Cross Business Infrastructure Lead

at  BMO Financial Group

100 King Street West Toronto Ontario,M5X 1A1

Enhance operational efficiency through developing standardized processes that align with best practices, ensuring consistency and scalability; identify and integrate the necessary solutions to support the streamlined processes, including automation tools; lead change management initiatives to ensure smooth transitions to new processes, including training and support for staff; ensure all processes comply with relevant regulations and guidance, and identify potential risks to mitigate them effectively.

• Assess, configure, and maintain business infrastructure systems to ensure they meet Wealth Management’s business needs and manages risk appropriately -
• Evaluate existing processes/systems and determine ways to change those processes to better align to support business operations for increased efficiency and meet regulatory requirements
• Oversee the implementation, integration, and maintenance of the new infrastructure
• Provide strategic thinking and thought leadership and guidance on how to effectively build an infrastructure that will allow for more effective and efficient testing
• Support the business/group leader in the effective implementation and maintenance of 1LOD programs
• Contributes to a strong risk management culture through collaboration across the three-lines of defense functions to ensure risks are identified, mitigated, monitored and reported on an ongoing basis
• Works with assigned business/group leaders to implement 1st LOD programs and frameworks, developing and maintaining an in-depth understanding of the applicable regulatory and internal risk management requirements. Interprets and provides advice on the application of the requirements for the business/group
• Develops and maintains an understanding of the business/group strategies and objectives, products and services, internal and external stakeholders and business processes as well as the underlying infrastructure to identify and manage implications and risk exposures for the business/group.
• Determine adjustments to the overall program, policy or processes in accordance with the Risk Appetite Statement, Governance and Corporate Policy and implement those adjustments

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Typically 7+ years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Engineering / data science background
• Fluent in business process analysis
• Risk / Financial Services background
• Ability to relate common business needs and operational demand to process improvement
• Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth / Expert
• Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth / Expert.
• Seasoned expert with extensive industry knowledge
• Technical leader viewed as a thought leader for innovation
• Data driven decision making - In-depth
• Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration - In-depth / Expert
• Able to manage ambiguity.

Please refer the Job description for details