Chief Advisor Strategy Data and Performance

Area of Interest: Financial markets and treasury

A career as a Chief Advisor in the Strategy, Data, and Performance team at National Bank means acting as an expert to plan and execute the acceleration of the transformation of Financial Market Operations. This position allows you to have a positive impact on our organization through your skills and abilities to conduct our strategic initiatives.

Your Role:

• Play a key role in advising on the strategic directions of financial market operations. You facilitate strategic thinking and the evolution of business processes through data analysis, and you drive the execution of strategic components such as defining the business vision and determining end-to-end financial market targets.
• As a strategic actor, you are at the heart of project development, execution, and delivery. Diagnose priorities and intervene to solve complex problems, thereby ensuring the success of initiatives.
• Support and coach transformation actors, both in action and on specific mandates. Stay abreast of best practices, which you integrate and share to optimize cross-functional processes while establishing clear and detailed business requirements.
• Energize transformation governance by continuously enriching the transformation plan and documenting priority initiatives. Monitor efficiency and operational debt and ensure project delivery based on best practices to achieve expected business values.
• Play a key role in collaborating with our partners (IT, Financial Markets) to influence the evolution of transformation initiatives and effectively share the vision of operations.
• Create and promote a climate conducive to change, engaging cross-functional teams and involving the necessary expertise according to transformation needs, while showing interest in new technologies and innovation. You think creatively and are an expert in your field.

Your Team:

This position reports to the Senior Manager of Strategy, Data, and Performance for the Financial Markets Operations sector. Within the sector, you are part of a team of three colleagues. Our team stands out for its dynamism, agility, and knowledge of financial market activities and the sub-processes that support these activities.

Our team of professionals is dedicated to implementing and executing the strategic plan, working in collaboration with various partners across the Bank, and covering all operations within the Financial Markets sector. You will encounter numerous development opportunities, with access to colleagues possessing diverse expertise, experiences, and profiles, enriching your development in every aspect.

This position offers you the possibility of working in a hybrid mode, ensuring a work-life balance.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and ten years of relevant experience OR Master's degree in a related field and eight years of relevant experience OR University certificate and eight years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated influential leadership with senior management.
• Knowledge of financial markets and wealth management.
• At least 5 years of experience in end-to-end analysis and delivery of transformation initiatives.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to quickly grasp and solve complex issues and make relevant recommendations.
• Proven ability to learn a business domain and highlight key elements.
• Demonstrated change management skills.

Languages:

• Language: French

• Language: English

Reason to require this language: you will need to work closely with our colleagues outside Quebec. Skills

Agile Transformation Business Acumen Business Transformation Change Management Client-focused Communication Decision Making Financial Markets Influence others Initiative Project Management Project Planning Resiliency Strategy Execution Wealth Management Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.

• Health and wellness program, including many options
• Flexible group insurance
• Generous pension plan
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Preferential banking services
• Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives
• Telemedicine service
• Virtual sleep clinic

These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family. 
Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged. We're putting people first:

We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people.   Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees. 
We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates What can you bring to our team?
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