Gestionnaire principal - Gestion des risques de l'entreprise/Principal, Enterprise Risk Management

Air Canada; Dorval; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A Canadian airline is seeking a Principal for Enterprise Risk Management. This vital role involves leading ERM efforts, evaluating key business risks, and providing advisory support to senior management. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, 10+ years of experience, and strong project management and analytical skills. Proficiency in relevant risk management frameworks, data analysis tools, and bilingualism in English and French are preferred. This position is based in Montreal, Toronto, or Winnipeg.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional work experience.
• Experience with risk management frameworks (COSO ERM, ISO 31000).
• Capacity to analyze and distill significant volume of information.
• Ability to synthesize large data sets to clear conclusions.
• Experience with internal and external risk sources.
• Strong problem-solving and business analytics skills.
• Knowledge of COSO ERM and ISO 31000 frameworks.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint and BI tools.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Bilingualism English/French desirable.

Responsibilities

• Champion ERM efforts across the Organization.
• Identify and evaluate key risks to business objectives.
• Provide insight to Corporate Audit & Advisory leadership team.
• Collaborate with senior leaders across Montreal, Toronto, and Winnipeg.
• Translate complex risk information into actionable insights for executives.

Skills

Project management skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Creative problem-solving

Data analytics skills

Bilingualism (English and French)

Performance measurement

ERM frameworks COSO/ISO 31000

Data analytics

Visualization tools

Flexibility/adaptability

Deadline-driven

Travel readiness

Bilingual English/French

Punctuality

Education

Bachelor's degree with specialized certification (RIMS-CRMP, CRM, etc.)

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Power BI

Artificial Intelligence tools

Job description

Join to apply for the Gestionnaire principal - Gestion des risques de l'entreprise/Principal, Enterprise Risk Management role at Air Canada

Being part of Air Canada is to become part of an iconic Canadian symbol, recently ranked the best Airline in North America. Let your career take flight by joining our diverse and vibrant team at the leading edge of passenger aviation.

An important facet of Air Canada’s corporate oversight and governance activities, the Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) program aims to provide timely and meaningful insight to both Management and the Board’s Audit, Finance and Risk Committee to assist in the identification, evaluation and understanding of the Company’s important business risks, adequacy of risk management strategies in place and whether the level of risk to the organization is within its tolerance levels.

The Principal, Enterprise Risk Management will champion ERM efforts across the Organization. This includes playing a critical role in the Company’s ERM reporting process, in identifying and evaluating the key risks to the Company’s business objectives, providing business advisory support, and providing insight to the broader Corporate Audit & Advisory (“CAA”) leadership team for the establishment of its risk‑based audit plan.

We are looking for a highly motivated person in Montreal (YUL), Toronto (YYZ), or Winnipeg (YWG).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with specialized degree, certificate or designation completed or in progress given preference (e.g., RIMS‑CRMP, CRM, CRMA, ARM, CPA, MBA, CIA)
• 10+ years of professional work experience
• Proven project management skills with excellent planning and organization skills
• Capacity to analyze and distill significant volume of information to arrive at clear and concise conclusions
• Ability to conduct research using internal business intelligence reports and external sources (including but not limited to government reports, risk outlooks, economic reports)
• Demonstrated creative problem‑solving and business analytics skills
• Understanding of fundamentals of strategic business planning, financial and non‑financial performance measures, and forward‑looking business analysis
• Ability to make clear links among / between risks, business areas and implications to business objectives and corporate strategy
• Proficiency with relevant ERM and Risk Management Frameworks (COSO ERM, ISO 31000)
• Confident with excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to effectively communicate with Senior Leaders of the Organization
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Power BI) and basic artificial intelligence tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT)
• Experience with data analytics and visualization tools
• Flexible and able to adapt quickly to evolving business requirements
• Goal oriented with the ability to meet deadlines, achieve objectives and work under pressure
• Valid passport with ability to travel, domestically and internationally
• Based on equal qualifications, bilingualism (English and French) is desirable
• Demonstrate punctuality and dependability to support overall team success in a fast‑paced environment.

Please visit the Air Canada careers page for full job details.