Senior Manager, HR Business Partner (Technology)

Requisition ID: 276921

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

This role contributes to the overall success of the Scotia Technology HR Business Partner team supporting the Global Banking & Markets and Wealth Management Technology portfolio. This role is responsible for ensuring specific individual goals, plans, and initiatives are executed and delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. The role ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

As a strategic partner to business leaders, the Senior Manager, HRBP optimizes the people strategy and maximizes talent investment. With a deep understanding of business drivers and the internal and external talent landscape, they ensure the right talent mix and succession plans are in place. Through close collaboration with business leaders and Centers of Excellence (COEs), they align people strategies with business objectives, proactively managing human capital risks and potential reputational challenges.

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

• Champion a client-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.
• Strategic Talent Leadership: Develop and drive talent strategies aligned with business priorities, ensuring the organization attracts, retains, and develops top talent. Translate business needs into actionable workforce strategies, remove barriers, and effectively manage conflicts.
• Business Acumen & Influence: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership across ScotiaTech, providing expert insights on HR best practices and industry trends. Leverage internal and external networks to proactively inform business and HR strategies, ensuring alignment with evolving market dynamics.
• Change Management & Workforce Planning: Lead organizational change efforts to build an adaptable workforce, anticipate future talent needs, and ensure the organization possesses the right skills and capabilities to maintain a competitive edge.
• Data-Driven Strategic Advisory: Leverage workforce analytics, AI-enabled insights, and business acumen to drive informed workforce decisions. Anticipate future capability needs, optimize organizational effectiveness, and develop data-driven people strategies.
• People Project Delivery: Lead the development and delivery of scalable, data-driven people strategies and programs that strengthen workforce capabilities, enhance organizational effectiveness, and enable business transformation at scale.
• Lead HR Annual Lifecycle Processes: Partner with leadership to execute key HR programs, including talent management, performance development, compensation, employee engagement, and learning strategies. Foster cross-functional collaboration to drive results and embed HR initiatives that support long-term success.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, Code of Conduct, and Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to, and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions, and conduct risk.
• Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.

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

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant HR experience, demonstrating expertise in strategic HR planning and execution.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent work-related experience.
• HR designation (CHRP, CHRL, or equivalent), or actively pursuing certification, is an asset.
• HR experience supporting a Technology or Digital function would be an asset.
• Communication & Strategic Influence: Strong ability to articulate ideas clearly and persuasively, fostering collaboration and driving stakeholder alignment on HR strategies and decisions.
• Strategic Thinking & Consulting: Expertise in analyzing business trends, anticipating challenges, and developing innovative solutions to support organizational goals. Provides expert advice that enhances decision-making.
• Business Acumen: Develops a deep understanding of business operations, industry dynamics, and organizational structures to effectively align HR strategies with business priorities.
• Agility & Creativity: Navigates evolving business environments with adaptability and innovation, implementing flexible processes and fostering a culture of change and creativity.
• Change Leadership & Advocacy: Actively promotes and supports organizational change initiatives, reducing resistance and ensuring successful implementation through strategic advisory and leadership.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Guides teams in achieving HR objectives, fostering a high-performance culture while driving engagement and accountability across the organization.

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

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 (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. 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.