Wholesale Markets and Banking ONFR Analyst (New or Recent Graduate Opportunity) Immediate Start Date

Bank of Montreal•Chicago, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role provides oversight, monitoring, and reporting on operational risks for Capital Markets and Commercial Banking. It involves developing and monitoring the operational management framework, including governance practices, to manage operational risks across BMO. The position provides policies, standards, methodologies, and controls to enhance transparency, accuracy, and consistency. It requires working with stakeholders to implement methodologies, metrics, and program standards for the assigned portfolio to ensure compliance, effective monitoring, timely reporting, and identification of action plans. The analyst acts as a trusted advisor, guides issue identification and classification, recommends action plans, and influences to achieve business objectives. They recommend and implement solutions based on analysis, assist in strategic plan development, identify emerging issues and trends, and research requirements and best practices to develop recommendations for changes. The role also assists with interpreting new or changing regulations and assessing their impact on governance frameworks, helps determine business priorities, and conducts independent analysis to resolve strategic issues. Additionally, it involves leading the development and maintenance of the governance system and framework, supporting strategic initiatives, representing the model validation program for audits, ensuring stakeholder alignment, coordinating database management, and building change management plans. The analyst will also lead communication plans, integrate monitoring and reporting on the operational risk governance program, manage governance meetings, and may provide specialized support for other regulatory requirements. They will contribute to ongoing operational programs and lead/participate in the design, implementation, and management of core business processes. The role administers operational risk program activities, identifies potential risk situations, and develops in-depth knowledge of business and risk management requirements. Building effective relationships with stakeholders is crucial for providing second-line-of-defense operational risk management support. The analyst will analyze data to provide insights and recommendations, monitor performance, coordinate attestation reviews, and maintain tools and templates for operational risk programs. The focus is primarily on BMO's business/group, with a potential for broader enterprise-wide focus. The role involves exercising judgment to solve problems independently and may involve broader accountabilities.

Requirements

Relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
In-depth knowledge operational risk management practices.
In-depth knowledge of the designated business / product portfolio.
In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements.
In-depth knowledge of quantitative techniques and economic capital methodologies.
In-depth knowledge & experience with risk policy frameworks; quality control / testing frameworks.
Deep knowledge and technical proficiency gained through extensive education and business experience.
Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth.
Collaboration & team skills - In-depth.
Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth.
Influence skills - In-depth.
Data driven decision making - In-depth.

Nice To Haves

Understand core components of operational non-financial risk, either through experience supporting a risk function or how it manifests.
Understands Commercial or Capital Markets business and functions products and how they make money, particularly trade life cycle or operational trade/transaction/loan support.

Responsibilities

Provides oversight, monitoring and reporting on operational risks for Capital Markets and Commercial Banking.
Develops and monitors the operational management framework that includes the governance framework & practices leveraged across BMO to manage operational risks.
Provides policies & standards, methodologies and controls that increase transparency, accuracy and consistency across groups.
Works with stakeholders to implement the methodology, metrics and program standards for the assigned portfolio to ensure compliance as well as effective monitoring, timely reporting and identification of action plans.
Acts as a trusted advisor to assigned business/group.
Guides/assists in the identification and classification of issues; recommends action plans.
Influences and negotiates to achieve business objectives.
Recommends and implements solutions based on analysis of issues and implications for the business.
Assists in the development of strategic plans.
Identifies emerging issues and trends to inform decision-making.
Researches existing or emerging requirements & related best practices to assist and develops recommendations for changes/enhancements.
Assists with the interpretation of new or changing regulations and assessing impacts to the governance frameworks.
Helps determine business priorities and best sequence for execution of business/group strategy.
Conducts independent analysis and assessment to resolve strategic issues.
Leads the development and maintenance of the governance system and framework.
Supports development and execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
Represents the model validation program / portfolio for internal/external regulatory audits and/or examinations.
Ensures alignment between stakeholders.
Coordinates the management of databases; ensures alignment and integration of data in adherence with data governance standards.
Builds change management plans of varying scope and type; leads or participates in a variety of change management activities including readiness assessments, planning, stakeholder management, execution, evaluation and sustainment of initiatives.
Leads or participates in defining the communication plan designed to positively influence or change behaviour; develops tailored messaging; and identifies appropriate distribution channels.
Leads and integrates the monitoring, measurement & reporting on the status of the operational risk governance program 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.
Provides input into the planning and implementation of ongoing operational programs in support of the operational risk framework.
Leads/participates in the design, implementation and management of core business/group processes.
Administers and maintains operational risk program activities in adherence to all policies, procedures and established processes.
Identifies potential risk situations/ impacts, and make recommendations or escalates to the manager, as per guidelines.
Develops and maintains in-depth knowledge of business and related risk management requirements and legislative/ regulatory directives and guidance.
Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders e.g. business stakeholders and Corporate Support Areas (CSAs) in providing ‘second line of defense’ operational risk management support.
Analyzes data and information to provide insights and recommendations; includes identification of risk impacts for new processes and workflows related to initiatives.
Monitors and tracks performance; addresses any issues.
Coordinates and monitors the review and sign-off of attestations and reporting.
Maintains tools and templates for operational risk programs (e.g., Risk Control Self Assessment (RCSA), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) or regulatory compliance), as required.
Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.
Provides specialized consulting, analytical and technical support.
Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
Works independently and regularly handles non-routine situations.
Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.