Remote French Translator Jobs in Quebec (NOW HIRING)

Requisition ID: 268892 
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

As a key member of our Global Wealth Management Linguistic Services team, you will play a vital role in the overall success of our organization, particularly Scotia Global Asset Management. As a translator-reviser, you will champion a customer-focused culture, translate and adapt high-visibility client-facing financial documents and internal communications, and ensure that translated materials align with brand standards through rigorous quality assurance. You'll actively contribute to large-scale projects, leveraging your expertise to drive impactful outcomes for our clients and the organization.

IS THIS ROLE RIGHT FOR YOU

In the role you will: 

• Champion a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Translate, adapt and transcreate high-visibility financial, insvestment and marketing content for French-speaking audiences, including client communications, thought-leadership pieces, digital content, videos, campaign material and internal communications.
• Ensure translated materials reflect the intended message, resonate with the target audience and remain aligned with brand voice, style and positioning.
• Provide thorough revision of translations completed by internal translators and external suppliers while ensuring consistency, accuracy and readability.
• Provide constructive feedback, coaching and guidance to colleagues and contribute to the continuous development of linguistic excellence across the team.
• Edit and enhance French-only content material to ensure clarity, consistency and adherence to corporate writing standards.
• Proofread, edit and approve final versions of translated and French-original documents for print, web, digital and internal platforms, etc.
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining exceptional quality standards.
• Maintain and leverage translation memories, terminology bases, AI-enabled translation tools and style guides.
• Conduct terminology and subject-matter research to support high-quality translations and revisions.
• Liaise with business partners and stakeholders to clarify source content, understand business objectives and ensure optimal communication outcomes.
• Ensure service commitments are consistently met or exceeded and contribute to ongoing process improvements.
• Collaborate closely with team members on large, complex or time-sensitive projects.
• Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.
• Champion a high-performance and inclusive work environment

DO YOU HAVE THE SKILLS

We would love to work with you if you have: 

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a corporate environment, preferably in financial services, wealth management, asset management.
• Minimum 2 years of revision experience in a corporate environment.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Translation
• Exceptional French writing and editing skills, with demonstrated ability to adapt tone, style and messaging for diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated expertise in financial and investment translation and strong experience adapting marketing and promotional content.
• Excellent knowledge of Canadian English and Canadian/Quebec French, including their cultural and stylistic nuances.
• Experience with CAT tools, AI-assisted translation technologies, terminology-management systems and project-management platforms.
• Advances knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively under tight deadlines.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• OTTIAQ, ATIO or equivalent professional certification) is an asset.
• Demonstrated experience translating videos, digital content and promotional material is an asset.
• Financial accreditation such as the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) is an asset.

Working Conditions

Work from home; non-standard hours as needed. Limited travel domestically.

In addition to French, the successful candidate must also have sufficient knowledge of English, as the work involves interacting and collaborating regularly with groups and individuals based in Toronto, as well as constantly interacting with other people, including clients, who speak English, locally and elsewhere.

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Location(s):  Canada : Quebec : Montreal || Canada : New Brunswick : Moncton || Canada : Ontario : Gatineau || Canada : Ontario : Ottawa || Canada : Quebec : Sherbrooke 
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.