Manager - Third Party Risk Management

BMO • Toronto, ON

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About The Position

This role offers strong exposure to monitoring and governing the 3rd Party Management of Technology & Operations (T&O) Group. The Governance Team works in a matrix environment, driving oversight, strengthening controls, and improving risk practices using analytics and insights. This team is 1LOD.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in technology or financial services, with a degree in business, computer science, engineering, info systems, math, or business.
• 3+ years of experience in risk or compliance and 3rd party risk management, with strong analytical and evaluation skills.
• Good understanding of Canadian and US 3rd party related applicable regulations.
• Ability to review materials for compliance with regulations and draft policy language.
• Strong data analytics and presentation skills; advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and experience with dashboard/analytics tools.
• Ability to explain complex technical topics in simple terms to business audiences.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks and experience in large, complex organizations.
• Understanding of key enterprise risk management steps: identify, assess, prioritize, treat, monitor.
• Strong understanding of control frameworks (e.g., COSO, NIST, COBIT).
• Expertise in Excel, Power BI, and data visualization.
• Excellent communication, analytical thinking, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills.
• Able to work through ambiguity and make data‑driven decisions.

Nice To Haves

• Certifications (asset): CRISC, CGEIT, CISA, CISM, PMP, cloud compliance.

Responsibilities

• Review supplier risk assessments from regulatory and technology risk perspective.
• Review and monitor Supplier related issues from theme and closure perspective.
• Perform review of supplier contracts from regulatory compliance perspective.
• Identify potential risks, discuss impacts, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Communicate new or updated regulatory requirements through the Enterprise Regulatory Development Framework (ERDF) and support activities under the Enterprise Compliance Program (ECP).
• Monitor and understand 3rd party Key Risk Indicators and underlying data for T&O.
• Improve Tech & Ops risk awareness and execution in alignment with the Operational Risk Management Framework (ORMF).
• Continuously review the Process Risk & Control (PRC) Framework, tools, and control library to give leadership a clear view of the control environment in relation to 3rd Party Management.
• Use data to perform root‑cause analysis and predictive analytics to support risk and compliance decisions.

Benefits

• BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans.
• To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees