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Requisition ID: 253196 
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Senior Manager, AML Data Enablement contribute to the overall success of the Compliance and AML Data team globally ensuring specific individual goals, plans and initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team's business strategies and objectives. Ensure all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

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

• Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Own the operationalization of AML Data and connect into AML initiatives to ensure the Data requirements for AML businesses including Transaction Monitoring and Client Risk Rating, are delivered in adherence with AML data quality standards
• Lead and manage end-to-end data enablement initiatives, ensuring projects are successfully delivered on time, within budget and in alignment with business requirements, including but not limited to:
  • Data exploration to identify opportunities for optimal data enablement solutions
  • Data profiling, data quality assessment, and source system analysis to ensure data suitability and completeness
  • Definition and implementation of data transformation, standardization, and mapping logic to conform data to target structures
  • Documentation of data requirements, mappings, and transformation rules with full traceability to business needs
  • Execution of data validation, Business Acceptance Testing (BAT), and PostImplementation Validation (PIV)
  • Collaboration with AML stakeholders and technology teams to ensure data solutions meet business and regulatory expectations
• Provide strong oversight and subjectmatter expertise on data modeling and database design, including logical and physical data models, relational structures, normalization, and designing scalable data solutions to support AML analytics and reporting.
• Work closely with AML technology and AML Product Owners to ensure data enablement is executed in line with business and regulatory requirements.
• Provide strategic direction on AML data architecture, sourcing, and lineage, partnering with AML Technology and enterprise data teams to influence design decisions and resolve crossplatform tradeoffs.
• Own BAU AML data exception management, including control design, dashboards, reconciliations, investigation, rootcause analysis, remediation, and sustained resolution.
• Lead AML Data Governance implementation across domains, including CDE identification and registration, data source certification, lineage and flow documentation, metadata management, and data quality control design and monitoring.
• Identify and drive opportunities for efficiency and automation across data management and data enablement processes.
• Drive Data Working Group forums with Business Process Owners, Data Custodians, and key stakeholders to align on priorities, risks, and delivery commitments.
• Act as the primary AML Data partner to Internal Audit and Compliance Testing, owning issue response, remediation planning, execution, and closure.
• Identify and facilitate AML key risk indicator (KRI) reporting to surface insights that improve AML effectiveness and minimize risk.
• Lead, coach, and develop a highperforming AML Data team, building deep capability in data sourcing, acquisition and enablement
• Support day-to-day activities of projects, engaging with internal technology and business stakeholders and fostering collaboration across functional groups to improve speed and quality of delivery of projects
• Continually acquire and enhance knowledge on data management, data retention, analytics and technology strategies, policies, risk management practices, and regulatory requirements to be able to provide effective support on AML data governance coverage.
• Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions
• Actively pursue 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.
• Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed? We'd love to work with you if you have experience with:

• University degree in Computer Science, Economics, Finance, or a related field
• Minimum 7+ years' experience delivering complex data solutions, preferably within Financial Institutions
• Strong technical skills, including 5+ years handson experience with SQL
• Extensive experience with data mapping, data transformation and standardization, proofofconcepts, and data quality issue investigation
• Strong understanding of data modeling and database design, including logical and physical data models supporting scalable AML data solutions
• Strong ability to influence and communicate across business units, IT, Operations, and executive stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills, including executivelevel material preparation
• Advanced Excel and executivelevel PowerPoint skills
• Working experience with Python and Power BI
• Working experience and familiarity with AML data and AML business rules preferred
• Firm understanding of Data Governance practices and principles
• Leadership and project management experience, including building and executing strategic roadmaps
• Curious, proactive, resultsoriented, customerfocused, and highly attentive to detail

What's in it for you?

• Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.
• The opportunity to join a forward-thinking organization where you are surrounded by a collaborative team of innovative thinkers.
• A competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits plan.
• An organization committed to making a difference in our communities - for you and our customers.
• You can expect to be recognized and rewarded for high-performance; you will be supported by leadership through meaningful development conversations that enable faster advancement and internal training to support your growth and development.

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.