Associate Director, ALM Strategy

Scotiabank • Toronto, ON

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Balance Sheet Management (BSM) within Group Treasury is responsible for developing policies and strategic frameworks for the Bank’s Structural Interest Rate Risk (SIRR) and Structural Foreign Exchange Risk (SFER). This team plays an active role in developing and implementing initiatives to manage dynamic exposures due to embedded optionality and customer behaviors. As ALM strategies involve the use of both on and off-balance sheet products, which can entail significant complexity, this team acts as a central point of contact for developing and operationalizing processes by collaborating with multiple stakeholders in Finance, Risk, Accounting policy, capital management, Hedge accounting, etc. The team is also responsible for reporting to senior management and various bank Asset & Liability committees (Alco). The Associate Director, ALM Strategy will be responsible for developing and maintaining a comprehensive framework for structural interest rate risk management.

Requirements

• Master’s in Finance, Business, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science or Economics
• 5+ years of experience in a Bank Treasury, Capital Markets and/or Market Risk related function areas
• Strong proficiency in data management is required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to understand and explain the relationship and constraints between risk management, margin optimization, and accounting treatment
• Expert understanding of banking book products, fixed income and interest rate derivatives, global markets, hedging strategies, and hedge accounting
• Fluency with features and financial risks associated with trading and banking products
• Superior analytical and quantitative skills
• Self-starter, proactive and take action with minimal supervision
• Ability to stay organized and balance a number of deliverables
• Attention to detail and focus on accuracy

Nice To Haves

• CFA charter holder preferred
• Programming capability in Excel (VBA), Bloomberg, QRM, or SQL is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal systems and data to enhance the Bank’s structural interest rate risk management framework to facilitate the assessment of potential opportunities and risks
• Maintain and enhance balance sheet reporting models to support hedging decisions. Research and develop tools to support hedging processes.
• Synthesize complex technical information and present high quality and impactful presentations for senior management and various ALCO’s
• Represent the team as a subject matter expert on Bank-wide strategic initiatives with Balance Sheet implications
• Participate in ad-hoc projects as assigned, particularly related to assessing interest rate risk in the banking book and impact across the different business lines and to the Bank’s bottom line
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions
• Lead and drive a customer focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.

Benefits

• In-depth training to prepare you for the role, as well as ongoing coaching and feedback to help you succeed!
• You'll be part of a diverse, collaborative, innovative, and high-performing team
• Performance bonus
• Employee Share Ownership Program
• Pension Plan Matching
• Health Benefits from day one!
• You will relish work-life balance, team events, and opportunities to participate in the community.
• Your career matters! You will have access to career development and progression opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager