Sr. Advisor, Culture

BMO•Toronto, ON

About The Position

This role supports BMO’s enterprise Winning Culture and Ambition 2030 enablement strategy, driving behaviour change, leader activation, and cultural integration across the organization. It supports the strategic direction, governance, program design, and execution of the Winning Culture program. The role provides advice and counsel related to Culture through a variety of business/group & leadership engagements to execute the enterprise and business/group strategies. The position translates complex cultural and engagement data into programmatic interventions. It also partners across HR, Ethics, ONFR, and Risk teams to assess and manage culture and behaviour risk through integrated frameworks and dashboards. The ideal candidate is a seasoned strategic initiative leader with experience in culture, and enterprise program management.

Requirements

Typically, 7-10+ years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience in talent management strategies and programs.
Strategic thinking - Expert.
Project management / program management - 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 – In-depth.
Influence skills – In-depth.
Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration – In-depth.
Able to manage ambiguity.
Data driven decision making – In-depth.

Responsibilities

Supports program integration for enablement of Ambition 2030, with collaboration across Strategy, Communications, Culture and HR.
Partners to build and execute a multi-year roadmap for activation and sustainment of behaviour change that drives high performance.
Provide strategic partnership on enterprise winning culture action plans and program deliverables.
Assess effectiveness of culture program tactics for opportunities to scale or adjust.
Guide leaders through implications of cultural insights and required behavioural or operational shifts.
Coach group-level activation of culture within enterprise frame and hold groups accountable for ongoing action plans.
Partner with Corporate Communications to deliver key messages and core building blocks for how we define Winning Culture within Ambition 2030 and integrate with engagement, values, and other key elements of culture.
Partner with HR COEs for integration of winning culture into employee lifecycle (e.g., recruiting, performance management, development).
Support culture and listening insights into cross-functional dashboard on behaviour risk.
Partner with ONFR, LRC and HR to assess ongoing culture and behaviour risk potential and surface any areas for further diagnostic.
Identify opportunities to integrate and align across multiple teams driving culture change for a holistic approach and common frameworks or language.
Support ongoing refinement of related directives and operational frameworks that enable more proactive management of culture and behaviour risk, in alignment with regulatory guidance.