Senior Manager, Enterprise Delivery Framework Transformation

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in the Americas is seeking a Senior Manager for Enterprise Delivery Framework Transformation in Toronto. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in leading transformation initiatives and a strong background in both traditional and agile methodologies. Responsibilities include leading large-scale transformations and engaging with senior stakeholders. The role offers a collaborative work environment and a competitive rewards package.

Benefits

Inclusive and collaborative work environment

Access to online and in-person courses

Competitive rewards package

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience leading programs or driving transformation.
• Strong understanding of traditional and agile delivery.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale transformation across the Enterprise Delivery Framework.
• Simplify funding models across delivery methods.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders across the enterprise.

Skills

Leadership in transformation

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration

Tools

ServiceNow

PowerBI

SharePoint

Job description

Title: Senior Manager, Enterprise Delivery Framework Transformation

Requisition ID: 237392

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

The Role:

The Bank’s Enterprise Delivery Framework (EDF), is the single source of policies, standards, processes, and templates for successfully delivering projects at Scotiabank. It defines the Bank’s requirements and processes for all projects and production changes to follow, from prioritization to closure. It includes control standards from Risk, Finance, Security, Enterprise Architecture, Privacy, Release Management and Project Management. It is an end to end delivery framework and communication vehicle to provide clear guidance to project teams to ensure all adhere to minimum enterprise delivery standards.

The position is to help drive an enterprise wide transformation program to streamline and simplify the Bank’s Enterprise Delivery Framework (EDF).

What will you do?

The key accountabilities are focused on providing dedicated support for advancing our enterprise delivery framework (EDF) Transformation agenda and ensuring continued progress in relevant initiatives.

1. End-to-End Transformation Leadership

• Proven ability to lead large-scale transformation across all EDF gates and Minimum Delivery Standards (MDS), not just isolated components.
• Experience driving initiatives from idea to implementation.

2. Funding & Governance Expertise

• Deep understanding of Scotiabank’s funding processes and governance structure.
• Ability to simplify and align funding models across Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methods.

3. Enterprise Control Familiarity

• Strong working knowledge of the Bank’s internal control, risk management, and governance processes.
• Ability to act as EDF SME to opine on the effectiveness of delivery, risk management, and governance process enhancements.

4. Stakeholder Engagement & Facilitation

• Skilled in engaging and influencing senior stakeholders across the enterprise.
• Capable of facilitating EDF senior stakeholder committees.
• Able to identify and activate focused working groups to support targeted solutioning.

5. Strategic Planning & Roadmap Development

• Ability to define and execute a transformation roadmap, including vision, objectives, success metrics, and timelines.
• Experience aligning with other enterprise transformation programs (e.g., technology delivery, risk transformation).

6. Tool & Workflow Integration

• Experience with enterprise platforms such as ServiceNow, PPM, SharePoint, and PowerBI.
• Ability to lead tool rationalization and enable connected workflows across systems.

7. Change Management & Communication

• Expertise in structured change management, including intake, approvals, and stakeholder communications.
• Strong communication skills to socialize EDF target state and roadmap across business and corporate functions.

8. Agile & Product-Centric Mindset

• Familiarity with Lean, Agile, and product-centric delivery models (e.g., Squads, Domains).
• Ability to apply flexible, method-agnostic approaches tailored to different risk profiles.

9. Data & Insight-Driven Decision Making

• Proficient in using dashboards, KPIs, and analytics to inform decisions and measure success.
• Comfortable with dynamic reporting and real-time visibility into project status and compliance.

10. External Perspective & Innovation

• Brings industry best practices and external benchmarks to challenge legacy thinking.
• Proactive in identifying opportunities to innovate and streamline EDF processes.

What do you need to succeed?

• Bachelor's or Masters degree in Business Administration or equivalent relevant Consulting/Banking experience
• 7+ years of experience leading programs, driving transformation or driving process optimization.
• Strong understanding of both traditional waterfall and agile delivery, in a technology development environment.
• Strong experience leading teams and organizations through strategic and transformational changes
• Strong stakeholder and change management experience
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills - able to champion initiatives and secure support and alignment across an organization

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. 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.