Business Management Specialist

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Job Description:

Department Overview

Building a World-Class, Diverse and Inclusive Technology Team at TD

We can't afford to be boring. Neither can you. The scale and scope of what TD does may surprise you. The rapid pace of change makes it a business imperative for us to be smart and open-minded in the way we think about technology. TD's technology and business teams become more intertwined as new opportunities present themselves. This new era in banking does not equal boring. Not at TD, anyway.

TD Business Management, Strategy and Governance covers all TD business management, governance and control functions. Business and technology groups naturally team up to support a technology function leader or a segment CIO, with overall effectiveness as their guiding force. Experts focus on four main areas: 1. Business Performance, Financial and Technology Strategy, Planning & Coordination 2. Operational Effectiveness 3. Portfolio Program & Project Governance and Oversight, and 4. Business Governance and Controls.

There's room to grow in all of it.

Job Description

About This Role

We are looking for someone to manage a diverse portfolio of business management activities for complex or high-risk functional areas. Draw on what you know to generate policies, processes and procedures that address TD's business management, strategy and governance objectives. Find ways to influence the strategic direction of the business management function (and interact regularly with management).

Meaningful work is fueled by meaningful performance and career development conversations with your manager.

Here's some of what you may be asked to perform:

• Help shape TD's business management function's strategic direction by bringing strategies to life in support of TD's overall business vision.
• Plan, lead, manage and/or oversee a diverse set of activities and integrated them effectively across multiple functional areas.
• Share your subject matter expertise by contributing to complex, wide-ranging enterprise-wide, cross-function or business-specific projects and initiatives and play an instrumental role in identifying, designing and testing solutions and supporting their implementation.
• Grow as a thought leader, encourage and facilitate discussion with executive audiences (with outputs which may include: roadmap, strategic plan/deliverables/frameworks, short- and long-term goals).
• Pinpoint issues, seize opportunity, know the trends and provide specialized business management advice to senior management and respective teams (plus raise industry, external and internal, enterprise and business awareness).
• Advocate for and manage relationships with corporate and control functions.
• Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes and sound infrastructure an in alignment with risk appetite.
• Assess, identify and escalate key issues appropriately, recommend actions.
• Respect enterprise frameworks and methodologies that relate to business management activities.
• Ensure business operations comply with internal and external requirements (e.g. financial controls, duty segregation, transaction approvals, and physical asset control).
• Own your reputation as a subject matter expert by identifying risk and providing guidance for complex situations.
• Drive relevant governance meetings or committees and related deliverables and outcomes.
• Lead, facilitate or actively generate action and remediation plans that address performance, risk and governance issues.

Job Requirements

What can you bring to TD? Share your credentials, but your relevant experience and knowledge can be just as likely to get our attention. It helps if you have:

• Undergraduate Degree or relevant work experience
• 7+ years of experience in Strategy and Governance
• Strong Presentation and Storeytelling experience specifically for Data.
• Ability to work autonomously as a lead within a specialized business management function and provide work direction, seasoned specialized knowledge, advice and guidance to various stakeholders, team members and executives.
• Confidence and ability to oversee and work independently on a variety of complex initiatives end-to-end (primarily on short- to medium- term issues (6-12 months) requiring specialist knowledge and/or the integration of cross-functional processes (within your own area of expertise).
• Thought leadership and/or industry knowledge specific (but not limited to) your own area of expertise.
• Willingness and strength in providing guidance and influencing multiple teams across a broad spectrum of initiatives and functional domains.

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you've got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we're here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing - and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development
If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll 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 we're committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

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

Interview Process
We'll 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
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you'd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):
Sans Objet