Senior Leader Strategy Advisor - Ops & Comms

BMO; Toronto; On-site; CAD 86,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Life Insurance

Retirement Plans

Performance-based incentives

Discretionary bonuses

Other Perks

Job summary

BMO Financial Group in Toronto, Ontario, seeks a senior leader to support an assigned executive in executing strategic priorities and improving operational effectiveness across the business group.

The role involves shaping team strategy, leading communications, and driving culture, learning, and workforce development with cross-functional stakeholders. 7+ years of experience and a post-secondary degree are expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Technical leader viewed as a thought leader for innovation.
• Verbal & written communication skills - Expert.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills - Expert.
• Influence skills - Expert.
• Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration - Expert.
• Able to manage ambiguity.
• Data driven decision making - Expert.
• Candor around what is required to maximize team and leader effectiveness
• Exceptional collaboration skills across the leadership team and across the broader People and Culture division – One Client mindset

Responsibilities

• Is an active member of the senior leadership team.
• Formulates, prepares and facilitates Leadership Team meetings– driving to desired outcome of team effectiveness.
• Manages coordination and integration of cyclical and ad hoc division initiatives on behalf of the team, engaging in cross functional division forums to support communications and operational effectiveness.
• Drives planning development and execution of Townhalls, Conferences.
• Supports the monitoring and tracking of financial and FTE performance in support of the senior leader and addresses any issues.
• Partners with the senior leader to develop and bring to life team strategy & team effectiveness – leads the strategy and goal setting process and prioritization, as well as proactively identifying opportunities to enforce and deliver on
• Develops communication roadmap for internal communications with calendar/cadence of critical touchpoints, internal forums, etc. to ensure optimal engagement of team
• Pens/creates communication pieces as part of this roadmap that help shape our culture, shares senior executives voice (written, video, other) and enables engagement with team
• Assists the senior leader in developing external voice and communication mechanisms and speaking materials
• Will directly support the senior leader in activating and evolving Winning Culture within the team. Driving team behaviours and activities aligned to aspirational end state
• Supports building a workforce of the future – helps inform and drive learning strategy across the broader team
• With utmost discretion, partners with the senior leader to drive confidential strategic work on high priority initiatives that is highly complexity– either in support of the People and Culture division or business groups within the portfolio
• Supports the execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Recommends business priorities, advises on resource requirements and develops roadmap for strategic execution to deliver on business goals

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Executive Communications

Cross-functional Collaboration

Financial & FTE Analysis

Planning & Prioritization

Ambiguity Management

Data-driven Decision Making

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Post-secondary degree

Job description

BMO Financial Group in Toronto, Ontario, seeks a senior leader to support an assigned executive in executing strategic priorities and improving operational effectiveness across the business group.

The role involves shaping team strategy, leading communications, and driving culture, learning, and workforce development with cross-functional stakeholders. 7+ years of experience and a post-secondary degree are expected.