Associate Vice President, Finance, Strategy, Portfolio Management and Value Realization

Work Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Finance

Pay Details:

$155,000 - $215,000 CAD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

This role leads the Finance Strategy, Portfolio, Investment & Value Realization Management capability, providing strategic leadership, governance, investment oversight, portfolio performance management, and executive decision support across Finance's transformation, regulatory, operational, and strategic change agenda. The incumbent is accountable for ensuring Finance investments are prioritized effectively, governed consistently, executed efficiently, and deliver measurable business value and outcomes aligned to enterprise and Finance strategic objectives.

Key Accountabilities

Strategy:

• Support the development and evolution of the Future Finance target state and roadmap
• Drive strategic assessments of Finance capabilities and maturity, identifying opportunities to simplify, modernize, automate, and improve effectiveness across the function.
• Lead strategic reviews and transformation studies

Portfolio Management:

• Lead the end-to-end Finance-wide portfolio management lifecycle, including portfolio intake, investment prioritization, sequencing, capacity planning, resource allocation, and strategic portfolio optimization.
• Serve as the primary advisor to Finance executives on portfolio strategy, investment decisions, funding allocation, delivery risks, performance, and value realization outcomes.
• Lead enterprise-wide portfolio governance, executive reporting, and performance management, providing actionable insights on portfolio health, strategic alignment, dependencies, risks, trade-offs, and delivery outcomes.
• Lead Finance portfolio financial management, including investment planning, budget management, forecasting, benefits tracking, and cost optimization to maximize return on investment and delivery effectiveness. Evaluate competing investment opportunities and recommend portfolio trade-offs
• Drive portfolio transparency, accountability, and effective decision-making across the organization
• Establish and maintain enterprise-leading portfolio management frameworks, governance standards, controls, methodologies, tools, and performance measures that drive consistency, scalability, transparency, and execution excellence across Finance.
• Build and influence relationships across Finance, Technology, Risk, Operations, and enterprise enablement functions to drive alignment, accelerate delivery, and remove barriers to execution.
• Establish portfolio KPIs, health indicators, and performance measurement frameworks.
• Establish project level reporting, scorecards and governance of proactive project management tracking and reporting
• Oversee and review project quality and delivery to ensure program objectives are met and projects are managed effectively for on-time, on-budget delivery
• Oversee executive reporting, dashboards, portfolio analytics, and performance reviews.
• Assess sustainment and stabilization plans for all projects and ensure project delivery executes on on-going project support in BAU and lessons learnt through implementation
• Monitor portfolio performance and benefits achievement, ensuring Finance investments deliver intended outcomes and remain aligned to strategic priorities, regulatory commitments, and enterprise objectives.

Value Realization:

• Lead Finance Enterprise Value Realization, including benefits tracking, value realization governance, outcome measurement, and executive reporting across all Finance initiatives and investments.
• Conduct portfolio-wide benefits and value realization assessments to evaluate achievement of strategic, financial, operational, regulatory, and transformation outcomes, and identify opportunities to improve investment performance.
• Hold initiative sponsors and program leaders accountable for maintaining clear benefit commitments, measurement frameworks, and realization plans throughout the investment lifecycle.
• Assess portfolio impacts, dependencies, sequencing considerations and resource requirements
• Facilitate executive governance forums and investment review processes, providing recommendations on prioritization, funding decisions, risk mitigation, portfolio trade-offs, and value optimization.

Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree required; graduate degree preferred
• 10+ years of relevant experience in program delivery or transformation leadership
• Demonstrated leadership of enterprise-scale portfolios and transformation initiatives
• Strong understanding of financial services regulatory environment and Finance disciplines
• Executive-level experience in program delivery, portfolio management, or transformation within a large financial institution
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-enterprise programs under regulatory and operational pressure
• Strong knowledge of Finance frameworks, governance, and regulatory expectations
• Experience in financial management, budgeting, and portfolio governance
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate in a matrixed environment

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 strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for 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 foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

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 a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. 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.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

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.

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.  

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

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
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):

Sans Objet