Requisition ID: 276793
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.
The Role:
This Director Level role is a strategic operational leader within the Enterprise Data and AI Platform organization, responsible for driving workforce optimization, engagement, communication, and innovation outcomes. This role enables the SVP & CIO’s strategic agenda by ensuring that human capital, vendor engagement, and organizational communications are optimized to deliver measurable value, efficiency, and cultural impact across a global technology function.
The Director leads cross-functional initiatives spanning workforce strategy, contract and vendor optimization, communications and branding, and innovation and early talent development, ensuring alignment with Enterprise Data and AI Platform technology roadmap and operational priorities.
Is this role right for you? In this role you will:
Portfolio Strategy & Prioritization:
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Maintain visibility of portfolio outcomes, milestones, investment decisions, and strategic trade-offs.
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Monitor delivery across initiatives, identifying cross-program dependencies, risks, constraints, and execution gaps.
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Coordinate with program, product, engineering, architecture, risk, finance, and business teams to ensure portfolio alignment.
Financial & Workforce Management:
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Support business cases and investment decisions, including FTE, contractor, and vendor capacity requirements.
Executive Reporting & Insights:
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Develop concise executive and SteerCo reporting on portfolio health, delivery progress, investments, risks, and decisions required.
Metrics, Dashboards, and Reporting:
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Own design and governance for Enterprise Data and AI Platform’s dashboarding framework, ensuring timely, accurate, and insightful reporting for executives.
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Track and communicate key performance indicators (KPIs) and key risk indicators (KRIs) across workforce capacity, engagement, financial optimization, and innovation delivery.
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Partner with data and analytics teams to enhance automation, transparency, and decision support for CIO and leadership forums.
Strategic & Operational Leadership:
- Represent the Enterprise Data and AI Platform strategy and operations function across enterprise technology leadership forums.
Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:
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10+ years of experience in workforce management, operations, or strategic communications ideally within technology, financial services, or a professional services environment.
What's in it for you?
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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.
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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.
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Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
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.
