Associate Director, Leverage Finance Business Management (New York City, NY, US, 10281)

Requisition ID: 274242

Salary Range: 120,900.00 - 231,400.00

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.

Purpose

The Leveraged Finance Business Manager supports the Leveraged Finance business within Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB). The Leveraged Finance Business Manager is a part of the CIB Business Management (BM) team, which is responsible for advancing strategy, financial management, performance monitoring, and execution oversight of the strategic initiatives across the platform. The role supports delivery of these activities as part of the business management team.

Working closely with members of the business management team, head of and senior leaders within Leveraged Finance, CIB Sector Heads, Finance, Communications, Business Risk Management, Compliance, Technology, Operations, Risk, Legal, and other control functions, this role helps drive Leveraged Finance business performance, enable growth, and ensure alignment with CIB and Bank-wide strategic priorities.

This role contributes to the overall success of the CIB Business Management team by ensuring business objectives, strategic initiatives, and financial goals are effectively planned, executed, measured, and communicated.

What You'll Do

Strategy and Business Planning

• Working with BM senior team members, the Leveraged Finance Business Manager will
• Support the Head of Leveraged Finance and other senior members of the team in the development and tracking of the business strategy.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, measurable outcomes, and executable roadmaps.
• Identify market trends, competitive developments, and emerging opportunities to support business growth and strategic decision-making.
• Coordinate with CIB Business Management team to ensure alignment of the Leveraged Finance strategy with the CIB strategy and with other sector teams

Financial Management & Performance Monitoring

• Manage and enhance Leveraged Finance pipeline process and incorporate into CIB pipeline and monthly reporting
• As part of the CIB Business Management team, they will
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, headcount management / planning, and financial planning processes.
• Monitor business performance against financial and strategic objectives, identifying key drivers, opportunities, and risks.
• Analyze business metrics and performance trends to support management decision-making.
• Partner with Finance to enhance forecasting methodologies, management reporting, and business analytics.
• Deliver meaningful business commentary and insights to senior management.

Business Management & Execution Oversight

• As part of the business management team, they will
• Track delivery of key business growth priorities.
• Collaborate with Sector teams, control functions, and the COO organization to assist with the prioritization of investments in support of strategic objectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders by identifying emerging themes, risks, and opportunities.

Executive Reporting & Governance

• As part of the CIB Business Management team, they will
• Support the preparation and development of Leveraged Finance content for Town Halls, Operating Committees, Executive Committees, Board presentations, Risk Management reporting and regulatory forums.
• Develop clear and compelling narratives that communicate business performance, strategic priorities, and key risks.
• Ensure reporting is accurate, insightful, and aligned with executive and Board-level expectations.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong partnerships across other GBM businesses, Finance, COO, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and other support functions.
• Influence stakeholders and drive alignment across competing priorities and initiatives.
• Represent business interests within strategic, operational, and governance discussions.

Culture & Leadership

• Champion a high-performance and inclusive culture consistent with Scotiabank's values.
• Support employee engagement, talent development, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness initiatives.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across teams.

Risk, Control & Compliance

• Understand and operate within the Bank's risk appetite framework and risk culture.
• Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with Scotiabank's Values, Code of Conduct, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Promote strong controls, governance, and risk management practices across the business.

What You'll Bring

• Deep knowledge of Corporate and Investment banking businesses - ideally, experience in or supporting Leveraged Finance
• Product strategy
• Financial analysis and planning
• A strong culture, risk, and controls mindset
• The ability to be highly proactive and lead with a collaborative approach
• Strong communication skills; ability to distil key themes from large amounts of information
• The ability to prioritize amongst many competing deliverables at any given time
• An aptitude and interest in developing deep relationships with stakeholders across groups
• Strong MS Office skills - PowerPoint, Excel, Word; strong understanding of AI (required)

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.

Location(s): United States : New York : New York City

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.

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