Senior Manager, It Risk Advisory (Hybrid) [Scotiabank]

Requisition ID: 180232

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

Looking for a hybrid role? We have the job for you! Our employees in hybrid roles can alternate between work from home & onsite in the office with the details to be determined, based on business needs.

The Team

Scotiabank's Global Technology & Enterprise Platform (GTEP) - Technology Internal Controls & Regulatory Management (ICRM) team plays an important role in the Bank's IT Risk Governance Framework, by providing 1st Line of Defense for GTEP and the Bank for all technology risk domains, including Cyber Security, Data Privacy, Software Currency, Disaster and Backup Recovery, Third Party Management, and Audit and Regulatory issue remediation. There are many exciting opportunities to grow in the areas of risk management, business technology development and work with many cross-functional teams within the Bank.

The Role

You support the Director, Technology Internal Controls in achieving GTEP's top priorities of IT Availability & Technology Resiliency by collaboratively assessing, analyzing and quantifying IT risk, designing controls and assisting in their implementation. It is part of a strategic and comprehensive IT Risk Management cross-functional organization, ensures control implementation in accordance with regulatory expectations, risk appetite, organizational risk practices and evolving business practices.

You will be working with colleagues & constituents across the Scotiabank footprint. Collaboration technologies, such as MS Teams, will be at your disposal to connect with Scotiabankers around the globe.

Is this role right for you?

• You collaborate with Risk Owner (1A) teams, risk owners, to build their capability to identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor risks associated with their use of information and IT systems.
• You embrace the co-ordination of control testing. Facilitate evidence collection and escalate conflicts or roadblocks to relevant Subject Matter Expert (SME) to ensure control testing is completed as per schedule. Prepare quarterly regulatory attestations.
• You have no hesitation to act as a primary interface and conduit between the risk owners and other lines of defence including Global Risk Management, internal audit, external audit, equivalent risk advisors, and regulators in various business areas to oversee the facilitation and execution of risk management activities.
• You are prepared to act in the line of defence as Technology Internal Controls (1B) to ensure implementation of initiatives in accordance with regulatory expectations, risk appetite, organizational risk practices and evolving business practices.
• You are adept in identifying, assessing, prioritizing, and reporting on material risks for IT and aligned business areas. Conduct risk assessments and ensure observations, issues and outputs are recorded in enterprise tools; support IT risk control testing and monitoring and help risk owners with remediation plan.
• You are eager to monitor IT risk Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and develop or manage programs to established performance within bank risk tolerance. Prioritize risk activities, ensure timely remediation, and escalate when necessary.

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

• You have experience using tools such as Excel, PowerBI, or SQL to aggregate, summarize and analyze data to produce insightful dashboards helping stakeholders to focus on problem areas.
• You can demonstrate solid communication (verbal/written) skills in English. The same in Spanish is preferred. Furthermore, your ability to communicate confidently and clearly on conference calls, in meetings, via email, etc. at all levels of the organization is essential.
• A solid asset to have: 1) experience with Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) tools (particularly ServiceNow) & practices; and 2) a strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
• You have at least 5+ years of hands-on working experience in IT and risk management functions at a financial services organization (areas of focus could be in governance, operations, internal/external audit, control functions, compliance, risk management, or risk consulting).
• You possess proven management and strategic influencing capability, supported by well-developed logical and strategic thinking capabilities.
• You can demonstrate an ability to establish and maintain healthy relationship with different stakeholders (risk owners, oversight, audit, etc.) for a more effective collaboration.
• You have a good track record on balancing conflicting priorities of various departments and stakeholders which requires a mature, diplomatic approach and highly developed negotiation and influencing skills.

What's in it for you?

• You'll get to work with and learn from diverse industry experts, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world.
• We offer a competitive total rewards package, including a performance bonus, company matching programs (pension & Employee Share Ownership), generous vacation; health/medical/wellness benefits; employee banking privileges.
• We provide an excellent opportunity to oversee initiatives with risk and IT professionals across Scotiabank's global footprint to Keep the Bank Safe and Amplify results.
• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success! We foster an environment of innovation and continuous learning.
• As a part of the hybrid work model, when required to be onsite…
• We care about our people, allowing them to design how they work to deliver amazing results.
• We are technology partners who help the business transform how our employees around the world work.

Downtown Toronto Worksite Is

• Directly accessible to The PATH & its many food courts, restaurants, grocery stores, LCBO, hairdressers, pharmacies, gyms, clothing stores & services.
• Just minutes from the Gardiner Expressway & the DVP.
• You have card access to The Commons, a dining space at Scotia Plaza for employees where breakfast & lunch are served. Also, The Bean serves hot/cold beverages & snacks.
• Located near the TTC's Line 1 King subway station & is located minutes from GO Transit/VIA Rail hub at Union Station; as well as the TTC's King 504 streetcar line.
• Renovated with a design focus on enabling collaboration through both environment and technology.

Scarborough Worksite Is

• Kennedy GO Station on the Stouffville line & Scarborough GO Station on the Lakeshore East line, with connecting TTC buses, can get you to this worksite.
• Renovated with a design focus on enabling collaboration through both environment and technology.
• Accessible by TTC bus from Eglinton subway station on Line 1 or from Warden subway station on Line 2 or from Kennedy station on Lines 2/3. When it begins to operate, the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit's Birchmount stop is steps away.
• Furnished with an onsite cafeteria that serves hot foods (breakfast & lunch), salads, sandwiches, snacks & hot/cold drinks.
• Minutes from the 401 & DVP. Free onsite & offsite employee parking. Charging stations for electric vehicles onsite.
• Our lounges have TV's, fridges, microwaves, complimentary hot beverage stations & water dispensers.

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Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

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. 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. If you require technical assistance, please click here . Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. 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.