Senior Financial Risk Management Leader

Job Summary

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (Canada) is seeking a highly skilled Senior Financial Risk Management Leader to join our team. As a key member of our Financial Risk Management group, you will be responsible for developing and implementing a holistic strategy for financial risk management, globally, in support of and integrated with the overall business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, communicate, and implement a comprehensive financial risk management strategy, globally, in support of and integrated with the overall business strategy.
Oversee, lead, and manage work activities that may require alignment across multiple areas, ensuring effective collaboration and communication among team members and stakeholders.
Lead the team in the development and/or integrated implementation of policies, processes, procedures, and changes across multiple functional areas, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
Lead partner to management and respective teams for area of specialization, providing industry, external, and internal, enterprise, and business awareness, recognizing and anticipating emerging trends and identifying issues and opportunities, and recommending action to senior management.
Act as a strategic partner by leading relationships with key enterprise partners and interfacing with respective leadership team to effectively manage own business management area and clarify scope of accountabilities while influencing and aligning others as needed.
Own FTE management – identification of themes and insights to address, including oversight of vacancy rates/root cause analysis by FRM team to identify emerging risk, identifies opportunities to manage headcount and remove obstacles to timely recruiting.
Support the EVP with Financial Risk Management presentations to the ERMC and RCoB, as well as accountability for coordinating the effective delivery of all regulatory deliverables, including preparing briefing notes before meetings, liaising with partners, and coordinating required follow-up.
Provide functional/business level communications to ensure messages to stakeholders and/or employees are consistent, appropriate, and aligned to business strategies and executive management direction.
Develop business and performance reporting, analytics & insights to enable effective business management, resource management/capacity planning, and executive decision-making.
Identify issues requiring research or analysis, determine solutions directly or by consulting relevant functional/business heads and other internal/external groups as necessary, undertake follow-up in response to issues raised.
Provide thought leadership, define and enable the execution of innovation opportunities, delivering sustainable & scalable improvements to business processes.
Build positive relationships with management teams within the FRM Group and an extensive range of business partners, ensuring effective collaboration and communication among team members and stakeholders.
Ensure business operations comply with internal and external requirements, including financial controls, duty segregation, transaction approvals, and physical asset control.
Organize and support team-wide events, such as town halls, business meetings, both virtual and in-person, recognition events, etc.
Partner with other segments of risk on projects and proactively share updates on key strategic priorities.
Manage, analyze, and draw insights from data to inform priorities and initiatives, including post-implementation reviews and program analysis to ensure solutions continue to meet business strategy and vision.
Provide an overview of key management information, discussions, and/or business issues in advance of business meetings and events, coordinate follow-up on outstanding issues as required.

Requirements

Develop and maintain strong relationships with Risk executives and colleagues.
Talent management/people development (acquisition/retention/succession).
Develop and build TD's brand and external reputation.
Prudent Expense Management.
Highest personal and professional integrity and standards to advance TD's vision and protect the brand.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
People leadership and management experience focused on talent development and coaching to nurture a high-performing team.
Models TD's executive leadership profile: skilled leader, high confidence, low ego, inspiring to professionals, operates through influence, motivates and develops leadership teams.
Advances TD's leadership development, colleague experience & diversity agenda.
Possesses an advanced level of financial and strategic acumen to provide insight on strategy development and execute effectively on a broad range of key business management activities.
Strong relationship building and negotiation skills and the ability to interact with sensitivity and leadership to advance and influence the culture risk aims to promote.
Expertise in working effectively in ambiguity with all levels of colleagues and executives to enhance the colleague experience.
Exhibits confident presentation and facilitation skills and strong interpersonal and leadership skills to facilitate working with business and senior management at all levels.

About Us

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (Canada) is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver 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.

Colleague Development

If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we're committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Language Requirement (Quebec only)

Sans Objet

Our Values

At TD, we're guided by our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities, and colleagues, and share a set of values that shape our culture and guide our behavior. In exchange for how our colleagues show up to help TD succeed, we are committed to delivering a colleague experience grounded in Impact, Growth, and a Culture of Care. No matter where you work across TD, we empower you to make an impact at work and in your community, explore and grow your career, and be part of our caring and inclusive culture.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At TD, we're committed to fostering an environment where all colleagues are encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work, experience equitable opportunities, and feel respected and supported. We're dedicated to building an inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of the customers and the communities in which we live and serve.

Helping to Make an Impact in Communities – TD Ready Commitment

TD has a long-standing commitment to help drive progress towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. Under the TD Ready Commitment, we are targeting a total of C$1 billion by 2030 in community giving across four key, interconnected drivers of change: Financial Security, Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities, and Better Health. It's our goal to help support change, nurture progress, and contribute to making the world a better, more inclusive place for our customers, colleagues, and communities.

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