Director, U.S. Operational Resilience

 

 

 

Requisition ID: 235224

 Salary Range: 153,000.00 - 256,325.00 

Please note that the Salary Range shown is a guideline only. Salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

 

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

 

Global Banking and Markets 

 

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabank’s strong U.S. presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world. 

 

Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange and precious & metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group.  

 

Be part of an innovative, Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries!  We work together to drive ambition for every future! 

 

Purpose

 

Operational resilience has increasingly become a critical component of day-to-day operations for financial institutions. The ability to operate during disruptive events helps sustain business, minimize impact, enhance client confidence, and ensure regulatory compliance. Being operationally resilient will ultimately drive the overall success for Scotiabank U.S. This role will help lead the implementation and oversight of the Operational Resilience program, partnering with stakeholders across businesses, functions, and regions to drive success. Highlights include:

 

• Opportunity to drive one of the most critical initiatives preparing the U.S. for further growth. 
• Close partnership with executives across the most senior levels within the U.S. and globally to share insights and drive change. 
• Direct business engagement, learning about day-to-day operations and overall functions, truly understanding how a business works. 
• Opportunity to be part of a virtual team that implements new businesses and activities from inception 
• Maturing the program based upon industry guidance, regulatory expectations, and best practices, bringing theoretical concepts to life. 
• Continuously learning and expanding skill sets as the Operational Resilience landscape continues to evolve.

 

What You'll Do

 

• Oversee the maturations of the operational resilience strategy for the US region.
• Oversee the integration of resilience considerations into business processes across the US region.
• Provides strategic insights for the US Operational Resilience program as it relates to regulatory expectations and industry leading practices.
• Ensure that various resilience programs within the US operate cohesively and consistently (e.g. TRPM, Operational Risk, Business Continuity, IT/Cyber).
• Coordinate and manage resilience activities across various business units and functions that are compromised of the US Operational Resilience program.
• Address gaps in program integration to avoid conflicting strategies and approaches.
• Ensures the integration of resilience considerations across business processes and decision-making and be a liaison for the Cyber & IT Resilience program.
• Identify potential risks and recommend strategies to mitigate them. · Ensure compliance with internal and external guidelines, standards, policies, and regulations.
• Lead the preparation of reports to regulatory bodies, committees and Board and as required, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Collaborate with the Incident Response Coordinator to manage the bank's response to incidents as they related to cri