Director Global Operations Technology

Leads and oversees Operations Technology within Capital Markets Technology globally ensuring business strategies, targets and initiatives are executed / delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures. As the technology owner, you will be responsible for the strategic direction, leadership, and oversight of the Global Operations Technology team in Europe with a focus on modernization across the portfolio. The role includes developing and implementing the appropriate Operations technology strategy, which mitigates operational risk and delivers value, in collaboration with Global Wholesale Operations stakeholders and regional Technology teams. This individual will ensure business strategies, plans and initiatives are supported in compliance with governing internal standards, policies and procedures as well as regulations in Canada (IIROC, OSC), the U.S. (SEC, FRB NY, NY DFS) and abroad (UK FCA, Singapore MAS etc.) Below are the three key accountabilities for this role. The incumbent will:

• Manage all technology aspects of Global Capital Markets for Europe within the Operations portfolio.
• Own and manage the GLOSS portfolio of projects globally and support Gloss globally for GBM.
• Manage overnight batches globally for the Operations Tech Portfolio.
What You'll Do:
• Lead and drives a customer focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Ensure round the clock production support for Operations applications, managed globally.
• Manage medium to large projects with IT spend between $2MM and $15MM.
• Apply modern technology to new operational requirements
• Be nimble in delivering to business and regulatory deadlines
• Implement new practices and frameworks such as Agile, Lean, Design thinking, and DevOps
• Lead and drives a customer focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Build a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment, currently 75 staff
• Communicate the Bank's risk culture and risk appetite throughout their teams.
• Communicate vision/values/business strategy and manages succession and development planning for the team.
• Aggregate capacity and demand of the work portfolio.
• Ensure the timely development and implementation of multiple applications and IT solutions - involving multiple systems, multiple dependencies and multiple stakeholders/business partners - where solutions cross business lines and customer segments, globally
• Plan and directs application/technology projects and ongoing support, and leads their teams of Project Managers, Developers and Business Analysts.
• Foster effective communication skills to executive leadership, business leaders and staff.
• Interpret and implements a continuous improvement process and mindset for production issues to ensure the effective and timely resolution of problems and knowledge transfer.
• Manage policy development to address ongoing complex business issue.
• Deliver and manage highly complex technology programs which consist of multiple IT projects for multiple business partners and stakeholders, across multiple business units and lines of business
• The incumbent is responsible for all development projects within the department and manages multiple small and large projects concurrently.
• The incumbent must ensure high availability, integrity and reliability of programs and processes developed where the consequence of error could expose the Bank to a significant loss or undue risk.
• Build and maintains a strong working relationship with peers and management within the business lines.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business requirements into actionable strategies and then identifies
• appropriate solutions to deliver on objectives. Ensures that all work adheres to GWRT's strategic architectural direction and Bank Standards.
• Act as a primary interface and conduit between the operational owners and other technology groups to lead the facilitation and execution of operations technology management activities.
• Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Create an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her 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.
• Build a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviors; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and managing succession and development planning for the team.
  
  Experience implementing medium and large solutions
• Experienced with vendor communication and management
• Extensive IT and business/industry work experience.
• Relevant capital markets knowledge and experience (existing systems and new technologies).
• Excellent business knowledge and experience (understanding of vision, financial objectives/how business functions and core processes interact/the strategic importance of projects, how they relate to Scotiabank's goals, how projects interact/impact of change and/or delays in projects).
• Process knowledge and experience in scheduling, resource allocation, risk management and systems design.
• Critical thinking, continuous improvement and transformation in leading the group delivering high performance while aligning to group and Bank's strategic direction.
  
  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.