Senior Manager, Programming & Engagement

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

Benefits offered by this job

DEI & Allyship programs

Accessibility accommodations

Tuition assistance

Competitive rewards & bonus

Community engagement programs

Job summary

Scotiabank in Toronto, Canada is seeking a Senior Manager, Programming & Engagement to drive engagement across Digital, Data & Analytics. You will own the flagship events portfolio and partner with Global Comms to socialize key messages.

The role focuses on aligning events with strategic priorities, fostering inclusion, and building cross-functional relationships to connect employees and amplify the bank's culture and knowledge across the organization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in event management.
• 3+ years working in enterprise level organizations.
• 2+ years proven project management and multitasking skills.
• Ability to write and edit clear and concise communications for various audiences.
• Attention to detail and time management are essential.
• Comfortable working in a self-guided manner and radiating skills outward to equip others to plan their own events.

Responsibilities

• Build and deepen relationships with key stakeholders across the bank to amplify broader bank events, communities, and knowledge for digital banking employees.
• Align programming to DDA's strategic priorities, ensuring every initiative, communication, and event reinforces leadership's narrative, business objectives & cultural commitments.
• Own the flagship events portfolio end-to-end, including our internal conferences, Hackathon, Employee Awards ceremony, and Holiday/Summer Socials.
• Enable the DDA Collective program — oversee employee-driven engagement initiatives that create opportunities for our people to connect, grow, and celebrate with each other.
• Maintain a pulse on employee engagement, tailoring programming and regular cadence communications around the needs of DDA’s people.
• Steward the DDA Community SharePoint Hub as the single source of truth for event recordings, publications, templates, and key employee resources.
• Partner with Global Comms and senior leaders to support and socialize org-wide initiatives and key messages.
• Build cross-functional relationships to amplify DDA's voice and bring broader bank knowledge in.
• Champion inclusion and accessibility as design principles across all programming, content, and events.
• Understand how the bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to a diverse and inclusive work experience.

Skills

Event management

Project management

Communication writing

Time management

Job description

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Title: Senior Manager, Programming & Engagement

Requisition ID: 269131

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

The Role:

Contributes to the overall success of Digital, Data & Analytics (DDA) by executing individual goals, plans, and initiatives that advance the team's business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities are conducted in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

As our Sr. Manager, Programming & Engagement, you are a key driver of culture and a strategic connector across DDA. You translate leadership intent into employee experience, ensuring every event, communication, and program ladders up to DDA's broader strategic priorities. You own the engagement operating system that runs across three key layers: Flagship events, Operating Rhythm, and Enablement of culture champions.

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

• Build and deepen relationships with key stakeholders across the bank to amplify broader bank events, communities, and knowledge for digital banking employees.
• Align programming to DDA's strategic priorities, ensuring every initiative, communication, and event reinforces leadership's narrative, business objectives & cultural commitments.
• Own the flagship events portfolio end-to-end, including our internal conferences, Hackathon, Employee Awards ceremony, and Holiday/Summer Socials
• Enable the DDA Collective program — oversee employee-driven engagement initiatives that create opportunities for our people to connect, grow, and celebrate with each other
• Maintain a pulse on employee engagement, tailoring programming and regular cadence communications around the needs of DDA’s people
• Steward the DDA Community SharePoint Hub as the single source of truth for event recordings, publications, templates, and key employee resources
• Partner with Global Comms and senior leaders to support and socialize org-wide initiatives and key messages.
• Build cross-functional relationships to amplify DDA's voice and bring broader bank knowledge in
• Champion inclusion and accessibility as design principles across all programming, content, and events
• Understand how the bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to a diverse and inclusive work experience.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? - We'd love to work with you if you have:

• 3+ years of experience in event management
• 3+ years working in enterprise level organizations
• 2+ years proven project management and multi-tasking skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex projects at once.
• Ability to write and edit clear and concise communications for various audiences.
• Attention to detail and time management are essential.
• Comfortable working in a self-guided manner and radiating skills outward to equip others to plan their own events.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship-We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employees to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations- 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. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• Upskillingthrough online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose towork from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, Humans of Digital 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.