Director, Stewardship, Sustainable Investment, GAM
Job in
Toronto, Ontario, M5A, Canada
Listing for:
BMO
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-03-06
Job specializations:
-
Management
Corporate Strategy, Risk Manager/Analyst
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Final date to receive applications:
03/28/2026
Address:
100 King Street West
Job Family Group:
Customer Solutions
This is a maternity leave contract position for a term of up to 18 months.
BMO Global Asset Management’s Sustainable Investment (SI) team oversees the firm’s ESG initiatives and supports investment teams in integrating ESG considerations into investment processes. In addition, the team owns and executes on BMO GAM’s firm wide commitments to responsible investment, develops thought leadership on emerging ESG topics and employs a progressive approach to stewardship and active ownership activities. The team works with both internal and external stakeholders across all sales channels in both asset management and the wider wealth businesses.
The Director, Stewardship, Sustainable Investment will be primarily responsible for implementing and overseeing strategy and activities related to proxy voting, corporate engagement, public policy engagement and industry collaboration. They directly manage SI team individuals with defined proxy voting and/or engagement responsibilities as well as guide stewardship activities more broadly across the team. This role works closely with the Head of SI, SI team members, investment teams and other internal stakeholders to ensure stewardship activities support business needs.
Strategy
Supports the Head of SI with the development and implementation of the GAM-wide SI program, specifically related to its Stewardship pillar, and corresponding team and business planning.Monitors stewardship implementation strategy including effectiveness of internal and external resources on an annual basis.Stays abreast of best practices related to industry standards, regulatory developments and stewardship best practices to inform proxy voting guidelines, internal policy updates and engagement planning.Fosters and grows relationships with key stakeholders within the SI and sustainability community to represent the team’s expertise and position on ESG issues.Develops and mentors talent across the team to empower individuals, facilitate cross-training, support succession planning and career growth.Proxy Voting
Oversee and guide the voting of proxies and voting-related engagement, mainly in the North American market, according to our corporate governance guidelines and other relevant policies and procedures.Manage annual updates to our corporate governance guidelines informing proxy voting strategies, including ensuring internal approvals and close communication with external service providers.Oversee and manage internal and external proxy voting stakeholder relationships according to internal governance structures, including decision-making with portfolio managers, leading internal relevant committees and managing touchpoints with external proxy voting and engagement service providers.Engagement
Oversee and manage the overarching engagement program, including setting targets, engagement record-keeping, tracking progress and guiding the team to meet their annual goals.Provide guidance related to thematic engagement project campaigns on Climate Action, Social Equality and Good Governance and advise subject-matter experts on engagement best practices.Assess and oversee BMO GAM’s participation in collaborative investor initiatives and manage the relationship with external proxy voting and engagement service provider.Client and external facing elements
Leads relevant educational presentations for institutional/retail clients and stakeholders and oversees client deliverables including stewardship reporting and ad-hoc client requests.Speaks frequently at industry events on topics related to ESG themes and stewardship approaches including policy developments and participates in leadership positions within industry committees and roundtables on behalf of GAM.Authors and mentors team members on external facing thought leadership/research.Other
Engages and socializes stewardship activities and initiatives with internal stakeholders including BMO FG counterparts.Closely follows relevant public policy developments and updates to inform formal consultation responses and approvals.Qualifications
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