Desjardins Group

Senior Advisor, Legal and regulatory compliance

Desjardins Group$90K — $120K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • Minimum of eight years of relevant experience
  • Other combinations of qualifications may be considered
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Advanced proficiency in English essential for the role

Responsibilities

  • Lead specialized compliance development projects with significant organizational impact
  • Recommend strategic directions to balance business needs and best practices
  • Advise clients and partners on planning and executing strategic initiatives
  • Identify, diagnose, and resolve major compliance issues with decision-making bodies
  • Update policies and programs to support strategic initiatives
  • Promote a culture of ethics through internal compliance programs
  • Negotiate agreements with external partners on behalf of Desjardins

Benefits

  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan for stable income during retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine coverage
  • Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
Full Job Description
As a senior legal and regulatory compliance advisor, you help design, institute and coordinate the compliance framework and enforce related rules. You help ensure that oversight measures such as officer and employee behaviours comply with the organization's standards. You lead and influence development projects and complex, highly innovative strategic initiatives involving multiple sectors. You help develop and recommend strategic directions and business positions. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your field. You make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in a wide range of other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You serve as expert advisor and subject matter expert, as well as resource person and coach for senior management and decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to :
  • Lead specialized development projects, initiatives and activities that significantly impact the entire organization
  • Identify, develop and recommend legal and regulatory compliance strategic directions to balance business needs, requirements and best practices
  • Advise your clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives
  • Identify, analyze, diagnose and address major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies
  • Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit's strategic projects and initiatives
  • Offer legal and regulatory compliance programs to internal employees to promote our culture of ethics and compliance
  • Represent your unit before senior management committees and decision-making bodies
  • Represent and negotiate on behalf of Desjardins and enter the organization into agreements with external partners and organizations.


What we offer*
  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

*Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

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What you bring to the table
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Strategic mindset

Trade Union (If applicable)

Job Family
Legal Affairs (FG)

Unposting Date
2026-07-24

About Desjardins Group

Desjardins Group is a Canadian cooperative financial group with headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. It was founded in 1900 and has since grown to become the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, with over 7 million members and clients. The group offers a range of financial services including banking, insurance, wealth management, and investment services. Desjardins Group operates primarily in Quebec and Ontario, but also has a presence in other Canadian provinces as well as in the United States and Europe. The group is committed to social responsibility and sustainability, and has implemented various initiatives to promote these values.
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48,200 employees
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