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Requisition ID: 271096 
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Purpose

• The Business Insights Specialist will support analytics and business intelligence initiatives within International Banking Analytics, contributing to CID&A priorities by developing reliable insights, reporting, and analysis that enable data-informed decision-making across markets and business lines.
• Supports the overall success of International Banking analytics initiatives by preparing customer, portfolio, and performance insights aligned with business strategies and objectives. Contributes to defined work packages within BI initiatives to answer relevant business questions and support senior team recommendations.
• The role works with analytics partners, business stakeholders, and in-country teams to collect, validate, analyze, and visualize data. It requires strong analytical capabilities, practical knowledge of BI tools, attention to data quality, and the ability to translate findings into clear business insights while ensuring compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

Accountabilities 

• Support the review, collection, preparation, and validation of data required for International Banking Analytics initiatives, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and completeness for analysis and reporting.
• Perform exploratory and recurring data analysis to identify trends, business drivers, risks, and opportunities across customer, portfolio, channel, product, and market performance.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, data extracts, and analytical outputs using tools such as SQL, Excel, Power BI, and available enterprise data platforms.
• Translate analysis into clear business insights, summaries, and recommendations for non-technical audiences, supporting executive communications and stakeholder updates.
• Contribute to the standardization of KPIs, business definitions, reporting logic, and documentation to strengthen consistency across CID&A and International Banking Analytics deliverables.
• Partner with Toronto-based, regional, and in-country analytics teams to support assigned workstreams, resolve data questions, and document analytical assumptions and methodologies.
• Identify data quality issues, analytical limitations, and execution roadblocks, escalating risks and proposing practical remediation actions when required.
• Apply a customer-focused and data-driven mindset to support initiatives that deepen client relationships, improve business performance, and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.
• Maintain collaborative working relationships with business partners, analytics functional teams, technology partners, and market stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of assigned analytics outputs.
• Understand and comply with applicable regulatory requirements, internal policies, data governance standards, and operational risk controls related to analytics and reporting activities.

Education / Experience / Other Information

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, Business Administration, or related quantitative field.
• 1+ years of experience in financial services, business intelligence, data analytics, reporting, data engineering, or related analytical roles.
• Working knowledge of Retail Banking products, customer analytics, portfolio performance, channels, payments, deposits, lending, or related banking domains is an asset.
• Fluency in Spanish and English is preferred to support collaboration across International Banking markets and Toronto-based teams.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, curious, and impact-focused, with the ability to work independently on assigned analytical tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data, interpret results, identify trends, and communicate insights in simple and actionable terms.
• Practical experience with Excel, SQL, Power BI, data processing, dashboard development, database querying, and data visualization.
• Familiarity with data governance, documentation standards, KPI definitions, and analytical controls is an asset.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively with business, analytics, and technology partners in multi-cultural environments.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid work schedule (Work from home and Office); non-standard hours are a common occurrence.
• I have reviewed and understand the key accountabilities of my role.

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.