Risk Developer & Data Analyst

SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international risk management firm is seeking a candidate for their Fraud Risk program in Montreal. The role involves supporting the operational risk framework, developing new indicators to prevent fraud, and collaborating with teams across regions. Ideal candidates should have a Master’s degree in a quantitative field and strong analytical skills, along with fluency in English. This position contributes to a dynamic work environment focused on innovation and career development.

Benefits

Opportunity for career development

Dynamic international work environment

Involvement in social initiatives

Qualifications

• Graduate with a Master degree in a quantitative discipline.
• Previous experience in data analysis and management reporting preferred.
• Fluent in English required.

Responsibilities

• Support the Fraud Risk Program and operational risk initiatives.
• Participate in automation enhancements for fraud risk management reporting.
• Develop new indicators to detect fraudulent activity.
• Ensure collaboration with teams in other regions.

Skills

Data interpretation

Data modelling

Data analysis

Dashboarding

Good communication skills

Presentation skills

Fluent in English

Education

Master degree in Analytics/Business Intelligence/Data Science/Computer Science/Financial Engineering/Statistics

Tools

ETL processes

Job description

Responsibilities

The RISQ Division's mission is to contribute to the sustainable and predictable growth of the SG Group by overseeing and independently challenging the objectives and strategies of the Business Lines. RISQ’s mission is to independently analyze, challenge, opine and monitor on the risk‑taking activities of the Business Lines in order to get to the best possible outcome for the Bank. The RISQ division in the US supports all the activities in the Americas Region (US, Canada and Latin America), which is almost exclusively SGCIB‑oriented.

Within the RISQ Division, the Operational Risk (“RISQ/AME/NFR”) department has the primary responsibility as the Second Line of Defense (“2LOD”) for developing, enforcing and overseeing the Operational Risk Framework based on SG Group, Regulator and peer best practices. The mission is to manage the operational risks and permanent control frameworks to which SG’s Americas operations (SG AMER) are exposed.

Key principles include:

• Clarifying the roles and accountabilities for Operational Risk specific programs cascaded from the US Exco Management to the First Line of Defense (“1LOD”), individual employees and Risk Management teams
• Ensuring regulatory requirements are met while providing maximum business value and efficiency
• Establishing and providing independent operational risk oversight of 1LOD owned operational risk responsibilities
• Providing guidance and advice to the lines of business on a day-to-day basis to pre‑emptively identify, manage and mitigate operational risk throughout SG AMER
• Evaluating and escalating critical and emerging risks across the firm and to the Group level organization, and ensure proper controls are implemented
• Aggregating risks and information across SG AMER; ensuring escalation of non‑compliance of risk limits and standards through SG AMER governance and reporting structure

Fraud Risk Management within RISQ/NFR/AMER is the process of assessing fraud risks within the organization and then identifying potential and inherent fraud risks and developing a program that works to detect and prevent suspected fraud, both internal and external to the business. The utilization of Key Risk Indicators is essential to monitor fraud risk and help identify potential fraud before it occurs or at least in the early stages.

As a member of Fraud Risk, the VIE will be expected to support the Fraud Risk Program:

• Understand the fraud related incidents and potential external or internal impact to the business
• Know the business and identify where fraud vulnerabilities exist
• Challenge the various groups on their fraud risk management practices
• Ensure fraud risk is managed in an international proactive manner
• Understand, maintain, and develop the Fraud Monitoring Framework from an IT point of view
• Partner with associated groups regarding initiatives that can impact fraud risk management

Day to day responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Support the Fraud Risk Program as well as other initiatives within Operational Risk
• Participate in projects particularly focused on the automation enhancements of fraud risk management reporting and metric production by working with IT (develop red flag reports, dashboards, and management reports)
• Maintain the current fraud monitoring framework
• Develop new indicators to detect fraudulent / suspicious activity
• Review external events and identify ways to spread fraud awareness throughout the organization
• Collaborate with our colleagues in the other regions (UK, Paris, Asia)
• Review key risk indicators and perform investigations

A questionnaire will be provided to you in order to check your VIE (Société Générale and Business France) eligibility. For an efficient analysis of your application, please make sure to truthfully answer all the questions.

Please note that it is mandatory to provide us a formal proof of your M2 diploma validation before the assignment start date. No VIE mission will start without this document. *Grade sheets are not accepted as justification of diploma.

Profile required

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

To facilitate the examination of your application by our English‑speaking managers, we thank you for applying in English.

Studies & experience

• Graduate with a Master degree from Business/Engineering School or University in Analytics/Business Intelligence/Data Science/Computer Science/Financial Engineering/Statistics or quantitative discipline
• Previous experience in data interpretation, data modelling, data analysis, and dashboarding for production of management reporting would be appreciated

Language skills

• Fluent in English

Technical, operational & Soft skills

• Good communication and presentation skills
• ETL processes and tools to automate reporting and improve efficiency
• Finance/Banking industry (preferred but not required)

The VIE assignment in a nutshell

This VIE in Montreal is to begin June 1st, 2026, but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 24 months.

The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France’s eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space. For further information (including your financial indemnities), please see Mon VIE-VIA Business France.

Why join us

As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

At the end of your VIE, various opportunities could be offered to you, in France and abroad.

Business insight

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.

Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.

If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?

You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.