Senior Advisor, Incidents and Business Continuity

Desjardins Group; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Advisor for Incidents and Business Continuity to coordinate their business continuity monitoring program. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders, overseeing incident management, and enhancing operational resilience strategies. Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree and a minimum of eight years of experience in business continuity and risk management.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of relevant experience in incident, business continuity and/or operational risk management.
• Experience in a second line of defence monitoring role.
• Advanced proficiency of English and knowledge of French required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the business continuity monitoring program.
• Oversee the development of business continuity mechanisms.
• Assist with incident management and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Ambiguity

Communicates effectively

Interpersonal Savvy

Plans and aligns

Strategic mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office suite

Job description

As a Senior Advisor, Incidents and Business Continuity, you help coordinate the business continuity monitoring program for Desjardins General Insurance Group (DGIG) as part of the Governance and Performance Department. You serve as a first line of defence specialist and assist DGIG’s business sectors with incident management. You also oversee the development of business continuity mechanisms in line with both industry and Desjardins Group best practices. You actively participate in initiatives to optimize monitoring methodology by designing and operationalizing controls. With other team members, you coordinate the implementation of controls and following up with the business sectors’ action plans. You lead and influence different stakeholders on initiatives related to the probable materialization of emerging risks that require DGIG or cross-sector coordination. You also play a role in the training to raise awareness and strengthen knowledge of business continuity in the business sectors. You help sectors consolidate business continuity best practices and the directions set by the second and third lines of defence. You play a key role in incident management and continuity, with both the operational sectors and DGIG’s executive unit. Your rigour and ability to stay level-headed are important assets in this role. More specifically, you will be required to :

• Ensure continuity incident management with various stakeholders (e.g.: second line of defense, operational, executive, PIP, compliance/regulatory, legal)

• Help develop all activities required to implement Desjardins Group’s business continuity monitoring program
  Advanced-level proficiency in English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients

• Follow up as needed on action plan developments with the first line of defence

• Contribute to risk management initiatives and do third-party risk and business continuity analyses

• Monitor policies and procedures in accordance with the Autorité des marchés financiers and other regulatory authorities and help draft business continuity management frameworks and procedures

• Help prepare operational and executive reports

• Help develop and implement new approaches to operational resilience

• Represent the Business Continuity team before decision-making bodies or committees and represent DGIG in dealings with the Desjardins Group cross-sector crisis unit

What we offer*

• Competitive salary and annual bonus

• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year

• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement

• Group insurance including telemedicine

• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

*Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in a related field

• A minimum of eight years of relevant experience in incident, business continuity and/or operational risk management

• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

• Experience in a second line of defence monitoring role

• Experience in executive writing

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite

• Knowledge of the property and casualty insurance sector

• Knowledge of French is required

• Advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients

• 24/7 on-call availability for incident management, alternating with your colleague

Ambiguity, Communicates effectively, Interpersonal Savvy, Plans and aligns, Strategic mindset

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Trade Union (If applicable)

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Job Family

Risk management (FG)

Unposting Date

2025-07-22