Vice President - Partnership Framework Specialist – Global Transaction Banking, TD Securities

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Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Partnership Framework Specialist to join our Transaction Banking team at the Vice President level. This role is pivotal in designing implementing and optimizing a repeatable partner engagement framework that supports the full lifecycle of third-party vendor relationships across our various lines of business. The successful candidate will blend expertise in transaction banking operations vendor management and partnership enablement to streamline onboarding accelerate time-to-market and maximize value from strategic collaborations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Framework Development & Optimization

- Design a scalable repeatable partner framework applicable to diverse vendor types and business lines.
- Build flexible onboarding pathways including proof-of-concept (POC) pilots sandbox testing environments and full production integrations.
- Create clear assessment and evaluation models for vendors ensuring alignment with the banks strategic goals regulatory requirements and operational standards.

2. Third-Party Vendor Management

- Oversee the vendor management lifecycle from initial identification through due diligence onboarding performance monitoring and renewal/exit strategies.
- Collaborate with Procurement Risk Compliance Technology and other key stakeholders to ensure a seamless vendor experience while protecting the banks interests.
- Monitor vendor performance against SLAs KPIs and risk indicators recommending corrective actions as needed.

3. Process Acceleration & Continuous Improvement

- Challenge the status quo to identify and implement opportunities to shorten onboarding timelines without compromising quality or compliance.
- Leverage data and feedback to drive iterative improvements to the partner framework.
- Recommend emerging tools platforms and best practices to enhance vendor collaboration and integration speed.

4. Stakeholder Engagement & Governance

- Act as a strategic liaison between vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment of objectives deliverables and timelines.
- Establish governance processes for consistent evaluation and escalation management.
- Facilitate workshops and cross-functional discussions to align business needs with vendor capabilities.

Qualifications & Experience

Required:

- 69 years of experience in Vendor Management Partnership Enablement or related disciplines.
- Proven track record in building and managing partner or vendor engagement frameworks in a regulated financial services environment.
- Strong understanding of third-party risk management processes and requirements.
- Demonstrated success in designing and executing multiple onboarding pathways (POCs sandboxes integrations).
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills across diverse business lines.
- Ability to challenge existing processes constructively and lead change initiatives.

Preferred:

- Experience in working with FinTech vendors or technology solution providers in transaction banking.
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks governing vendor relationships (e.g. OCC FFIEC EBA guidelines).
- Background in process re-engineering Lean or Agile delivery methodologies

Who We Are

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate government and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation execution and experience. With more than 6500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight extending access to global markets and delivering integrated transaction banking 2023 we acquired Cowen Inc. offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise while growing our strong diversified investment bank. We are growth-oriented people-focused and community-minded. As a team we work to deliver value for our clients every day.

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Additional Information:
Were delighted that youre considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations training programs and a competitive benefits plan were committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development
If youre interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills we want to help you succeed. Youll have regular career development and performance conversations with your manager as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues there are many different career paths within our organization at TD and were committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that youve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
Well reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

TD Bank is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.

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