Director, Global Facilities & Critical Environments

Requisition ID: 246945

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

The role:

The Director Global Facilities & Critical Environments is responsible for the strategic operational and risk-managed oversight of Scotiabanks global corporate offices regional hubs operational centres and mission-critical environments. This role ensures the reliability resiliency safety and efficiency of all facilities and critical infrastructure while delivering a high-performing workplace experience that supports the banks employees and business operations worldwide.

With deep expertise in facilities management critical environments and corporate real estate operations within a financial institution this director leads a multidisciplinary global teamincluding facility managers asset managers critical systems specialists tax and compliance experts environmental health & safety and small project delivery teams.

Is this role right for you In this role you will:

Team Leadership & People Development:

• Lead a high-performing global team of facilities engineering asset management taxation and project delivery professionals.
• Foster a culture of collaboration accountability innovation and continuous improvement.
• Develop talent pipelines succession plans and global workforce capability frameworks to support operational excellence.
• Mentor senior managers and regional leaders enabling localized agility within a unified global governance structure.

Vendor Partner & Stakeholder Management:

• Lead strategic vendor management for all major facilities and critical environment contracts ensuring performance service quality and cost optimization.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders including Technology Risk Finance Procurement Security HR Operations and business line leadership.
• Represent the bank in regulatory industry and compliance forums related to facility operations critical systems training and building standards.

Financial Management & Asset Stewardship:

• Oversee global operating and capital budgets cost-efficiency programs and long-range asset replacement strategies.
• Ensure accurate forecasting tax compliance asset performance reporting and budgeting across regions.
• Lead financial and technical due diligence for mergers acquisitions and new site evaluations.

Projects & Portfolio Enhancement:

• Direct small projects teams in delivering workplace improvements relocations critical system upgrades and facility optimization initiatives.
• Ensure capital projects engineering upgrades and infrastructure renewals are executed safely on schedule and within budget.
• Drive enterprise-wide sustainability and energy-management initiatives to meet the banks ESG commitments.

Overall:

• Understand how the Banks risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabanks Values its Code of Conduct and the 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 contributes to an inclusive work environment.
• Foster a high-performance inclusive team environment with a focus on coaching succession planning and operational excellence.
• Ensure adherence to Scotiabanks risk culture compliance obligations and business controls.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role Wed love to work with you if you have:

• 12 years of experience in facilities management critical environment operations or corporate real estate within a major bank data-centre-intensive organization or global facilities management firm.
• Proven experience leading large geographically dispersed global teams across multiple time zones and cultural environments.
• Deep expertise in critical systems operations including electrical mechanical life safety building automation and data-centre infrastructure.
• Strong technical understanding of operational resilience business continuity occupational health & safety and regulatory compliance within the financial services sector.
• Demonstrated success in vendor management contract negotiations performance assurance and relationship management with large service providers.
• Excellent communication executive presentation and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• Experience overseeing large operating and capital budgets asset lifecycle management and cost-optimization programs.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and strategic planning capabilities.
• Relevant credentials such as IFMA BOMA PMP or equivalent are considered assets.

Whats in it for you

• A rewarding career path with diverse opportunities for professional development.

• A culture that promotes teamwork and cross-functional collaboration to achieve business goals. Inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought background and experience.

• An organization committed to making a difference in our communities for you and our customers.

• Opportunity to work with a very enthusiastic team that helps our clients by ensuring the Bank is able to continue to operate to deliver key business services.

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.