Enterprise Strategy

Requisition ID: 273705 

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

Purpose
 
The Scotiabank Strategy group is a central team focused on shaping the Bank’s strategic agenda, considering both enterprise-wide and business / function-specific strategic questions and opportunities.
 
Reporting to the Vice President, Enterprise Strategy, the Director, Enterprise Strategy is a key representative for GBM at the Enterprise Strategy level. GBM encompasses Corporate and Investment Banking and Global Markets, offering clients a range of financial services including lending, transaction services, investment banking advice, and access to capital markets. The Director plays a critical role in supporting the contextualization of GBM strategy within the context of the Bank’s overall strategic framework.  The Director also works closely with GBM leadership, Enterprise Strategy partners, and Corporate Functions to deliver strategic insights and, support strategic planning and execution as needed across GBM. The role focuses on shaping strategic direction, translating strategic direction into actionable initiatives, providing analytical rigor, and ensuring strategies are practical, measurable, and executable.

The incumbent combines strong strategy development capabilities and experience in a top-tier strategy consulting or corporate strategy environment with either experience in Corporate & Investment Banking, Capital Markets, and/or related businesses, or a demonstrated ability to rapidly build domain expertise in complex industries. The successful candidate will be expected to quickly develop a deep understanding of GBM businesses, products, clients, and market dynamics and engage credibly with senior business leaders on strategic priorities.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will be involved in: 
 
 
Strategy Development & Planning Support
 
•    Support the development and refresh of GBM strategy in alignment with the Bank’s enterprise strategy, helping to “connect the dots” across business lines and corporate functions.
•    Lead discrete strategic workstreams and targeted deep dives across GBM strategic priorities, including growth, profitability, client experience, and operating model initiatives.
•    Identify, assess, and evaluate strategic opportunities and issues specific to GBM, including implications of market trends, competitive dynamics, regulatory developments, and emerging risks.
•    Support the annual GBM strategic planning process, including preparation of analysis and materials for Executive Management and the Board, ensuring alignment with enterprise processes and requirements. •    Provide structured analytical support and strategic recommendations to senior leaders, under the guidance of the VP.     •    Design and oversee execution roadmaps for GBM strategic initiatives, working closely with cross-functional partners to ensure alignment, momentum, and delivery against milestones. •    Design strategic KPIs and tracking mechanisms to monitor progress against GBM strategic objectives. •    Conduct benchmarking and competitive analysis against local and global peers to identify performance gaps, opportunities, and emerging best practices. •    Monitor execution risks, dependencies, and trade-offs, and escalate issues with clear options and recommendations. •    Support periodic assessments of GBM’s strategic positioning, operating model, and performance outcomes.     •    Act as a thought partner to GBM and enterprise leaders by providing effective challenge, fresh perspectives, and fact-based insights on strategic priorities and must win initiatives.