Risk Data Consultant

IFG International Financial Group Ltd; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Canada seeks to hire a Business Analyst for their Operational Risk Management team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in developing metrics and reporting solutions, while ensuring effective process tracking and communication between business and technology stakeholders. This position offers a hybrid working model with site presence required twice a week in Toronto.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Business Data Consultant or Business Analyst.
• Experience in developing KPIs & KRIs.
• Familiarity with OSFI regulatory frameworks is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop metrics for reporting and gather business requirements.
• Serve as a liaison between business teams and technology groups.
• Prepare cost-benefit analyses and maintain action logs.

Skills

Developing metrics

Operational resilience

Data governance principles

Education

CBAP certification

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Our client, a Top 5 Bank in Canada, is looking to hire a Business Analyst to their Operational Risk Management team for an initial 6-month contract. This is a hybrid position based in downtown Toronto, with 2 days per week in office.

Responsibilities Include:

• Develop metrics (KPIs and KRIs) for reporting and write reporting requirements for technical teams to build out reports.
• Partner with business process SMEs to document existing processes and ensure accurate and comprehensive process tracking.
• Gather business requirements and translate them for developers and technical stakeholders.
• Serve as a liaison between business teams and technology groups to deliver technical solutions.
• Prepare cost-benefit analyses and ROI assessments to support system implementation decisions.
• Maintain action logs and track delivery timelines across multiple ongoing projects.
• Provide regular project status updates and escalate issues to program managers and senior leadership as needed.

Must-Have Skills:

• 3+ years of experience as a Business Data Consultant or Business Analyst working with operational risk data.
• Demonstrated experience in developing metrics (KPIs & KRIs).
• Experience in reporting solution design and partnering with technical teams to execute delivery.
• Strong understanding of operational resilience and data governance principles.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Knowledge of Operational Risk Management (ORM).
• Familiarity with OSFI regulatory frameworks.
• Understanding of third-party risk, fraud, cyber, or incident reporting processes.
• Background in banking or financial institutions.
• CBAP certification.
• Experience using Power BI or other business intelligence tools.

If you are qualified and interested in discussing this role in more detail, please submit your resume to Fouzan at [e-mail]