Senior Manager, Business Initiatives, IAM Product Strategy - Toronto, ON
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About the Role
Scotiabank seeks a Senior Manager, Business Initiatives to support the Product Strategy team within Scotia Global Asset Management. You will work with the Director, Product Strategy to drive strategic initiatives, manage projects, prepare executive reporting, and coordinate cross-functional teams.
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Responsibilities
- Support SGAM International Product Strategy initiatives and engage Product teams and senior leadership
- Manage projects through the full lifecycle, ensuring deliverables are met
- Partner with Director, Product Strategy to support business planning, reporting, communications, and presentation development
- Lead preparation of executive reporting, including project status summaries, milestone dashboards, and risk updates
- Coordinate reporting deliverables by liaising with leadership and deliverable owners
- Manage KPI reporting for all initiatives, including development and tracking of progress
- Act as key liaison for stakeholders, enterprise strategy teams, and committees
- Assist Director with coordinating steering committee meetings and tracking action items
- Track all SGAM International Product Strategy annual goals and initiatives
- Collaborate in planning and delivery of executive leadership offsite meetings
- Facilitate working sessions with stakeholders across GWM and the Bank
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in the financial services industry
- Knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies
- High level of attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Thrives under pressure and meets tight deadlines
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong analytical and planning capabilities
- Effective leadership and interpersonal skills
- Bilingual: English and Spanish, business level proficiency (desired)
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Purpose
- Contributes to the overall success of Scotia Global Asset Management (SGAM) Product Strategy in International Asset Management.
- The Senior Manager, Business Initiatives will work closely with the Director, Product Strategy, Product and Asset Management Leaders and a diverse set of stakeholders.
Accountabilities
- Support SGAM International Product Strategy initiatives; engage Product teams in Canada and Countries as well as senior asset management leadership.
- Manage projects through the full lifecycle, ensuring deliverables are met with a high degree of effectiveness.
- Partner with the Director, Product Strategy to support core activities such as business planning, reporting, communications and presentation development.
- Lead the preparation of executive reporting, including project status summaries, milestone dashboards, risk and issue updates, and executive commentary.
- Coordinate reporting deliverables by liaising with leadership and deliverable owners across functions.
- Manage KPI reporting for all the initiatives, including the development of KPIs and tracking of progress.
- Act as a key liaison for different stakeholders, enterprise strategy teams and various committees.
- Assist the Director, Product Strategy with coordinating steering committee meetings and track and manage action items.
- Track all SGAM, International Product Strategy annual goals and initiatives.
- Collaborate with the Director, Product Strategy in planning and delivery of executive leadership offsite meetings.
- Facilitate working sessions with stakeholders across GWM and the Bank to advance strategic initiatives.
- Champions a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.
Education / Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in the financial services industry.
- Knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies with the ability to apply Agile principles to planning, execution, and iterative delivery.
- A high level of attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high quality standards.
- Thrives under pressure and meets tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability in dynamic and changing environments.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple concurrent initiatives.
- Strong analytical and planning capabilities.
- Effective leadership and interpersonal skills; foster collaboration across all organizational levels.
- Trusted partner to senior management, business lines and cross functional teams.
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