Regional Vice President Personal Banking

Location: St. John's

Final date to receive applications:10/08/2026

Address:370 Newfoundland Drive Job Family Group:

Retail Banking Sales & Service Leads Personal Banking performance, client growth, employee engagement, and market presence across a defined geographic region. Accountable for delivering sustainable business results through exceptional client experiences, disciplined risk management, strong sales execution, and the development of high-performing branch leaders and teams. Ensures alignment with enterprise strategy while strengthening BMO's brand and community presence within the region.
• Leads execution of Personal Banking strategy across the region, delivering sustainable growth, profitability, client acquisition, and market share expansion.
• Translates enterprise priorities into regional business plans and ensures disciplined execution against client, sales, financial, and workforce objectives.
• Serves as the senior Personal Banking leader within the region, building strong market presence, community relationships, and strategic partnerships that enhance business performance.
• Monitors market dynamics, client trends, and competitive activity to identify opportunities and adjust strategies to optimize results.
• Leads a high-performing sales and service organization focused on deepening client relationships and delivering differentiated client experiences.
• Drives consistent sales execution, client acquisition, and referral generation across the regional distribution network.
• Maintains strategic relationships with key clients, prospects, and community stakeholders to support business growth and client loyalty.
• Partners across Personal Banking, Business Banking, Wealth Management, and other business groups to deliver integrated client solutions and maximize enterprise value.
• Leads branch performance by establishing clear expectations, monitoring results, and optimizing sales, service, productivity, and operational effectiveness.
• Develops branch leadership capability through coaching, performance management, and targeted development activities that improve business outcomes.
• Shares and scales best practices to drive consistency and continuous improvement across the network.
• Maintains effective oversight of operational, compliance, client, and credit risk within the region and takes proactive action to address emerging issues.
• Accountable for regional financial performance, including revenue growth, profitability, productivity, and expense management.
• Allocates resources effectively to support strategic priorities and achieve sustainable business results.
• Monitors performance against plan and implements corrective actions to address gaps and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
• Champions a One Bank approach by fostering collaboration across business groups and functional partners to improve client and business outcomes.
• Leads strategic change initiatives and transformation efforts that strengthen organizational capability and position the region for future growth.
• Makes credit decisions/recommendations in accordance with sound credit-granting principles, policies, and procedures
• Within the mandate of this role, promotes and supports the Bank’s risk culture including ensuring employees understand their accountabilities for risk-taking activities, promoting an environment of open communication and effective challenge, and establishing the “tone from the top” through leading by example.
• Takes measured risks while protecting the bank by applying our Risk Management Framework in the execution of their role, in line with our Risk Culture and within our approved Risk Appetite, making sound and risk informed decisions that align to business strategy, protect assets, and adhere to…