Senior Consultant - Risk & Compliance (ORM)

Sia; Toronto; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Sia is seeking a Senior Consultant - Risk & Compliance (ORM) to help clients strengthen their Operational Risk Management programs in a fast-changing financial services landscape. You will apply strategic thinking to risk governance, controls self-assessment, data analytics, and KPI/KRI reporting, while collaborating with cross-functional teams on-site or remotely as needed.

The role emphasizes regulatory awareness, process improvement, and delivery excellence within a global consulting

Qualifications

• 4+ years in Non-Financial or Operational Risk or TPRM in financial services.
• Experience with GRC tools/systems.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Risk Management, Finance or business.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in risk and control assessments across lines of defense.
• Experience in risk framework, policy and procedure assessments with recommendations.
• Experience in KPIs and KRIs reporting; data analytics & visualization.
• Ability to manage large stakeholder groups and strong project management.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including Compliance and IT.
• Excellent communication with internal clients, vendors and senior management.
• Proficiency in MS Office / Google Suite.

Responsibilities

• Apply strategic thinking to develop risk management recommendations addressing client challenges in ORM.
• Help clients automate and modernize their risk assessment framework.
• Stay current on regulatory requirements and communicate them internally and externally.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align operational risks and drive decisions.
• Support client delivery on-site or remotely, including assessments.
• Demonstrate team-building and project management skills.
• Contribute to proposals and marketing, and to developing business opportunities.

Skills

Operational risk management

Risk assessment

Data analytics & visualization

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Risk Management/Finance/Business

Tools

GRC tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Senior Consultant - Risk & Compliance (ORM)

• Full-time
• Compensation: from CAD 80000 - yearly

Sia is a next-generation, global management consulting group. Founded in 1999, we were born digital. Today our strategy and management capabilities are augmented by data science, enhanced by creativity and driven by responsibility. We’re optimists for change and we help clients initiate, navigate and benefit from transformation. We believe optimism is a force multiplier, helping clients to mitigate downside and maximize opportunity. With expertise across a broad range of sectors and services, our 3,000 consultants serve clients worldwide from 48 locations in 19 countries. Our expertise delivers results. Our optimism transforms outcomes.

Sia’s Strategy & Management Consulting global footprint and expertise in more than 40 sectors and services allow us to enhance our clients' businesses worldwide. We guide their projects and initiatives in strategy, business transformation, IT & digital strategy.

Financial Institutions have drastically changed over the last decade, driven by increased regulatory constraints, diverse competition inside and beyond traditional banking organizations, and emerging technologies reshaping long-standing ecosystems. Sia’s Financial Services Business Unit provides a comprehensive suite of core capabilities designed to address the diverse and evolving needs of our clients, enabling them to navigate complex challenges, seize new opportunities, and achieve their strategic objectives in an increasingly competitive and dynamic business environment.

Job Description

Our US Risk, Compliance and Ethics team is an integral part of our Financial Services practice, providing support to our clients in Operational Risk Management preparing for:

• Regulatory compliance
• Risk and control assessments
• Governance & reporting
• Measurement & reporting
• Data modeling
• Training

Responsibilities

• Apply strategic and critical thinking to develop recommendations and risk management strategies that address client challenges in Operational Risk Management including governance, roles and responsibilities, risk and control self-assessments (RCSAs), risk mitigation efforts, risk appetite and tolerance, key risk indicators, reporting
• Help the client introduce automation and innovative methodologies to enhance the efficiency of their operational risk assessment framework
• Stay current on the regulatory requirements of various operational risks standards and reporting frameworks and communicate that information both internally and externally; help the client in managing compliance programs and regulatory risks
• Collaborate with cross-functional key client stakeholders across the enterprise to help establish operational risks alignment and drive decisions needed to meet risk management strategies
• Support on a range of client delivery, as part of an on-site or remote project team, including assessments
• Demonstrate team building and project management skills
• Contribute to proposal development and marketing, and contribute to developing business opportunities

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in Non-Financial Risk, Operational Risk Management (ORM), or Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) in Financial Services
• Experience with common GRC tools/systems preferred
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Risk Management, Finance or business
• Experience in critically and objectively analyzing problems and facilitate solutions
• Experience in risk and control assessment in either the first, second or third line of defense
• Experience in enhancing and/or conducting assessments of risk frameworks, policies and procedures, processes, and providing recommendations to enhance the current state of ORM
• Experience in managing reporting with KPIs and KRIs and drafting remediation plans; experience with data analytics & visualization preferred
• Understanding of responsibilities of 1st, 2nd and 3rd lines of defense in managing risks
• Ability to manage large complex stakeholder groups and proven track record in project management
• Experience working hands-on with cross-functional teams, including Compliance, Legal, Procurement, Information Security, Business Continuity, Privacy in assessing risks and controls
• Experience communicating with cross functional groups such as internal clients, vendors as well as senior management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications/Google Suite products

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.

We do not use artificial intelligence to screen or make decisions about candidates. Limited AI tools may be used for administrative or operational purposes in the recruitment process.

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.