Ontario Teachers
Director, Operational Risk Management
Toronto, Canada · Director
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 23 days ago
AccountingLeadershipCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- The Director, Operational Risk Management is a senior leader accountable for leading, and embedding Ontario Teachers' enterprise-wide operational risk management and resilience program.
- This role provides independent oversight and challenge on how operational risks are identified, assessed, and managed across the organization in order to strengthen decision-making, improve resilience, and protect enterprise value.
- This role sits within the Enterprise & Operational Risk Management function and works closely with senior leaders across Investments, Technology, Member Services, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Corporate Affairs.
Responsibilities
- Leads the implementation, and continuous enhancement of the operational risk management framework in order to establish consistent, enterprise-wide practices for identifying, assessing, managing, and reporting operational risks.
- Leads the identification, aggregation, and analysis of operational risk trends and root causes across the enterprise, generates actionable insights and helps drive remediation and continuous improvement.
- Develops and delivers clear, insight-driven risk reporting and insights to senior management, executive committees, and the Board in order to inform risk appetite discussions and decision-making.
- Partners with the Enterprise Risk Management team to deliver an integrated enterprise risk profile that provides a comprehensive and forward-looking view of risks across the organization.
- Engages with operational risk committees to provide expert guidance, influence risk practices, and support effective governance.
- Provides leadership within the Enterprise & Operational Risk Management function, including building, coaching, and developing a high-performing and collaborative team.
- Sets team priorities in consultation with senior leaders, allocates resources, and builds capability to support delivery of enterprise risk objectives.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in business, finance, accounting, technology, engineering, or a related field
- Graduate degree and/or professional risk, finance or accounting designation considered an asset
- Strong knowledge of technology, cyber, data, and third-party risks
- Knowledge of enterprise risk management practices and risk integration
- 10+ years of progressively senior experience in risk management within financial services or asset management environments
- Experience engaging with senior leadership and contributing to executive and Board-level reporting
- Proven ability to balance independent challenge with constructive partnership
Benefits
- Accommodations are available upon request (peopleandculture@otpp.com) for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.
Company info
- You may be invited to complete a pre-recorded digital interview as part of your application.
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