Compliance Supervisor

Banque Nationale du Canada; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness program

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Employee and family assistance program

Preferential banking services

Involvement in community initiatives

Virtual sleep clinic

Job summary

National Bank Financial (NBF) in Montreal seeks a Compliance Supervisor to lead centralized approvals on a national scale and support regional supervisors in maintaining regulatory compliance. You will oversee approvals, monitor regulatory obligations, and ensure policies are consistently applied across wealth management and risk management domains.

The role emphasizes collaborating with regional teams, enforcing internal policies, and driving continuous improvements in surveillance processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; at least three years of relevant experience
• Registered Representative (RR) or Investment Representative (IR) license with CIRO
• IDSC completion or within three months of hiring
• Strong organizational skills and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Solution-oriented analytical abilities and ability to identify industry-specific risks

Responsibilities

• Mitigate regulatory and operational risks by reviewing and approving centralized compliance items
• Apply analytical judgment to assess complex scenarios and determine outcomes
• Collaborate with regional compliance teams to identify and mitigate risks
• Partner with senior leadership to enforce internal policies and CIRO standards
• Supervise client communications including advertising materials and website content
• Maintain documentation and audit-ready records for supervisory activities
• Drive continuous improvement of Level 1 Surveillance processes

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Analytical judgment

Collaboration with regional teams

Documentation & audit readiness

Policy enforcement

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Area(s) of interest: Wealth management, Risk management

Location(s): Montreal

A career as a Compliance Supervisor within the Compliance services team at National Bank Financial (NBF) means acting as a specialist for centralized approvals on a national scale and providing support to regional supervisors. This role allows you to make a tangible impact by ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements in the industry.

This position includes daily monitoring, regulatory approvals, and support for regional compliance activities to ensure that all wealth management advisors and branches adhere to the firm’s policies and procedures, as well as industry regulatory standards. Additionally, the Compliance Services team at NBF handles centralized monitoring tasks at head office to ensure regulatory obligations are met.

• Mitigate regulatory and operational risks through rigorous review and approval of centralized compliance items
• Apply strong analytical judgment to assess complex scenarios, identify risk indicators, and determine appropriate compliance outcomes while balancing regulatory requirements and business needs
• Collaborate closely with regional compliance teams as a trusted business partner to identify, assess, and mitigate regulatory and operational risks within their regions
• Partner with senior leadership and operations teams to enforce internal policies and align with CIRO (Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization) standards
• Supervise client communications, including approving advertising materials, social media activities, and website content
• Ensure supervisory activities are conducted consistently and effectively, maintaining appropriate documentation and audit-ready records
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance team performance and strengthen Level 1 Surveillance processes.

Your team

The Compliance Vice-Presidency includes more than 70 specialists who work in an agile, proactive, and collaborative manner to ensure regulatory compliance and continuously improve our processes.

Within this team, you’ll collaborate with a dynamic group of professionals to drive shared goals. Our culture fosters teamwork, excellence, and innovation, while providing the flexibility you need to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

The Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalized training programs, based on experiential learning, allow you to master your role and develop new areas of expertise.

Prerequisites

• Completed bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least three years of relevant experience
• Minimum of two years’ experience at a securities dealer, with strong knowledge of investment products, financial markets, and the regulatory environment
• Registered Representative (RR) or Investment Representative (IR) license with CIRO
• Successful completion of Investment Dealers Supervisors Course (IDSC), or within three months of hiring
• Strong organizational skills, time-management, and adaptability in a fast-paced environment, and solution-oriented analytical abilities
• Ability to identify industry-specific risks and implementing effective mitigation strategies.

Languages:

Reason to require this language: you will need to work closely with our colleagues outside Quebec.

Skills

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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
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Preferential banking services
• Involvement in community initiatives
• 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?

Why work at National Bank?

For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?