Chief Advisor Governance and Credit Quality

Attendance

Hybrid

Job number

23955

Category

Senior Professional

Status: Permanent

Type of Contract

Permanent

Schedule: Full-Time

Full Time / Part Time?

Full-Time

Posting date

13-Jan-2025

Location: Montreal, Quebec

City

Montreal

Province/State

Quebec

Area of Interest: Risk management

As a Chief Advisor in the Governance and Credit Quality team at National Bank, you will specialize in governance best practices, contributing to the Bank's healthy growth and financial strength by minimizing credit and regulatory risks. In this position, you’ll have a positive impact with your expertise in maintaining and improving our governance framework and ensuring alignment with regulatory standards as the risk manager for credit sectors.

Your role

• Collaborate with senior management to centralize and review regulatory requests for information and self-assessments to ensure clear and compliant communications
• Proactively compare and analyze the Bank's business and credit risk policies and practices to anticipate gaps and recommend actions aligned with best practices
• Organize and lead committees related to credit risk, governance and regulations by ensuring to follow up on decisions and provide rigorous documentation
• Establish strategic monitoring of action plans and recommendations, and make sure they are implemented effectively in collaboration with stakeholders
• Foster a healthy risk culture by clarifying employee roles and obligations, and aligning internal approaches in risk management
• Handle sensitive information with integrity, ethics and discretion

Your team

As part of the Credit Analytics and Climate Risks Vice Presidency, you will work on a team with 30 colleagues and report to the Senior Manager, Governance and Credit Quality. Our team stands out for its ambition to advance governance practices that protect the Bank's integrity and ensure compliance with regulatory expectations.

You will work closely with the entire credit risk sector, including the following four Vice Presidencies: Special Loans Unit; Credit Adjudication – Credit Capital Markets and National Client Groups; Credit Adjudication – Commercial, SME and Wealth Management; Credit Analytics and Climate Risks. 

We offer a wide range of ongoing learning opportunities for your development, including hands-on learning, training courses, and collaborating with colleagues who have varied profiles and expertise.

Prerequisites

• Proven experience in credit risk management and governance, with in-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements (OSFI, Basel, etc.)
• Knowledge of commercial and retail credit, policies and underwriting, advanced risk rating quantification, and loan management practices
• Strong analytical skills with a rigorous approach to solving complex problems
• Solid organizational, leadership and project management skills, with the ability to innovate and influence
• Agility and proactivity
• Outstanding ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and persuasively across all levels of management, in both French and English

Languages:

English, French

Reason to require this language: you will need to collaborate with a regulator/authority/government body outside Quebec.

Skills

Communication Credit Risk Credit Risk Management Diversity & Inclusion Empathy Governance Leadership Learning Agility Regulatory activities Regulatory Banking Organization Regulatory Requirements Resiliency Rigor Risk Management Teamwork

Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.

* Health and wellness program, including many options

* Flexible group insurance

* Generous pension plan

* Employee Share Ownership Plan

* Employee and Family Assistance Program

* Preferential banking services

* Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives

* Telemedicine service

* Virtual sleep clinic

These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family. 

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.

We're putting people first

We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people.   Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees. 

We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Come live your ambitions with us!

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For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?