Senior Business Consultant

Senior Business Consultant – Regulatory Delivery Apex Systems is a Global IT Services Firm and our Staffing practice is looking for a Senior Business Consultant with experience working within a Financial Institution, to place at our client, a Big Five Bank. You will be joining a highly collaborative, fast paced, and high performing team. Client: Big Five Bank Estimated Start Date : Mid August 2024 Length of Contract: 6 months contract, can extend Working Location: Downtown Toronto, hybrid Working Hours: 37.5 hours Project: Regulatory Project Description: Provides subject matter expertise in the design, development, effective integration and implementation of regulatory programs impacting (e.g., programs impacting multiple products lines, multiple LOBs, enterprise) to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements on time and efficiently. Supports management & execution by integrating across all impacted stakeholders (business, technology, LRC, first, second- and third-line functions, corporate area, etc.) to coordinate, collaborate and manage risk to successfully deliver against the regulatory deadline. Oversees the execution of project components by ensuring that solutions reflect regulatory requirements, current business strategy and supports the desired customer/employee experience. Drives to mitigate execution risk though deep understanding of business/group challenges and facilitating communication with program/project managers and stakeholders efficiently and effectively to ensure seamless delivery. Integrate and coordinate regulatory change from a business perspective, across the enterprise? for the line of business Drive against project milestones to ensure regulatory requirements on time; on raising risks to leadership when necessary Consult with Legal, Risk, & Compliance to determine regulatory applicability to BMO’s businesses? Opine on the design and development of a solution and control function; owned by first line of defense? Ensure robust Monitoring and Controls are designed and developed within the project to ensure successful transition to BAU and enabling BMO’s ongoing management of associated risks?; owned by first line of defense? Qualifications: 5 years of relevant experience working on Regulatory Projects Possesses a deep understanding of and problem-solving ability for issues within the business/group. Knowledge of business analysis, project delivery practices and standards across the project lifecycle - In-depth. PowerPoint, Excel Iterative/Waterfall Project Delivery Stakeholder Management – In depth Able to navigate challenging situations effectively – In depth Able to resolve project roadblocks/risks effectively and raise to leadership for decisioning when required – In depth Verbal & written communication skills - In depth Influence skills - In depth Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration - In depth Able to manage ambiguity - In depth Data driven decision making - In depth Must Have Requirements Advisory: Provide strategic input to solutions and makes recommendations based on an understanding of the regulatory requirement and impacted stakeholders / groups for P&BB Acts as a trusted advisor to assigned business/group Develops an understanding of business/group challenges Integrates across multiple, various business units, LOBs, etc. to orchestrate and effectively deliver regulatory programs/projects Identifies enablers and key issues prior to and during implementation, raises issues with stakeholders and offers solutions to resolve issues or risks that jeopardize delivery Strategy: Provides guidance ensure regulatory requirements and program objectives are achieved and effectively integrated across P&BB Influences and negotiates to achieve project objectives Assists in the development of strategic plans Identifies emerging issues and trends to inform decision-making Data/Analytics: Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations Monitors and tracks performance, and addresses any issues Change Management: Supports and partners with change management lead of varying scope and type to ensure success of delivery Operational Management Understands project interdependencies and demonstrates critical thinking that proactively identifies project risks and establishes effective risk mitigation from the outset Gathers and formats data into regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards Integrates information from multiple sources to enable more efficient processes, enhanced analysis and/or streamlined reporting Provides input into the planning and implementation of operational programs Interview Process: If your profile meets 90% of the above requirements, please apply on the medium you are seeing this posting on. 1-2 rounds of virtual interviews with Director. 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