Senior Advisor Regulatory Affairs

National Bank of Canada; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; 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

Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives

Telemedicine service

Virtual sleep clinic

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Montreal is seeking a Senior Advisor in Regulatory Affairs to specialize in compliance and risk management. The successful candidate will lead the documentation of compliance matrices, analyze regulatory expectations, and ensure the integrity of risk management frameworks. Strong knowledge of banking regulations and the ability to work collaboratively is essential. This role offers competitive benefits, including a generous pension plan and flexible insurance options.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in risk management or regulatory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of the regulations applicable to banks (OSFI).
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and collaborate across hierarchical levels.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and collaborate across hierarchical levels.
• Strong analytical skills, rigor, and ability to elaborate solutions to remediate complex challenges.
• Strong ability for efficient organization and adaptability to operate in an evolving regulatory environment while ensuring compliance with deadlines set by regulatory authorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain regulatory compliance documentation.
• Analyze and integrate OSFI expectations.
• Identify and report material regulatory risks.
• Provide regulatory expertise in new projects.
• Conduct analysis for the Bank’s representation with regulatory authorities.
• Contribute to the execution of periodic compliance attestation initiatives.
• Lead the preparation of documentation and reports to senior management.
• Conduct the analysis required to support the Bank’s representation with various agencies and bodies: regulatory authorities, industry and other stakeholders (OSFI, CBA and others).

Skills

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Adaptability

Job description

Senior Advisor, Regulatory Affairs

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As a Senior Advisor Regulatory Affairs in the Integrated Risk Management team at National Bank, you’ll act as a specialist in compliance with non‑financial risk management frameworks, contributing to the continuous improvement of these frameworks in accordance with regulatory guidelines and strengthening regulatory risk governance.

Your role

• Lead and maintain the documentation of the regulatory compliance matrix including the regulatory monitoring of regulatory bodies’ guidance.
• Analyze OSFI expectations and lead their integration into non‑financial risk management frameworks.
• Identify and report material regulatory risks; and recommend adequate and efficient mitigants.
• Contribute to the implementation of the integrity and security risk management framework.
• Provide regulatory expertise in new projects and regulatory reviews.
• Contribute to the execution of periodic compliance attestation initiatives.
• Lead the preparation of documentation and reports to senior management.
• Conduct the analysis required to support the Bank’s representation with various agencies and bodies: regulatory authorities, industry and other stakeholders (OSFI, CBA and others).

Your team

As part of the Integrated Risk Management sector, you will be part of a team of fifteen colleagues and report to the Senior Director, Regulatory Oversight and Living Wills. Our team’s mission is to serve as a regulatory expertise hub, supporting the IRM sector in the regulatory governance of risk management frameworks.

Prerequisites

• 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in risk management or regulatory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of the regulations applicable to banks (OSFI).
• Strong oral and written communication skills, ability to synthesize and present information for a senior management audience.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and collaborate across hierarchical levels.
• Strong analytical skills, rigor, and ability to elaborate solutions to remediate complex challenges.
• Strong ability for efficient organization and adaptability to operate in an evolving regulatory environment while ensuring compliance with deadlines set by regulatory authorities.

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.
• Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives.
• Telemedicine service.
• Virtual sleep clinic.

Additional required languages

English, French.