Director Financial Risk

Manulife John Hancock; Toronto; Sur place; CAD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Manulife John Hancock is seeking a senior risk professional to lead market and liquidity risk oversight across segments, monitored against regulatory guidance and internal policies.

You will review and influence risk policies, assess stress testing, validate risk limits, and provide input to senior CROs, with a focus on transparency, accountability and strong stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Finance or a quantitative discipline.
• FRM and/or CFA designation is an asset.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and ability to influence outcomes.
• Self-starter with minimal guidance.
• Minimum 5 years in financial services, preferably Treasury, Retail Banking and Insurance.
• Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills.
• Excellent management and interpersonal skills.

Responsabilités

• Identify and monitor market and liquidity risk across segments.
• Review and input risk policies including Liquidity Management, Interest Rate Risk and Foreign Exchange policies.
• Review the Liquidity Contingency Plan and suggest improvements for transparency and efficiency.
• Ensure risks are identified, measured and integrated into the risk framework.
• Review/validate risk limits, parameters and assumptions used for liquidity and interest rate risk.

Connaissances

5+ years financial services experience

Excellent analytical skills

Excellent communication (oral &written

Self-starter

Ability to influence outcomes

Excellent interpersonal skills

Formation

Advanced degree in Finance or quantitative discipline

FRM or CFA designation (asset)

Description du poste

Position Responsibilities:

• Identify and monitor market and liquidity risk independent of Operating Segments and Treasury.
• Review and provide constructive input on risk policies including but not limited to Liquidity Management Policy, Interest Rate Risk Management Policy, Foreign Exchange Risk Management Policy.
• Review the Liquidity Contingency Plan and make recommendations to improve its transparency and efficiency.
• Ensure key market and liquidity risks are identified based on regulatory guidance, measured appropriately and incorporated in the overall risk management framework.
• Review and validate the risk limits, parameters and assumptions used in various metrics for assessing liquidity risk and interest rate risk.
• Monitor exposures against approved risk limits.
• Have an expert knowledge of OSFI's regulations such as the Liquidity Adequacy Requirements (LAR) Guideline, Interest Rate Risk Management Guideline, and ensure appropriate and effective implementation of these key guidelines.
• Review and assess methodologies and assumptions for measuring key market and liquidity risk metrics.
• Review and recommend stress testing scenarios / assumptions used for stress testing exercises (e.g., bank deposits run-offs).
• Review and provide constructive feedback on the Bank's funding plan.
• Provide regular input and effective challenge over the first line of business' risk management practices including but not limited to risk metrics, limits and methodologies.
• Support and provide subject matter expertise to the Bank CRO and General Account Business CRO in areas of market and liquidity risk.
• Review and provide input on all regulatory issues relating to market and liquidity risk.
• Assess risk positions and risk exposures and steps being taken to address them.
• Assess and opine on the adequacy of risk versus return in current portfolio and any proposed strategies.

Required Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Finance or another quantitative discipline.
• FRM and/or CFA designation an asset.
• Ability to communicate effectively (oral and written), build strong working relationships and influence outcomes within and across segments.
• Self-starter and ability to work with little guidance.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in the financial services industry, preferably in Treasury, Retail Banking and Insurance
• Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills.
• Excellent management and interpersonal skills.

Problems/Challenges:

• Increasing complexity associated with liquidity risk policies and the supporting measurement, monitoring and reporting infrastructure.
• Balancing the requirements and expectations of multiple internal and external partners.

Personal Attributes and Cultural Fit:

• Inspires and motivates others.
• Role model of ethics and integrity who builds a culture of respect.
• Highly effective change agent who embraces change and leads change management.
• Provides courageous advice.
• Results-driven; highly focused on accountability.
• Ability to handle multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrates a commitment to delivering excellent service balanced with appropriate risk management and strategic perspective.
• Highly collaborative working style.

We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

As part of our global team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html .

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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