Bilingual Director, Operational Risk and GRC integration

1 month ago


Canada Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Full time

Job Requisition ID: 10115

Position Status: Temporary Full Time

Position Type: Hybrid

Office Location: Ottawa (ON); Calgary (AB); Montreal (QC); Toronto (ON); Vancouver (BC)

Travel Requirement: Occasional

Language Designation: Bilingual

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): CBC

Salary: Our salaries generally range from $ 156951.60 to $ 196189.50 and are based on qualifications and experience.

About CMHC

At CMHC, the work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to realize a future where everyone in Canada has a home that they can afford and meets their needs.

Our people are second to none. We lean in with courage, band together as a community and try new things to make a lasting impact on housing from coast to coast to coast.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

What's in it for you

We've got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here's what you get when you're a contract employee:

  • 3 weeks of accrued vacation.
  • Annual individual performance bonus.
  • Support in your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more - because when you thrive, we thrive.
  • An inclusive workplace culture and environment with Employee Resource Groups and more.
  • A hybrid work model that lets you balance working from home and nurturing in-person connections by coming into your region's office at a minimum of 4 times a month.
About the role

The Director, Operational Risk and GRC integration provides oversight, operational risk management subject matter expertise, strategic advice, and guidance around the rebuilding of CMHC's operational risk management program. This role is accountable for the successful implementation of CMHC's first Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) platform. This temporary role is a senior leader role within the CRO (Chief Risk Officer) Sector providing strategic advice to the CRO and DCRO (Deputy Chief Risk Officer) while ensuring that both transformation projects are successful. This role requires significant collaboration with other CMHC's sectors such as: Internal Audit and Information Technology (IT).

This is a temporary position of a duration of 24 months.

What you'll do:

  • Build a compelling vision for the Operational Risk Management program and ensure appropriate resources and tools are available to meet the vision/end state.
  • Ensure that a sound framework for key operational risks (policies, guidelines, procedures, etc.) is in place and deployed across the Corporation in accordance with the three lines of defense model.
  • Develop a comprehensive strategy for the implementation and optimization of the GRC platform, aligning it with CMHC's strategic objectives and lead the design and implementation of the GRC platform to meet CMHC's risk management and internal audit needs and other areas within the corporation.
  • Provide risk-related guidance to business lines (methodology, process, etc.) and risk oversight to senior management.
  • Establish and maintain business relationships across CMHC to build a better understanding of risks and risk mitigation within key businesses (commercial and non-commercial) and in the implementation of the GRC.
  • Collaborate frequently with all lines of business to provide risk subject matter expertise and objective advice with respect to operational risks and the GRC platform (includes CMHC senior leaders).
  • Lead a team, delegating responsibility and accountability, while building capabilities within a division and develop objectives and take responsibility for engagement, enabling a culture of learning, performance management and accountability for a division.
What you should have:

  • A postgraduate degree in a related field such as business, finance and / or computer science.
  • Minimum of ten years of prior experience working in a risk function with at least ten years of management experience with direct supervision.
  • Detailed understanding of key operational risk within CMHC's or a financial institution environment.
  • Experience implementing new operational risk management programs and / or approaches.
  • Experience with risk tool enablement (preferably the implementation of a GRC platform).
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the ability to influence a wide stakeholder group, including senior management.
  • Superior oral and written communication and presentation skills combined with the ability to synthesize information from a variety of sources and make linkages between key risks and their impacts.
  • Bilingualism (French and English).
Posting closing date: Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

We're committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought - and of people - are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.

What happens after you apply

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