Senior Advisor, Financial Risk Oversight

Description
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As a Senior Advisor, Financial Risk Oversight, you will play a key role in supporting risk management activities related to financial risk, with a primary focus on market risk. You will contribute to developing and maintaining risk frameworks, support monitoring and reporting processes, and collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure risks are identified, assessed, and managed in line with regulatory expectations and internal policies.

This position is a great opportunity to showcase your expertise and fully realize your potential within a caring and trustworthy company. Here, people and their development are at the heart of our priorities, fostering an environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Reporting to the Director, Financial Risk Oversight, you will be part of Group Risk Management and Compliance, acting as a key contributor to maintaining a strong risk culture across the organization.

What You'll Accomplish With Us
As a Senior Advisor, Financial Risk Oversight, you'll be at the core of our mission. Here are the main responsibilities:

• Lead the monitoring and reporting of market risk exposures and other financial risks, including counterparty credit risk, while ensuring alignment with regulatory guidelines and internal standards.
• Develop and maintain financial risk indicators and limits related to market risk, and oversee exposure monitoring and limit tracking activities.
• Oversee Private Assets such as Private Equity, Infrastructure, and Real Estate, and evaluate derivative positions used for hedging purposes.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of policies and guidelines for financial risk oversight, including market risk, and contribute to risk quantification through data analysis and model support (e.g., VaR models).
• Prepare and participate in quarterly financial risk reports for senior management and governance committees, track and report on watch list accounts, and escalate concerns as needed.

What Could Accelerate Your Success In This Role
We're looking for someone who:

• Is known for their strong analytical and problem-solving skills, enabling them to assess complex financial risks effectively.
• Stands out for their effective communication and interpersonal abilities, fostering collaboration across teams.
• Demonstrates strong technical proficiency, including experience with Python, advanced Excel, Power BI, and familiarity with database management (SQL).
• Is recognized for their ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on expertise in risk oversight, policy interpretation, and risk reporting.
• Has a bachelor's degree in finance, economics, mathematics, or a related field, and a minimum of 8 years of experience in market risk or financial risk management.
• Brings experience with modeling market risk (e.g., VaR models), Private Assets or Derivatives, and understands regulatory frameworks (AMF/OSFI) on financial risk.
• Professional certifications such as CFA, FRM, or CAIA are an asset.
• Advanced proficiency in French is an asset, as you will regularly collaborate with peers on a national scale.

Why you'll love working with us

• A work environment where learning and development merge with a collective pursuit of excellence.
• A healthy, safe, fair, and inclusive environment where potential can be freely expressed and developed.
• The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, supported by flexibility and access to inspiring and innovative workspaces.
• Competitive benefits: Flexible group insurance, competitive pension plan, stock purchase plan, vacation and wellness/personal development days, telemedicine, employee and family assistance program, ergonomic furniture program, performance bonus, discounts on iA products, and much more

Apply now and get ahead of your career, where your talent really belongs
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