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You are a seasoned partnership and relationship leader with a strong track record of building, managing, and growing high0impact external and internal partnerships. You bring sound judgment, commercial acumen, and a practical mindset to translating partnership opportunities into real, executable outcomes. You are comfortable operating through influence, navigating complexity, and aligning multiple stakeholders around a shared objective.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Customer Growth, Segments & Partnerships, the Senior Manager serves as the steward of BMO0s most meaningful distribution partnerships: shaping how the bank shows up, builds trust, and delivers value over time. This role carries end0to0end accountability, guiding partnerships from first engagement through enduring execution, with a focus on alignment, momentum, and long0horizon impact.

As a senior face of the bank, this role represents BMO with credibility and conviction, cultivating long0term, trust0based relationships with priority partners. Working fluidly across Product, Marketing, Distribution, and other Lines of Business, the Senior Manager translates partnership ambition into executable reality-balancing enterprise considerations with partner needs. This role also inspires and leads teams to deliver partnership initiatives that meaningfully advance acquisition, primacy, and customer lifetime value.

Typical day might include the following:

• Develop compelling value propositions through strategic partnerships, grounded in customer relevance, differentiation, and commercial sustainability
• Serve as the steward of BMO0s most consequential partnerships, shaping how the bank engages, builds trust, and delivers value over time
• Act as the integrating force across partnership0oriented teams, ensuring coherence, continuity, and enterprise alignment across shared partners
• Orchestrate the organization around partners: aligning priorities, sequencing commitments, and ensuring disciplined follow0through
• Originate and evolve partnership opportunities through deep relationships, market presence, and pattern recognition rather than transactional deal0making
• Guide partnerships from ambition to maturity, navigating complexity and preserving trust at critical inflection points
• Represent BMO externally with credibility, discretion, and a long0term, enterprise mindset
• Anticipate shifts in partner context and needs, surfacing insights that inform prioritization and future direction

• Partner with Marketing and Customer analytics, to analyze business and marketing data to identify key drivers, mechanics, and associated dependencies for driving conversion, product adoption, retention, and cross-sell

Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications:

You have:

• 7-10 years relevant Consulting, partnerships and/or product adjacent roles in banking or Customer focused industries
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing strategic partnerships that require coordination across multiple stakeholders and functions
• Strong analytical and commercial skills, with the ability to assess trade0offs, economics, and scalability
• Proven ability to influence and lead diverse, cross0functional groups; experienced change agent
• Master0s Degree (MBA preferred)

You might also have:  

• Strong relationship development and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands0on execution
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and resolving competing priorities
• Results0oriented mindset with a focus on impact and outcomes
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills

The above represents BMO Financial Group0s pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group0s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group0s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: