Senior Manager, Technology Strategy - Scotiabank, Toronto

About this opportunity

Join Scotiabank's Canadian Banking Cards Engineering team in a purpose-driven, winning environment committed to results within an inclusive and high-performing culture. As a Senior Manager, Technology Strategy & Enablement, you will operate at the critical intersection of strategy, governance, and execution. This role is pivotal in ensuring that strategic decisions translate into measurable outcomes and that the VP’s portfolio consistently delivers on its commitments to clients, regulators, and stakeholders.

Key duties

In this dynamic role, you will be instrumental in shaping and executing the strategic direction for the Canadian Banking Cards Engineering team. Your responsibilities will include:

• Partner with the Canadian Banking Cards Engineering VP/Head to shape and monitor strategic priorities, ensuring alignment with CBE/Enterprise objectives.
• Support the development of business plans, technology roadmaps sustainability, and performance metrics.
• Complete competitive / business environment research and benchmarking to determine emerging issues and trends and analyze the impact / implications of those trends on the Bank's strategic plan.
• Gather data and perform financial analyses to diagnose issues.
• Oversee the Canadian Banking Cards Engineering VP/Head operating cadence: leadership meetings, steering committees, monthly business reviews, risk reviews, stability reviews, approval reviews.
• Track execution of strategic initiatives, ensuring deliverables are met and issues are escalated/resolved quickly.
• Assist with organizing strategy offsites for senior management to facilitate ongoing discussions around the Bank’s strategy.
• Drive preparation of executive briefings, board materials, and regulatory submissions.
• Coordinate responses to enterprise requests, ensuring alignment in messaging and priorities.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, fostering trust and collaboration.
• Support oversight of regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and risk mitigation for the Canadian Banking Cards Engineering VP/Head’s portfolio.
• Ensure adherence to corporate governance standards in all communications and decision-making processes.
• Champion the institution’s values, fostering a culture of transparency, accountability, and inclusivity.
• Communicate the Bank's strategic plan and strategic priorities.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring 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.
• Builds a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviours; communicating vision/values/business strategy; and managing succession and development planning for the team.

Who we're looking for

To excel in this Senior Manager role, we are seeking a highly motivated individual with a proven track record in strategy and operations within a complex business environment. The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and qualifications:

• 8+ years’ experience in financial services, consulting, or a related field, with exposure to both strategy and operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline; Graduate Business Degree.
• Proven experience supporting senior executives in business management, or senior program leadership capacity.
• Understanding of Canadian Banking regulations, compliance obligations, and governance frameworks is a nice to have.
• Exceptional organizational, planning, and execution skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in parallel.
• Strong executive communication abilities, including written briefs, presentation decks, and stakeholder updates.
• High level of discretion and political acumen; trusted to manage sensitive information.
• Analytical mindset, able to interpret complex data and distill actionable insights.
• Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, challenging and dynamic business environment.
• Superior interpersonal skills, leadership and influential capabilities.
• Highly developed relationship management skills to effectively manage relationships across the Bank, partners and external vendors.
• Proven track record delivering innovative solutions from concept to change management.
• Excellent knowledge with MS Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

About the employer

Scotiabank is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment where every employee can thrive. We believe in the power of diversity, equity, inclusion & allyship, striving to create a culture where everyone is empowered and respected. Joining Scotiabank means becoming part of a team that values your unique skills and experiences.

• 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.
• Upskilling Opportunities: Benefit from online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance to support your continuous learning and career growth.
• Competitive Rewards Program: Enjoy a comprehensive program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days, and benefits that start on day one.
• Dynamic Ecosystem & Community Engagement: Work in an environment with free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and ample space for team collaboration. We also offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging through various programs, no matter where you choose to work from.