Managing Director, Group Manager - Pacific Rim Division

Final date to receive applications: 01/04/2026

Address: 300 S. Grand Ave.

Job Family Group: Commercial Sales & Service

BMO is the 8th largest bank in North America and the 4th largest commercial lender, with aggressive growth ambitions in the U.S. We are driven by a single purpose: to Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. Our Purpose informs our strategy, drives our ambition, and reinforces our commitments to progress-for a thriving economy, a sustainable future, and an inclusive society.

We are seeking a top-performing MD Group Manager to lead our Pac Rim division. The ideal candidate brings 9+ years of proven leadership in driving high‑performing sales organizations, including experience leading leaders, expanding client portfolios, and generating meaningful growth. Success in this role requires deep experience working with Asian‑owned and Asian‑led businesses, with a strong preference for candidates who have partnered closely with Japanese companies.

We're looking for a leader who excels at building trusted relationships with clients, centers of influence, and key market stakeholders, and who can inspire and develop a high‑performing team. Bi‑lingual in an Asian language are preferred (e.g., Cantonese, Mandarin, or Japanese).

Ideal candidate facilitates growth for the Bank through business development and management of key client relationships. Maintains an outstanding and continuous record of significant revenue generation from sales and syndications.

• Acts as an escalation point for complex client issues, using strategic problem‑solving to resolve conflicts and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Leads the structuring of high‑value, complex deals, and credit approvals, ensuring alignment with client needs.
• Manages high‑value client portfolios, driving cross‑selling, retention, and profitability.
• Drives efforts to identify new business opportunities, acquire clients, penetrate markets, and expand the client base by leveraging market insights, competitor analysis, and cross‑selling initiatives.
• Leads market coverage strategies to expand portfolios, identify opportunities, and align with business goals.
• Represents bank at industry forums and conferences, leveraging insights on trends, competition, and emerging products to drive strategic decision‑making.
• Advises in various committees and task forces, providing strategic insights and guidance to drive key initiatives.
• Streamlines operational processes, identifying areas for improvement and implementing best practices.
• Develops communication strategies to influence stakeholders and support organizational change.
• Oversees resource allocation for the team, ensuring effective use of personnel and budgets to meet organizational goals, enhance team performance, and drive client satisfaction.
• Builds and maintains strong long‑term relationships with the bank's high‑value and strategic clients, providing strategic advice on financial solutions and ensuring exceptional service and partnership.
• Structures deals, secures credit approvals, negotiates high‑value transactions, and identifies opportunities for cross‑selling.
• Analyzes market trends, client industry developments, and competitive positioning to inform client solution strategies and optimize client satisfaction.
• Works closely with internal teams and stakeholders to define products, solutions, and strategies that best fit clients' needs.
• Identifies share of wallet opportunities.
• Leverages analysis tools to nurture and grow a portfolio that exceeds ROE thresholds and evaluates client returns on a proactive basis.
• Ensures adherence to regulatory requirements, internal controls, and compliance policies in all aspects of relationship management, mitigating risk and maintaining service standards.
• Fosters a culture aligned to BMO purpose, values and strategy and role models BMO values and behaviours in all that they do.
• Ensures alignment between values and behaviour that fosters diversity and inclusion.
• Regularly connects work to BMO's purpose, sets inspirational goals, defines clear expected outcomes, and ensures clear accountability for follow through.
• Builds interdependent teams that collaborate…