Data Strategist

Requisition ID: 214002

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

Are you ready to make a significant impact on our digital products and customer experience? Join Scotiabank's Canadian Analytics Team as a Data Strategist and be at the forefront of integrating cutting-edge analytics capabilities into our bank's digital landscape.

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

• Build and nurture strong relationships with digital product teams, business lines, and performance management teams, driving data-driven decision-making
• Dive deep into performance trends, uncover growth opportunities, and proactively provide actionable insights
• Collaborate across functions to define and execute a data strategy and analytics roadmap for digital initiatives, working closely with Digital Banking, analytics teams, and the data office
• Lead the charge in identifying and implementing analytics solutions to enhance customer experience, partnering with Data Scientists
• Conduct thorough data analysis to influence product development and shape overall business strategies
• Translate complex data analytics into clear, actionable business insights, both verbally and in writing, with a keen understanding of business needs
• Communicate and coordinate with teams to implement data-driven strategies, ensuring progress is measured and goals are met
• Present performance results and insights to business line stakeholders and across the bank, making data come alive through compelling storytelling
• Develop and produce analyses, reports, and insights that drive strategic decision-making in support of Canadian Banking goals
• Work closely with data scientists, data engineers, and operational teams to implement quality controls and automate data feeds and report generation
• Champion a culture of data literacy, analytics, and informed decision-making throughout the bank.

Are you the right person for the role?

• You have a strong business acumen and excel at developing and communicating analytics insights to senior leadership
• Your communication and stakeholder management skills are exceptional, enabling you to lead meetings, captivate the audience, and ensure accountability
• You are a self-starter who thrives with minimal direction, proposing solutions rather than seeking instructions
• You have extensive experience communicating insights (not just data) to stakeholders at the director level and above
• You can create compelling PowerPoint dashboards that highlight your analyses and tell a story that resonates with business stakeholders
• You have experience with Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or other cloud data platforms.
• You are proficient in SQL (a must) and have experience with Adobe Analytics (a plus) and Python (a plus)
• Your data visualization skills are exceptional, and you are an expert with Power BI (preferred) or similar software
• You possess strong business and financial acumen, understand how to determine success, and have a track record of setting KPIs.
• You can speak the language of both data and business, bridging the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• You are not afraid to challenge the status quo and have a deep curiosity about data, processes, and customer behavior.
• You can pivot and adapt to change, diving in, taking ownership, and picking up new things with ease.
• You are eager to mentor, teach, and share your ideas in a team environment.

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

• Post-secondary education in Business, Economics, Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field. Equivalent experience will also be considered
• Multiple years of experience providing insights, conducting deep-dive analysis, and presenting results to senior leadership
• Proven data literacy and excellent storytelling — the ability to simplify and describe complex analytical concepts to stakeholders outside of analytics
• Experience with Big Data ecosystem tools (e.g., Hive, Pig, Sqoop, Spark, Google Cloud Platform) and are comfortable with creating large and streamlined queries
• Experience using visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, or QlikView
• Top-notch analytical skills allowing you to interpret and consolidate large amounts of information into actionable recommendations
• Experience cleaning, transforming, and visualizing large data sets working with various data formats (e.g., unstructured logs, XML, JSON, flat files, images)
• Ability to leverage digital analytics tools such as Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, or Splunk.
• Ability to manage processes and planning, facilitate teamwork, and coordinate the execution of multiple deliverables

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.