Senior Manager, Operational Risk

CC&L Infrastructure; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Toronto seeks an experienced Senior Manager of Operational Risk to join their team. You will lead a team in managing operational risks, collaborating with various business partners, and implementing best practices in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates should have strong experience in operational risk management, excellent leadership skills, and a proven ability to communicate across all levels of the organization. This role offers a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Strong track record in Operational Risk Management or equivalent.
• Experience in leading teams, people management, and mentoring.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small expert team in the governance of Operational Risk framework.
• Identify and manage risks across the organization.
• Report operational risk issues to Senior Management.

Skills

Operational Risk Management

Leadership

Communication

Strategic Thinking

Continuous Improvement

Education

Relevant risk or educational qualification or certification

Tools

Alteryx

Project Management Lifecycle

Job description

Overview

Senior Manager Operational Risk

Connor Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd.

Toronto ON

Attention Operational Risk Management professionals! Connor Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. (CCLFG) is looking for an experienced Operational Risk Senior Manager to join our team working in a fast-paced collaborative and entrepreneurial environment. The ideal candidate is a strong leader and communicator with the ability to identify operational risks, develop or critically assess mitigation plans, implement leading practices while contributing to the strategic direction of the Operations Risk Group and Investment Operations. This is a fantastic opportunity to continue the evolution and development of a team whose scope, visibility and importance continue to grow.

What You Will Do

• Operational Risk Management plays an essential role in driving and embedding a risk intelligent culture and operational excellence into our business processes and controls.
• Leading and overseeing a small expert team in the governance and execution of our Operational Risk framework you will have the opportunity to work closely with multiple business partners including portfolio managers, client servicing staff, middle & back-office teams and information technology.
• Evolve and progress the Operational Risk Management policies and procedures in line with business and industry developments leveraging your experience to implement leading practices.
• Partner with our Information Security Management team providing operational risk management expertise for our information security policies and procedures and in co-managing our business continuity management and operational resiliency program.
• Manage and oversee the Operational Risk Management team currently 3 managers based in Vancouver covering risk incident management, targeted risk assessments, risk and control self-assessments, business continuity, vendor due diligence as well as the operational risk aspects within projects, fund launches and other undertakings across the entire Group.
• Partner and collaborate with the Operational Risk Senior Manager running our audit controls and attestations programs.
• Work with the Executive, business and technology teams to identify and manage risks, define and review control effectiveness and provide recommendations for cost effective operational risk mitigation and improvement plans.
• Report operational risk issues, trends and outcomes to Senior Management on a regular basis.
• Enhance our risk intelligent culture training and education.

What You Bring

• Passion for Operational Risk Management with a solid track record in Operational Risk Management or equivalent and a sound knowledge of risk management frameworks, principles, technologies and broad-based business practices within investment management or financial services.
• Completion of relevant risk or educational qualification or certification is an asset.
• Experience in Leading Teams: people management experience including coaching, mentoring, performance feedback, recruiting and training.
• Collaborative: you have a collaborative spirit and experience in developing and maintaining productive relationships across all business units and among internal and external stakeholders. You have a genuine interest in understanding others and their perspectives and concerns.
• Influencer: you are a thought leader and influencer and can work successfully with a diversity of individuals and teams at all organization levels. You are an excellent communicator and have the confidence to take your ideas forward and productively challenge the status quo.
• Strategic Thinking: experience in setting a strategic direction for an operational risk management team.
• Continuous Process Improvement Mindset: you continuously seek opportunities to improve processes and achieve short and long-term goals. You enjoy asking questions, identifying root causes and solving problems.
• Excellent writing, listening and presentation skills: proven ability to disseminate information effectively to employees at all levels of the organization.
• Accountability: you can work independently and as part of a team, taking responsibility for the work you and/or the team does.
• Investment Knowledge: experience in or genuine interest for the investment or similar financial services industry will be beneficial.

About Connor Clark & Lunn Financial Group

At CC&L Financial Group we understand the value of opportunity for our clients and our team. Independent and employee-owned, we partner with investment professionals to grow successful asset management businesses, giving them the space to innovate and truly make an impact.

With more than 40 years of history and offices across Canada and in the US, the UK and India CC&L Financial Group and our multi-boutique family of affiliate firms collectively manage over $155 billion in client assets, providing a diverse range of traditional and alternative investment products and solutions to institutional, high-net-worth and retail clients.

CC&L Financial Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or expression, disability or age.

How to Apply

To apply for this position please submit your resume and cover letter as one PDF.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, but only those candidates shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. Recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

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Required Experience

Senior Manager

Key Skills

Computer Science, Operational Risk Management, Risk Management, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Lean, Process Improvement, Pricing, Customer Support, Alteryx, Kaizen, Project Management Lifecycle

Employment

Full Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1