Director / Managing Director, Business Control Assurance
Core
Leads the independent first-line control assurance function for BMO Capital Markets, setting strategy, operating model, and methodology for control assurance across global Capital Markets businesses.
Role type
Senior IC Director/Managing Director, Business Control Assurance
Builds
Enterprise-level control assurance programs and insights for Capital Markets
Domain
Financial Services / Capital Markets / Risk Management
Required skills
Enterprise-level control assurance judgment, strategy setting, executive communication, influence and constructive challenge, risk assessment, quality governance, people leadership, resource strategy, technology and data sponsorship, continuous improvement
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Workflow, analytics, automation, responsible AI
Responsibilities
Set assurance strategy and target operating model; Define scope and criteria for testing across non-financial risk controls; Establish safeguards for assurance independence; Approve procedures and quality standards; Coordinate with second-line risk and Internal Audit; Define roles and decision rights across assurance providers; Own annual assurance planning and risk assessment; Review and approve significant control failures and disputed ratings; Escalate unaddressed control weaknesses; Present assurance results to senior executives and governance committees; Lead regulatory responses and examinations; Build scalable assurance function and manage workforce/vendor strategy; Sponsor automation and AI for assurance improvement.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with executive engagement
