The Senior Manager, Risk Modernization & Strategic Support is responsible for executing the Continuous Change Cycle across Canadian Commercial Banking Credit Risk and the success of a large-scale transformation program across Canadian Commercial Banking GRM, to strengthen risk management, governance, and controls, enhance operational efficiency, and support Global Risk Management’s (GRM) strategic priorities.

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

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.

• Completes Business Cases to obtain funding for different initiatives in line with Bank’s methodologies and processes.

• Maintains Policy, Systems, and Processes up to date and in line with industry’s best practices and technological advanced and Regulatory requirements.

• Executes the implementation of the New Operating Model for Canadian Commercial Banking Risk, and the Global GRM Transformation Journey, fulfilling the strategic goals of the Transformation Program. Specifically,

  1. Executes outcomes from the external independent review (to strengthen 2nd line oversight), and the GRM Transformation Program.

  2. Supports the appropriate stakeholders to ensure the maintenance of governance items, such as, but not limited to;

  3.     1. Roles and Responsibilities for Commercial Banking Risk teams
     

  2. Segment specific Policies and Process reviews
  

  3. KPIs for Commercial Banking Risk teams and Risk Appetite Metrics for the segment.
  4. Service Level Agreements
  5. Segmentation policy and management
  

• Communicates and coordinates between Canadian Commercial Banking Risk stakeholders to bridge silos and enable alignment across teams throughout all stages of development and execution.

• Supports project planning and execution activities (e.g. manages working group committees) for each Transformation Initiatives for Canadian Commercial Banking.

• Obtains sign off on business requirements and prepares submission of validation packages for QA and Internal Audit, etc.

• Communicates and prepares project status, etc. (including SteerCo materials) for each Transformation Initiative for Credit Portfolio Management and adheres to Transformation Office governance practices with support from Transformation Office PM.

• Identifies improvement opportunities within Canadian Commercial Banking Risk and then designs and implements sustainable solutions.

• Supports the implementation of technology to support the modernization of commercial credit risk management. This could include implementing new tools and systems to improve efficiency and accuracy in credit risk assessment.

• Tracks and manages the strategic initiatives within Canadian Commercial Banking Risk supporting the communication of the strategy and results.

• Engages relevant groups (e.g., within GRM, Finance, HR, Executive Support), as determined by implications of the change being introduced by transformation initiatives.

• Ensure effective and efficient operations of their 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.

**Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? **

• Post graduate or graduate education in business and/or related fields
• Experience in credit risk management, portfolio management, or corporate banking or knowledge of credit assessments, financial projections and ffamiliarity with credit documentation.
• Strong understanding of Commercial Banking processes, products and services, including a working knowledge of the systems, routines and operating procedures.
• Analytical negotiation, and problem-solving skills and sound judgment
• Understanding of AML, Higher Risk Client and KYC requirements
• Demonstrated ability to implement strategies, roadmaps and business casesSuperior risk assessment and analytical skills
• Superior accounting and financial analysis skills
• Good understanding of commercial management systems
• Superior communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment