Manager, US Business Continuity Management

Manager, U.S. Business Continuity Management

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

GBM 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.

Position:
Manager, U.S. Business Continuity Management

Purpose:

This role contributes to the overall success of the Office of the Chief Operating Officer in the United States and the U.S. Operations of the Bank of Nova Scotia. Primarily supporting U.S. Business Continuity Management (BCM) and the U.S. Operational Resilience program as needed, this employee takes direction from the Senior Manager of Business Continuity Management to respond to our enterprise Business Continuity Management Unit (BCMU) requests/mandates.

This role will work with Senior Management and Business Continuity Planners across all U.S. businesses/functions to ensure they are meeting established deadlines and are submitting required updates for BCM deliverables. This employee will collate BCM matters that pertain to the U.S. for consolidated oversight.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serves as a Relationship Manager to Business Continuity Plan Owners and Approvers
• Facilitate Testing
• Incident and Crisis Management
• Produce Timely Reporting
• Adherence to Compliance Requirements

Other Responsibilities:

• Oversees the Business Continuity Plan Database (Fusion)
• System Administrator for the automated notification (Everbridge) tool
• Maintain the upkeep and serve as subject matter expert for business continuity related tools
• Work closely with GBM Operational Resilience
• Support the overall control environment within U.S. Business Continuity Management
• Champion a high-performance environment
• Serve as subject matter expert for BCM
• Facilitates the implementation of the vision and strategy for BCM

Qualifications:

• Ability to develop senior level presentations in PowerPoint and leverage MS Excel to perform data analytics and develop reports
• Experience in supporting a large, complex program, engaging with stakeholders across lines of defense and regions
• Ability to identify, articulate, and mitigate key risks within the program
• Understanding of principles and best practices in business continuity, disaster recovery and Operational Resilience

Reporting Relationships:

• Primary Manager:
  Senior Manager, Business Continuity Management
• Direct Reports:
  None
• Shared Reports:
  None

Education / Experience / Other Information:

• Knowledge of the Business Continuity Management function is required
• Strong communication and analytical skills (both written and verbal)
• Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, or comparable
• 3-5 years of experience in a related risk/control function

Working Conditions:

• Work in a standard office-based environment
• Hybrid work arrangement possible; however, several days in-office per week are required
• Non-standard business hours are a common occurrence, particularly during peak times

Location(s):
United States :
Texas :
Dallas