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About the Role

Manages and contributes to the overall success of Foreign Exchange (FX) & Money Market (MM) Operations, ensuring business goals and initiatives are executed in support of team strategies. Ensures compliance with regulations and internal policies. Leads the day-to-day operating model and advances strategic initiatives, business growth, and technology-enabled change.

Responsibilities

• Leads and drives a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships.
• Oversees and maintains operational activities and processes for FX and MM.
• Supports business line operations teams through strategic initiatives and system enhancements.
• Defines straight-through processing (STP) strategy and leads delivery of STP targets.
• Provides leadership and oversight for risk and controls within each business line.
• Drives global standardization across operating pillars through SOPs, SLAs, and process standards.
• Understands how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Creates a positive environment for engaged teams pursuing effective and efficient operations.
• Builds a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy to attract, retain, develop, engage, and motivate a diverse team.

Requirements

• University degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in capital markets operations, with deep expertise in FX and MM operations, confirmation and settlement processes, controls, and managing operational risk.
• Proven leadership experience managing global or multi-region operations teams.
• Demonstrated experience leading strategic initiatives, operating model optimization and technology-enabled transformation.
• Demonstrated success improving straight-through processing, standardization and operating efficiency.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience partnering across Operations, Technology, Front Office, Finance, Risk and Control functions.
• Strong people leadership capabilities, with experience building high-performing teams, leading leaders and managing change in complex environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and workflow / operations tools.
• Experience with data analysis and management reporting is an asset.
• Spanish language fluency is considered an asset.

Skills

• FX and MM operations
• Confirmation and settlement processes
• Controls
• Operational risk management
• Global operations management
• Service quality management
• Business continuity
• Strategic initiative leadership
• Operating model optimization
• Technology-enabled transformation
• Process redesign
• System implementation
• Workflow automation
• Straight-through processing (STP)
• Process governance
• Control discipline
• Stakeholder management
• People leadership
• Team building
• Change management
• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Communication skills
• Microsoft Excel proficiency
• Microsoft PowerPoint proficiency
• Workflow/operations tools proficiency
• Data analysis
• Management reporting
• Spanish language fluency

Location

• Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience

Education Level

• University degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline

Benefits

• Rewarding career path with diverse opportunities for professional development
• Organization committed to making a difference
• Competitive rewards program including bonus
• Flexible vacation
• Personal and sick days
• Comprehensive benefits that start on your first day

About the Company

• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.
• 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.