Sr. Manager Business Specialist

Assists in the implementation, maintenance and administration of a specific compliance program. Coordinates and performs risk assessment, monitoring, testing and surveillance activities to ensure program remains current and aligned with BMO Compliance Program. Works with business/group and internal partners to ensure regulatory, corporate and fiduciary obligations are met. Advises business/group on implications of new regulatory developments or internal products, and assists to implement new/revised policies and programs to address them.

Identifies risks and implements appropriate actions to mitigate them. Develops and maintains compliance information for analysis and reporting. Achieves compliance goals by maintaining current knowledge of regulatory requirements and developments. Maintains functional and regulatory expertise specific to business group, and refers to Compliance Policies & Procedures manuals for requirements. Contributes to business/group results by providing oversight and making recommendations that significantly impact the Bank’s ability to monitor regulatory compliance programs, minimize operational risk and align with regulatory agencies.

• Provides advice and influences assigned business/group on implementation of solutions aligned to regulatory risk appetite based on an understanding of business operations and stakeholder needs.
• Consults on new products, services and automated systems to assist with incorporating compliance requirements into these initiatives.
• 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.
• Supports the execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Builds effective professional relationships with business group, internal/external stakeholders and trust with regulators.
• Analyzes/reviews and reports compliance data and associated data to Compliance and business/group management.
• Leads/participates in the design, implementation and management of core business/group processes.
• Oversees the implementation, maintenance and monitoring/ reporting of all policies, guidelines, procedures and compliance programs, provides advice/rulings as necessary, for one or multiple complex function(s)/activity(ies).
• Effectively challenges risk assessments for business/group and assists to identify more effective compliance controls.
• Effectively challenges monitoring and testing activities to ensure compliance controls are operating and aligned to regulatory requirements.
• Identifies, assesses, effectively challenges and oversees the satisfactory resolution of issues, including ensuring adequate management remediation plans and validation.
• Elevates high profile issues/risk cases to Compliance and business/group management for prompt resolution.
• Analyzes and reports compliance information to Compliance and business/group management.
• Develops and maintains a high level of expertise in all regulations, directives and guidance which apply to the group(s) supported.
• Provides input to business/group on emerging risks, regulatory developments and interpretation of regulations.
• Conducts and/or effectively challenges risk assessments for business/group and assists to identify more effective compliance controls.
• Performs and/or effectively challenges monitoring and testing activities to ensure regulatory compliance controls are operating and aligned to regulatory requirements. Supports root cause analysis in response to material control failures in business/group.
• Identifies, assesses, effectively challenges and provides oversight on the satisfactory resolution of issues, including ensuring adequate management remediation plans and validation. Elevates high profile issues/risk cases to Compliance and business/group management for prompt resolution.
• Analyzes and reports compliance information to Compliance and business/group management.
• Advises first line of defense management and employees on compliance matters.
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