Senior Manager, Data Products & Operations, Data Strategy & Governance - Canadian Commercial Banking

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

Job summary

Scotiabank’s Commercial Bank is seeking a data product leader to drive data strategy, governance, and the roadmap for data-centric solutions across Canada. You will translate business needs into technical requirements, manage stakeholder relationships, and oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of data products.

You will collaborate with Relationship Managers, Credit, Treasury and the Commercial data governance team to ensure data discoverability, quality, and measurable business impact, delivering on

Qualifications

• Detailed experience in Project Management, Communication, Relationship Management
• Detailed experience with data management tools such as Collibra
• 2+ years’ experience in programming, application development and/or data warehousing
• Experience in programming tools such as Unix, Mainframe, SQL, SAS, Python, R

Responsibilities

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships
• Leads the Data Product and Operations team with complex data analysis
• Works with large, unstructured data from client onboarding, trade, credit systems
• Oversees multiple data analysis and reporting to meet deadlines
• Defines and drives data product strategy and roadmap for Commercial Banking
• Conducts data product discovery with business stakeholders
• Oversees lifecycle of data products from ideation to deprecation
• Ensures data products are user-centric and deliver ROI
• Prepares periodic and ad hoc reporting to stakeholders
• Leads projects within Canadian Commercial Banking data reconciliation

Skills

Project Management

Relationship Management

Data management tools

SQL

Python

R

Azure Databricks

Power BI

Communication

Analytical

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Finance, Economics or Statistics

MBA (Finance or Marketing) - preferred

Tools

Collibra

Unix

Mainframe

SQL

SAS

Python

R

Azure Databricks

Power BI

Job description

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

Purpose

The Commercial Bank is a large contributor to Canadian Banking and is comprised of numerous sub-business lines across Canada. This role plays a key role in simplification, consolidation, and modernization of Commercial Banking data to enable robust and high quality data products for business needs.

Accountabilities

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge
• Leads the Data Product and Operations team with complex data analysis, problem solving, and project execution as required
• Works independently with large, unstructured, and complex datasets from various sources (such as but not limited to: client onboarding system(s), trade source systems, credit systems) to conduct analysis and perform data reconciliation and cleansing
• Oversees multiple data analysis and reporting simultaneously to meet tight deadlines
• Designs and maintains operational tracking mechanism and metrics (including monitoring and reporting on productivity output and quality trends against target projections)
• Defines and drives the data product strategy and roadmap for Commercial Banking, identifying key business needs and opportunities for data-centric solutions
• Conducts data product discovery, working closely with business stakeholders (e.g., Relationship Managers, Credit, Treasury) to understand their pain points and data requirements and translate to technical requirements and mapping. Works closely with Commercial data governance team to manage data and ensure discoverability of data products in enterprise catalog
• Oversees the full lifecycle of data products, from ideation, design, development, and launch, through to adoption, iteration, and eventual deprecation
• Ensures data products are user‑centric, valuable, usable, and feasible, delivering tangible business outcomes
• Establishes and tracks key performance indicators (KPIs) for data products, measuring their adoption, business impact, and return on investment (ROI)
• Prepares periodic (daily/weekly/bi-weekly/monthly) and ad hoc reporting to stakeholders
• Supports the regulatory exception process by investigating, tracking, and resolving exceptions
• Leads project initiatives within Canadian Commercial Banking business and engineering team where data reconciliation is required
• Hosts and conducts kick‑off and progress meetings and working groups with stakeholders on initiatives
• Understands how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day‑to‑day activities and decisions
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day‑to‑day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk
• Champions a high‑performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment

Experience

• Detailed experience in Project Management, Communication, Relationship Management
• Detailed experience in Data management tools such as Collibra
• 2+ years’ experience in programming, application development and/or data warehousing
• Experience in programming tools such as Unix, Mainframe, SQL, SAS, , Python, R an asset

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required
• Strong proficiency in SQL for complex data manipulation and querying
• Experience with Python or R for data analysis, scripting, and automation
• Familiarity with cloud‑based data platforms (Azure Databricks) is a plus
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) for executive reporting
• Strong prioritizing, analytical, presentation, project management, and planning skills
• Effective strategic thinking, organizational know‑how and influencing skills are critical for success
• High degree of knowledge of commercial products and profit drivers
• Strong technical skills in Math, Statistics, Computer Science or related fields
• Excellent design and delivery capabilities

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Finance, Economics or Statistics
• MBA (Finance or Marketing) - preferred

Working Conditions

Work in a standard office‑based environment; non‑standard hours are a common occurrence. Limited to No travel is expected

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.