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Senior Manager - ONFR Governance & Compliance

BMO
320Canal, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 31 Jul 2026
💰 $190,000/yr($102,000/yr$190,000/yr)

About the role

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Address:

320 S Canal Street

Job Family Group:

Strategy & Change

Provides subject matter expertise in the design, development, management and implementation of assigned projects from business case development through execution. Works across BMO to deliver specific project/program business results in alignment with overall group goals.

  • Prepare executive-level reporting and other supporting materials, including with presentations to supervisory agencies and other external parties
  • Perform quality assurance on committee reporting and prepare supporting materials
  • Perform Enterprise Compliance Program activities
  • Establish and maintain internal governance activities related to departmental operations, including records management and access management
  • Establish and maintain the centralization of various internal attestation activities
  • Lead peer bank benchmarking activities
  • Serve as Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Coordinator for ONFR
  • Fosters a culture aligned to BMO purpose, values and strategy and role models BMO values and behaviors in all that they do.
  • Ensures alignment between values and behavior that fosters diversity and inclusion.
  • Regularly connects work to BMO’s purpose, sets inspirational goals, defines clear expected outcomes, and ensures clear accountability for follow through. 
  • Builds interdependent teams that collaborate across functional and operating groups to create the highest value for all stakeholders. 
  • Attracts, retains, and enables the career development of top talent.
  • Improves team performance, recognizes and rewards performance, coaches employees, supports their development, and manages poor performance. 
  • Provides strategic input into business decisions as a trusted advisor.
  • Makes recommendations to senior leaders on strategy and new initiatives, based on an in-depth understanding of the business/group.
  • Acts as a subject matter expert on relevant regulations and policies.
  • Develops the business case by identifying needs, analyzing potential options and assessing expected return on investment.
  • Recommends business priorities, advises on resource requirements and develops roadmap for strategic execution.
  • Leads the execution of strategic initiatives; assesses and adapts as needed to ensure quality of execution.
  • Keeps stakeholders informed of messages, recommendations, decisions, process and progress.
  • Leads implementation of strategic initiatives within group and across BMO by partnering with various internal & external stakeholders as required; complexity of initiatives may vary and usually involve multiple stakeholders across the enterprise.
  • Defines business requirements for analytics & reporting to ensure data insights inform business decision making.
  • Collaborates across BMO to develop communications strategies and ensure consistency of messaging, in order to positively influence or change behavior.
  • Leads the execution of operational programs; assesses and adapts as needed to ensure quality of execution.
  • Leads change management activities, ensuring cross business/group coordination and logistical support for the implementation of change.
  • Acts as a relationship manager on assigned projects/programs and ensures alignment to overall enterprise and group goals.
  • Develops solutions and makes recommendations based on an understanding of the business strategy and stakeholder needs.
  • Participates in project/program design and provides advice & subject matter expertise to achieve required business results.
  • Conducts analysis required to inform strategic recommendations and considers the “big picture” when assessing whether or not a course of action is advisable in terms of the group and enterprise goals.
  • Collaborates with internal & external stakeholders to provide business context in the design, develop and implementation of programs & solutions.
  • May network with industry contacts to gather and identify competitive insights and best practices.
  • Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
  • Monitors and tracks performance, and addresses any issues.
  • Builds change management plans of varying scope and type; leads or participates in a variety of change management activities including readiness assessments, planning, stakeholder management, execution, evaluation and sustainment of initiatives.
  • Identifies enablers and key issues prior to and during implementation, raises issues with stakeholders and offers solutions to resolve issues or risks that jeopardize delivery.
  • Operate

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