Senior Advisor Integrated Risk Management

National Bank of Canada; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness program

Flexible group insurance

Generous pension plan

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Employee and family assistance program

Preferential banking services

Involvement in community initiatives

Telemedicine service

Virtual sleep clinic

Job summary

National Bank of Canada is seeking a Senior Advisor within Integrated Risk Management to strengthen risk governance across integrity and security risks and to evolve the Integrated Issues Management Framework. You will advise oversight functions and business units to identify, assess, monitor and manage risks in a consistent manner.

You will contribute to the development and application of proactive risk practices, collaborate with regulators and governance bodies, and support risk remediation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline with at least five years of experience in non-financial risk management, integrity and security, compliance, or governance.
• Strong knowledge of the regulatory environment and requirements applicable to financial institutions.
• Experience implementing and applying risk management practices, including risk frameworks, second-line oversight, controls, and remediation plans.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the oversight of the integrity and security risk management framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations.
• Produce analyses, metrics and dashboards to identify risks, trends and issues for senior management oversight and governance bodies.
• Develop and apply an Integrated Issues Management Framework for proactive risk management.
• Act as a trusted advisor to oversight functions and business units, offering constructive challenge.
• Support partners in implementing and monitoring issue remediation plans to ensure integration of risk mitigations.
• Assess and demonstrate effectiveness of the risk management framework through analyses and assessments.
• Support interactions with regulators, auditors and governance bodies, as well as executive reporting.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Stakeholder influence

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

As a Senior Advisor within the Integrated Risk Management team, you will play a key role in the Bank's risk governance by contributing to the oversight of integrity and security risks, as well as to the evolution of the Integrated Issues Management Framework.

You will act as a trusted advisor to oversight functions and business units to strengthen the Bank's ability to identify, assess, monitor and manage these risks in a consistent and integrated manner.

Your role

• Contribute to the oversight of the integrity and security risk management framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations.
• Produce analyses, metrics and dashboards to identify risks, trends and issues in order to support senior management oversight and governance bodies.
• Contribute to the development, evolution and application of an Integrated Issues Management Framework that promotes consistent, rigorous and proactive risk management.
• Act as a trusted advisor to oversight functions and business units by providing constructive challenge and supporting the evolution of risk management practices.
• Support partners in implementing and monitoring issue remediation plans to ensure the sustainable and effective integration of risk mitigation measures.
• Contribute to assessing and demonstrating the effectiveness of the risk management framework through relevant analyses and assessments.
• Support interactions with regulators, auditors and governance bodies, as well as executive reporting activities.

Your team

Within the Integrated Risk Management and Credit Analytics sector, you will be part of the Integrated Risk Management team and report to the Senior Director, Integrated Risk Management.

Your impact: You will contribute to proactive risk management, effective oversight of significant issues, and the strengthening of a robust governance framework that meets regulatory expectations.

Prerequisites

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum of five years of experience in non-financial risk management, integrity and security, compliance, or governance
• Strong knowledge of the regulatory environment and requirements applicable to financial institutions.
• Significant experience in implementing and applying risk management practices, including risk frameworks and policies, second-line oversight, controls, and remediation plans
• Ability to influence and mobilize stakeholders without direct authority
• Excellent analytical, organizational and communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex issues for various audiences

Languages: French, English

Reason to require this language: you will need to work closely with our colleagues outside Quebec.

Required skills: Compliance, Diversity & Inclusion, Empathy, Initiative, Integrity, Learning Agility, Operational Risk, Risk Management, Risk management framework, Security Risk Management, Teamwork

Your benefits

• Health and wellness program, including many options
• Flexible group insurance
• Generous pension plan
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Preferential banking services
• Involvement in community initiatives
• Telemedicine service
• Virtual sleep clinic

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We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

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