Manager, Digital Asset Advisory

About the role

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the U.S. and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabank’s strong U.S. presence provides clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world. GBM offers a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services, including debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange, and precious & metals. The Manager, Digital Asset Advisory supports the Director, Digital Assets AML Risk & Compliance in designing, documenting, and operationalizing internal controls for digital asset-related products, services, partnerships, and client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Design, document, and enhance AML control expectations for customers, products, vendors, platforms, and activities involving digital assets, VASPs, stablecoins, tokenized assets, blockchain-enabled payments, and related emerging technologies.
• Develop and maintain internal control documentation, policies, procedures, playbooks, risk assessment templates, escalation criteria, and governance materials for digital asset activity.
• Perform and coordinate onboarding support for digital asset-related clients and relationships, including information gathering, due diligence review, risk assessment inputs, issue tracking, and documentation of control requirements.
• Partner with business, AML, sanctions, fraud, cybersecurity, technology, legal, operational risk, and product stakeholders to coordinate intake, review, approval, remediation, and ongoing monitoring activities.
• Assess proposed digital asset products, partnerships, vendors, and jurisdictions by identifying AML risks, control gaps, mitigating actions, and implementation dependencies.
• Map risk appetite and control standards to practical business requirements, including customer segmentation, due diligence triggers, monitoring expectations, reporting needs, and escalation pathways.
• Coordinate regular status reporting, meeting materials, action logs, issue remediation updates, and stakeholder communications related to digital asset AML initiatives.
• Identify and document emerging typologies, including laundering, fraud, sanctions evasion, terrorist financing, scam activity, cross-chain bridging risks, DeFi exposure, and other blockchain-enabled risk indicators.
• Assist with investigations, escalations, suspicious activity review inputs, and case management guidance where matters involve digital asset activity or blockchain-enabled financial crime typologies.
• Collaborate with analytics, intelligence, and technology teams on blockchain analytics, monitoring scenarios, rule enhancements, model inputs, and data quality considerations.
• Support regulatory, audit, testing, and compliance review requests by coordinating evidence collection, drafting responses, tracking remediation actions, and maintaining organized records.
• Contribute to training, guidance, and knowledge-sharing materials for AML teams and business partners to strengthen digital asset awareness and consistent application of control expectations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Law, Risk Management, Data/Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in AML, financial crime compliance, sanctions, investigations, risk management, regulatory compliance, consulting, or a similar control function.
• Experience supporting customer onboarding, enhanced due diligence, risk assessments, issue management, internal controls, testing, audit, or regulatory remediation activities.
• Digital asset, blockchain analytics, cryptocurrency investigations, fintech, payments, correspondent banking, or emerging technology risk experience considered an asset.
• Certifications related to AML, financial crime, or digital assets are considered an asset, including CAMS, ACAMS Crypto, TRM Labs, Chainalysis, or similar credentials.
• Working knowledge of digital assets, VASPs, stablecoins, tokenized assets, DeFi, blockchain transaction typologies, sanctions exposure, Travel Rule expectations, and relevant global regulatory guidance.

Qualifications

• Ability to convert complex regulatory and technical concepts into practical controls, procedures, risk assessments, and concise stakeholder communications.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work, manage action logs, track dependencies, maintain organized documentation, and drive follow-through across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, writing, critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills, with high attention to detail and sound judgment.
• Comfort working with senior stakeholders, technology partners, compliance teams, business partners, and control functions in a fast-paced environment.