We are banking at another level.

Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means:

• Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few   

• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1

• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life

• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more... 

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are looking for a Specialist, Business Continuity Management, to play a lead role in the implementation and ongoing monitoring of BDC’s enterprise-wide Business Continuity Management Program. They will be responsible for implementing and improving BDC’s BCM Program in alignment with regulatory, industry, and risk management best practices. They will be a key member of the ORM team, positioned as a BCM expert responsible to provide expertise to first line of defense (1LOD) and will have the opportunity to work with individuals across the entire organization and contribute to many initiatives and projects.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

Reporting to the Director, Operational Risk, your primary responsibility will include implementation of the BCM program for the first and second-line stakeholders on Business Continuity and support other operational risk programs including Third Party Risk Management, Corporate Insurance within the risk function as necessary.

• Work closely with business lines and corporate functions by providing leadership and guidance, to support their BCM program deliverables and achieve their first lines of defense accountability related to Business continuity, disaster recovery, crisis management and insurance practices and related reporting, processes, controls and activities.

• Ensure that BDC is protected against risks related to its activities by developing and maintaining effective risk management mitigation strategies through insurance programs. Establish the business case, measures and tools to determine coverage expectations and deductible strategy.

• Effectively and efficiently manage insurance claims, participating in contract negotiations with adjusters, insurers and lawyers and evaluate the cost effectiveness of various programs to obtain the most favorable terms of settlement for BDC.

• Act as a team back-up for Third Party Risk Management program for critical activities

• Design and enhance operational risk governance, methodologies, tools, implementation, and trainings in line with BDC’s nature of business and industry best practices.

• As a lead member of the team, provide both in-depth business and risk management expertise across all business lines and corporate functions during ORM program interactions.

• Effectively review and challenge 1LOD and 2OD risk assessments and program deliverables

• Facilitate the establishment of an effective risk culture through the deployment of the BCM program, communication, training, and onboarding of 1LOD, 2LOD, senior management, and other stakeholders.

• Monitor and oversee remediation activities and action plans; coordinate discussions with business unit management to determine or confirm action to be taken. Perform post-implementation reviews to verify that risks are managed appropriately.

• Establish, manage, and improve BCM program reporting, including program KRIs, data collection and analysis, risk reporting, risk events, action plans, and committee presentations and management, and present findings at various levels of the organization.

• Develop and maintain ORM stakeholder relationships with 1LOD and 2LOD leadership.

• Support ongoing strategic planning for the BCM framework, directive and maturity roadmap.

• Keep abreast of the latest risk management best practices and regulations.

• Own the mission to increase the maturity of 1LOD to take charge of operational risk assessment.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, finance, business administration or equivalent

• 7+ years of relevant experience within the Canadian financial services sector, specifically in front line operations or process support; direct experience in Operational Risk Management/Business Continuity management.

• Extensive knowledge of Canadian Banking products, processes, and organizations.

• Knowledge of banking regulations and best practices (OSFI, Basel).

• Knowledge of Corporate insurance markets (an asset).

• Ability to produce and communicate polished and crisp reports, analyses, and presentations.

• Excellent judgement and creative problem-solving, including excellent negotiation and conflict resolution.

• Strong analytical qualitative and quantitative skills (advanced MS Excel, Power BI an asset).

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment, and meet tight deadlines

• Capacity to collaborate with a large number of stakeholders in a variety of roles, fields, and levels.

• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

• Independent speaker, excellent interpersonal skills and verbal and written communication (French and English).

Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.