Compliance Strategy & Transformation Manager

Sia; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A management consulting firm based in Toronto seeks an experienced professional for a Regulatory Advisory & Compliance Strategy role. The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years in transformation and regulatory roles, focusing on the financial services industry. Key responsibilities include designing transformation initiatives, project management, and developing compliance strategies. This position calls for excellent communication skills, project management expertise, and a strong understanding of financial regulations. You will lead cross-functional teams and support clients through significant transformations.

Benefits

Career advocacy program

Continuous learning & development opportunities

Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in transformation and regulatory roles across the financial services industry.
• Independent self-starter who can manage multiple activities in a high-pressure environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Project management skills overseeing regulatory initiatives.
• Strong financial acumen defining and tracking key metrics.
• Deep understanding of financial services and regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to design and drive transformation initiatives.
• Evaluate existing operating models for improvement opportunities.
• Manage multiple initiatives and lead cross-functional teams.
• Distill complex information into clear problem statements.
• Develop AI governance and assess use cases.
• Excel in project delivery through robust management practices.

Skills

Transformation and regulatory roles

Excellent communication skills

Project management skills

Financial acumen

Microsoft Office proficiency

Understanding of financial services

Education

PMP and/or PgMP certification

Tools

Agile/Waterfall methodologies

Project management tools

Job description

Sia is a next‑generation, global management consulting group. Founded in 1999, we were born digital. Today our strategy and management capabilities are augmented by data science, enhanced by creativity and driven by responsibility. We’re optimists for change and we help clients initiate, navigate and benefit from transformation. We believe optimism is a force multiplier, helping clients to mitigate downside and maximize opportunity. With expertise across a broad range of sectors and services, our 3,000 consultants serve clients worldwide from 48 locations in 19 countries. Our expertise delivers results. Our optimism transforms outcomes.

Strategy & Management Consulting

Sia’s Strategy & Management Consulting global footprint and expertise in more than 40 sectors and services allow us to enhance our clients’ businesses worldwide. We guide their projects and initiatives in strategy, business transformation, IT & digital strategy.

Financial Institutions have drastically changed over the last decade, driven by increased regulatory constraints, diverse competition inside and beyond traditional banking organizations, and emerging technologies reshaping long‑standing ecosystems. Sia’s Financial Services Business Unit provides a comprehensive suite of core capabilities designed to address the diverse and evolving needs of our clients, enabling them to navigate complex challenges, seize new opportunities, and achieve our strategic objectives in an increasingly competitive and dynamic business environment.

Why Join The Sia Team?

• Excellence
• Entrepreneurship
• Innovation
• Teamwork
• Care & Support
• Employee Wellbeing

These are the six core values that guide all our actions. As an expression of our values, our Sia team concept describes our commitment to fostering a sense of community within and among our offices. We believe that knowledge sharing is the key, not only to innovation, but to the growth and development of our people.

Your experience at Sia will be enriched by a(n):

• Entrepreneurial journey
• Career advocacy program that supports achieving professional development goals through guidance, and real‑time feedback
• Continuous learning & development opportunities
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs with an ever‑growing list of global affinity initiatives

Job Description

Regulatory Advisory & Compliance Strategy

• Partner with Regulatory Compliance senior leadership and business stakeholders to design and drive strategic transformation initiatives while ensuring proper oversight
• Designs, implements, and maintains organizational programs in support of the Regulatory Compliance Enterprise strategy
• Evaluate the existing Regulatory Compliance operating model to uncover improvement opportunities across organizational structure, workforce efficiency, and process effectiveness
• Balance strategic thinking with tactical action to drive results to support the Regulatory Compliance function and its key stakeholders
• Stay abreast of regulatory changes and develop perspectives based on an evolving regulatory landscape
• Assess and interpret emerging regulatory trends, supervisory expectations, and enforcement actions to develop compliance strategies
• Understand, develop and maintain best practices for regulatory compliance

Project & Client Management

• Independently identify and analyze complex business problems and proactively develop innovative and sustainable solutions using consulting frameworks and other problem‑solving tools
• Manage multiple initiatives and lead cross‑functional teams to drive project execution on time and on budget
• Distill complex information into clear problem statements, independently develop and implement data‑driven solutions, and synthesize insights into compelling presentations and recommendations for senior leadership
• Develop AI governance, assess AI use cases and agentic solutions; coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to drive initiatives
• Demonstrate exceptional Change Management capabilities, including impact analysis, as well as creation and execution of change and communication plans
• Excel in project delivery through robust project management practices—establishing consistent routines, defining and monitoring KPIs and metrics, maintaining compliance standards, and providing clear, timely stakeholder communication.
• Provides support in creating centers of excellence to generate efficiencies at the enterprise level

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in transformation and regulatory roles across the financial services industry
• Independent self‑starter who can manage multiple activities in a high‑pressure environment
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to convey complex regulatory concepts to senior executives
• Project management skills, with experience overseeing regulatory initiatives and coordinating cross‑functional teams
• Strong financial acumen and an ability to define and track key metrics that demonstrate value for data‑driven decision making
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Deep understanding of financial services, regulatory environments, Risk and Compliance; background in Risk & Compliance a nice to have but not required.
• PMP and/or PgMP certification
• Experience with Agile/Waterfall methodologies and project management tools

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.