Wealth Risk Management Lead

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Scotiabank is seeking a Manager, Business Risk Management to strengthen operational risk practices across Global Wealth Management (GWM). You will champion the NIRA program, manage self-identified issues, and support risk governance to ensure regulatory compliance and internal standards.

You will guide Wealth Management units on risk events, process improvements, and outsourcing risk, while leveraging Tableau and Power BI to enhance reporting and oversight.

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Commerce, or Business Administration.

Responsibilities

• Develop expert understanding of Global Wealth Management business units and risk governance.
• Provide guidance on operational risk events, process improvements, and outsourcing risk management.
• Own and enhance the tracking of Management Self-Identified Issues.
• Assist in the New Initiative Risk Assessment (NIRA) program with screeners and committee packs.
• Support execution of Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and Scenario Analysis.
• Build relationships with business partners and control functions to integrate risk frameworks.
• Support governance for FATCA/CRS/QI Tax Programs operating procedures.
• Utilize data analytics tools (Tableau, Power BI) to identify trends and improve reporting.
• Champion a customer-focused culture aligned with GWM and Bank-wide strategies.
• Support additional risk programs like ORE and Third-Party Risk Management.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Time management

Education

Finance degree

Commerce degree

Business Administration degree

MBA

CFP or CFA (asset)

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

Scotiabank is seeking a Manager, Business Risk Management to strengthen operational risk practices across Global Wealth Management (GWM). You will champion the NIRA program, manage self-identified issues, and support risk governance to ensure regulatory compliance and internal standards.

You will guide Wealth Management units on risk events, process improvements, and outsourcing risk, while leveraging Tableau and Power BI to enhance reporting and oversight.