Specialist, Data Governance

at  BMO Financial Group

WHO WE ARE

Capital Markets and International Operations (CMIO) Middle Office is the first line of defense, and the go-to team for our Trading Products, Capital Markets business partners. Our broad mandate includes: Profit & Loss and Profit Attribution Reporting & Analysis; Trade Desk Support; Product Control; Collateral Management; Data Governance, Reporting & Analytics; and everything in-between.
We are a group of Finance professionals, where our collective experiences are as diverse as our mandate. We work hard, and are always ready to tackle the next opportunity. We do not shy away from challenging the status quo and always promote best practices, often leading the charge across all initiatives.

WHY US?

BMO Capital Markets and International Operations is a high-demand area as we offer our team members with a collaborative, high-energy work environment that welcomes diverse backgrounds and experiences. You are provided with the autonomy to explore your areas of interest in a meaningful way. The breadth of our mandate and our cultural motivation to spearhead initiatives will get you involved in the processes of numerous areas within the bank, naturally exposing you to differing viewpoints and objectives. We offer numerous areas for growth including a constant supply for your endless thirst for learning, as well as through upward mobility opportunities. We pride ourselves in our work ethic and constant desire to improve, replicate, and iterate.
If you want to join this group of extremely talented people, we welcome your application. Though we thank all candidates for their time and consideration, we will only contact those selected for an interview.

Job Description

• Maintenance of the Business Hierarchy and Product Master application through the addition, removing and updating of trading/product data.
• Coordinate organizational changes within Business reporting lines across all stakeholders, including gathering requirements, suggesting solutions and gathering acknowledgements for audit trail purposes.
• Perform onboarding of new products on to the Product Master application and their associated mapping to the trading system.
• Perform updates to Risk limits within the Product Master application.
• Perform daily/monthly/quarterly reconciliations to ensure maintaining of high quality downstream reporting.
• Create SQL queries and macros for the analysis of large volumes of trading data.
• Communicate with internal business partners and external customers to respond to standard and non-standard inquiries.
• Gather and formats data into regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards.
• Resolve standard and relatively straightforward issues, referring non-routine issues to more senior team members and/or manager.
• Provide input and analysis into the continuous improvement of business processes and procedures and participates in the planning, testing and implementation of projects and new/ revised products/services or processes as required.
• Follow documented policies and procedures to execute day to day transactions, activities, processes and ensure all Service Level Agreements(SLAs) are met. Checks and reconciles information and documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Identify and analyze issues and resolves discrepancies in a timely manner. Deals with clients directly to resolve trade issues and/or escalates as required.
• Communicates and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders in order to deliver on business objectives.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with internal & external stakeholders to execute work and fulfill service delivery expectations.
• Understands the regulatory requirements and risks inherent in the operations and ensures appropriate actions are taken and operational integrity is maintained.
• Supports the development of tools and delivery of training focused on delivering business results.
• Thinks creatively and proposes new solutions.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Typically between 2-3+ years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge and experience using capital markets trading systems.
• Knowledge and understanding of capital markets trading products and processes.
• Knowledge of the risk and regulatory requirements of capital markets trading businesses.
• Prioritization skills – In depth
• Customer service skills – In-depth.
• PC skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint) – In-depth.
• Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth.
• Collaboration & team skills - In-depth.
• Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth.
• Ability to work independently via a remote site (i.e., home)
• Influence skills - In-depth.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) in English required

Within the Data Governance group, you will be responsible for the management of the Capital Markets Business Hierarchy and Product Master application. This includes working with stakeholders in such areas as the Front Office, Market Risk, Finance, Regulatory Reporting, Operations, and Technology to
analyse their requirements, suggest solutions and execute the set up on the technology application, As the Capital Markets area is a fast changing and complex area, this role requires a highly organized individual who is able to manage several tasks concurrently and is able to reprioritize tasks based on the current need. Experience with Capital Market trading applications and products is an asset. You are accountable for developing and executing against department goals and personal objectives while partnering with internal business partners to meet service delivery expectations at the operational level.