Senior Risk and Resilience Advisor

Permanent Full Time 

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As the organization looks to advance our Business Risk & Control function, we are seeking a Senior Risk and Resilience Advisor to join the team supporting the Individual Wealth business unit and its subsidiaries. Reporting to the Director, Risk, Governance, & Controls, you will play a key role in providing expertise on risk management and internal control strategies across the business. This role involves the execution of risk programs to ensure compliance with the organization’s enterprise risk management framework. The role includes identifying potential risks, supporting the development of mitigation strategies, and ensuring effective internal controls are in place to safeguard the organization's assets and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

What you will do 

• Support activities aligned to various risk programs including but not limited to Risk Assessments, Key Risk Indicators, Process Mapping, Business Continuity Management, Scenario Analyses, and End User Computing (EUC)
• Collaborate with management to identify and assess key risk and controls within critical business services
• Ensure consistency in the application of risk assessment tools across business services
• Support management with the development of action plans to remediate internal control failures and monitor progress to completion action plans
• Update and maintain business unit specific operational risk library
• Complete process mapping of critical business services
• Advise the business on process and control improvements
• Perform risk and control analysis and provide insights to management on trends or patterns
• Support the design and operationalization of risk markers to measure and monitor exposures to operational risk  
• Support business leaders in completing root cause analysis and reporting of risk events and development and implementation of risk mitigation actions
• Support management with internal and external audits, compliance assessments and regulatory examinations
• Drive resolution of obstacles to streamline audits and timely closure of audit findings
• Ongoing monitoring and reporting of open audit findings
• Support the design and execution of operational risk scenario analysis
• Facilitate management’s quarterly End User Computing (EUC) attestation and report on compliance with EUC Operating Standard

What you will bring 

• 3+ years of experience in a financial services industry role with operational risk and controls related responsibilities
• Excellent organization and prioritization skills with strong attention to detail, ability to self-motivate, and deliver against deadlines
• Ability to effectively use Microsoft products (Teams, Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder skills
• Post-secondary education or equivalent level of training or experience

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The base salary for this position is between  $70,500 - $129,200 annually.  This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc).  If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!

Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.

You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.

Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.

Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations. 

We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential. 

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.

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