Partnership Framework Specialist (Vice President, non-executive)

Work Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:
37.5

Line of Business:
TD Securities

Pay Details:
$140,000 - $150,000 CAD

This role is eligible for a discretionary variable compensation award that considers business and individual performance.

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:

We are seeking a highly skilled Partnership Framework Specialist to join our Transaction Banking team at the Vice President level. This role is pivotal in designing, implementing, and optimizing a repeatable partner engagement framework that supports the full lifecycle of third-party vendor relationships across our various lines of business. The successful candidate will blend expertise in transaction banking operations, vendor management, and partnership enablement to streamline onboarding, accelerate time-to-market, and maximize value from strategic collaborations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Framework Development & Optimization

- Design a scalable, repeatable partner framework applicable to diverse vendor types and business lines.
- Identify and document flexible onboarding pathways including proof-of-concept (POC) pilots, sandbox testing approaches, and full production integrations.
- Create clear assessment and evaluation models for vendors, ensuring alignment with the bank's strategic goals, regulatory requirements, sourcing partners and operational standards.

2. Third-Party Vendor Management

- Oversee the vendor management lifecycle from initial identification through due diligence, onboarding, performance monitoring, and renewal/exit strategies.
- Collaborate with Procurement, Risk, Compliance, Technology, and other key stakeholders to ensure a seamless vendor experience while protecting the bank's interests.
- Track regulatory updates and competitive developments that could impact partnerships

3. Process Acceleration & Continuous Improvement

- Challenge the status quo to identify and implement opportunities to shorten onboarding timelines without compromising quality or compliance.
- Leverage data and feedback to drive iterative improvements to the partner framework.
- Recommend emerging tools, platforms, and best practices to enhance vendor collaboration and integration speed.

4. Stakeholder Engagement

- Act as a strategic liaison between internal stakeholders to ensure alignment of objectives, deliverables, and timelines.

- Build and deliver presentations that convey new ideas or complicated data to various audiences within the firm, including senior leadership.
- Facilitate workshops and cross-functional discussions to align business needs with vendor capabilities.

5. Partnership Governance and Reporting

- Establish governance processes for the partnerships team to intake requests, engage with onboarding partners including sourcing, vendor management, risk and compliance; leading to consistent evaluation and escalation management .

- Developing partner-based business metrics including SLAs, KPIs, and risk indicators, recommending corrective actions as needed, or opportunities to deepen the relationship.

- Report partnership metrics and progress to senior leadership regularly.

Qualifications & Experience

Required:

- 6-9 years of experience in Vendor Management, Partnership Enablement, or related disciplines.
- Proven track record in building and managing partner or vendor engagement frameworks in a regulated financial services environment.
- Strong understanding of third-party risk management processes and requirements.
- Demonstrated success in designing and executing multiple onboarding pathways (POCs, sandboxes, integrations).
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills across diverse business lines.
- Ability to challenge existing processes constructively and lead change initiatives.

Preferred:

- Experience in working with FinTech vendors or technology solution providers in transaction banking.
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks governing vendor relationships (e.g., OCC, FFIEC, EBA guidelines).
- Background in process re-engineering, Lean, or Agile delivery methodologies

Who We Are:

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank. We are growth-oriented, people-focused, and community-minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day.

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. 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
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