At EQ, we're remaking banking so every Canadian gets ahead, every day. Serving nearly 4 million Canadians from coast to coast, we offer a wide variety of financial services from banking and lending, to trust and credit union solutions. We've been at this since 1970, challenging the conventions of traditional banking with smarter, faster, and more connected financial experiences.

If you're driven to help reshape how banking works for Canadians and the businesses that power our economy, this could be your next big opportunity.

The Senior

Manager, Credit Risk Management reports to the Senior Director, Credit Risk Management and supports Senior Management with respect to all aspects of credit risk management in the Bank.

The Senior

Manager will be responsible for assisting in the development and operationalization of credit risk strategies and will oversee all loan portfolios with the objective of maintaining high quality lending and risk mitigation strategies.

Key aspects of the role are governance, strategic initiatives, and managing key internal relationships enterprise-wide to champion risk and credit culture at the Bank.

Credit Risk Governance Provide independent and effective challenge to credit policy and credit procedure changes, amendments, and work collaboratively on new developments as proposed by the Business Lines

Monitor the loan portfolios for relevant trends, insights and provide ad-hoc credit risk reports to members of senior management and to support quarterly board reporting

Liaise and maintain strong relationships with the credit functions across the business lines to ensure that credit policies are adhered to in the organization





Support in managing responses to recommendations/requests from OSFI and Internal Audit to ensure they are timely and accurate

Support the Senior Director, Credit Risk Management and Quality Assurance leaders in ongoing and continuous improvement initiatives to generate operational efficiencies

Lead Quality Assurance initiative and ongoing reviews for Merchant acquiring business unit

Provide effective challenge of changes to policy/procedures/processes proposed by the Retail business units and make recommendations to Senior Director, Credit Risk Management

Ensure proposed products are in alignment with the bank’s credit risk appetite as articulated in credit policies and procedures and that satisfactory risk mitigation strategies have been discussed and documented

Review and recommend Credit Risk support of new initiatives to the Senior Director, Credit Risk Management

Have a minimum of 5-8 years of lending experience with expertise in a combination of commercial banking, retail lending including Single Family mortgages, construction and commercial mortgages, and portfolio management/analytics experience

Post-secondary education (diploma/degree), preferably in business or finance with an MBA or accounting designation





Highly developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate to Senior Management in a clear, concise and professional manner

Robust understanding of real estate/commercial/asset-based underwriting and valuation techniques, financial statement analysis, secured lending and factors affecting the mortgage market

What we offer [For full-time permanent roles] Competitive discretionary bonus

Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits

Generous vacation policy and personal days

Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experience The incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working from EQ Bank’s additional office space located at Equity, Diversity & Inclusion EQ is committed to building an inclusive, accessible environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and supported. If you require accommodations at any stage, we will work with you to ensure you can bring your best self to the process and beyond.

As part of our recruitment process, EQ uses AI to help screen, assess, and/or select applicants for this position. All candidates considered for hire must successfully complete a criminal background check and credit check.

TSX: EQB) is the parent company of Equitable Bank, the country's seventh-largest Schedule I bank by assets, which operates EQ Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank. EQB Inc. serves nearly 4 million Canadians and manages approximately $150 billion in combined assets under management and administration.

📌 Senior Manager Credit Risk Management (Toronto)
🏢 Kinvie
📍 Toronto