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Shannon Wood

Shannon Wood

Toronto,ON

Summary

Accomplished executive with expertise in business planning, revenue development, and change management. Results-driven professional with a forward-thinking approach focused on achieving company success and driving competitive growth. Demonstrated experience aligning systems with business requirements, policies, and regulatory standards. Passionate about utilizing excellent organization and communication skills to effectively manage and lead high-performing teams.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Vice President Front to Back Design Centre

Scotiabank
06.2022 - Current

Company Overview: $1,399 Billion CDN Assets (Q2'24 Shareholder Report), 3rd largest CDN bank by deposits & Mkt. capitalization, 89M employees & over 25MM clients world wide.

  • Oversaw and directed successful programs focused on front to back, end-to-end transformation for priority client journeys across the enterprise.
  • Identified opportunities to improve business process flows, technology and productivity.
  • Established and maintained strong relationships with strategic partners and vendors to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
  • Analyzed industry trends and tracked competitor activities to inform decision making.

Senior Director & Lead Front to Back Transformation

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
01.2020 - 05.2022

Company Overview: $1.223 Trillion CDN Assets (Q2'24 Shareholder Report), one of the largest banks in Canada & the world by Mkt. capitalization, 97M employees & over 17MM clients across Canada, US & 27 other countries (rbc.com 2024)

  • Front to Back Next Generation Servicing Program ('21-'22): Drove monetization of liberated capacity across channels to scale business through redesign of service experience.
  • Front to Back Disputes Program ('20-'22): Directed design and execution of end-to-end disputes journey transformation initiatives to drive performance, optimization, experience and growth opportunities.
  • Drove strategic improvements to enhance operational and organizational efficiencies.

Senior Director Global Operations Process Strategy & Transformation

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
01.2019 - 12.2021
  • Transformed business strategies to create operational and organizational efficiencies across credit cards, digital payments & loyalty for Canada, US & the Caribbean
  • Led development of business operation processes and policies.
  • Revamped operational plans to refocus staff and align processes with business objectives.

Senior Director National Contact Centre

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Directed National team of over 700 across five time zones supporting personal and commercial banking.
  • Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
  • Set aggressive targets for centre and employees to drive company success and growth.

Director Strategic Execution Credit Card Acquisition & Engagement

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
11.2014 - 12.2018
  • Spearheaded innovative approaches to credit card acquisition, client engagement and strategic planning to drive business growth.
  • Tracked trends, leveraged data and suggested enhancements to both challenge and refine company's product offerings.
  • Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue, and effectively targeting new markets.

Senior Manager Communication Strategy

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
12.2012 - 12.2014
  • Managed large-scale project communications and training through new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.

Associate Branch Manager

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
05.2010 - 12.2012
  • Collaborated with C-level executives, stakeholders and advisors to develop relationships and build long-term financial plans.

Sales Manager Executive/Professional Banking

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
12.2009 - 05.2011
  • Managed high-performing sales team , built relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth.

Branch Manager New Branches

Royal Bank of Canada(RBC) / Bank of Montreal(BMO)
01.2004 - 12.2009
  • Established new branch location, employees and customers through strategic plans for day-to-day financial operations.

Branch Administrator / Investment Sales Associate

BMO Nesbitt Burns
06.2001 - 01.2004
  • Oversaw branch team consisting of 15 Investment Advisors plus administration associates and executed sales support for 4 Investment Advisors.

Education

EMBA - Digital Transformation

DeGroote School of Business (McMaster)
01.2020

BA - Sociology & Psychology

Wilfrid Laurier University
01.2020

Skills

  • Portfolio Optimization
  • Digital Transformation
  • Innovation Management
  • Cross-functional Leadership
  • Business Growth
  • Market Trends Analysis
  • Targeted Marketing

Professional Highlights

  • EMBA Graduate dedicated to learning, leveraging new insights to deliver valued Thought Leadership.
  • Passionate About learning and growing, hold multiple Professional Designations with Canadian Securities Institute (CSI) including Fellow of CSI (FCSI), Professional Financial Planner (PFP), Financial Management Advisor (FMA), Chartered Investment Manager (CIM)- enrolled.
  • Recipient of numerous RBC Royal Performance awards quarterly, annually, including the Convention Finalist Recipient (2018).
  • Strong, genuine & supportive people leader and mentor: informally and formally as a lead with the GO WOMXN (Scotiabank) and Women's Forum (RBC) - to inspire, challenge & enable employees and champion the advancement of women.

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Certification

  • Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI), Canadian Securities Institute - Oct. 2006
  • Professional Financial Planner (PFP), Canadian Securities Institute - Nov. 2011

Interests

Skiing

Hiking

Everything outdoors with my family

Timeline

Vice President Front to Back Design Centre

Scotiabank
06.2022 - Current

Senior Director & Lead Front to Back Transformation

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
01.2020 - 05.2022

Senior Director Global Operations Process Strategy & Transformation

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
01.2019 - 12.2021

Senior Director National Contact Centre

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
01.2018 - 01.2019

Director Strategic Execution Credit Card Acquisition & Engagement

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
11.2014 - 12.2018

Senior Manager Communication Strategy

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
12.2012 - 12.2014

Associate Branch Manager

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
05.2010 - 12.2012

Sales Manager Executive/Professional Banking

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
12.2009 - 05.2011

Branch Manager New Branches

Royal Bank of Canada(RBC) / Bank of Montreal(BMO)
01.2004 - 12.2009

Branch Administrator / Investment Sales Associate

BMO Nesbitt Burns
06.2001 - 01.2004

BA - Sociology & Psychology

Wilfrid Laurier University

EMBA - Digital Transformation

DeGroote School of Business (McMaster)
Shannon Wood