AVP, Compliance & Risk — Asset Management

BJRC Recruiting; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, an independent Canadian investment management firm, seeks an Associate Vice President, Compliance to strengthen its compliance control framework and governance as the business scales. Reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, the role blends strategic thinking with hands‑on execution, building, testing, and improving controls and surveillance programs in a lean environment.

Ideal candidates bring experience in asset management or financial services and can engage senior management

Qualifications

• Experience with compliance control frameworks and governance.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments and controls testing.
• Experience building and monitoring surveillance programs.
• Strong program maturity skills and process improvement.
• Familiarity with Canadian securities regulation and regulated financial services environments (OSC; CSA).
• Stakeholder engagement and senior management reporting.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and evolve the firm’s compliance control framework and testing program.
• Develop and maintain governance structures for scalability.
• Build, test, and improve compliance controls and processes in a practical business-oriented way.

Skills

Compliance

Governance

Controls testing

Risk assessment

Surveillance

Stakeholder reporting

Job description

Our client, an independent Canadian investment management firm, seeks an Associate Vice President, Compliance to strengthen its compliance control framework and governance as the business scales. Reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, the role blends strategic thinking with hands‑on execution, building, testing, and improving controls and surveillance programs in a lean environment.

Ideal candidates bring experience in asset management or financial services and can engage senior management