Senior Risk Manager 2025-53

emergiTEL Inc.; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading risk management firm in Calgary, Alberta is seeking a Senior Risk Manager. This role involves conducting comprehensive risk assessments on large-scale initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and developing effective risk mitigation strategies. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in risk management and strong analytical and communication skills. This is a one-year contract position.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in risk management.
• Strong understanding of risk management methodologies.
• Proven ability to conduct complex risk assessments and present findings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed risk assessments on large-scale initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment.
• Deliver executive-ready risk reports and dashboards.

Skills

Risk management principles

Collaboration skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree/MBA

Job description

Overview

The Senior Risk Manager, Client Experience & Technology Office (CXT) is a supporting hero for the 1LOD CXT Risk team, connecting cross-functionally to bring data, insights, and collaboration into the risk assessment work we do. This role is pivotal in ensuring that risks are identified, understood, and managed effectively across all areas of the business. We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Risk Manager to join our team, for a one year contact term. The primary responsibility will be to conduct comprehensive risk assessments on large-scale initiatives, including new projects, technology implementations, process changes, and business expansions. The successful candidate will play a critical role in identifying potential risks, evaluating their impact, and developing effective mitigation strategies. This role collaborates closely with project teams, executives, and enterprise risk management partners to ensure risks are consistently assessed, controlled, and communicated throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed risk assessments on large-scale initiatives, including projects, system implementations, process changes, and expansions
• Mature and continuously improve the New Initiative Risk Assessment (NIRAP) process
• Identify, quantify, and evaluate risks, providing clear recommendations to project stakeholders and senior leaders
• Understand solution designs to identify gaps, dependencies, or risks within proposed initiatives
• Evaluate risk embedded within end to end processes and provide insight to strengthen controls and reduce vulnerabilities
• Develop and present risk mitigation strategies and validate internal controls for effectiveness and adherence to methodology
• Develop of tool to map controls to E2E processes to mitigate key risk exposures
• Monitor and report on risks and key risk indicators (KRIs) across the project lifecycle
• Deliver executive-ready risk reports and dashboards with actionable insights
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, Internal Audit, and Compliance to ensure alignment with enterprise risk frameworks and regulatory standards
• Provide and present data, insights, and input to the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) function to support holistic risk oversight
• Promote a strong risk culture by embedding proactive risk identification and mitigation in business operations
• Mentor and support team members to build organizational risk capability
• Provide thought leadership on emerging risks, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices

Qualifications

• Top Skills: Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree/MBA an asset)
• Professional designations such as FRM, CRM, CRISC, CPA, or CFA preferred
• 8+ years of progressive experience in risk management, including work with operational, technology, or enterprise risk frameworks
• Strong understanding of risk management principles, methodologies, and best practices
• Proven ability to conduct complex risk assessments and present findings to executives
• Skilled at assessing control effectiveness and validating methodology in risk programs
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills across multiple lines of defense
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to simplify complex risks for varied audiences
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Analytical mind with the ability to break complex problems into manageable bodies of work
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills with ability to independently solve problems
• Professional Risk Manager (PRM) or related certification is an asset
• Project Description: Develop of tool to map controls to E2E processes to mitigate key risk exposures