Senior Manager, Operational Resilience

The Core Responsibilities of the Job :

• The Senior Manager, Operational Resilience role is being created to support the advancement of risk management practices related to operational resiliency, business continuity, crisis management, and the interconnections to change management and third party risk management in support of regulatory requirements OSFI B10 and OSFI E21 guidelines.
• Contribute to the development and execute on the enhancement of the Operational Resilience roadmap, methodologies, mechanisms, standards, reporting and operating procedures.
• Plan and facilitate the annual schedule of Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program activities including working sessions to prepare for exercises or tests.
• Administer and support activities related to BCM including business impact assessments, plan reviews, reporting and communications
• As the Operational Resilience SME, support the third party risk reviews for material third parties in collaboration with Procurement and other advisory SMEs.
• Coordinate disaster recovery business testing activities including review of test plans, results and supporting communications
• Contribute to reviews and updates to operational risk related policies, procedures and tools.
• Support the use of risk identification tools such as the new initiative risk assessment (NIRA) and the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and third party risk assessments
• Evaluate and challenge Key Risk Indicator (KRI) reporting to validate accuracy and identify trends.
• Provide oversight to the business through assessments, ensuring remediation / action plans are appropriately addressed, monitored, reported and escalated, as necessary.
• Conduct reviews / investigations and prepare reports for operational risk events and / or incidents.
• Provide recommendations on potential emerging risks and significant events which could have a material impact on the successful achievement of corporate objectives.
• Create and manage the delivery of training to relevant employees within the business and / or critical business service to ensure they are familiar with their roles and responsibilities
• Assist with developing operational risk training programs and program awareness delivery
• Assist with oversight activities with business units to enhance the management of operational risk.
• Support regularly-scheduled and ad-hoc risk reporting and analytics to support senior management reporting.

Let's Talk About You!

• 3-5 years of experience in operational resilience, business continuity / disaster recovery, crisis management
• 5-7 years of experience in an operational risk and / or information technology risk oversight role in a financial institution.
• Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, business administration or technology is an asset
• Professional designation or certification such as CBCP or MBCI industry certification or equivalent is preferred.
• Knowledge of risk management, compliance matters, and corporate governance.
• Familiarity with the risk and control frameworks
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills and problem-solving abilities. Strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills coupled with meeting facilitation abilities and good presentation skills.
• Good organizational, project and time management skills to efficiently deliver concurrent projects with competing priorities.

PMP would be considered an asset.

Knowledge and awareness of the financial industry, risk management practices and regulatory and / or policy changes.

What we offer For full-time permanent roles Competitive discretionary bonus Market leading RRSP match program Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits Employee Share Purchase Plan Maternity / Parental top-up while you care for your little one Generous vacation policy, personal days and even a moving day Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues Annual professional development allowance and a comprehensive Career Development program A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experienceThe incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working from Equitable Bank’s additional office space located at 351 King Street East, Toronto, ON.