Director, FCU Mergers & Acquisitions

BMO•Toronto, ON

1d•CA$132,600 - CA$231,000•Onsite

About The Position

Provides information security consulting services for BMO overall and businesses/groups. Liaises with stakeholders to understand problems and opportunities and enables BMO to meet its goals by understanding business vision, objectives and KPIs. Leads the development of information security strategy by understanding business processes, policies, information and information systems. Builds exceptional relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Ensures that requirements and solutions align to a real business need, are approved by all relevant stakeholders, and meets essential information security standards. Provides thought leadership, promotes new processes and methodologies and emerging technologies, with the flexibility to align to the unique requirements of the business/group and deliverables. Fosters a culture aligned to BMO purpose, values and strategy and role models BMO values and behaviours in all that they do. Ensures alignment between values and behaviour 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. Acts as a trusted advisor to senior leaders for making business decisions and implementing strategic initiatives. Develops an expert understanding of business/group challenges. Networks with industry contacts to gather competitive insights and best practices. Drives innovation through observation of common information security problems to identify emerging information security challenges, identifies alternative or emerging solutions, identifies opportunities for rationalization among existing solutions. Influences senior leaders to change the way they do things in order to operate in a more secure manner and conform to industry standards and best practices. Acts as a subject matter expert on relevant regulations and policies. Identifies and recommends opportunities to create/contribute to the tactical and strategic vision of the organization. Supports the execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Acts as the prime contact for internal/external stakeholder relationships, which may include regulators. Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations. Presents and communicates at all levels within IT and across business units. Leads/oversees the management of vendor relationships and provides guidelines for execution; ensures that all agreements are met as per requirements. Stays abreast of industry, information security and business trends through benchmarking and/or participation in professional associations. Analyzes trends and stays current with industry events to proactively prevent information security issues. Identifies opportunities to strengthen the capability of the information security organization at BMO, such as: sharing expertise to promote technical development, mentoring employees, building communities of practice and networks across information security and technology. Understands the strategy, plans, activities and needs of all stakeholders and translates those business needs into solutions and makes recommendations. Provides advice, counsel and support on information security matters and recommends solutions to assigned business/group leaders on principles, frameworks, programs, approaches, trends, legislation and regulatory requirements including interpretation of policy and identification and management of risk. Builds credibility and influences/negotiates effectively to drive business performance through development and delivery of information security solutions. Tracks metrics and milestones, providing recommendations for resolution and escalating as appropriate when issues arise. Facilitates discussions and follows a disciplined approach to plan, elicit, analyse, document, communicate and manage initiatives and issues with stakeholders by applying a variety of elicitation techniques to probe, challenge and understand associated risks. Promotes process improvements and methodologies; keeps emerging information security issues and trends in mind and ensures standards are followed. Creates professional presentations and deliver them in a meaningful concise way. Assesses information security impact to a project’s benefits and risks when scope changes. Develops and champions information security best practices, including staying abreast of industry information security and business trends through benchmarking and/or participation in professional associations. Gathers, examines and interprets data and information to extract meaningful insights, answer business questions and provide actionable recommendations. Assists with continuous improvement activities and root cause analysis with the goal of strengthening information security capabilities. Ensures consistent, high quality practices/work and the achievement of business results in alignment with business/group strategies and with productivity goals. Operates at a group/enterprise-wide level and serves as a senior specialist resource across BMO. Influences how teams/groups work together. Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to multiple, interdependent, complex problems. Communicates abstract concepts in simple terms. Fosters strong internal and external networks and works with and across multiple teams to achieve business objectives. Anticipates trends and responds by implementing appropriate changes. Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed. Take measured risks while protecting the bank by applying our Risk Management Framework in the execution of your role, in line with our Risk Culture and within our approved Risk Appetite, making sound and risk informed decisions that align to business strategy, protect assets, and adhere to applicable policy documents (Frameworks, Policies, Standards, Procedures and Supporting documents), laws and regulations.

Requirements

Typically 9+ years of relevant experience and a post-secondary degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, and/or Information Systems or a related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must have at multiple certifications in a related field, with strong preference for information security certifications from a well-recognized institution (e.g. (ISC)2, ISACA, SANS).
Understanding of industry standards and frameworks e.g. NIST Cyber Security Framework (CSF), ISO 27001 and 27002, Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS), etc. - Expert.
Knowledge of business analysis, project delivery practices and standards across the project lifecycle - Expert.
Knowledge of information security concepts, methodology, processes, procedures and controls - In-depth/Expert.
Understanding and problem solving ability of information security issues within their business group - Expert.
Understanding of information security risk and regulatory requirements - Expert.
Partnering, communication, and negotiation skills - Expert.
Understanding of the information security industry standards and frameworks - Expert.
Demonstrates expertise in all areas of information security and has in depth leadership abilities.
Knowledge of the technical/business environment and the corporate processes and procedures - Expert.
Seasoned expert with extensive industry knowledge.
Technical leader viewed as a thought leader for innovation.
Verbal & written communication skills - Expert.
Analytical and problem solving skills - Expert.
Influence skills - Expert.
Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration - Expert.
Able to manage ambiguity.
Data driven decision making - Expert.

Responsibilities

Provides information security consulting services for BMO overall and businesses/groups.
Liaises with stakeholders to understand problems and opportunities and enables BMO to meet its goals by understanding business vision, objectives and KPIs.
Leads the development of information security strategy by understanding business processes, policies, information and information systems.
Builds exceptional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Ensures that requirements and solutions align to a real business need, are approved by all relevant stakeholders, and meets essential information security standards.
Provides thought leadership, promotes new processes and methodologies and emerging technologies, with the flexibility to align to the unique requirements of the business/group and deliverables.
Fosters a culture aligned to BMO purpose, values and strategy and role models BMO values and behaviours in all that they do.
Ensures alignment between values and behaviour 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.
Acts as a trusted advisor to senior leaders for making business decisions and implementing strategic initiatives.
Develops an expert understanding of business/group challenges.
Networks with industry contacts to gather competitive insights and best practices.
Drives innovation through observation of common information security problems to identify emerging information security challenges, identifies alternative or emerging solutions, identifies opportunities for rationalization among existing solutions.
Influences senior leaders to change the way they do things in order to operate in a more secure manner and conform to industry standards and best practices.
Acts as a subject matter expert on relevant regulations and policies.
Identifies and recommends opportunities to create/contribute to the tactical and strategic vision of the organization.
Supports the execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
Acts as the prime contact for internal/external stakeholder relationships, which may include regulators.
Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
Presents and communicates at all levels within IT and across business units.
Leads/oversees the management of vendor relationships and provides guidelines for execution; ensures that all agreements are met as per requirements.
Stays abreast of industry, information security and business trends through benchmarking and/or participation in professional associations.
Analyzes trends and stays current with industry events to proactively prevent information security issues.
Identifies opportunities to strengthen the capability of the information security organization at BMO, such as: sharing expertise to promote technical development, mentoring employees, building communities of practice and networks across information security and technology.
Understands the strategy, plans, activities and needs of all stakeholders and translates those business needs into solutions and makes recommendations.
Provides advice, counsel and support on information security matters and recommends solutions to assigned business/group leaders on principles, frameworks, programs, approaches, trends, legislation and regulatory requirements including interpretation of policy and identification and management of risk.
Builds credibility and influences/negotiates effectively to drive business performance through development and delivery of information security solutions.
Tracks metrics and milestones, providing recommendations for resolution and escalating as appropriate when issues arise.
Facilitates discussions and follows a disciplined approach to plan, elicit, analyse, document, communicate and manage initiatives and issues with stakeholders by applying a variety of elicitation techniques to probe, challenge and understand associated risks.
Promotes process improvements and methodologies; keeps emerging information security issues and trends in mind and ensures standards are followed.
Creates professional presentations and deliver them in a meaningful concise way.
Assesses information security impact to a project’s benefits and risks when scope changes.
Develops and champions information security best practices, including staying abreast of industry information security and business trends through benchmarking and/or participation in professional associations.
Gathers, examines and interprets data and information to extract meaningful insights, answer business questions and provide actionable recommendations.
Assists with continuous improvement activities and root cause analysis with the goal of strengthening information security capabilities.
Ensures consistent, high quality practices/work and the achievement of business results in alignment with business/group strategies and with productivity goals.
Operates at a group/enterprise-wide level and serves as a senior specialist resource across BMO.
Influences how teams/groups work together.
Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to multiple, interdependent, complex problems.
Communicates abstract concepts in simple terms.
Fosters strong internal and external networks and works with and across multiple teams to achieve business objectives.
Anticipates trends and responds by implementing appropriate changes.
Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.
Take measured risks while protecting the bank by applying our Risk Management Framework in the execution of your role, in line with our Risk Culture and within our approved Risk Appetite, making sound and risk informed decisions that align to business strategy, protect assets, and adhere to applicable policy documents (Frameworks, Policies, Standards, Procedures and Supporting documents), laws and regulations.