Senior Governance Professional

4 weeks ago

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The Toronto-Dominion Bank (Canada) Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Governance and Control Professional to join our team. As a key member of our organization, you will play a critical role in supporting the effective management and mitigation of operational and regulatory risk.

Key Responsibilities

  • Execute, lead, and support initiatives to identify and assess risks and controls, develop strategies to remediate gaps identified, and implement processes to effectively manage and mitigate risk.
  • Drive a strong governance and internal control environment and perform effective challenge by executing on enterprise control and governance frameworks, including regulatory compliance policies and standards.
  • Proactively identify opportunities to strengthen and improve processes and controls, and ensure the Corporate Functions operate within the Bank's risk appetite.
  • Promote awareness, understanding, and ownership of operational and regulatory risk, key risk drivers, and mitigation strategies within Corporate Function teams.
  • Identify, size, and implement operational and continuous improvements to business processes to maximize efficiencies and scale/grow capabilities and teams to meet business needs.
  • Provide leadership team with information, reporting, and support to ensure operational risks are appropriately managed and adherence to internal policies and procedures is effective.
  • Maintain an understanding of existing and emerging regulatory requirements, operational processes, inherent risks, and ORM policies and practices to provide tailored advice and counsel to the Corporate Functions.
  • As a trusted advisor to internal business partners, recognize and anticipate emerging trends, identify issues/opportunities, and recommend actions to senior management.

Requirements

  • 5+ years relevant experience, with strong preference given to demonstrated proficiency in 1B or 2A roles in Risk Management or other control functions (e.g., Audit, Compliance, Privacy).
  • Organizational awareness and sensitivity.
  • Proven skills in assessing and prioritizing based on business impact, need, and risk factors.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including writing concise business messages, documents, creating impactful presentations, and presenting analysis to management and senior executives.
  • Proven ability to work with and build strong relationships with stakeholders and colleagues.
  • Solution-oriented, with ability to navigate the organization and make assessments and decisions with sometimes vague, incomplete, or partial context/parameters.
  • Independent thinker with exceptional analytical skills and strong business acumen.
  • High degree of personal initiative, with strong influencing and leadership skills.
  • Undergraduate degree: professional accounting, internal auditing, or risk management designation and training would be beneficial.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

About Us

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (Canada) is one of the world's leading global financial institutions, delivering legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States, and around the world. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities, and colleagues.

Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs.

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