Senior Risk Partner Advisor

Desjardins; Lévis; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Desjardins is seeking a senior risk partner advisor to lead strategic risk management and coordinate risk opinions across entities. You will shape risk frameworks, guide financial planning, and ensure alignment with business priorities while influencing a broad range of collaborators. Strong French and English communication are essential.

The role emphasizes executive-level materials, cross-sector collaboration, and timely risk reporting to decision bodies within Desjardins.'

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Eight+ years of relevant experience in financial risk management or services.
• Experience in risk management within the three lines of defence model.
• Experience developing or updating risk appetite frameworks.
• Experience coordinating cross-sector matters with a wide range of collaborators.
• Excellent French communication skills, both spoken and written.
• Advanced English proficiency due to duties or interactions with English-speaking partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide close support to the first line of defence for Desjardins entities and coordinate second-line risk management activities.
• Lead strategic risk management and financial planning exercises including RAF and risk reporting.
• Coordinate with Desjardins entities on risk opinions and effective challenges.
• Ensure alignment between strategic directions and risk appetite frameworks.
• Monitor risk mitigation measures and action plans.
• Ensure the quality and timeliness of deliverables presented to decision-making bodies.

Skills

Strategic advisory

Influence & collaboration

Executive-ready communications

Risk management frameworks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

Desjardins entities operate in different environments, so their monitoring, analysis and reporting activities need to reflect their specific realities. As a senior risk partner advisor, you partner with Desjardins entities on risk management, providing guidance and coordinating the activities of the Risk Management Executive Division. You help shape risk management strategies and directions, align risk considerations with business priorities and support strategic initiatives by coordinating effective challenges and risk opinions. You provide leadership and influence a wide range of collaborators across the organization on complex, cross-sector and highly innovative strategic matters and projects. In this role, you help develop and recommend strategic directions and shape the organization’s business positioning. The nature of your assignments requires in-depth expertise and extensive knowledge in your area of practice. More specifically, you will be required to:

• Provide close support to the first line of defence for certain Desjardins entities and coordinate second-line risk management activities

• Lead strategic risk management and financial planning exercises, including the risk appetite framework (RAF), financial and capital plans, risk management reporting and other strategic matters

• Partner with Desjardins entities on risk management by coordinating effective challenges and risk opinions on key matters

• Ensure consistency between Desjardins entities’ strategic directions and their risk appetite frameworks

• Closely monitor risk mitigation measures and action plans

• Ensure the quality and timeliness of deliverables presented to decision-making bodies

What we offer*

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

*Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field

• At least eightyears of relevant experience managing financial risks or services

• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

• Experience in risk management within the three lines of defence model

• Experience developing or updating risk appetite frameworks

• Experience in complex environments requiring a strong ability to influence, collaborate, and advise contributors at various organizational levels

• Significant experience in strategic advisory roles with management, management committees or risk committees

• Experience coordinating cross-sector matters involving a wide range of collaborators

• Experience preparing executive-level materials, strategic presentations and recommendations for decision‑making bodies

• Experience and ability to make complex topics easier to understand for different audiences

• Excellent French communication skills, both spoken and written

• Advanced intermediate level proficiency in both spoken and written English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English‑speaking partners, members and/or clients
  Action oriented, Ambiguity, Business insight, Communicates effectively, Complexity, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Strategic mindset

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We’re committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

If there’s something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you’re applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Job Family

Risk management (FG)