Senior Compliance Officer, Programs - GBM&T Compliance

Requisition ID: 207182

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Purpose

Contributes to the overall success of the Global Banking & Markets and Treasury (“GBM&T”) Compliance Canada Program. The Senior Compliance Officer will work closely with the Senior Manager, Programs, the GBM&T Compliance Canada team and a diverse set of stakeholders to provide ongoing support of the Global Banking and Markets (“GBM”) and Group Treasury (“GT”) Canada Compliance programs in line with Global Compliance’s strategy and initiatives.

Accountabilities

Support the execution of various components of the GBM&T Compliance Canada program, which includes the following:

• Review, update and develop reporting through value-add recommendations around compliance report content, alignment to revised reporting requirements and data visualization

• Support the development of the reporting program, including associated reporting.

• Develop and maintain Key Performance Indicators and Key Risk Indicators for the reporting program, including the processes to obtain the required data for such metrics

• Support the development and maintenance of internal documents including procedures in support of the GBM&T Compliance Canada program

• Assist with coordinating the response to third party and regulatory reviews/inquiries

• Assist with logging, tracking, and following up on regulatory Compliance events and issues in a timely manner.

• Assist with ad hoc requests/provide support as needed in respect of other aspects of the GBM&T Compliance Canada Program, including delivering strategic change initiatives

• Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge

• Foster and maintain collaborative relationships with key internal and external stakeholders including Global Compliance, regulators and GBM and GT business leaders to support the achievement of initiative deliverables and overall objectives

• Maintain a high level of awareness of compliance related industry developments

• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions

• Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Code of Conduct

• Champion a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment

Education/Experience

• Post-Secondary education and/or professional designations

• Institutional, corporate banking, treasury, capital markets, compliance, regulatory or audit experience

• Experience designing and developing reports using Excel, VBA and Power BI to achieve automation and data visualization (would be an asset)

• Self-motivated; ability to work both independently and collaboratively with multi-functional teams

• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills required

• Highly organized and capable of dealing with multiple, complex projects simultaneously

• Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, challenging, and dynamic business environment.

• Sound judgment in identifying risks to proactively escalate with relevant senior management

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

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