Senior Manager, US Policy Management
Scotiabank - Global Banking and Markets · Dallas, TX · 2 days ago
OTHRFull-time
About the role
Reporting to the U.S. Head of U.S. Policy Management, the Senior Manager oversees the organization's policy management framework, governance processes, and supporting technology platforms.
Responsibilities
- Administer and oversee the end-to-end policy management lifecycle, ensuring policy documents are developed, reviewed, approved, published, maintained, and retired in accordance with governance requirements.
- Provide expert guidance to Policy Document Owners, Content Managers, and stakeholders on policy governance standards, document structure, and regulatory expectations.
- Ensure the accuracy and integrity of policy inventories, metadata, ownership assignments, and document relationships.
- Support internal audits, regulatory examinations, and governance reviews by providing documentation, reporting, and subject matter expertise.
- Administer and maintain the policy management platform, supporting inventory of policy, standard, procedure, framework, charter, and mandate documents across multiple business lines and corporate functions.
- Develop and maintain technical, procedural, and support documentation in collaboration with multiple stakeholders and subject matter experts.
- Develop and deliver policy governance reporting, dashboards, metrics, and management information that support decision-making and regulatory compliance.
- Manage governance reporting, dashboards, and metrics used by senior management, governance committees, and regulatory stakeholders.
- Lead policy management technology initiatives, including system enhancements, data remediation, workflow optimization, automation opportunities, and vendor coordination.
- Develop and maintain reporting solutions and analytics to monitor policy inventory, lifecycle compliance, attestation completion, document ownership, and governance effectiveness.
- Provide training, communications, and ongoing support to a large population of policy management users across the organization.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for policy governance processes, policy management technology, and related data governance activities.
Qualifications
- 7-10 years of experience, preferably within the financial services industry, in policy governance, risk management, compliance, operational risk, project management, or related disciplines.
- Knowledge of policy lifecycle management, document governance, and regulatory expectations within a financial services environment.
- Experience developing governance reporting, executive-level presentations, and management reporting.
- Ability to develop and maintain technical, procedural, and support documentation in collaboration with multiple stakeholders and subject matter experts.
- Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel (including advanced formulas and data analysis), and experience with Power BI, SQL, Visio, JIRA, and API integrations.
- Demonstrated problem-solving mindset with the ability to develop innovative solutions, drive continuous improvement, and influence others.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment.
- Proven ability to work proactively, collaborate effectively across teams, and build strong stakeholder relationships.