Manager, Governance - Toronto, Canada - Scotiabank

Scotiabank

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Requisition ID: 171739

Cost Centre:
Medicus

We are committed to investing in our employees and helping you continue your career at Scotiabank.

As the Manager, Governance and Board Services, you will contribute to the overall governance framework of the Medicus Pension Plan by producing and coordinating governance operations and materials for the Administrative Board.

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

Contribute to the plan management team for a national multi-employer pension plan
Provide support to the Administrative Board and its committees, as well as ensure the successful delivery of meetings
Coordinate the production of governancerelated and other Board material, including collaboration with stakeholders across the Medicus Pension Plan to assess impacts of emerging trends and influence risk mitigation actions
Ensure the maintenance of Plan records and compliance with Board policies and processes, governing documents, and applicable laws by developing internal controls for efficient monitoring and reporting on the governance of the Medicus Pension Plan, including Administrative Board activities, and effectively manage issues related to governance risk, remediation, process, and internal control optimization
Deliver pertinent information on governance and other related matters on a timely basis to stakeholders
Work collaboratively with various internal plan management teams and with external stakeholders, including service providers such as consultants and auditors
Continuously improve reporting efficiency and effectiveness using best practice processes and automation
Build and maintain a network for intelligence gathering related to new industry trends, policy, and regulatory changes, social, economic, environmental and technology factors
Champion a highperformance environment and implement a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops, and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment, communicating vision/values/business strategy, and managing succession and development planning for the team
Create an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas
Identify issues, develop, and implement recommendations, and exercise mature judgment in all dealings including internal audiences, as well as with external bodies such as auditors, regulatory authorities, agencies, and examiners

The Must Haves:

5+ years of experience in a corporate governance setting, including experience directly supporting a Board and/or Board Committees, all while providing recommendations for process and procedure improvements to better serve the Board Directors, as needed
University degree or equivalent experience
Experience in a pension plan environment would be a significant asset
An understanding of Canadian corporate governance practices and procedures, experience with Canadian pension plan governance preferred.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? - We'd love to work with you if you have:

Ambitious standards of performance, confidentiality, integrity, and a high degree of independent judgment
An ability to collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across the Medicus Pension Plan or other relevant business areas of the Bank
An understanding, or the ability to ascertain the implications of legal, regulatory, and operational matters affecting the development, establishment, and monitoring of governance issues
A focus on efficiency, organization, and are detailoriented
Strong analytical skills
Motivation, are innovative and resultsoriented
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
Strong crosscultural leadership skills, are flexible and open to differing ideas and perspectives

What's in it for you?

We are big proponents of lifework integration and provide the flexibility and tools to achieve such.
We believe an inclusive and diverse work environment makes for happy and productive employees.
We recognize the importance of wellbeing and offer programs and benefits to support and sustain the mental and physical health of our employees and their families.
We know that financial security is important to you and we're here to help competitive salaries and incentive programs, a defined contribution pension plan and an employee share option purchase program.
We realize time away to recharge is a nonnegotiable we offer a generous paid time off program in which the benefits increase along with your tenure with MD. Our team environment ensures you're able to take time off without worrying about your clients.
We understand that costeffective banking solutions mean more money in your pocket through our partnership with Scotia, we offer a variety of preferred banking, credit card, mortgage and home/auto insurance options and discounts.
We love discounts. Through the Wor