Senior Risk Partner Advisor

Location: Montreal West

Required   Desjardins entities operate in different environments, so their monitoring, analysis and reporting activities need to reflect their specific realities. As a senior risk partner advisor, you partner with Desjardins entities on risk management, providing guidance and coordinating the activities of the Risk Management Executive Division. You help shape risk management strategies and directions, align risk considerations with business priorities and support strategic initiatives by coordinating effective challenges and risk opinions.

You provide leadership and influence a wide range of collaborators across the organization on complex, cross-sector and highly innovative strategic matters and projects. In this role, you help develop and recommend strategic directions and shape the organization’s business positioning. The nature of your assignments requires in-depth expertise and extensive knowledge in your area of practice. More specifically, you will be required to:
Provide close support to the first line of defence for certain Desjardins entities and coordinate second-line risk management activities
Lead strategic risk management and financial planning exercises, including the risk appetite framework (RAF), financial and capital plans, risk management reporting and other strategic matters
Partner with Desjardins entities on risk management by coordinating effective challenges and risk opinions on key matters
Ensure consistency between Desjardins entities’ strategic directions and their risk appetite frameworks
Closely monitor risk mitigation measures and action plans
Ensure the quality and timeliness of deliverables presented to decision-making bodies
Required   Desjardins entities operate in different environments, so their monitoring, analysis and reporting activities need to reflect their specific realities. As a senior risk partner advisor, you partner with Desjardins entities on risk management, providing guidance and coordinating the activities of the Risk Management Executive Division. You help shape risk management strategies and directions, align risk considerations with business priorities and support strategic initiatives by coordinating effective challenges and risk opinions.

You provide leadership and influence a wide range of collaborators across the organization on complex, cross-sector and highly innovative strategic matters and projects. In this role, you help develop and recommend strategic directions and shape the organization’s business positioning. The nature of your assignments requires in-depth expertise and extensive knowledge in your area of practice. More specifically, you will be required to:
Provide close support to the first line of defence for certain Desjardins entities and coordinate second-line risk management activities
Lead strategic risk management and financial planning exercises, including the risk appetite framework (RAF), financial and capital plans, risk management reporting and other strategic matters
Partner with Desjardins entities on risk management by coordinating effective challenges and risk opinions on key matters
Ensure consistency between Desjardins entities’ strategic directions and their risk appetite frameworks
Closely monitor risk mitigation measures and action plans
Ensure the quality and timeliness of deliverables presented to decision-making bodies
What we offer     Competitive salary and annual bonus
4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
Group insurance including telemedicine
Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.
What You Bring To The Table    …