Senior Manager, Cyber Resilience Program

Requisition ID: 247385

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

The Senior Manager for Cyber Resilience is accountable for managing, coordinating, communicating and maintaining accurate status for the program workstreams and overall book of work. This role is crucial to maintain transparency, consistent communications, accurate reporting, SteerCo awareness, and proactive management of resources across individual workstreams and for the overall book of work.

The Senior Manager’s measure for success is delivery across the program workstreams and commitments which are centered on improving the resilience posture of Scotiabank over an established roadmap emphasizing both tactical and strategic improvements to cyber resilience awareness, policies, processes, capabilities, assessment methodology, technology solutions and tools. Given the breadth of Cyber Resilience, the program will interface with a number of stakeholder groups across all 3 lines of defense including Enterprise Architecture, Engineering, Operations, Data Management, Information Security, Internal Controls, Operational Resilience, Technology Resilience, Third Party Risk Management, Business Technology teams, Enterprise Delivery, Risk Management, and Quality Assurance for both local and enterprise organizational structures.

Cyber Resilience Project workstreams being managed must adhere to Corporate EDF Framework and published Governance standards, including providing timely and accurate reporting, communication and presentation materials for Project Reporting, the program SteerCo, stakeholder working groups, related stakeholder SteerCo’s (Operational Resilience and Technology Resilience, etc.), Risk Committees, and other managerial forums up to and including Board level materials.

Given the matrix of management structures and the horizontal nature of cyber resilience, the candidate must have highly effective relationship management techniques and be comfortable managing with both authority and influence across internal and external resources in the support of planning, design, deployment, execution and support of IT solutions and processes that support both globally-oriented initiatives and those focused on the New York/US business.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Maintaining the Cyber Resilience book of work at all levels of granularity – from ensuring program outcomes are achieved to delivery commitments, to high level status tracking, to organizing workstreams into rationalized projects and working groups that dissect and identify tasks and activity level tracking
• Provide comprehensive reporting on the Program and individual Project workstreams to different levels of management.
• Comprehensive presentation and communication skills needed to represent and communicate Resilience initiatives to senior management and cross-organizational stakeholders.
• Maintain highly organized project plans and status reporting – identifying, adapting and incorporating dependencies and blockers as they arise.
• Adhere to corporate EDF standards, including support of business case development and submission for annual budgeting and ad-hoc funding requests for tactical initiatives. Manage and report financial status of funded projects under purview.
• Management and reporting on Project Financing and adherence to Finance organization’s governance processes.
• Interfacing with supplier management systems for procurement of new and extended engagements, contractors, and FTE needs over the program.
• Proactive identification and communication of program blockers, risks, and ‘big rock’ challenges needing assessment, triage and action plans.
• Providing support for scheduled and unscheduled External and Internal Audit exercises associated with Technology Infrastructure projects under management.
• Providing management and coordination activities for addressing identified Operational, Regulatory and Cyber Resilience gaps identified affecting the Program.
• Partnering with Regional and Enterprise teams to provide Business coordination as needed, ensuring a partnership approach to delivery, transparency, and stakeholder participation with business technology teams and representatives.
• Championing a high-performance, collaborative, accountable and inclusive work environment..

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Should have 10+ years of Technology Delivery experience in Banking and Investment Industry
• Broad technology and infrastructure knowledge and leadership (existing systems and new technologies)
• Strong Process knowledge (ITIL/Program Management/Budgeting/Risk Management)
• Project / Program Management certification or relevant skillset (PMP, PgMP, CAPM, PRINCE2, etc)
• Strong understanding of Governance and Organizational Management Principles (COBIT)
• Strong organization, facilitation, written, communication and presentation skills
• Experience and comfort being a driver for change
• Proven experience leading cross divisional change projects and triaging competing initiatives
• A proactive working style that emphasizes transparency, rapid triage and continuous improvement
• A proven track record building relationships with senior Business & Technology management

What's in it for you?

• 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.
• 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.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, Humans of Digital and much more!

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.