Managing Director, Data & Advanced Analytics Technology

Sets the strategic direction and leads a team responsible for development groups that provide analysis, design, development, implementation, and support of Data Analytics & Governance technology applications to ensure and/or maintain alignment with the Lines of Business (LOBs) strategies. Establishes close relationships with constant interaction with executives in the business and technology areas to drive forward the Data Analytics Technology & Business Roadmap as well as supporting and accelerating the overall technology transformation to generate results.

Ensures compliance with the Bank’s Risk Appetite framework and ensures risk‑taking activities remain within agreed limits and comply with all regulatory requirements.

• Delivers and executes on the Data Analytics & Governance Technology Strategy and roadmap working with multiple internal and external partners, identifies areas for improvement in response to the strategy, regulatory requirements and best practice. Ensures delivery and execution of supporting technology plans.

• Determines necessary Big Data & Analytics Platform & Tools necessary. Partners with DGA, EA, Engineering, Operations and other stakeholders to implement the platform and integrate into the existing landscape.

• Formulates the correct strategy to migrate data from one appliance to another platform. Ensures delivery and execution of supporting plans.

• Bridges business and technology to drive data transformation, modernize platforms, and enable advanced analytics capabilities across the LOBs.

• Ensures compliance with Enterprise operating processes, service level objectives and reporting, technology architecture and application availability.

• Ensures alignment with Enterprise Architecture directives and all technology standards.

• Provides Business Partners with an effective primary point of contact and ownership for planning, delivery and management of technology solutions for Advanced Data Analytics.

• Assesses value of potential work; have complete understanding of all work included in the annual plan, determining overall plans and priorities.

• Where required investigates, recommends and approves changes to systems, procedures, products and people to meet plans, achieve goals, and maximize scorecard.

• Provides financial management and oversight of an annual development and operating budget ensuring appropriate allocation of financial resources to meet the Enterprise Technology needs.

• Partners with Sourcing to negotiate software license agreements and professional services agreements, ensuring optimal deployment of BMO’s financial resources.

• Negotiates technology priorities; develops and maintains a financially sound integrated divisional investment plan.

• Identifies and implements strategic technology in support of Data & Analytics roadmap. Directs teams responsible for sourcing and software assessment activities to ensure new and/or enhanced technologies align to all Enterprise standards and business requirements.

• Maintains strong relationships with Technology CIO teams, Data Governance & Analytics, Global Information Technology & Risk Management, Enterprise Infrastructure and Enterprise Architecture. Ensures understanding and develops alignment across technology teams working on Data Analytics & Business Intelligence projects.

• Acts as the Big Data & Advanced Analytics Technology Subject Matter expert in dealing with all integration functions, understanding the sophistication and complexity of those solutions. Communicates in a manner that enables business understanding of all technology solutions.

• Acts as the primary contact for Business Partners and Senior Executives in the joint development and implementation of strategic directions, new business opportunities and initiatives and/or product service developments.

• Brings strategic value‑added professional/technical solutions to clients, senior managers/executives both internally and externally.

• Collaborates with key industry partners, vendors and academic institutions to fulfill new technology needs and solution opportunities.

• Participates in the development of Business Partner’s strategic plans to enable annual results as well…