Community Reinvestment Outreach Regional Manager for BMO Emerging Markets

BMO (Bank of Montreal)•Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

Reporting to the Senior Community Reinvestment Regional Manager team for BMO West, this role is a critical part of the Community Reinvestment Outreach organization. The position is responsible for driving the successful execution of the bank's Community Benefits Plan and leading the implementation of BMO's Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) outreach strategy. This role will oversee the BMOs emerging markets -covering Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. While deep expertise in rural Native American communities is not required, familiarity and exposure to these areas would be highly valued.

Requirements

Community Reinvestment Act experience required
Travel and community involvement required
Subject matter expert in Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and building partnerships within underrepresented communities, for profit and nonprofit organizations
Exercise sound judgement, accurately identify and proactively resolve potential problems.
Demonstrate ability to pivot to unexpected community needs/occurrences
Travel within the assigned coverage area at least 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

Serve as a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Subject Matter Expert for the assigned coverage area.
Conduct and interpret CRA and community development needs assessments analysis for Native and Rural Communities for BMO.
Maintain productive relationships and communication plan with regional presidents to ensure colleagues are actively engaged in local needs or opportunities.
Develops and maintains effective relationships with all lines of business (LOBs) about community needs/priorities.
Guides market leads in achieving Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance relatives to their respective lines of business and assisting in the formation of market action plans for CRA Lending, Investing and Service.
Partners closely with the CRA Governance team to regularly review CRA performance-to-goal and as needed, assist with the collection of information for the CRA exam and performance context.
Contributes to performance context by documenting community development activities including training leadership and employees on correctly logging community development services for CRA credit.
Cultivates relationships and partnerships with community, civic and nonprofit organizations to position BMO as a trusted partner and advocate for community advancement.
Builds recognition for BMO for our community investments and serve as a thought leader on BMO's behalf; originate, facilitate, and attend meeting with community stakeholders; develop and maintain a productive network of professional relationships with key government, philanthropic, nonprofit, community leaders, and maintain strategic alliances with local advocacy groups.
Connects community partners to broader company initiatives like EMpower and special purpose credit programs to drive impact throughout BMO's footprint.
Manage strategic grants and sponsorship requests to ensure the greatest impact for both the community in which we serve.
Represents BMO at local and national events, including speaking opportunities.
Collaborate with leadership on community development referrals and volunteer services.
Assist with Fair Lending matters as necessary.