Manager- Program Delivery, Market Risk

TD; Canada; On-site; CAD 91,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading securities firm in Toronto is seeking a versatile candidate for a role in Market Risk Delivery. The successful candidate will leverage strong analytical skills to enhance market risk reporting and analytics capabilities. A solid background in finance or mathematics is essential, along with experience in coordinating cross-functional teams. The company offers a competitive salary range and career development opportunities in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Health and well-being benefits

Savings and retirement programs

Competitive benefits plan

Qualifications

• Experience in capital markets function is preferred.
• Capable of formulating concise recommendations.
• Strong foundation in financial mathematics and statistics.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate requirements discussions across stakeholders.
• Develop strong working relationships with technology partners.
• Summarize complex problems for senior management.

Skills

Familiarity with market risk

Superior organizational skills

Exceptional communication skills

Ability to operate in unstructured environments

Advanced data manipulation skills

Education

University or graduate degree in mathematics or finance

Tools

Python

JSON

APIs

Job description

Overview

Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours: 37.5

Line of Business: Enterprise Enabling Functions

Pay Details: $91,200 - $136,800 CAD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate\'s skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description

Department Overview

The TD Securities (TDS) Data, Delivery and Integration (DDI) mandate is to deliver on initiatives that enable strategic business growth and compliance with global regulatory/industry landscape in an efficient manner while managing the associated risks.

Want to shape the future?
This is a strong community where you\'ll feel connected and challenged. You\'ll be busy, but never bored and your real passion for change will reap lasting rewards. There\'s a big appetite to raise the bar in this role. Change at TDS is evolving and influencing at a rapid pace and we\'re looking for visionaries, just like you to be this change. This is achieved through three pillars:

• Talent - Attract, develop, and retain talent that can lead, facilitate, and manage change collaboratively with all partners.
• Delivery Excellence - We deliver disciplined processes that produce strategic business and regulatory change to enable business growth and client value.
• Passion for Change - Our delivery approach depends on the energy and enthusiasm of our dedicated teams who are committed to make change happen.

Are you embarking on a growing career in TDS delivery?

Do you lead and collaborate well with all working partners and understand how to align your day-to-day change activities with overall business objectives? If so, this is a great opportunity with a high potential career path in Delivery at TDS.

Market Risk Delivery Team

The Market Risk Delivery Team within the TDS Data, Delivery and Integration, Credit and Market Risk Program Delivery group is responsible for establishing and expanding on Market Risk reporting and analytics capabilities for the dealer in support of various regulatory, industry and business-driven initiatives. To deliver on this mandate, the team partners closely with stakeholder groups from across TD Securities (TDS) including Market Risk Control (MRC), Model Development (MD), Model Validation (MV), Front Office, Technology, Finance/Accounting, and Treasury and Balance Sheet Management (TBSM).

The team thrives in a highly cohesive and collaborative environment, promoting opportunities for knowledge sharing across projects and for developing broader stakeholder networks and subject matter expertise. The scope of our delivery mandate is dynamic as it adapts to align with the firm\'s priorities throughout the year. The team is a great fit for individuals with versatile project management/business analysis/technical skillsets who are motivated to overcome steep learning curves and build strong partnerships across the organization.

Key Accountabilities

• Facilitate requirements discussions across stakeholder groups and create testing plan/strategies around confirming data transformations and flow as well as accuracy of metric outputs.
• Formulate recommendations regarding delivery/implementation approach after consultation with key stakeholder groups on estimated effort, resource availability, cross-program dependencies, and other implementation constraints.
• Develop a strong working relationship with technology partners, communicate effectively with developers on implementations.
• Coordinate and drive testing where appropriate to ensure operational readiness.
• Summarize and communicate complex problems in an effective manner to senior management.
• Provide timely and effective communication on project status, risks, issues, analyses/findings to Project Delivery lead and to various senior-level stakeholders.
• Identify and proactively manage cross-stakeholder group interdependencies.
• Assist with stream resource planning (including financial plans) to support project tracking and governance requirements.

Qualifications / Skills / Experience

• Familiarity with market risk, credit and valuation concepts, technology infrastructure, and/or VaR/stress/capital methodologies obtained through previous experience in a capital markets function.
• Superior organizational skills, including ability to employ systematic approach for identifying and tracking dependencies, ensuring proper resolution of outstanding items, and structuring efficient stakeholder meetings/discussions.
• Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal), including ability to clearly communicate complex financial concepts, obtain required clarifications as necessary when discussing requirements.
• Formulate concise and impactful recommendations.
• Ability to operate in an unstructured environment and demonstrated ability to consistently apply expert judgment with available information when proposing solutions/recommendations.
• Advanced data manipulation skills - ability to investigate and derive findings/conclusions from large data sets.
• Knowledge of project delivery methodologies (including Project Delivery Life Cycle and TD Agile) an asset.
• Familiarity with Python, JSON, APIs is an asset.

Specific Education Requirements

• University or graduate degree in mathematics, finance, or related field
• Strong academic foundation in mathematics / financial mathematics, statistics, finance or computer science.
• CFA or FRM designation an asset.

Who We Are

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank. We are growth-oriented, people-focused, and community-minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information

We\'re delighted that you\'re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we\'re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you\'re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You\'ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD - and we\'re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you\'ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

We\'ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you would like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only)

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