Strategy & Operations leader with more than 12 years of total experience at leading multinational institutions, with 8 years working directly with executive stakeholders and 6 years of direct people management experience. James has worked with some of the largest and most prestigious financial institutions in both internal strategy roles and as an external strategy consultant. He is a highly driven and results focused leader with a track record of successfully leading cross functional and global strategic programs from inception to implementation for executive stakeholders.
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Director Of Business OperationsFisSan Francisco, Ca, Us -
Operational SustainabilityJpmorgan Chase & Co. Jul 2023 - PresentNew York, Ny, Us -
Director Strategy & Operations And Head Of Environmental SustainabilityFirst Republic May 2022 - Jul 2023San Francisco, Ca, UsAppointed to establish and lead the Environmental Sustainability Program for First Republic with direct accountability to senior executives and the board of directors. Responsible for developing enterprise level environmental strategy, supporting sustainability focused sales pursuits, GHG measurement / disclosure, client & colleague engagement/education, managing relationships with partners / vendors, and support external stakeholder engagement in partnership with Investor Relations. Accomplishments include:● Increased First Republic’s MSCI rating from BBB to A.● Established and managed the process for measuring and disclosing Scope 1, 2, & 3 (operational & portfolio level) GHG emissions in line with the GHG protocol and oversaw external audit process on these metrics.● Developed external disclosures in line with Taskforce for Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework and worked with Investor Relations to publish in annual ESG report.● Established and managed the strategy and process to procure carbon credits and renewable energy credits. This resulted in FRB becoming and maintaining carbon neutrality on an ongoing basis.● Developed and implemented executive management level governance framework and board reporting committees. -
Director - Strategy And Business OperationsFirst Republic Apr 2021 - May 2022San Francisco, Ca, UsResponsible for leading the annual strategic planning process for Operations, Technology, and Deposits, leading strategic initiatives from inception to implementation, managing senior executive level relationships / strategic partnerships, providing updates to Board and Executive Committees, providing commentary and input for annual filings, & quarterly earnings. Accomplishments include:● Led annual business planning process for the technology, operations, and deposits functions to develop 5-year strategic plans in collaboration with senior executives across the bank and FP&A. This included developing strategic growth models across multiple industries / client types / geographies and alignment of digital product roadmap to overall bank strategy.● Led strategic growth initiative to identify and recommend new market expansion opportunities. -
Director - Enterprise ProductivityScotiabank Nov 2018 - Apr 2021Toronto, Ontario, CaLed the Corporate Functions (Finance, AML, Risk Management, etc.) internal consulting practice in providing advisory services and strategic initiatives support related to Operating Strategy, Strategic Cost Reduction & Process Re-Engineering for clients at the Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President levels. Accomplishments include: ● Managed a team of 10 direct reports to over deliver on value creation targets, achieving on average $10 - 12 million of cost reduction and profit generation.● Developed a new operating model for the FP&A team to improve business partnering (doubled current capacity spent on Business Partnering).● Designed & implemented a new Operating Model for the AML Operations Center spanning Canada & Colombia. -
Senior Manager - Enterprise ProductivityScotiabank Aug 2017 - Nov 2018Toronto, Ontario, CaLed engagement teams consisting of 3 to 5 consultants in providing advisory services for strategic initiatives related to strategic cost reduction, process re-engineering, and operating strategy for senior executive level clients.Key accomplishments include: • Created and transitioned an AML Remediation group to a new operating model resulting in the conversion of contractor resourcing generating a net P&L savings in excess of $7 million • Transitioned Finance Department for IT to Global Operating Model resulting in achieving labor arbitrage savings of $700K and identifying 6 FTE in continuous improvement savings -
Senior ConsultantDeloitte Jan 2016 - Jul 2017Worldwide, OoProvided advisory services to business leaders, boards, and senior executive teams on corporate strategy development and finance transformation. Led project work streams ranging from 1 – 3 junior consultants. Engagement highlights include:• Advising on an expansion strategy for a large Canadian credit union. Responsibilities included market feasibility analysis, financial modeling, and business case development for the Board of Directors. • Developing a future state service delivery model for a Canadian telecom company. Responsibilities included assisting in the development of the service delivery model, process maturity assessment, vision & guiding principles development, activity analysis, and stakeholder engagement. • Implementation of a Finance Transformation at a major Canadian Financial institution.Responsibilities included conducing activity analysis, identifying continuous improvement &automation opportunities, change agent coaching, and facilitating executive workshops -
Financial Management Leadership ProgramGe Jun 2013 - Jan 2016Boston, Ma, UsPart of GE’s intensive 2-year rotational leadership training program, which combines course work and challenging job assignments to develop young finance professionals. Worked in several different businesses including GE Capital, GE Corporate, & GE Oil & Gas, while executing varying job responsibilities in areas such as financial planning and analysis, commercial finance statutory reporting, controllershipKey Highlights Include:• Streamlined the monthly & quarterly closing activities for the Oil & Gas business resulting in a reduction of the cycle time from one week to one day and improving reporting accuracy by 50%• Identifying & solving a process issue for the GE Corporate group related to billing of shared services to Canadian businesses resulting in a cost savings of $400K to the Canadian Aviation business. • Awarded the GE Bronze Clear Thinker award for developing new cycle time analytics for the GE Capital commercial team to give enhanced efficiency and speed in providing client services. Resulted in improving funding turnaround time for the RV and Motorsports portfolios by 30%. -
Strategic Business AdvisorAon Risk Services Jan 2012 - Aug 2012London, Gb• Worked in the Risk Management Consulting Practice providing risk consultancy services to fortune 500 companies across North America. Reported to the SVP, Risk Consulting, responsible for conducting risk and financial analysis for clients across multiple sectors with a focus on Natural Gas providers. • Participated in a multidisciplinary team project to assess a pipeline owner’s potential liability in a crowded urban area. This involved assessing current risk by building a technical and financial model and establishing a variety of insurance solutions to cover liability. As a result, the client had the tools to make an optimal insurance purchase.• Developed a new and unique methodology for justifying insurance limits. This system helps to explain complex risk assessment tools to clients in plain business language and this tool is currently being reviewed by senior executives for use at AON.
James Ewart Education Details
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Dalhousie UniversityMba -
Queen'S UniversityChemical Engineering
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James Ewart works for Fis
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James Ewart's current role is Director of Business Operations.
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James Ewart attended Dalhousie University, Queen's University.
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