Operating Officer Jobs in Montréal, QC
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Responsibilities
Within Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking, Global Markets integrates research, execution, risk management, and multi-asset structuring capabilities to deliver client-focused market solutions. As part of the Capital Markets Operational Risk Management (ORM) team, this role is responsible for managing and enhancing first-line controls across the Americas. The position focuses on executing the Written Supervisory Procedures (WSP) framework, supporting regulatory initiatives, and strengthening the front-office control environment.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Produce and maintain first-line control reports supporting the WSP framework
- Track and coordinate responses with supervision teams on control-related actions
- Support WSP and checklist quality assurance by identifying key risk areas, assessing control effectiveness, recommending and tracking remediation actions
- Evaluate and enhance the front-office supervision framework
- Partner with Risk, IT, Operations, Legal, and Compliance to deliver regulatory priorities
- Identify and implement opportunities to automate processes and improve efficiency
- Optimize operational workflows through technology and cross-functional collaboration
- Oversee development of data-driven insights and dashboards (e.g., Power BI)
- Leverage tools such as Python, workflow platforms, and APIs to streamline processes
Profile required
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Financial Engineering, or a related field with exposure to financial markets
- ~5 years’ experience in capital markets or control functions (e.g., FO controls, audit, compliance, business management)
- Knowledge of Global Markets products (Equities and Fixed Income)
- Understanding of risk frameworks and regulatory requirements (e.g., Three Lines of Defense)
Technical Skills
- Knowledge of APIs and low-/no-code platforms
- Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI)
Additional
- Certifications (e.g., CORM, PRM, CAMS) are a plus
- Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
- Ability to work across trading, sales, risk, and compliance teams
- Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing, is a requirement as the person in this position will need to collaborate regularly with colleagues and partners in the United States.
Why join us
OUR BENEFITS:
WHAT WE DO DIFFERENTLY AT SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
Competitive compensation & benefits offering, including but not limited to:
- Minimum of 20 Vacation days + 4 personal days
- Supportive Maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave policy
- Health spending ($2,000/year) and personal spending ($1,000/year) accounts with 75+ eligible reimbursement categories (health, training, electronics etc.)
- Fully sponsored virtual healthcare assistance and Employee Assistance Program to you and your immediate family
- Various Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to engage with such as Pride and Allies, American Women Network, Black Leadership Network, One planet, etc.
- A culture of continuous development by encouraging our employees various training programs (online training and coaching platform such as Coursera, GoFluent, Pluralsight, First Finance, and others)
Business insight
Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our Recruiters know.
OUR CULTURE:
At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. For more information about our Culture and Conduct initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-culture/)
D&I:
Our Diversity & Inclusion Mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.
Our Diversity & Inclusion Vision:
- Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
- Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
- Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients
For more information about our D&I initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/societe-generale-about/diversity-and-inclusion/)
HYBRID WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Societe Generale offers a hybrid work arrangement that offers employees the flexibility to work remotely, as well as on-site, in order to promote interaction and collaboration with colleagues while adhering to all SG standard protocols. Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area. The applicable business lines will determine and communicate the work arrangements that best meet their business needs.
Diversity and Inclusion
Societe Generale is an equal opportunity employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. We are committed to recognizing and promoting the talents and achievements of our employees and staff, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, and any other characteristic or status protected under applicable law.
We strive to write our postings as inclusively as possible. If, however, one gender is used alone in this display, it designates persons of all gender identities.
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About Societe Generale
Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth. Committed to the positive transformations of the world’s societies and economies, Societe Generale and its teams seek to build, day after day, together with its clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions.
Active in the real economy for over 150 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale has over 117,000 members of staff in 66 countries and supports on a daily basis 25 million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors around the world by offering a wide range of advisory services and tailored financial solutions. The Group is built on three complementary core businesses:
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French Retail Banking which encompasses the SG and Boursorama brands. Each offers a full range of financial services with omnichannel products at the cutting edge of digital innovation;
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International Retail Banking, Insurance and Financial Services, with networks in Africa, Central and Eastern Europe and specialised businesses that are leaders in their markets;
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Global Banking and Investor Solutions, which offers recognised expertise, key international locations and integrated solutions.
Societe Generale is included in the principal socially responsible investment indices: DJSI (Europe), FTSE4Good (Global and Europe), Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Refinitiv Diversity and Inclusion Index, Euronext Vigeo (Europe and Eurozone), STOXX Global ESG Leaders indexes, and the MSCI Low Carbon Leaders Index (World and Europe).