Job Description

Requisition ID: 192794

Tangerine is Canada\'s leading direct bank. We offer flexible and accessible banking options, innovative products, and award-winning Client service. The reason why Tangerine employees come to work each day is to help Canadians live better lives. We focus on making a difference in our communities, and that includes our own internal community. It\'s important to us that our employees feel empowered and enthusiastic about belonging to our Orange culture.

As Canada\'s leading digital bank, Tangerine technology is at the heart of everything we do. We have redefined what digital banking is, and we continue to evolve to tackle any opportunity and face every challenge through progressive technology and the power of collaboration.

Do you like new challenges? Are you ready to reach new heights in your career and become part of an established disruptor? If so, come join us and help redefine the Canadian banking landscape!

What you will be doing:

Director of Strategy will elevate performance of business operations for Chief Executive Officer of Tangerine Bank through strategic planning, business prioritization, clear communication, relationship building with internal and external stakeholders, and enhanced business reporting.

Reporting to the CEO, Tangerine Bank, and working with the CB senior leadership team, the role provides strategic guidance and supports special projects, communications, and reporting. As a subject matter expert of the CB business, this role is a key liaison for business heads, enterprise strategy teams and committees. The Director, Strategy helps facilitate presentations and employee events for the CEO, internal and external quarterly reporting for the CB business, and ongoing strategic updates to the Tangerine Board of Directors.

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

• Lead efficiency and focus on effective time-management to CEO by managing multiple business priorities and weekly/monthly/quarterly engagements, including responsibility for planning for CEO

business trips and external engagements

• Lead the ownership of agenda and content management/consolidation for bi-weekly and monthly management meetings, working closely with Communications, Strategy, Finance, and business partners
• Working closely with partners in the businesses and corporate functions, ensure all meeting materials,agendas, briefing notes, contracts, presentations, and correspondence are of a high quality and standard
• Partner with Communications partners to draft internal communications in memo format to various stakeholders (i.e. management team, customers, suppliers, partners) from CEO
• Facilitate 2-way flow of information between CEO business partners, and management regular reporting and dissemination of business highlights and KPIs (management team, Office of the CEO, Board of Directors, Strategy, Communications, Human Resources, Finance)
• Understand strategic goals and priorities to help align and provide input to various partners and businesses across Canadian Banking
• Contribute to business projects by tracking status, progress, and contributing to various projects and initiatives happening across the Canadian businesses
• Partner with Executive Assistant and Support partners to build high performance and customer oriented environment in Canadian Banking executive office

Risk Culture

• Understand how the Bank\'s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Tangerine Bank\'s 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.
• Builds a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviours; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and, managing succession and development planning for the team.

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

• Strong project management with experience in project planning and tracking techniques, objectives setting, planning, coordination and development of supporting business materials
• Retail and Commercial Banking industry knowledge (preferred)
• Bachelor\'s degree or equivalent experience required, preferably in the disciplines of Business Management or Communications.
• Effective communication skills and demonstrated ability to clearly communicate with senior executives and others in the organization
• Organizational and administrative agility; developed and superior negotiation skills.
• A sense of ownership, commitment to ongoing improvement and ability to proactively anticipate problems and implement solutions
• Ability to work calmly and intentionally under pressure, and confidently interact with executives.
• A commitment to confidentiality and appreciation for discretion

What\'s in it for you?

• You will be part of a diverse and inclusive team of Client-focused go-getters looking to learn from each other in an environment that celebrates and recognizes success!
• You will have access to thousands of online and in person courses so you can shape your career growth with the support from diverse industry leaders.
• You will get our help to save for your future and to invest in your total wellbeing through our Tangerine benefits*.
• You belong here, we are equal and un-complicated. Bring your true self to work, dress codes don\'t apply here.
• You will enjoy workspace flexibility and all the excitement that comes from working at the official Bank of the Toronto Raptors.

*Tangerine employees participate in Scotiabank\'s pension & benefits programs (available to permanent employees)

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

At Tangerine we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the team, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know.

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