Director, Compliance and Operational Risk – Team Lead
About the role
- Employer: Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.
- Office: 1981 McGill College Avenue
- Location: Montreal, Quebec
- Other Possible Location(s): Québec, Quebec
- Job category: Business Administration, Finance and Accounting
- Job ID: JR10024277
- Job type: Permanent Job
- Apply before: 2025-10-03
Description
iAGMA / Investments / Permanent Position / Montreal / Toronto / Quebec
Are you motivated, autonomous, and creative in finding innovative solutions? Can you prioritize work in a fast-paced environment? Are you known for your communication, interpersonal, and process improvement skills? Are you interested in working with IT systems? Then the Compliance team in the Investments division has a position for you!
iAGMA is the portfolio manager for iA Financial Group and manages assets composed of general insurance company funds, segregated funds, mutual funds, and managed accounts, totaling over $100 billion.
The Compliance team works closely with portfolio managers and senior management to ensure that activities comply with securities legislation, internal policies and procedures, and industry practices.
As a Team Lead, in addition to acting as a subject matter expert, your role will include:
- Planning resources, recruiting, developing, and evaluating team members’ performance;
- Managing, developing, engaging, and motivating team members to help them achieve set objectives;
- Prioritizing initiatives and allocating appropriate resources to various projects;
- Ensuring continuity in portfolio monitoring activities and compliance with regulations and investment policies;
- Participating in the improvement and maintenance of investment constraints coding in Bloomberg;
- Coordinating and contributing to the development of complementary technological tools for monitoring complex investment strategies and constraints;
- Defining and tracking the team’s KPIs;
- Identifying and implementing necessary corrections and improvements to strengthen the monitoring program;
- Overseeing the implementation and effectiveness of the operational risk management program, including risk and control assessments;
- Overseeing the implementation and effectiveness of the personal information protection program;
- Ensuring the business continuity plan is up to date and functioning properly;
- Providing interpretations to business units regarding legislative changes;
- Staying informed about industry best practices in monitoring;
- Creating and maintaining processes, controls, frameworks, and compliance policies applicable to portfolio monitoring;
- Coordinating various compliance projects in collaboration with business units (portfolio management, trading, and systems);
- Creating and deploying solutions to enhance operational process efficiency;
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with business units to foster a collaborative spirit.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, law, or a related field;
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience;
- CSI courses or other financial designations (e.g., CFA) are an asset;
- Knowledge of Bloomberg and compliance modules (CMGR, VMGR) or similar systems;
- Excellent knowledge of financial products and applicable regulations;
- Ability to build and evolve digital solutions supporting compliance;
- Ability to maximize the team’s analytical and data-driven capabilities;
- High proficiency in spoken and written French;
- Advanced proficiency in English, as the role involves providing guidance and answering questions from internal partners in the Investments sector to ensure continuity in portfolio monitoring. These interactions occur daily via email and videoconference;
- Exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills to ensure deliverable accuracy;
- Strategic thinking and strong understanding of business needs;
- Motivated, autonomous, and proactive in workload management and professional development;
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact professionally at all levels;
- Process improvement skills and creativity in finding innovative solutions;
- Team spirit and motivation to help the team meet deadlines;
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize work and meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Interested in the challenge? We’d love to get to know you better!
Invest in your talent by joining our team
See why so many people choose iA!
Company Overview
iA Financial Group is the strength of a company with a human side, with its over 10,000 employees. Together, we have earned the trust of our more than five million clients and 50,000 advisors who have chosen us for their insurance, savings, and wealth management.
With over $235 billion in assets, we’re a key player in the financial services industry in Canada and the United States. The secret to our success? Investing in you, one person at a time. Because, for over 130 years, we have believed that it’s by supporting our employees and surrounding ourselves with the most reputable leaders in the industry, we will continue to innovate.
At iA, we’re invested in you.
Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At iA Financial Group, we support and celebrate diversity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, or physical or mental disability.
Please note that if you need help or assistance to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, write to us. Someone from our team will be happy to assist you.
Are you motivated, autonomous, and creative in finding innovative solutions? Can you prioritize work in a fast-paced environment? Are you known for your communication, interpersonal, and process improvement skills? Are you interested in working with IT systems? Then the Compliance team in the Investments division has a position for you!
iAGMA is the portfolio manager for iA Financial Group and manages assets composed of general insurance company funds, segregated funds, mutual funds, and managed accounts, totaling over $100 billion.
The Compliance team works closely with portfolio managers and senior management to ensure that activities comply with securities legislation, internal policies and procedures, and industry practices.
As a Team Lead, in addition to acting as a subject matter expert, your role will include:
- Planning resources, recruiting, developing, and evaluating team members’ performance;
- Managing, developing, engaging, and motivating team members to help them achieve set objectives;
- Prioritizing initiatives and allocating appropriate resources to various projects;
- Ensuring continuity in portfolio monitoring activities and compliance with regulations and investment policies;
- Participating in the improvement and maintenance of investment constraints coding in Bloomberg;
- Coordinating and contributing to the development of complementary technological tools for monitoring complex investment strategies and constraints;
- Defining and tracking the team’s KPIs;
- Identifying and implementing necessary corrections and improvements to strengthen the monitoring program;
- Overseeing the implementation and effectiveness of the operational risk management program, including risk and control assessments;
- Overseeing the implementation and effectiveness of the personal information protection program;
- Ensuring the business continuity plan is up to date and functioning properly;
- Providing interpretations to business units regarding legislative changes;
- Staying informed about industry best practices in monitoring;
- Creating and maintaining processes, controls, frameworks, and compliance policies applicable to portfolio monitoring;
- Coordinating various compliance projects in collaboration with business units (portfolio management, trading, and systems);
- Creating and deploying solutions to enhance operational process efficiency;
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with business units to foster a collaborative spirit.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, law, or a related field;
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience;
- CSI courses or other financial designations (e.g., CFA) are an asset;
- Knowledge of Bloomberg and compliance modules (CMGR, VMGR) or similar systems;
- Excellent knowledge of financial products and applicable regulations;
- Ability to build and evolve digital solutions supporting compliance;
- Ability to maximize the team’s analytical and data-driven capabilities;
- High proficiency in spoken and written French;
- Advanced proficiency in English, as the role involves providing guidance and answering questions from internal partners in the Investments sector to ensure continuity in portfolio monitoring. These interactions occur daily via email and videoconference;
- Exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills to ensure deliverable accuracy;
- Strategic thinking and strong understanding of business needs;
- Motivated, autonomous, and proactive in workload management and professional development;
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact professionally at all levels;
- Process improvement skills and creativity in finding innovative solutions;
- Team spirit and motivation to help the team meet deadlines;
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize work and meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Interested in the challenge? We’d love to get to know you better!
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About iA Groupe financier / iA Financial Group
iA Financial Group is one of the largest insurance and wealth management groups in Canada, with operations in the United States. Founded in 1892, it is an important Canadian public company and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols IAG (common shares) and IAF (preferred shares).
Director, Compliance and Operational Risk – Team Lead
About the role
- Employer: Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.
- Office: 1981 McGill College Avenue
- Location: Montreal, Quebec
- Other Possible Location(s): Québec, Quebec
- Job category: Business Administration, Finance and Accounting
- Job ID: JR10024277
- Job type: Permanent Job
- Apply before: 2025-10-03
Description
iAGMA / Investments / Permanent Position / Montreal / Toronto / Quebec
Are you motivated, autonomous, and creative in finding innovative solutions? Can you prioritize work in a fast-paced environment? Are you known for your communication, interpersonal, and process improvement skills? Are you interested in working with IT systems? Then the Compliance team in the Investments division has a position for you!
iAGMA is the portfolio manager for iA Financial Group and manages assets composed of general insurance company funds, segregated funds, mutual funds, and managed accounts, totaling over $100 billion.
The Compliance team works closely with portfolio managers and senior management to ensure that activities comply with securities legislation, internal policies and procedures, and industry practices.
As a Team Lead, in addition to acting as a subject matter expert, your role will include:
- Planning resources, recruiting, developing, and evaluating team members’ performance;
- Managing, developing, engaging, and motivating team members to help them achieve set objectives;
- Prioritizing initiatives and allocating appropriate resources to various projects;
- Ensuring continuity in portfolio monitoring activities and compliance with regulations and investment policies;
- Participating in the improvement and maintenance of investment constraints coding in Bloomberg;
- Coordinating and contributing to the development of complementary technological tools for monitoring complex investment strategies and constraints;
- Defining and tracking the team’s KPIs;
- Identifying and implementing necessary corrections and improvements to strengthen the monitoring program;
- Overseeing the implementation and effectiveness of the operational risk management program, including risk and control assessments;
- Overseeing the implementation and effectiveness of the personal information protection program;
- Ensuring the business continuity plan is up to date and functioning properly;
- Providing interpretations to business units regarding legislative changes;
- Staying informed about industry best practices in monitoring;
- Creating and maintaining processes, controls, frameworks, and compliance policies applicable to portfolio monitoring;
- Coordinating various compliance projects in collaboration with business units (portfolio management, trading, and systems);
- Creating and deploying solutions to enhance operational process efficiency;
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with business units to foster a collaborative spirit.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, law, or a related field;
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience;
- CSI courses or other financial designations (e.g., CFA) are an asset;
- Knowledge of Bloomberg and compliance modules (CMGR, VMGR) or similar systems;
- Excellent knowledge of financial products and applicable regulations;
- Ability to build and evolve digital solutions supporting compliance;
- Ability to maximize the team’s analytical and data-driven capabilities;
- High proficiency in spoken and written French;
- Advanced proficiency in English, as the role involves providing guidance and answering questions from internal partners in the Investments sector to ensure continuity in portfolio monitoring. These interactions occur daily via email and videoconference;
- Exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills to ensure deliverable accuracy;
- Strategic thinking and strong understanding of business needs;
- Motivated, autonomous, and proactive in workload management and professional development;
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact professionally at all levels;
- Process improvement skills and creativity in finding innovative solutions;
- Team spirit and motivation to help the team meet deadlines;
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize work and meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Interested in the challenge? We’d love to get to know you better!
Invest in your talent by joining our team
See why so many people choose iA!
Company Overview
iA Financial Group is the strength of a company with a human side, with its over 10,000 employees. Together, we have earned the trust of our more than five million clients and 50,000 advisors who have chosen us for their insurance, savings, and wealth management.
With over $235 billion in assets, we’re a key player in the financial services industry in Canada and the United States. The secret to our success? Investing in you, one person at a time. Because, for over 130 years, we have believed that it’s by supporting our employees and surrounding ourselves with the most reputable leaders in the industry, we will continue to innovate.
At iA, we’re invested in you.
Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At iA Financial Group, we support and celebrate diversity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, or physical or mental disability.
Please note that if you need help or assistance to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, write to us. Someone from our team will be happy to assist you.
Are you motivated, autonomous, and creative in finding innovative solutions? Can you prioritize work in a fast-paced environment? Are you known for your communication, interpersonal, and process improvement skills? Are you interested in working with IT systems? Then the Compliance team in the Investments division has a position for you!
iAGMA is the portfolio manager for iA Financial Group and manages assets composed of general insurance company funds, segregated funds, mutual funds, and managed accounts, totaling over $100 billion.
The Compliance team works closely with portfolio managers and senior management to ensure that activities comply with securities legislation, internal policies and procedures, and industry practices.
As a Team Lead, in addition to acting as a subject matter expert, your role will include:
- Planning resources, recruiting, developing, and evaluating team members’ performance;
- Managing, developing, engaging, and motivating team members to help them achieve set objectives;
- Prioritizing initiatives and allocating appropriate resources to various projects;
- Ensuring continuity in portfolio monitoring activities and compliance with regulations and investment policies;
- Participating in the improvement and maintenance of investment constraints coding in Bloomberg;
- Coordinating and contributing to the development of complementary technological tools for monitoring complex investment strategies and constraints;
- Defining and tracking the team’s KPIs;
- Identifying and implementing necessary corrections and improvements to strengthen the monitoring program;
- Overseeing the implementation and effectiveness of the operational risk management program, including risk and control assessments;
- Overseeing the implementation and effectiveness of the personal information protection program;
- Ensuring the business continuity plan is up to date and functioning properly;
- Providing interpretations to business units regarding legislative changes;
- Staying informed about industry best practices in monitoring;
- Creating and maintaining processes, controls, frameworks, and compliance policies applicable to portfolio monitoring;
- Coordinating various compliance projects in collaboration with business units (portfolio management, trading, and systems);
- Creating and deploying solutions to enhance operational process efficiency;
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with business units to foster a collaborative spirit.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, law, or a related field;
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience;
- CSI courses or other financial designations (e.g., CFA) are an asset;
- Knowledge of Bloomberg and compliance modules (CMGR, VMGR) or similar systems;
- Excellent knowledge of financial products and applicable regulations;
- Ability to build and evolve digital solutions supporting compliance;
- Ability to maximize the team’s analytical and data-driven capabilities;
- High proficiency in spoken and written French;
- Advanced proficiency in English, as the role involves providing guidance and answering questions from internal partners in the Investments sector to ensure continuity in portfolio monitoring. These interactions occur daily via email and videoconference;
- Exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills to ensure deliverable accuracy;
- Strategic thinking and strong understanding of business needs;
- Motivated, autonomous, and proactive in workload management and professional development;
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact professionally at all levels;
- Process improvement skills and creativity in finding innovative solutions;
- Team spirit and motivation to help the team meet deadlines;
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize work and meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Interested in the challenge? We’d love to get to know you better!
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About iA Groupe financier / iA Financial Group
iA Financial Group is one of the largest insurance and wealth management groups in Canada, with operations in the United States. Founded in 1892, it is an important Canadian public company and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols IAG (common shares) and IAF (preferred shares).