Is this role right for you? In this role: Strategic People Leadership Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders in Global Risk Management on workforce strategy, talent development, succession planning, and organizational design.

Translate business priorities and regulatory requirements into actionable, innovative people solutions.

Represent HR in high-level strategic discussions, influencing business decisions with data-driven insights.

Talent & Organization Excellence Design and execute strategies to attract, retain, and develop top talent in specialized, high-stakes functions.

Coach leaders to strengthen performance, engagement, and inclusion, to build capabilities for the future.

Risk, Compliance & Operational Excellence Embed HR practices that uphold the Bank's risk culture, ethical standards, and regulatory obligations.

Partner with leaders to ensure teams operate effectively within these frameworks while achieving business goals.

Influence culture and behaviour by fostering accountability, collaboration, and innovation.

Culture, Scotiabond Values & Behaviours Leadership Champion Scotia

Bond Values & Behaviours, embedding trust, inclusion, accountability, and collaboration into team operations and decision-making.

Partner with Senior leaders to ensure that leadership practices reinforce desired behaviours, strengthen team culture and drive engagement.

Change & Innovation Lead HR initiatives supporting business transformation, digital adoption, and workforce modernization.

Champion a future-ready HR function that is flexible, scalable, and globally integrated.





Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have: Experience: Minimum 5-7 years in HR leadership roles, ideally with complex/regulated environments.

Strategic Influence: Proven ability to influence senior leaders while navigating complexity, ambiguity and high stakes decision-making.

Data-Driven Decision Making: Strong capability to leverage workforce data and people insights to drive decisions, shape strategies and influence outcomes.

People Expertise: Deep knowledge of talent management, organizational design, succession planning, employee engagement, and workforce analytics. AI & Innovation Mindset: Demonstrated curiosity and capability with emerging AI tools and HR technologies to drive innovation & build a future ready workforce.

Communication & Leadership: Exceptional interpersonal skills; able to build trust, inspire, and support cross-cultural teams.

Business Acumen: Robust business acumen and understanding to enable appropriate partnership with client groups. CHRP, CHRL or other HR designation is considered an asset.

Why You Will Love This Role? Shape the Future: Play a pivotal role in building HR strategies for high impact.

Grow Continuously: A rewarding career path with diverse opportunities for professional development.

Lead with Impact: Work alongside senior leaders to influence decisions that safeguard the Bank's reputation.

Inclusive, Forward-Thinking Environment: Join a culture that values innovation, creativity, curiosity, & collaboration.

Competitive Rewards: Enjoy a robust total rewards package including base salary, performance bonus, health benefits, and more.

📌 Director, HR Business Partner (Toronto)
🏢 Scotiabank
📍 Toronto