Chief Advisor Financing and Credit Risk Performance

Attendance

Hybrid

Job number

32315

Category

Senior Professional

Status: Permanent

Type of Contract

Permanent

Schedule: Full-Time

Full Time / Part Time?

Full-Time

Posting date

10-Apr-2026

Area(s) of interest: Artificial intelligence (AI), Project management and agile methodology, Risk management

Location(s): Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver

As a Chief Advisor, Financing and Credit Risk Performance Management in the Credit Risk Management team within the Risk Management sector at National Bank, you’ll be a specialist in enabling AI- and analytics-driven efficiencies, optimizing end-to-end commercial credit processes, strengthening controls, and enhancing credit policy. With your structured problem-solving skills, your experience delivering complex, cross-functional change and your knowledge of the commercial credit lifecycle, governance forums, and decisioning workflows, you’ll have a positive impact on Credit Risk operational performance, sound and timely credit decision-making, and successful integration of an acquired commercial portfolio.

Your role:

Deliver priority AI and analytics use cases that improve Credit Risk operational performance, efficiency, and scalability.
Drive strategic commercial credit risk initiatives spanning process, embedded controls, policy, and performance management.
Identify and implement opportunities to improve end-to-end credit lifecycle processes and decisioning workflows.
Translate evolving requirements into clear problem statements, practical solutions, and executable delivery plans.
Represent Credit Risk on cross-functional initiatives and governance forums; prepare executive-ready analysis and recommendations.
Support integration of an acquired commercial portfolio, including credit model rescore activities (analysis, planning, coordination).
Represent Credit Risk on cross-functional initiatives and governance forums
Enhance commercial credit policies to support efficient, sound decision-making
Support integration of an acquired commercial portfolio, including credit model rescore activities

Your team:

As part of the Risk Management sector, you’ll join a specialized Credit Risk Management team and report to the Senior Director, Financing and Credit Risk Performance Management. This position sits at the intersection of Risk, Business, Operations, Technology, Data and Analytics and drives the delivery of strategic commercial credit initiatives.

We’re recruiting to expand our capacity to deliver high-priority transformation and integration work, including AI-enabled improvements and acquired portfolio activities. Our team stands out for its expertise in complex problem solving, its pragmatic approach to process and control design, and its deep understanding of commercial credit requirements. Standard business hours apply, with flexibility to support critical deliveries and stakeholder needs.

Prerequisites:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Commerce or a related field and 10–15 years of experience in credit risk management, commercial lending, analytics, credit policy or related roles.
Experience delivering complex initiatives in project or change environments, from analysis through implementation.
Strong knowledge of end-to-end commercial credit lifecycle processes, decisioning workflows, and governance/controls.
Demonstrated capability in process transformation, embedded controls, and operationalizing change with KPI/KRI measurement.
Strong executive communication skills and ability to influence without authority across Risk, Business, Operations, Technology, Data and Analytics.

Languages:

English, French

Skills

Artificial Intelligence Business Transformation Commercial Lending Credit Risk Diversity & Inclusion Process Optimization Project Management Teamwork Empathy Initiative Learning Agility Resiliency Process Improvement Analytical Evaluation

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?

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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?