Director, Collections Strategy

Date limite pour présenter sa candidature :02/14/2026Adresse :33 Dundas Street WestGroupe de famille d'emploi :Audit, gestion des risques et conformitéJoin a pioneering team shaping the future of Canadian Retail Credit Strategies.We’re building next-generation, end-to-end credit solutions that span the entire lifecycle-from acquisition and account management to collections-anchored in a holistic Lending Decision Strategy and aligned with Canadian Personal & Business Banking (P&BB) priorities.Our approach combines cutting-edge decisioning software, advanced decision trees, and innovative credit models to deliver smarter, faster, and more customer-centric outcomes. This is your opportunity to influence credit cycles using modern modeling techniques and best-in-class decisioning applications, all within a high-performance, customer-focused environment.If you’re passionate about leveraging data, technology, and strategy to transform lending decisions and drive meaningful impact across Canadian P&BB, this is the team for you.The Director, Collections Strategy & Performance owns the future direction, development, and execution of BMO’s Collections strategies across the Unsecured Lending, Real Estate Secured Lending (RESL), and Business Banking portfolios. This leader is accountable for building a next‑generation collections ecosystem one that leverages advanced analytics, modern decisioning tools, and best‑in‑class scores/models to proactively manage delinquency, reduce losses, optimize recoveries, and elevate the customer experience.As a designated model user, the Director provides strategic direction on the models, scores, and analytical signals that drive differentiated risk segmentation and treatment design. They partner closely with collections operations and modeling to ensure that models are effectively used, continuously improved, and aligned to portfolio needs while also ideating new tools and signals to drive performance uplift.The Director plays a key leadership role in shaping enterprise collections strategy, fostering innovation, strengthening operational execution, and steering the organization toward modern, data‑driven, customer‑centric recovery practices.Key Responsibilities Strategy Leadership & Future-State DesignOwn the end‑to‑end collections strategy roadmap, setting the future direction for treatment design, prioritization, and capability development across all retail credit portfolios.Drive modernization of Collections by championing advanced analytics, automation, new segmentation tools, and digital engagement strategies.Define forward-looking requirements for decision engines, workflow platforms, and analytical tools to enhance risk segmentation and operational effectiveness.Model Use, Analytics & Risk DifferentiationServe as a primary model user, directing how models, scores, and risk signals are applied across pre‑delinquency, early‑stage, late‑stage, and recoveries strategies ensuring the are aligned with account management tactics for an integrated customer lifecycle approach.Collaborate with model development teams to ensure effective model design, calibration, and operational use, providing strategic input into new or enhanced collections models.Identify and champion new analytical tools, behavioural scores, challenger models, and alternative data sources that improve predictiveness and performance.Ensure all strategies are designed with strong measurement frameworks, including predictive score monitoring, segmentation effectiveness, and treatment lift analysis.Pre‑Delinquency, Treatment & Controls DesignContinuous improvement of pre‑delinquency interventions that balance customer experience with strong repayment outcomes.Design treatment paths and controls informed by behavioural segmentation, customer attributes, risk level, and operational capacity.Develop differentiated strategies digital, agent‑led, settlement, hardship, and collections offers to maximize recovery and reduce roll rates.Performance Management & OptimizationContinuously monitor strategy performance, diagnosing under‑ or over‑performance and implementing real‑time corrective actions.Lead A/B and multivariate testing approach to refine strategies, operational processes, and customer interaction approaches.Assess and forecast capacity, staffing, and technological needs based on portfolio trends and macroeconomic conditions, ensuring alignment with Collections Operations.Recoveries Strategy & Loss MitigationOwn the strategic framework for recoveries, including in‑house recoveries, third‑party agencies, debt sales, and legal channels.Optimize inventory levels, recovery allocation, and agency performance to maximize net recoveries.Governance, Risk Alignment & ReportingEnsure all strategies align with risk appetite, regulatory requirements, and 2LOD oversight.Present strategy insights, emerging trends, and performance results to senior leadership, forums, and risk committees.Lead remediation and root‑cause‑based strategy adjustments to address operational gaps or control issues.Leadership, Culture & Talent DevelopmentBuild and lead a high‑performing collections strategy team with deep analytical, risk, and business expertise.Foster a culture of inclusion, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.Develop successors, mentor emerging leaders, and strengthen functional capabilities across the team.Qualifications10+ years of progressive experience in Credit Risk, Collections Strategy, Portfolio Management, or related retail lending domains.Strong understanding of collections lifecycle management across pre‑delinquency, early‑stage, late‑stage, and recoveries, ideally within a large financial institution.Proven ability to serve as a designated model user, translating model outputs into actionable strategies and providing input to model development and monitoring.Demonstrated strength in strategy design, modernization, and digital transformation, including automation, workflow tools, and decision engine optimization.Exceptional leadership and people‑management capabilities, with a track record of building high‑performing analytical and strategic teams.Strong knowledge of risk appetite frameworks, regulatory expectations, and 2nd‑line oversight requirements.Excellent communication and executive‑level presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and risk committees.Ability to thrive in fast‑paced, data‑driven environments and lead through change with a customer‑centric, innovation‑focused mindset.#FutureOfRetailLendingSalaire :$110,500.00 - 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