Risk Assessor

250 Yonge Street Toronto Ontario,M5B 2L7

The Global-Third Party Risk Management (GTPRM) Team has a mandate to proactively identify, assess, monitor and mitigate risks associated with our third-party suppliers and outsourcers through defined governance practices. The team is a first line of defense (1LOD) function that drives the identification and management of supplier risks across the Enterprise through challenge to the 1LOD supplier managers across the Lines of Business (LOBs).

The GTPRM Team leads LOBs in the engagement and management of suppliers as well as in their identification and management of supplier risks. They leverage the enterprise operational risk management framework through the outsourcing and supplier risk management lifecycle framework which includes ongoing, independent (second line of defence) activities for monitoring and reporting on outsourcing and supplier risks at all stages of a supplier relationship throughout the enterprise. These outcomes drive shareholder value, continuous improvement to the customer experience, and risk mitigation.

As an integral member of the GTPRM Risk Assessor Team (Assessor), the Assessor is accountable to review, effectively challenge, assess risk, provide independent oversight and monitoring of the Bank’s third-party supplier engagements. The Assessor establishes and maintains strategic business relationships, provides guidance and counsel to the LOB, influences the LOB to help it manage risks and decisions with respect to third party relationships. Assess and identify risk, provide the LOB with guidance and expertise in third party risk management, ensure the LOB takes appropriate actions to mitigate risk exposure and ensure compliance with the TPRM Framework. Critical and time sensitive assessments require this role to independently manage and lead complex projects.
- Build, cultivate, sustain, leverage and influence professional relationships with LOB (supplier managers, executives) to support their third-party requirements, with other Bank risk SMEs, and with internal/external organizations.
- Maintain deep and comprehensive knowledge of business changes and strategies to identify third party risks and recommend appropriate action and controls.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage with multiple people, including analytical/meaningful/constructive/difficult conversations.
- Strong relationship management skills with the ability to impact and influence others, formulate ideas into action, drive results, and obtain consensus from multiple stakeholders
- Make important decisions that positively impact the Bank, including having difficult discussions with all levels of Bank personnel.
- Works well in a collaborative environment, under mínimal supervision, but is able to take direction/leadership when applicable.
- Provides independent oversight and management of outsourced activity, effective third-party risk management and governance practices.
- Strong understanding of TPRM Directive, ONFR guidelines, framework, standards, policies, and other relevant third-party policy requirements.
- Intermediate understanding of regulatory requirements (e.g., OSFI, OCC).
- Provides intermediate advisory services and guidance to the business using a risk-based approach to optimize third party performance and enable consistent and efficient management according to business criticality and assessed level of risk.
- Challenges the business to ensure appropriate actions are underway to mitigate identified operational risk exposures commensurate with the Third-Party Lifecycle.
- Provide expert guidance or opine on control requirements when required on complex/material outsourcing or third part arrangements within designated business portfolio.
- Intermediate business analysis capabilities including understanding of data within SEMS and GRCE.
- Identify and lead change management activities and continuous improvement updates for infrastructure and processes in support of enterprise third party management.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Supports lines of business in completion of SEMS programs.
- Responsible to complete operational SEMS activities to support assessment process.
- Participates in continuous improvement reviews of other Assessors.
- Provides input on procedural updates or improvements.
- Support and advise business partners, executives and Line of Business resources in preparing for internal and/or external audit &/or regulatory reviews through facilitation, planning, briefing, consolidation, review, interpretation, documenting and auditing of reports and material.
- Fill-in for the Senior Manager, as needed to be a mentor, help train, coach, lead and motivate others.

**Qualifications**:

- Post-secondary education in a related discipline.
- Strong understanding and proficiency in BMO’s tools and data management.
- Advanced MS Office skills: Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, and Project.
- Be a SME in the field of third-party risk ma