Senior Risk Specialist

Fidelity Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Risk Specialist to enhance their risk management framework. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to engage in diverse risk programs, ensuring effective monitoring and reporting while advocating for strong risk practices across the organization. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, along with a solid understanding of risk management processes. Join a dynamic team dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where your contributions will make a significant impact on clients and communities. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a supportive and innovative workplace.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant risk experience required.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability are essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ongoing monitoring and oversight of risk programs.
• Provide training on risk policies and advocate for a strong risk culture.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Ability

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Education

University Degree or Equivalent Work Experience

Tools

Risk Management Programs

Change/Project Risk Management

Job description

Job Description

This is a hybrid role with a mix of remote and in-office working.

Current work authorization for Canada is required for all openings.

*Please note - This is a contract position until October 2025.

Who We Are

At Fidelity, we’ve been helping Canadian investors build better financial futures for over 35 years. We offer individuals and institutions a range of trusted investment portfolios and services - and we’re constantly seeking to find new and better ways to help our clients. As a privately owned company, we boldly embrace innovation in all areas as we continue to grow our business into the future.

Working with us means you’ll be part of a diverse and dedicated group of people who make a real difference for our clients and communities every day. You’ll have a wide range of opportunities to grow and develop your career in an inclusive environment where you’ll feel valued and supported to be your best - both personally and professionally.

Reporting to the Manager, Risk Management, the Senior Risk Specialist conducts ongoing monitoring/oversight, provides regular detailed reporting on the status of risk programs, consults, and provides independent challenge on control effectiveness. This role provides analysis, monitoring, and challenge to identify areas for improvement and remediation by business units to support a sound operational environment.

What You Will Do

Program Monitoring, Oversight, and Reporting

• Effectively maintain Risk Management Programs on a day-to-day basis to identify, monitor and assess risk. Programs include but are not limited to Change/Project Risk Management, End User Computing, and Ad-hoc Risk Assessment.
• Ensure programs are consistently assessed; Program policy, guidelines, and internal procedures documents are kept up to date and relevant.
• Issues encountered during real-time monitoring or through formal reviews are escalated appropriately and effectively to the Manager, Risk Management.
• Ensure program reporting is kept current and distributed to key stakeholders.
• Areas for improvement and remediation are identified and consensus built on recommended solutions.
• Independently challenge the status quo in a respectful manner.
• Provide awareness and promote strong risk management practices and principles across the organization through effective communication and training to ensure risk management programs are understood.

Training and Risk Culture

• Provide awareness and promote strong risk management practices and principles across the organization through effective communication of Policies and Programs.
• Develop, maintain, and deliver effective training on risk Programs and Policies to FIC employees through a variety of mediums including online and face-to-face so that policies are understood, and that employees are equipped to recognize and escalate knowledge of material risk.
• Promote awareness to ensure that business understands their roles and responsibilities.
• Advocate for a strong risk culture and drive change.

Project Risk, Policies and Procedures

• Participate in complex or highly critical projects to ensure risks are appropriately identified, assessed, and challenged.
• Define, implement, and maintain the organizational risk framework to assess project risk and complexity and drive additional risk control activities.
• Ensure all stakeholders are appropriately trained on the project risk framework and requirements, risk concepts including risk identification, assessment, and action planning.
• Verify adherence to risk framework, ensuring required risk control activities are completed and operating effectively.
• Consistently advocate for strong risk management principles and build trusted relationships with all stakeholders.
• Actively participate in project meetings and support, challenge, and identify critical/material project implementation/delivery and BAU risks.
• Ensure accountability of stakeholders and actively ask questions and challenge the status quo.
• Proactively question and assess project risks and provide effective challenge.
• Evaluate identified risks in collaboration with risk owners and proposed response plans.
• Participate actively in post-implementation lessons learned and continuous improvement discussions.

Ad-hoc Risk Assessments

• As required, conduct ad-hoc risk assessments for high-risk processes and critical projects or business functions.
• Assess new and/or changes to operational processes including process mapping, risk and control documentation, and evaluation and action planning.
• Provide value-add recommendations to stakeholders for operational readiness decisions.
• Ensure material residual risks are identified, and action plans are robust.

What We Are Looking For

• Completion of a University degree or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of relevant risk experience.
• Change/Project Risk Management experience is an asset.

The Expertise You Bring:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to defined deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving ability, and attention to detail.
• Good communication skills, ability to engage with individuals at all levels.
• Capable of assimilating complex material, and to identify and discuss complicated concepts.
• Able to work on own initiative and develop practical solutions under pressure.
• Good knowledge of risk management processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of financial services products, processes, and industry is an asset.

Fidelity Canada is an equal opportunity employer

Fidelity Canada is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, family status, protected veterans’ status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected ground.

Accommodation during the application process

Fidelity Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process. If you require an accommodation, please email us at [e-mail].

No telephone inquiries or agencies please. We thank all applicants for their interest; please be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Why Work at Fidelity?

We are proud to be recipients of the following:

Awards

• Canada's Top 100 Employers
• Greater Toronto's Top Employers
• Canada's Top Family-Friendly Employers
• Canada's Top Employers for Young People

• Great Place To Work Certified
• Best Workplaces for Inclusion
• Best Workplaces for Mental Wellness
• Best Workplaces for Today's Youth
• Best Workplaces for Women
• Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance
• Best Workplaces in Ontario
• Best Workplaces with Most Trusted Executive Teams

• LinkedIn Top Companies in Canada

• Human Resource Director (HRD) - Best Place To Work
• HRD - 5-Star Benefit Program
• HRD - 5-Star Diversity & Inclusion Employer

Designations
• Canadian Compassionate Companies – Certified
• Benefits Canada's Workplace Benefits Award - Future of Work Strategy
• TalentEgg National Recruitment Excellence Award - Special Award for Diversity & Inclusion in Recruiting
• Canadian HR Reporter's Most Innovative HR Team