Senior Manager, Global Program Lead, GTB Migration Centre of Excellence - Toronto

Requisition ID: 267019

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

Global Transaction Banking

Global Transaction Banking (GTB) is the payments and transaction engine of Scotiabank. We support Small Business, Commercial and Corporate clients with effective treasury management solutions coupled with a best-in-class service model, making it easy for clients to do business with us.

As businesses build their digital capabilities and transform their operating models, their payment needs are evolving too. Boasting a unique global footprint, GTB’s comprehensive suite of innovative banking solutions help our business clients generate operational efficiencies, streamline and simplify payments, improve working capital performance, and mitigate financial risk.

At Scotiabank, we embrace your strengths, ideas, and ambitions. GTB is a fast-growing team with a focus on the Americas, particularly Canada, the U.S., Mexico, and we are seeking top tier talent to complement our organization.

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

Purpose
Contributes to the success of the GTB Operations by supporting the planning, governance, and execution of migration initiatives across Canada, the U.S., regional, and global markets, ensuring alignment with business strategies, delivery objectives, governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

What You'll Do

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Provide centralized program management and governance support for the migration initiative.
• Collaborate with Product and Technology teams to define detailed delivery plans, including timelines, critical milestones, training readiness, and execution dependencies.
• Coordinate and manage interdependent workstreams, ensuring alignment across teams before and during migration execution.
• Proactively identify risks and issues, driving resolution to maintain program momentum and delivery commitments.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of their 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.
• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Technology, Operations, or a related field; MBA preferred.
• Relevant certifications such as PMP, Agile/Scrum, Lean Six Sigma, or
• Change Management are considered assets.
• 8–10+ years of experience in program management, transformation,
  technology delivery, or migration initiatives.
• Proven experience managing large-scale, complex, cross-functional programs across multiple teams or geographies.
• Strong experience in program governance, milestone tracking, dependency management, risk/issue resolution, and executive reporting.
• Experience working with Product, Technology, Operations, and Business teams to build and execute delivery plans.
• Prior experience with migration, platform transition, operational transformation, or technology modernization initiatives preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills considered an asset, given the role’s coordination with teams and stakeholders across Mexico, Colombia, and other global regions

Working Conditions:
Work in a standard office-based environment; Extensive travel internationally.

Interested?
If your experience is closely related but doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we do encourage you to apply - you might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Scotiabank!

At Scotiabank, every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are and, embraced for their differences. That’s why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture.

What's in it for you?
Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work – and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs.