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Ottawa, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Lead a team of high performing Vendor Management professionals, accountable to assess, procure and monitor risks associated with our Enterprise Vendor portfolio. Reported to the Chief Risk Officer - Lead the vendor management function within the organization, throughout the lifecycle of all material contracts, ensuring effective and efficient policies, procedures, and best practices are maintained and adhered to. - Lead the management of our material vendors while partnering with executive stakeholders to uphold vendor relationships through dashboard, executive reporting relative to key vendor risks, service levels and escalation management. - Maintained a robust partnership with vendors and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and timely execution of engagements. - Proactively consult with Senior Leadership on their vendor needs/ strategic priorities. Cascades prioritizes to the team to ensure we meet or exceed objectives inclusive of cost savings targets and vendor negotiations are met. - Collaborated with all functional teams including Legal, Business, Finance, Security, Privacy, Risk, and Audit. - Lead Enterprise Vendor Strategy.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Provided advice and counsel to business units on contractual issues between bank and the proposed supplier. Reports to Director of IT Strategic Supplier Management.- Managed strategic supplier relationships (specialized scope on infrastructure, security and networks). Management includes contract negotiations, ongoing second-tier governance, managing disputes, etc. - Completed analytics, presentation decks and financial reporting as necessary for contract negotiations and stakeholder meetings.- Completed thorough financial analysis and budget validation alongside IT Finance stakeholders. - Completed evaluations on enterprise risk and manage ongoing operational/contractual vendor risk.- Incorporated Scotiabank’s vendor management best practices into negotiation strategy and process.- Acted as the liaison between various corporate stakeholders (IT, Strategic Sourcing, Finance, Legal, Privacy, Information Security, etc.) to ensure vendor solutions are holistic and incorporate all requirements from respective stakeholders. - Ensured all vendor solutions are aligned to Scotiabank’s strategic corporate vision, mandates, and goals. - Contributed to the Bank’s overall structural cost savings initiative by negotiating the best price and ensuring solutions are strategically providing long-term value to the enterprise.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Provided advice and counsel to business units on contractual issues between Scotiabank and the proposed supplier. Reports to Senior IT Lawyer.- Participated in written and oral contract negotiation with external service and solution suppliers.- Reviewed contracts and advises the IT Business Unit on standard, bank generated and non-standard, supplier generated IT contracts, ensuring the master service agreement is protected.- Worked with the IT Business Unit to identify contract needs and establish vendor agreements based on IT requirements.- Supported the Senior Lawyer in contract negotiation by providing background and scope of the supplier’s relationship with bank.- Ensured agreements adhere to internal contracting policies and guidelines to protect the bank.- Participated in special projects, such as establishing a new contract management system, by participating as a stakeholder and speaking on behalf of the IT legal division.- Kept up to date with industry developments, trends and best practices and makes resulting recommendations for the contracts, standard documents and existing processes.- Identified risk and opportunities for contractual processes, managing risk of future legal and financial exposures.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

- Assisted the IT Business Unit in establishing service and product contracts with external vendors.- Liaised between the IT Business Unit and the legal department to facilitate contract development.- Reviewed supplier schedules, statements of work (SOWs) and amendments to ensure the external Terms and Conditions did not override the bank’s master agreement.- Engaged in upfront discussions with proposed suppliers, laying the foundation for the contract.- Prepared the Executive Vice President Report covering all agreements of $500K and greater.- Wrote executive briefs on the bank’s top five IT suppliers, supporting the executives’ discussions with suppliers.- Performed vendor cost comparison analyses, ensuring the bank is receiving the services agreed on

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Attained high competency in :- Calendar management- Schedule management- Event planning- Document preparation- Manage invoicing and accruals- Expense tracking- Budget report preparation- Provision access for new employees