/quarter, year/year and versus Plan.
• Partner with corporate functions teams at head office and business lines based in Quebec to conduct reviews of referral tracking processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Consolidate referrals tracking and create leadership dashboard and action plan.
• Pro-actively identify ways to improve cross-sell between business units and drive client primacy.
• Partner with business lines and reporting & analytics team to document successes and understand trends / roadblocks to increase cross-sell, in order to suggest mitigation tactics.
• Turn data into insights by identifying new revenue opportunities, reduced costs and improved operational efficiencies.
• Supports the Head of Strategy, Grow QC in the information gathering process and analysis for strategic and tactical projects and ad-hoc requests by Senior management.
• Build and reinforce effective partnerships and collaboration within the Scotia Finance Community and across the Bank.
• Build data visualization dashboards, quarterly initiative status updates, and other Program reporting materials
• Provide insights on market share and competitive positioning to support strategic decision-making.
• Conduct strategic analyses looking at the organization’s internal and external environment, including market trends, competition and customer needs to identify opportunities and threats
• Investigate and resolve financial data-related issues, working with technical Finance teams to implement fixes.
• Develop new data feedback tools and leverage existing ones to gain insights on trends and impact of initiatives (NPS, surveys, data, etc.).
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, finance, data science, computer science or related field
• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Good verbal and written communication skills are essential, in French and English.
• Strategically influence multiple stakeholder groups by fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making and innovation, and a shared ambition to deliver growth in Quebec.
• Expert knowledge of data analytics and project management notions, acquired through a combination of theoretical training and practical experience.
• Excellent mastery of Excel and Power Point and Proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Effective strategic thinking, design, delivery capabilities, organizational know-how and influencing are critical for success for this role.
• Experience in a complex matrix-operating organization and highly regulated industry as well as good knowledge of Banking / Wealth Management products and services is desirable.

What's in it for you?

• The opportunity to join a forward-thinking and collaborative team, surrounded by innovative thinkers.
• A rewarding career path with diverse opportunities for professional development.
• Internal training to support your growth and enhance your skills.
• An inclusive working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!

Please note that this role is based in our Downtown Montreal office.

In addition to French, the successful candidate must also have sufficient knowledge of English, as the work involves interacting and collaborating regularly with groups and individuals based in Toronto, as well as constantly interacting with other people, including clients, who speak English, locally and elsewhere.

Location(s): Canada : Quebec : Montreal || Canada : Quebec : Brossard || Canada : Quebec : Laval || Canada : Quebec : Montreal-est || Canada : Quebec : Montreal-ouest

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.