Requisition ID: 219489
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Leads and oversees departmental PMO Process and Tools in Canada, ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are executed / delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures. Represents PMO on various matrixed councils. Provides leadership to deliver business objectives. Leads to implement center of excellence for Organizational Change Management across PMO.

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

• Leads and drives a customer focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.
• Develops and implements strategies and processes with the stakeholders in areas such as performance metrics, change management and communication.
• Develops and manages business cases and projects in compliance with the bank's standards.
• Defines processes, in collaboration with others, and enables through such tools as PPM, Microsoft Suite, and ITSM (i.e. ServiceNow)
• Active Facilitation and Participation in regular meetings with stakeholders, including senior management
• Providing a focus on operational excellence, that is service / customer oriented.
• Manage matrixed technical teams effectively
• Has considerable business impact through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes and industry standards.
• Build and facilitate consulting level presentations
• Build & manage strong stakeholder relationship at the executive level.
• Develop PMO Change Management methodologies and implement across the delivery teams.
• Strong business acumen, with niche capability to articulate business problems, develop consensus on options and present recommendations at senior management levels
• Develops & nurtures to excellent stakeholder satisfaction.
• Supports projects, as required, ensuring they are delivered successfully, on time and within authorized budget.
• Develop and maintain project documentation – ensuring quality and consistency across the BDO.
• Perform financial management activities such as project forecasting and payment processing - completing investigations as required to resolve discrepancies as they occur
• Support the development and standardization of the PCO practice within the BDO. This includes developing new process / templates and providing coaching / oversight over junior PCOs
• Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Creates an environment in which their team 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, and conduct risk.
• Builds 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.
• This is a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required

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

• Bachelors/University degree, MBA nice to have
• Expert knowledge of project management methodologies and best practices, PMP nice to have
• Multi-cultural and x-region experience
• Proven ability to build and facilitate consulting level presentations
• Ability to build & manage strong stakeholder relationship at the executive level.
• Excellent influence, negotiation and collaboration skills.
• Ability to apply business management, financial concepts & contracts knowledge to analyze business needs and develop recommendations.
• Ability to understand & analyze an issue or problem to develop & implement a corrective action plan.
• Applies appropriate expert knowledge and methods to resolve very complex business issues Leadership ability to build & manage a cross cultural, cross tower, cross business team for effective & efficient customer support.
• Develops & consistently applies Quality & Continuous Improvement Plans.
• Ability to develop & present high impact message to executive level management.
• Excellent communication skills: verbal, written & presentation
• Crisis & conflict management.

What's in it for you?

• An inclusive & collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
• We offer a competitive rewards package: Performance bonus, Employee Share Ownership Program, and Pension Plan Matching, Health Benefits from day one!
• Your career matters! You will have access to career development and progression opportunities.

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.