Talent Acquisition Operational Excellence Manager

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Operational Excellence Manager

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Talent Acquisition Operational Excellence Manager to join our team at TD Bank. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for leading and managing a governance and control team, overseeing diverse functions in an area of moderate risk, complexity, or scope.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides people management leadership by hiring the best talent, setting goals, developing staff, managing employee performance, and compensation decisions.
• Leads and manages a team of professionals for a diverse group of G&C functions in an area of moderate risk, complexity, or scope.
• Presents and makes recommendations to senior management and executives.
• Ensures an integrated approach with other business areas, broader organization, and enterprise as appropriate.
• Coordinates and prioritizes multiple initiatives and manages resource allocation.
• Establishes effective relationships with different stakeholders, business sponsors, executives, and LOB.
• Provides coaching, mentorship, and guidance to practitioners, business, executives within the area of expertise.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of businesses/technology and organizational practices/disciplines.
• Focuses on medium-term planning and business issues (e.g., 6-12 months).

Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree preferred.
• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Advanced business understanding and knowledge of risk and control functions.
• Advanced knowledge of governance, risk, and control procedures, strategies, and tactics.
• Knowledge of risk management environment, standards, regulations, and mitigation.
• Knowledge of current and emerging trends.
• Skill in managing budgets and resource allocation.
• Skill in mentoring, coaching, and performance management.
• Skill in using analytical software tools, data analysis methods, and reporting techniques.
• Skill in using computer applications, including MS Office.
• Ability to lead, plan, implement, and evaluate program/project activities to ensure completion.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships across teams and functions.
• Ability to work successfully as a member of a team and independently.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making decisions.
• Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to establish goals and objectives that support the strategic plan.
• Ability to contribute to strategic direction of the strategic initiatives and projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Financial institution experience.
• Leading audit and risk initiatives from end to end.
• Implementation of operational excellence standards.

Customer Accountabilities:

• Develops, communicates, and implements a holistic governance and control strategy for own specific business function in support of and integrated with the overall business strategy.
• Manages and plans activities that require alignment across multiple areas.
• Leads the implementation of regulatory change management and provides guidance to the team in the development and/or integrated implementation of policies/procedures/changes across multiple business/functional areas.
• Leads partnership with management and respective teams for area of specialization with industry, enterprise, and business awareness; recognizing and anticipating emerging trends and; identifying issues and opportunities and recommending actions to senior management.
• Ensures all administration, control, and compliance activities are complete and accurate to meet targets for own area.
• Ensures an integrated and aggregated view of all related business risk and control activities across the overall function providing escalations, recommendations, and decision support to leadership.
• Forecasts programs/initiatives and demand, and coordinates prioritization of the portfolio/initiatives with key stakeholders.
• Provides functional/business level communications to ensure messages to stakeholders and/or employees are consistent, appropriate, and aligned to business risk strategies and executive management direction.
• Provides direction to complex, wide-ranging enterprise or cross-function/business projects as a SME and participates in designing, testing, and implementation of solutions.

Shareholder Accountabilities:

• Works closely with senior management to develop business plan, ensuring the optimal use of resources and leverages TD's operating model to maximize efficiency, effectiveness, and scale.
• Leads interface and relationships with corporate and/or control functions to ensure alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements.
• Assesses/identifies key issues and escalates to appropriate levels and relevant stakeholders and business management where required.
• Identifies, mitigates, and reports on risk issues per enterprise policy/guidance and ensures appropriate escalation processes are followed.
• Ensures business operations are in compliance with applicable requirements (e.g., financial controls, segregation of duties, transaction approvals, and physical control of assets).
• Leads or contributes to cross-functional/enterprise initiatives as a SME helping to identify risk/provide guidance for complex situations.
• Manages oversight process, risk-based identification, and monitoring of related risks and regulatory compliance across the supported functions, while ensuring key controls and processes are effectively managed.
• Oversees or leads the facilitation and/or implementation of action/remediation plans to address performance/risk/governance issues.
• Protects the interests of the organization - identifies and manages risks, and escalates non-standard, high-risk transactions/activities as necessary.
• Maintains a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite.

Employee/Team Accountabilities:

• Responsible for management of the overall team providing both leadership, guidance, and expertise; ensures team adheres to enterprise frameworks and methodologies.
• Supports team in staying knowledgeable on emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assesses potential impacts to the Bank.
• Leads a high-performing team; provides ongoing feedback and performance reviews, coaches, and develops employees and ensures performance management activities are undertaken and completed for all employees.
• Leads the process of setting performance objectives for the team; tracks, monitors, and effectively addresses and/or rewards performance in a timely manner.
• Manages employees in compliance with all human resources policies, procedures, and guidelines of conduct.
• Supports an environment where team freely escalates business challenges; facilitates change through positive reinforcement of milestones and successes.
• Recruits for all hires to ensure a highly diverse, qualified workforce to achieve business objectives.
• Establishes and fosters a cohesive team; promotes a fair and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce and encourages the team to achieve common goals and objectives.
• Acts as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the Bank.

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 base salary and variable compensation/incentive awards (e.g., eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards, generally through participation in an incentive plan) and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO), banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition. 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.

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

If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to complete the application process, email the TD Bank US Workplace Accommodations Program at . Include your full name, best way to reach you, and the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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