Senior Manager / Director, Operational Risk and Resiliency (Risk & Regulatory Advisory)

KPMG•Toronto, ON

About The Position

At KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges. Here, you can build momentum that reaches beyond our business, develop skills for the future, and take ownership of your career with support at every stage. Join a firm where your career can make a difference. As part of the Regulatory and Risk Advisory (RRA) practice, our risk management professionals provide a broad range of risk advisory services to organizations across industries including development and implementation of risk operating models, risk function set-up, process/tech/data enablement and design of specialized risk programs (e.g., third-party risk, operational risk, operational resilience). Our goal is to help our clients increase their overall risk governance and performance and ultimately make better risk informed decisions. We are looking for a Senior Manager or Director to join our exciting and growing practice with a specialized focus on Operational Risk and Resilience; and other non-financial risks. The successful candidate will have an important role in delivering end-to-end client engagements as well as driving various internal and market facing non-financial risks initiatives. You will also have the opportunity to work across industries, service lines and geographies to take on challenging and groundbreaking projects while building strong relationships with our fantastic people and developing skills that will help set you up for success.

Requirements

10+ years of experience and a strong background in operational and other non-financial risks in Financial Services
Risk management, assurance or professional designation (such as CA, MBA, CFA)
Strong current knowledge of the Canadian regulatory landscape (OSFI E21) and leading practices in Risk Management
Able to lead cross functional teams comprised of diverse backgrounds and skill sets
Demonstrated ability to learn and succeed in a fast-paced environment
Proficient in report writing and Microsoft PowerPoint
Excellent verbal and written communication
Flexible in working style and willing to learn new ways, methods and approaches
Innovative and creative thinker
High degree of personal confidence and drive

Responsibilities

Delivery of client services, business development and practice management activities primarily for operational risk & resiliency (OSFI E21 guidelines)
Develop, lead, and manage non-financial risk engagements including client engagement plans, deliverables and ensure quality of the fieldwork and deliverables prepared by the team members
Assist organizations in designing and implementing operational risk operating models, including risk strategy, risk appetite, regulatory reporting, governance, policies, assessment, due diligence, continuous monitoring and technology
Lead proposal development as well as grow client relationships; understand clients’ needs and provide customized operational and other non-financial risks
Identify and assess potential opportunities to expand the non-financial risk practice, including participating in the development and delivery of presentations, thought leaderships, etc.
Collaborate with KPMG’s Risk Services practice to support risk transformation opportunities specific to non-financial risks
Lead and manage multiple client engagements of varying size, scope and complexity
Assist clients in managed services, including workshops and presentations to key internal and client stakeholders
Support in the implementation of non-financial risk analytics and technology solutions (e.g., GRC solutions)
Mentor, drive and review quality of work prepared by team members in managing project timelines, quality, budgets and client relationships