Director, U.S. Operational Resilience **Requisition ID:** 235224 **Salary Range:** 153,000.00 - 256,325.00 _Please note that the Salary Range shown is a guideline only. Salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, and experience._ Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture. **Global Banking and Markets** Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabank’s strong U.S. presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world. Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange and precious & metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group. Be part of an innovative, Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries! We work together to drive ambition for every future! **Purpose** Operational resilience has increasingly become a critical component of day-to-day operations for financial institutions. The ability to operate during disruptive events helps sustain business, minimize impact, enhance client confidence, and ensure regulatory compliance. Being operationally resilient will ultimately drive the overall success for Scotiabank U.S. This role will help lead the implementation and oversight of the Operational Resilience program, partnering with stakeholders across businesses, functions, and regions to drive success. Highlights include: + Opportunity to drive one of the most critical initiatives preparing the U.S. for further growth. + Close partnership with executives across the most senior levels within the U.S. and globally to share insights and drive change. + Direct business engagement, learning about day-to-day operations and overall functions, truly understanding how a business works. + Opportunity to be part of a virtual team that implements new businesses and activities from inception + Maturing the program based upon industry guidance, regulatory expectations, and best practices, bringing theoretical concepts to life. + Continuously learning and expanding skill sets as the Operational Resilience landscape continues to evolve. **What You'll Do** + Oversee the maturations of the operational resilience strategy for the US region. + Oversee the integration of resilience considerations into business processes across the US region. + Provides strategic insights for the US Operational Resilience program as it relates to regulatory expectations and industry leading practices. + Ensure that various resilience programs within the US operate cohesively and consistently (e.g. TRPM, Operational Risk, Business Continuity, IT/Cyber). + Coordinate and manage resilience activities across various business units and functions that are compromised of the US Operational Resilience program. + Address gaps in program integration to avoid conflicting strategies and approaches. + Ensures the integration of resilience considerations across business processes and decision-making and be a liaison for the Cyber & IT Resilience program. + Identify potential risks and recommend strategies to mitigate them. · Ensure compliance with internal and external guidelines, standards, policies, and regulations. + Lead the preparation of reports to regulatory bodies, committees and Board and as required, ensuring transparency and accountability. + Collaborate with the Incident Response Coordinator to manage the bank's response to incidents as they related to critical business services. + Participate in post-incident reviews to improve future response efforts. + Help prioritize resources, activities, and funding to support the resilience program. + Work closely with GBM partners to help drive consistency across GBM and the enterprise. **Other Responsibilities** + Oversee the controls framework within the US relating to Operational Resilience. Ensure timely and adequate closure relating to regulatory findings, audits, and/or first line testing. Proactively identify areas for improvement, making recommendations to remediate. + Oversee cost budgets and managing within targets. Actively look for cost efficiencies where appropriate. + Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships and systems. + Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions. **What You’ll Bring** + Deep understanding of operational resilience principles and best practices, business continuity, and disaster recovery. + Familiarity with US and Canada resilience regulatory requirements and standards (e.g., ISO 22301, OSFI B-13, OSFI E-21, FFIEC BCM Handbook, SR 20-24: Interagency Paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen Operational Resilience. + Understanding of risk assessment / TPRM strategies, mitigation strategies, and incident response processes. + Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and their integration with resilience efforts. + Experience in program management, strategic planning, and stakeholder communication. + Awareness of financial services industry trends and emerging resilience threats. + Expert knowledge of Operational Resilience required + Undergraduate / graduate degree in Business, Finance, or comparable preferred + Financial Services industry experience preferred · Strong communication and analytical skills required + Ability to independently drive large scale programs required, leveraging relationships and influence across multiple stakeholder groups **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. \#Dallas Location(s): United States : Texas : Dallas 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, pleaseclick here (https://www.scotiabank.com/careers/en/careers/technical-support-for-applicants.html) . 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.