Director - Business Architect, Global Banking and Markets (London (UK), ENG, GB)

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

Purpose

Reporting to the GBM COO, the GBM Business Architect is responsible for supporting the GBM business to drive strategic business architecture, in alignment with GBM strategy, and supporting data and technology strategy. This critical role in the COO leadership team has overall accountability for driving our "change the bank" approach, working in collaboration with functional and business line leadership to achieve sustainable solutions for future growth.

In partnership with the COO team, the incumbent will create the roadmap for the 'bank of the future', ensuring we scale and grow in line with the bank's risk appetite framework, the bank's governance framework, and regulatory requirements. Most notably, this role must be forward looking and work closely with all business lines, not just GBM to develop a holistic architectural roadmap.

This role will partner with the GBM technology architecture team to review strategic initiatives at inception and in development to link the execution of our strategy to the implementation of business capabilities, with a focus on geographic consistency, streamlining of business process and infrastructure, and eliminating operational and regulatory risk.

The successful candidate will work within the Business Capability Model (BCM) owned by Enterprise Architecture, to support strategic programs of work, with a holistic vision for a Business Architecture target state. Proven experience in a business architecture role is a must, project management and execution experience would also be advantageous.

A business architect plays a crucial role in aligning an organization's business strategy with its operations and technology. They are responsible for designing business capability models and providing architectural solutions for an organization. They create a link between a firm’s IT architecture and business process management by aligning company goals with business operations.

This role involves developing strategies and goals that guide the operation and management of a company, employing internal and external resources to determine the business capability/functionality of a firm, and producing results useful in developing business strategies. Business architects work with senior business process executives to design transformation plans for an enterprise, producing an operating model that integrates business processes, organization, and IT concepts.

They provide unconventional approaches to tough business challenges, drawing up evaluation systems that consider all possible factors instead of focusing on just the direct causative factor. Their responsibilities also include assessing the capacity of an organization to achieve its set objectives and goals, evaluating the assets and capability of a company to identify loopholes and limitations, and creating investment models that suggest suitable investment schemes for a firm to pursue considering available funding and objectives.

In addition, business architects are skilled in measuring the effectiveness of a business strategy, determining the degree of strategy implementation, and the outcome of an implemented strategy. They require a good knowledge of business and information technology, with a degree in business management, marketing, or accounting being useful. Training courses on enterprise architecture (EA) frameworks would be welcomed.

Some of the qualities necessary to excel in this role include:

• Excellent teamwork
• Problem-solving
• Communication
• Decision-making skills

Education / Experience

• Experience in a business architecture role
• Must have Capital Markets experience
• Experience in driving strategy and transformation
• Ability to influence and execute at senior levels across a global organization
• Knowledge/qualifications in Enterprise Architecture frameworks an advantage

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 during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. 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.