Remote Senior Communications Manager | Lead Exec Messaging

Bank N.A.; Toronto; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Job summary

BMO Financial Group is seeking a senior communications professional to lead regional communications for the Corporate Affairs function. The role involves advising senior leaders, developing strategies, and delivering clear, bilingual content across channels.

You will collaborate with regional teams, manage multiple priorities, and use AI tools to improve quality and efficiency, while ensuring accessibility and brand standards are met.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant experience and a post-secondary degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to turn complex information into audience-focused messages.
• Experience advising senior leaders and developing communications strategies and plans that support business priorities and change.
• Strong judgement and the ability to assess audience needs, complexity, impact, and communications risk.
• Strong collaboration and influence skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across teams and levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, respond to feedback, and adapt plans when circumstances change.
• Comfort using digital and AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot, to improve quality and efficiency.
• Knowledge of corporate communications standards, including accessibility, brand, and bilingual requirements.

Responsibilities

• Works directly with regional leadership to deliver clear, timely, and actionable communications that support business priorities and change adoption.
• Develops communications strategies and plans that support regional priorities and business goals.
• Creates content for channels such as email, Viva Engage, town halls, conference calls, presentations, speaking remarks, newsletters, and video.
• Builds strong relationships and works across regional, branch, and enterprise teams to gather input, align priorities, coordinate delivery, and clarify responsibilities.
• Uses feedback and available channel data to assess communications effectiveness, identify opportunities, and recommend improvements.
• Identifies emerging issues and advises the Regional President and appropriate business and communications partners on implications, options, and responses.
• Leads communications for sensitive, confidential, or high-priority work and supports other leadership events as capacity permits.
• Connects regularly with the Regional President to understand priorities and shares relevant insights with the team and regional partners.
• Supports other work aligned with role priorities as capacity permits.

Skills

Strong writing

Storytelling

Executive advising

Collaboration

Strategic communications

Project prioritization

Education

Communications degree

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

BMO Financial Group is seeking a senior communications professional to lead regional communications for the Corporate Affairs function. The role involves advising senior leaders, developing strategies, and delivering clear, bilingual content across channels.

You will collaborate with regional teams, manage multiple priorities, and use AI tools to improve quality and efficiency, while ensuring accessibility and brand standards are met.