Senior Specialist, Compliance and Quality Assurance

CMHC - SCHL

Montreal, QC Full time CA$104,180.28 - CA$130,225.36 / year

Senior Specialist, Compliance and Quality Assurance

About the role

Join the Chief Risk Officer’s team and provide strategic insight and independent challenge on operational risks. Work with first-line teams to enhance risk practices, improve controls, strengthen risk data and reporting, and support proactive, data-driven operational risk management.

Responsibilities

- Develop, implement, and improve operational risk management, internal control, quality assurance, and compliance frameworks and practices.
- Advise on risk governance, risk appetite, operational direction, and governance documentation.
- Lead objective setting, risk assessments, monitoring, testing, evaluation, and reporting for risks, controls, processes, and policy or program requirements.
- Identify emerging risks and control issues, recommend and monitor remediation, and escalate significant concerns.
- Maintain risk indicators and performance measures; analyze risk data and improve the quality and consistency of reporting information.
- Build and improve Power BI dashboards, data models, and reporting solutions using data from multiple sources.
- Partner with business lines and risk and oversight teams; communicate findings, influence decisions,



and support risk awareness.

Qualifications

- Undergraduate degree in business administration, commerce, finance, data or analytics, or a related discipline.
- At least 7 years of experience in audit, quality assurance, compliance, risk management, and/or internal control, including using data and analytics for oversight, reporting, or decision-making.
- Knowledge of financial and/or non-financial risk management policy development and oversight, including risk data, metrics, and indicators.
- Experience designing dashboards and reporting solutions, working with data from multiple sources, and translating complex data into management insights.
- Strong communication, influencing, negotiation, analytical, and relationship-building skills.

Additional assets

A relevant professional designation such as CPA, CISA, CIA, CRM, or CRMP; bilingualism in French and English; or certifications in operational risk management, business continuity management, or data governance.

The competition remains active until filled. Some in-office presence is required; alternative arrangements may be considered for Indigenous candidates in specified circumstances.

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