Chief Advisor Regulatory Governance

National Bank of Canada; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness program

Flexible group insurance

Generous pension plan

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Employee and family assistance program

Preferential banking services

Involvement in community initiatives

Telemedicine service

Virtual sleep clinic

Job summary

The National Bank of Canada is seeking a Chief Advisor in the Prudential Standards and Oversight Office to strengthen risk governance, regulatory engagement, and accountability culture. You will help interpret OSFI expectations, embed them across the bank, and provide strong oversight and challenge.

In a second-line function, you will design and execute a prudential regulatory oversight program, lead self-assessment activities, manage action plans, and deliver dashboards for senior management.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in risk management, regulatory governance, compliance, internal controls, audit, finance, or a related banking function.
• Experience in model risk management and/or credit risk management is a strong asset.
• Strong understanding of prudential regulation and financial institution governance, including OSFI expectations and Basel-related standards.
• Experience assessing the quality of evidence and translating complex regulatory requirements into practical expectations.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate OSFI regulatory reviews, supervisory meetings, information requests, and submissions end-to-end.
• Review the quality of prudential regulatory documentation, self-assessments, remediation plans, and executive materials.
• Support interpretation of OSFI prudential guidelines and translate requirements into practical governance practices.
• Lead activities within the prudential self-assessment program, including planning, QA, issue management, approvals, and reporting.
• Oversee and monitor regulatory action plans and recommendations, clarify accountabilities, track progress, and elevate risks.
• Prepare executive dashboards, reports, and insights for senior management and governance committees.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence

Credit Risk

Diversity & Inclusion

Empathy

Governance

Risk and Compliance

Initiative

Learning Agility

Organization Skills

Regulatory Requirements

Resiliency

Risk Management

Teamwork

Job description

A career as a Chief Advisor in the Prudential Standards and Oversight Office at National Bank means playing a central role in strengthening the Bank’s prudential risk governance, regulatory engagement, and culture of accountability. In this role, you will help ensure that OSFI prudential expectations are interpreted clearly, embedded consistently, and supported by strong oversight, effective challenge, and high-quality documentation.

As part of an independent second-line function, you will contribute to the design and execution of a prudential regulatory oversight program that supports sound governance, financial resilience, and proactive regulatory risk management across the Bank.

Your role

• Coordinate OSFI regulatory reviews, supervisory meetings, information requests, and submissions end-to-end, ensuring that responses are timely, complete, consistent, and well supported.
• Review the quality of prudential regulatory documentation, self‑assessments, remediation plans, closure packages, and executive materials before escalation or submission.
• Support the interpretation of OSFI prudential guidelines and regulatory expectations, helping business and risk partners translate requirements into practical governance practices and supporting evidence.
• Lead key activities within the prudential self‑assessment program, including planning, evidence standards, quality assurance, issue management, approvals, and reporting.
• Oversee and monitor regulatory action plans and recommendations, clarify accountabilities, track progress, assess closure readiness, and elevate emerging risks or delays when required.
• Prepare executive dashboards, reports, and insights for senior management and governance committees while contributing to regulatory horizon scanning, training initiatives, and best practice implementation.

Your team

The Prudential Standards and Oversight Office (PSO) is a high-impact team within Risk Management. The team acts as a trusted partner supporting the Bank’s sustainable growth and financial resilience by strengthening regulatory governance, coordinating regulatory engagement, and promoting disciplined oversight of prudential requirements.

As part of this team, you will collaborate closely with senior leaders, risk partners, business lines, and subject matter experts across the organization. The team is recognized for its collaborative approach, analytical rigor, and ability to transform complex regulatory expectations into practical governance outcomes. We strive to offer maximum flexibility to support your quality of life through a hybrid work environment and adaptable work arrangements.

National Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalized training programs, based on learning through experience, help you master your role and develop new areas of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, language training programs, the Harvard Learning Center, as well as coaching and mentoring opportunities, are available to you at all times.

Prerequisites

• Several years of experience in risk management, regulatory governance, compliance, internal controls, audit, finance, or a related banking function.
• Experience in model risk management and/or credit risk management is considered a strong asset; expertise in one of these domains may be prioritized based on the specific needs of the role.
• Strong understanding of prudential regulation and financial institution governance, including OSFI expectations and Basel‑related standards.
• Experience assessing the quality of evidence and translating complex regulatory requirements into practical and actionable expectations.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, and project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, deadlines, and regulatory deliverables.
• Experience preparing, reviewing, or presenting materials for senior management, governance committees, regulators, or audit functions.
• Comfortable adopting emerging technologies and new ways of working, including the use of agentic artificial intelligence tools.

Languages: French, English

Reason to require this language: you will need to collaborate with a regulator/authority/government body outside Quebec.

Required skills: Artificial Intelligence, Credit Risk, Diversity & Inclusion, Empathy, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Initiative, Learning Agility, Organization Skills, Regulatory Requirements, Resiliency, Risk Management, Teamwork

Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family such as:

• Health and wellness program, including many options
• Flexible group insurance
• Generous pension plan
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Preferential banking services
• Involvement in community initiatives
• Telemedicine service
• Virtual sleep clinic

We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting‑edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.

Making a bold move in a people‑first environment

We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier‑free and accessible environment to all employees.

We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Join us!