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Title posted on CareerBeacon - Senior Legal Counsel, Bank Governance
Posted on November 04, 2024 by Employer details Scotiabank
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Requisition ID: 208475Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture. Senior Legal Counsel contributes to the overall success of the Corporate Secretary's Department in Canada ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team's business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures. Is this role right for you? In this role you will: Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge. Provides and co-ordinates legal services and advice on a broad range of corporate governance related matters and related specialized areas of law. Works collaboratively with a broad range of internal stakeholders on the development and execution of strategies designed to foster and operationalize the Bank's corporate governance strategies. Provides legal analysis, documentation, negotiation, preparation, review, research and advice and counsel to business line and control function management on matters of above average complexity in the Corporate Governance Office. Researches securities, corporate and corporate governance legal issues of substantial complexity on an international, national or regional basis and researches proposed federal and provincial legislation to evaluate impact on the Bank Researches and prepares materials for the Bank's Board and committee meetings in compliance with regulatory and corporate governance requirements and presents corporate governance developments and other related materials to the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Supports the drafting and review of the management proxy circular and the organization of the annual meeting of shareholders. Reviews and prepares disclosure in the AIF or other public disclosure documents to support the legal group, as well as ESG reports and documents in support of the ESG group. Researches and prepared submissions to government bodies on legislation and other issues affecting the organization. Supervises the work of counsel and staff within a group, including setting work standards, methods and procedures within the Department in accordance with company-wide policies and appraising work performance. Regarding the Bank's Regulatory Compliance Management (RCM) Program, provides support by acting as a delegate responsible for oversight for the Corporate Secretary's Department Canada with respect to system and program requirements. This includes responsibility for performing independent review of various pillar activities (e.g., Compliance Risk and Control Assessment (CRCA) results, assessment of regulatory changes), monitoring the status of, and validate the closure of, compliance issues, identifying and escalating Issues to the SVP, Corporate Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer, as appropriate and overseeing any local RCM Program related reporting. Regarding Global Operational Risk Management, provides support by acting as a delegate responsible for oversight with respect to the internal control function (1B) established in the Corporate Secretary's Department Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions. Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct. Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment Do y- LocationToronto, ON
- Workplace information On site
- SalaryNot available
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source CareerBeacon #2116239
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