Senior Manager, Forecasting & Vintage Analytics

BMO•Toronto, ON

5d•CA$86,000 - CA$160,000

About The Position

Join a pioneering team shaping the future of Canadian Retail Credit Strategies. We’re building next-generation, end-to-end credit solutions that span the entire lifecycle—from acquisition and account management to collections—anchored in a holistic Lending Decision Strategy and aligned with Canadian Personal & Business Banking (P&BB) priorities. Our approach combines cutting-edge decisioning software, advanced decision trees, and innovative credit models to deliver smarter, faster, and more customer-centric outcomes. This is your opportunity to influence credit cycles using modern modeling techniques and best-in-class decision-making applications, all within a high-performance, customer-focused environment. If you’re passionate about leveraging data, technology, and strategy to transform lending decisions and drive meaningful impact across Canadian P&BB, this is the team for you. #FutureOfRetailLending

Requirements

Typically 7+ years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Forecasting Predictive Analysis experience
In-depth / expert product knowledge for the designated business / portfolio.
In-depth / expert knowledge of risk management theory, processes and portfolio management reporting techniques.
In-depth / expert knowledge of modelling & analytics concepts and applications.
In-depth / expert knowledge of risk systems technology.
In-depth / expert knowledge of regulatory requirements.
Seasoned professional with a combination of education, experience and industry knowledge.
Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth / Expert.
Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth / Expert.
Influence skills - In-depth / Expert.
Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration - In-depth / Expert.
Able to manage ambiguity.
Data driven decision making - In-depth / Expert.

Responsibilities

Develops and maintains risk decision-support strategies using analytical solutions to enable high-quality, fact-based decisions for a designated risk portfolio.
Supports the development of the strategy and roadmap for data quality, data analytics, data modeling, reporting, business intelligence, and the design and development of sophisticated decision support tools.
Provides strategic input into business decisions as a trusted advisor.
Makes recommendations to senior leaders on strategy and new initiatives, based on an in-depth understanding of the business/group.
Acts as a subject matter expert on relevant regulations and policies.
May network with industry contacts to gain competitive insights and best practices.
Interprets new regulations and assesses impacts to the risk strategy framework.
Influences and negotiates to achieve business objectives.
Identifies emerging issues and trends to inform decision-making.
Recommends business priorities, advises on resource requirements and develops roadmap for strategic execution.
Manages resources and leads the execution of strategic initiatives to deliver on business and financial goals.
Measures the effectiveness of risk decision strategy management framework; recommends changes as required.
Conducts independent analysis and assessment to resolve strategic issues.
Leads the development and maintenance of the risk strategy management framework.
Acts as the prime subject matter expert for internal/external stakeholders.
Represents the decision strategy function during internal/external regulatory audits and/or examinations.
Ensures alignment between stakeholders.
Designs and produces regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards.
Develops and manages comprehensive information management systems; designs and/or leads initiatives to improve processes, analysis and reporting.
Defines business requirements for analytics & reporting to ensure data insights inform business decision making.
Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
Leads change management programs of varying scope and type, including readiness assessments, planning, stakeholder management, execution, evaluation and sustainment of initiatives.
Leads the execution of operational programs; assesses and adapts as needed to ensure quality of execution.
Leads and integrates the monitoring, measurement & reporting on the status of the risk decision strategy performance to internal & external stakeholders.
Leads the management of governance meetings and maintenance of governing body mandates, oversight and approval guidelines.
May provide specialized support for other internal and external regulatory requirements.
Leads in the design, implementation and management of core business/group processes.
Develops and maintains risk strategies using analytics, predictive modelling and business rules to optimize decisions and productivity.
Supports the planning and execution of the change management process including simulation, validation testing and reporting requirements to evaluate the effectiveness of the new or modified strategies.
Provides advice and guidance to assigned business/group on implementation of analytical solutions.
Develops and maintains in-depth knowledge of business product strategies and related risk management requirements and legislative/ regulatory directives.
Works with stakeholders to identify the business requirements, understand the profitability structure, the risk / return assessment and the expected outcomes.
Works with data owners to discover and select available data sources from internal sources and external vendors (e.g. lending system, payment system, external credit rating system) to fulfill analytical needs.
Works with internal and external stakeholders to understand the capabilities of risk models and core risk systems to ensure effectiveness of risk decision strategies.
Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
Ensures alignment between stakeholders.
Summarizes statistical findings and draws conclusions and presents actionable business recommendations.
Presents findings & recommendations in a simple, clear way to drive action.
Consults with stakeholders to improve consistency and transparency of risk measurement, metrics and reporting.
Monitors and tracks performance; addresses any issues.
Operates at a group/enterprise-wide level and serves as a specialist resource to senior leaders and stakeholders.
Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to problems that can be complex and non-routine.
Implements changes in response to shifting trends.
Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.