Manager, Collateral Management

Agilus Work Solutions; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 83,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Agilus Work Solutions in Toronto, Ontario, is recruiting a Manager, Collateral Management in a hybrid role. You will lead end-to-end collateral activities across Bilateral & Cleared products, driving risk mitigation and operational excellence.

You will build and coach a high-performing team, partner with Treasury, Risk and Legal, and deliver strategic initiatives to scale margin analytics and collateral optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience; professional designations such as CPA (CA, CGA, CMA) or CFA are considered strong assets.
• 8–10+ years in Investment Operations, specifically with collateral management expertise such as a deep understanding of ISDA CSA/GMRA agreements, cleared margin activities, regulatory collateral initiatives (SIMM, Sponsored Repo), collateral management services, and buy-side investment operations.
• Proven ability to lead teams, inspire performance, and champion change initiatives that drive measurable operational improvements with experience in a leadership or people management role.
• Strong interpersonal skills with experience partnering across diverse teams and working with senior leaders to navigate complex structures and support informed decision making.
• Demonstrated success in coordinating cross functional initiatives, delivering process enhancements, and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Experience with various collateral platforms (e.g. Acadia, TriOptima, Triparty custodians)

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end Collateral Management leadership over buy-side collateral activities and act as first line of defense in mitigating counterparty risk across enterprise agreements such as Bilateral & Cleared Derivatives, Repo, Prime Brokers and Centrally Cleared products.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, reduce operational risk, and support scalability. Evolve capabilities to expand margin and collateral analytics that reduce margin exposure and optimize collateral usage.
• Enable or own the delivery of key priorities by establishing business requirements, evaluating business impacts, and recommending the best course of action.
• Collaborate with internal teams (including Treasury, Risk, Legal, Investments, other Finance teams) to ensure timely issue resolution and alignment on business needs. Address escalated issues impacting operational integrity, risk reporting, or liquidity reporting.
• Manage, coach, and develop a team responsible for daily activities under time sensitive deadlines intraday. Oversee recruitment, performance management, and ongoing skill development to support team growth and operational excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

People management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CPA/CFA designation assets

Tools

Acadia

TriOptima

Triparty custodians

Job description

Agilus by Synergie is recruiting for a Manager, Collateral Management in the Area in a hybrid work environment in Toronto, Ontario. The Collateral team oversees enterprise margin activity across the Fund, covering both bilateral and cleared products. This buy-side role provides meaningful visibility across the organization, with exposure to senior leaders and key topics such as counterparty credit risk, inventory management, collateral eligibility, margin optimization, and operational resiliency.

You will:

• Accountable for end-to-end Collateral Management Lifecyle - Provide leadership over buy-side collateral activities and act as first line of defense in mitigating counterparty risk across enterprise agreements such as Bilateral & Cleared Derivatives, Repo, Prime Brokers and Centrally Cleared products.
• Drive Continuous Improvements & Transformation - Lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, reduce operational risk, and support scalability. Evolve capabilities to expand margin and collateral analytics that reduce margin exposure and optimize collateral usage.
• Deliver on Strategic Initiatives & Projects - Enable or own the delivery of key priorities by establishing business requirements, evaluating business impacts, and recommending the best course of action.
• Foster Strong Internal & External Partnerships - Collaborate with internal teams (including Treasury, Risk, Legal, Investments, other Finance teams) to ensure timely issue resolution and alignment on business needs. Address escalated issues impacting operational integrity, risk reporting, or liquidity reporting.
• Lead & Develop the Team - Manage, coach, and develop a team responsible for daily activities under time sensitive deadlines intraday. Oversee recruitment, performance management, and ongoing skill development to support team growth and operational excellence.

Successful candidates will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience; professional designations such as CPA (CA, CGA, CMA) or CFA are considered strong assets.
• 8–10+ years in Investment Operations, specifically with collateral management expertise such as a deep understanding of ISDA CSA/GMRA agreements, cleared margin activities, regulatory collateral initiatives (SIMM, Sponsored Repo), collateral management services, and buy-side investment operations.
• Proven ability to lead teams, inspire performance, and champion change initiatives that drive measurable operational improvements with experience in a leadership or people management role.
• Strong interpersonal skills with experience partnering across diverse teams and working with senior leaders to navigate complex structures and support informed decision making.
• Demonstrated success in coordinating cross functional initiatives, delivering process enhancements, and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Experience with various collateral platforms (e.g. Acadia, TriOptima, Triparty custodians)

Total rewards:$60.00 - $95.00 hourly6 month contract

Soft skills: Reporting to the Senior Manager, this role leads a team of skilled professionals responsible for margin management and collateral resilience to ensure daily margin requirements are met through effective management of eligible securities under the broader Public Investments Operations group within the Finance Division. In managing the enterprise margin and collateral activities, the Collateral team works closely with both the Treasury and Counterparty Risk teams. This posting is for an active opening.