Senior Manager Governance and Controls Business Line Liaison

About this role

Application Deadline:

09/13/2026

Address: 1200 E. Warrenville Road

Job Family Group: Business Management

Contributes to the business’ accountability for the delivery of regulatory programs across applicable Tier 1 Risk Types. Contributes to the design of governance and control requirements for products, processes, and channels. Supports the design, development, automation, and coordination of evidence based controls across Credit & Counterparty, Non Financial, Liquidity & Funding, Market, Strategic, Reputation, and Environmental & Social Risks. Supports effective and efficient compliance with regulatory obligations in alignment with the Bank’s Risk Management Framework and approved Risk Appetite. • Fosters a culture aligned to BMO purpose, values and strategy and role models BMO values and behaviours in all that they do.

• Ensures alignment between values and behaviour that fosters diversity and inclusion.

• Regularly connects work to BMO’s purpose, sets inspirational goals, defines clear expected outcomes, and ensures clear accountability for follow through.

• Builds interdependent teams that collaborate across functional and operating groups to create the highest value for all stakeholders.

• Attracts, retains, and enables the career development of top talent.

• Improves team performance, recognizes and rewards performance, coaches employees, supports their development, and manages poor performance.

• Makes recommendations to senior leaders on strategy and new initiatives, based on an in-depth understanding of the business/group.

• Acts as a subject matter expert on relevant regulations and policies.

• Acts as a strategic partner in which the program elements becomes an integrated component of the overall business/group strategies and helps drive business impact.

• Prepares and briefs senior leaders on regulatory matters across multiple businesses/groups.

• Supports multiple, similar business units with moderate complexity & business transaction risk.

• Represents the business/group  on Governance/Risk Working Groups/Forums and provides regular updates.

• Monitors and advises on management of risk requirements within the defined risk appetite.

• Manages/supports large/complex risk programs/frameworks /projects/initiatives to ensure risks are appropriately mitigated and regulations adhered to.

• Monitors industry and legislative developments and continuously updates programs to ensure they are competitive and effective.

• Supports the position on regulatory compliance issues by interpreting requirements (existing, new and emerging) and identifying, analysing and addressing resultant gaps and issues, including those raised through the review of change initiatives. Understands the identified risk exposures and supports the development of action plans required to mitigate identified risks.

• Acts as a subject matter expert in the evaluation, development and implementation of an internal control system.

• May network with industry contacts to gain competitive insights and best practices.

• Recommends business priorities, advises on resource requirements and develops roadmap for strategic execution.

• Manages resources and leads the execution of strategic initiatives to deliver on business and financial goals.

• Conducts independent analysis and assessment to resolve strategic issues.

• Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders.

• Ensures alignment between stakeholders.

• Acts as the prime subject matter expert for internal/external stakeholders.

• Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.

• Monitors and tracks performance, and addresses any issues.

• Leads change management programs of varying scope and type, including readiness assessments, planning, stakeholder management, execution, evaluation and sustainment of initiatives.

• Leads the execution of operational programs; assesses and adapts as needed to ensure quality of execution.

• Monitoring to ensure that 1st line jobs are following defined processes and procedures.

• Develops, documents and maintains business/group procedures updating and obtaining approvals as regulations or the operating environment changes and communicates changes to the business/group & relevant stakeholder groups.

• Designs measurable sustainment strategies including assessing and recommending mitigations for  industry/ segment-specific risks and prioritizing opportunities presented by internal and external stakeholders.

• Tracks exception/exemption requests and corresponding approvals.

• Facilitates training to ensure business unit employees fully understand requirements.

• Provides quality control for investigations, self-reports, examinations and independent reviews conducted by internal and external stakeholders, including regulators, providing verbal and written responses to requests for positions, action plans, information and/or documentation

• May act as the designated Primary Business Unit Compliance Officer (BUCO) and/or Anti-Money Laundering Reporting Officer for the operating group and is accountable to meet all program requirements (e.g., Operating Group Compliance Program, AML Program Framework).

• Builds awareness, knowledge, and skills and, as necessary, provides communication, practical tools and ongoing support including making presentations, to promote a culture of risk identification and management.

• Supports the design, development, coordination of implementation, automation and continuous improvement of 1LOD LOB risk management programs, including supporting the establishment and maintenance of LOB specific policies standards, business processes and controls across all applicable financial and non-financial risks.

• Works with assigned business/group leaders to interpret, apply and operationalize relevant regulatory frameworks across the LOB/jurisdiction and designs, develops, coordinates and continually impro

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