Associate, Non-Financial Risk Governance U289

Associate, Non-Financial Risk Governance U289

BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service financial services provider. We offer corporate and investment banking, treasury management, as well as research and advisory services to clients around the world.

Role:

Assist in the execution of Capital Markets Operational Risk and Resilience strategy, risk and control, governance, and regulatory initiatives through the following responsibilities:

- Planning and executing short and long-term initiatives and ad hoc deliverables within given timelines
- Methodically solving problems across a continuum that ranges from simple day-to-day issues to highly complex business, technical or regulatory issues.




- Build an understanding of end-to-end processes in support of CM operational excellence and resilience, ensuring key processes and controls are identified, inventoried, mapped, and assessed for operational risk and resilience end-to-end across Capital Markets.
- Documenting new or existing processes and improving existing processes.
- Support development and execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal stakeholders
- Assists with the maintenance, monitoring, measurement & reporting on the status of the operational risk governance program and key risk indicators to internal & external stakeholders
- Writing business communications that clearly and appropriately convey the target message.
- Building positive relationships within GM, I&CB; and across Corporate Support Areas to garner support, advice and partnership that enables execution of the role.
- Work cross-functionally to understand business processes and optimize workflows for reporting and analytics

Cross-functional Collaboration Responsibilities:
- Coordinate, attend, facilitate meetings for process walk-throughs
- Prepare project surveys for review: identify pain points,



current time spend, estimated time save with future processes
- Review and organize documentation (reporting processes)
- Map out process workflows

- Extract, load, and transform data for reporting and ad-hoc analyses under tight timelines
- Learn and utilize available efficiency tools to streamline and automate processes where applicable to create capacity
- Assist in maintaining and enhancing a holistic view of CM's 1st Line Non-Financial Risk profile
- Bring together the Owners of the risk areas to address risks in a timely and effective manner
- Protect the firm from non-financial risks with robust risk governance including appropriate escalation processes
- Continue to enhance the business’ inventory of 1st Line KRIs (key risk indicators)
- Facilitate stakeholder reviews of Enterprise policies and procedures, enhancing 1st Line accountability.




- Create materials for various risk committees and executive audiences
- Coordinate and monitor the review and sign-off of attestations and reporting

** Note: this role is within the Capital Markets business, in the Office of the Chief Operating Officer. The business operates at a quick pace with high quality and expectations requiring the same pace coupled with high quality execution of deliverables.

The role will have high exposure within the business and can lead to attractive future opportunities for a candidate who performs well in this role.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following attributes:

Skills

- Detail oriented, ability to self-monitor/check
- Experience executing work independently, accountability and ownership of tasks and processes
- Proactive in work and responsibility




- Refined critical thinking skills, with an ability to independently recognize problems, propose solutions and execute on them
- Experience in data, data analysis and related infrastructure

Ability to:
- Recognize problems, propose solutions and execute on them; quick learner
- Create/execute a detailed plan for short and long term work; multiple plans consecutively
- Ensure that key insights are supported by accurate data and research
- Investigate opportunities for increasing efficiency in regular responsibilities and projects
- Adapt and quickly develop in-depth understanding of new/different initiatives, requirements, or roles
- Smoothly lead calls and meetings
- See connections between distinct pieces of work and the bigger picture
- Plan, lead, and execute long term work efforts in a high quality and timely manner

Personal Attributes




- Service oriented, team player
- Confident leader
- Methodical approach, analytics
- Problem solver, decision maker
- Motivated, self-directed
- Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication
- Calm under pressure, managing competing priorities
- Humble, ability to laugh at self
- Anticipate needs and requests

Knowledge
- Undergraduate degree
- 2-6 years work experience
- 1-2 years quantitative analytic experience
- Understanding of intent and purpose of team
- Intermediate to advanced Office Suite proficiency
- Intermediate knowledge of Capital Markets LOBs, products, and infrastructure requirements
- Intermediate knowledge of the financial services industry

The original job offer can be found in Kit Job:
https://www.kitjob.ca/job/90342144/associate-non-financial-risk-governance-u289-toronto/?utm_source=html