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About the Role

The Senior Director IAM Product, Architecture and Governance will lead Product Management, Architecture, and Application Governance for Scotiabank’s global IAM services, supporting external customers and enterprise workforce platforms. This role accelerates new product enhancements in alignment with business partners, fraud, and technology teams, providing strategic product roadmaps, architectural design of IAM platforms, and governance models for applications leveraging IAM services.

Responsibilities

Establish and lead Product Management for Customer IAM and Workforce IAM, defining intake, prioritization, requirements, and architectural alignment.
Manage a team of Product Managers responsible for backlogs, features, and enhancements across customer and enterprise IAM domains.
Own the IAM product strategy and roadmap for enterprise and consumer platforms, partnering with business channels, fraud technology, Engineering, and key stakeholders.
Oversee execution including vendor selection, MVP definition, and rollout planning.
Adapt priorities as conditions change.
Drive outcomes, funding, and continuous improvement by developing business cases and funding models in partnership with Technology, PMO, and Finance.
Establish stakeholder feedback loops and KPIs for adoption.
Maintain strong awareness of industry trends, emerging IAM capabilities, and fraud protection advancements.
Lead and govern IAM architecture delivery, overseeing a team of domain architects responsible for designing scalable, resilient solutions.
Ensure solutions meet business requirements, adhere to security by design principles, and align with Enterprise Architecture standards and technology direction.
Drive cross bank architectural collaboration, partnering with Product Management, Engineering, security architecture, fraud, compliance, and business channel teams.
Design new platforms and features, align on integration patterns, and deliver secure, end to end IAM solutions.
Own architectural assessment and IAM technical leadership, defining the intake and assessment process for new features and enhancements.
Provide cost and timeline estimates for new features and enhancements.
Guide engineering execution.
Represent IAM as the technology SME on enterprise wide transformation initiatives.
Establish and lead the IAM Governance and Control function, ensuring global application compliance with Scotiabank Technology Policies and Standards, regional regulatory requirements, and external audit expectations.
Define and operate sustainable governance processes and tooling, including application inventory, compliance tracking, and control effectiveness measurement.
Establish clear KPIs that track adoption and maturity of IAM key controls enterprise wide.
Provide strategic IAM governance leadership and SME support, partnering with Product, Architecture, regional CISOs, and all lines of defense.
Align KPIs and methodologies, guide remediation of control gaps, and evolve governance as IAM platforms modernize.
Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
Create an environment in which their team pursues effective and efficient operations in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles.
Ensure 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.
Build a high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team.
Foster an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviors.
Communicate vision/values/business strategy.
Manage succession and development planning for the team.
Lead and drive a customer focused, practical, and secure, culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.

Requirements

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) required
7+ years’ experience in a Product Management (or equivalent) capacity required
7+ years in an IAM Architect Role.
8+ years’ experience in Information Security or Information Technology
10+ years working with IAM platforms
Previous exposure to Regulatory, Compliance, Risk and Audit functions
Experience developing and documenting IAM directives, standards and policies.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Strong planning and organizational skills; can manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
Experience in the information security industry and with security software products
Excellent understanding on financial principles of large enterprise organization
Experience in working with complex processes
Willing to learn and grow, and demonstrates resilience to ever-changing priorities

Skills

Product Management
IAM Architecture
Application Governance
Information Security
Information Technology
IAM platforms
Regulatory
Compliance
Risk
Audit
IAM directives
IAM standards
IAM policies
Interpersonal skills
Communication skills
Planning skills
Organizational skills
Security software products
Financial principles
Complex processes

Location

Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior Director
7+ years
8+ years
10+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)

Benefits

Competitive Rewards program including bonus
Flexible vacation
Personal days
Sick days
Benefits will start on day one
Upskilling through online courses
Cross-functional development opportunities
Tuition assistance

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.
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.

Equal Opportunity

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 employee 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.
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.