Scotiabank

Director, Digital Products - Advised Clients

Scotiabank$120K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred
  • 7+ years of experience in digital product management within wealth management
  • In-depth knowledge of wealth management concepts, products, and customer needs
  • Experience with financial institutions or fintech, understanding regulatory considerations
  • Proven success in leading customer-centric digital transformation initiatives
  • Preferred experience with authenticated client portals
  • Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

  • Support key GWM journeys, creating consistency and scalability for digital platforms
  • Ensure compliance with digital accessibility standards and regulatory requirements
  • Articulate product vision and company strategy for team alignment
  • Facilitate communication and alignment between product teams and stakeholders
  • Identify and remove impediments to team progress
  • Coach team to focus on delivering customer value and business outcomes
  • Promote data-driven decision-making and user insights for product development
  • Encourage a culture of innovation, client centricity, and collaboration
  • Maintain risk management practices in daily operations
  • Develop an inclusive, high-performance team environment

Benefits

  • Fostering an inclusive work environment
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Engagement in innovative and transformative projects
  • Alignment with Scotiabank's values and code of conduct
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 266959

We are seeking an experienced and strategic leader for the role of Director, Digital Product - Advised Clients. Reporting to the Head, Digital Product Management, Global Wealth Management (GWM), this individual will be responsible for shaping and executing the digital product strategy for Advised Client journeys. The successful candidate will bring strong knowledge of digital products within the wealth management space, and a solid understanding of the financial services industry. They will lead the evolution of our digital product practice, fostering consistency in product development, ways of working, capability reuse, and practice management.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:
  • Support seven key GWM Journeys with a focus in creating consistency, scalability, and competitive differentiation for GWM including Scotia Wealth Management Web/Mobile platforms (servicing ScotiaMcLeod, Scotia Jarislowsky Fraser and Scotiatrust), MD Investment Management Web/Mobile and ExO platforms and International Wealth Management Web/Mobile platforms
  • Uphold digital accessibility standards, ensuring compliance and regulatory requirements are met
  • Clearly articulate the product vision and company strategy, ensuring the team understands how their work contributes to the overall goals of the organization
  • Act as a bridge between the product teams and other departments, ensuring smooth communication and alignment with stakeholders
  • Proactively identify and remove impediments that are hindering the team's progress
  • Coach the team to focus on delivering value to the customer and achieving desired business outcomes
  • Encourage and enable the team to use data and user insights to inform their decisions and validate their assumptions
  • Foster a culture of innovation, client centricity, and collaboration with the digital practice and with partners
  • Direct day-to-day activities in a manner consistent with the Bank's risk culture, with day-to-day obligations to meet operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk
  • Create a team environment that operates in accordance with Scotiabank Values and its Code of Conduct
  • Build a high-performance environment and implement a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops, and motivates by fostering an inclusive work environment and a coaching mindset & behaviors
  • Clearly communicate visions, values, team strategy and manage team succession


Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? - We'd love to work with you if you have:
  • A Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field required; MBA or other advanced degree preferred
  • A minimum of 7 years of experience in digital product management, preferably within wealth management
  • Strong knowledge of wealth management concepts, products, and customer needs
  • Experience working in or with financial institutions or fintech organizations, with a clear understanding of regulatory considerations and industry best practices
  • A proven track record of leading customer-centric digital transformation initiatives, particularly in mobile and digital-first environments
  • Preferred experience with authenticated client portals (mobile and web)
  • Demonstrated expertise in developing and launching digital solutions
  • Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities


Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

About Scotiabank

Scotiabankers are committed to helping individuals, companies, and communities to thrive in a changing world. From personal and business banking, brokerage, and insurance, to private wealth, and the most sophisticated commercial, corporate and institutional services, they serve the diverse needs of some 21 million customers in more than 55 countries. Founded in 1832 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, their growth has always been fuelled by the success of their customers and their longevity secured by an unshakable commitment to carefully and expertly managing risk and capital. That focus on doing what's right for customers—short- andlong-term—has made us a global financial services leader. Headquartered in Canada, they are over 86, 000 Scotiabankers strong. Each of us are committed to being the best at understanding their customers' needs and all of us working together to deliver practical advice and relevant solutions that help their customers become financially better off.

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