Bank of Montreal

Senior Manager, ERM Strategic Initiatives

Bank of Montreal$94K — $176K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Typically 7+ years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field or equivalent education and experience.
  • Seasoned professional with a blend of industry knowledge and education.
  • Expert verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Proven ability to influence stakeholders effectively.
  • Exceptional collaboration and teamwork skills, focused on cross-group collaboration.
  • Capable of managing ambiguity in complex situations.
  • Data-driven decision-making expertise.

Responsibilities

  • Translate ERM strategic priorities into execution plans and timelines.
  • Coordinate execution across multiple ERM initiatives and align teams.
  • Lead the development of an integrated view of ERM progress and commitments.
  • Partner with senior leaders to prioritize and allocate resources effectively.
  • Monitor execution performance and identify emerging risks or issues.
  • Facilitate collaboration across teams to resolve delivery challenges.
  • Provide strategic insights and recommendations for decision-making.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage.
  • Tuition reimbursement opportunities.
  • Accident and life insurance benefits.
  • Retirement savings plan options.
  • Performance-based incentives and discretionary bonuses.
Full Job Description

Application Deadline:

08/31/2026

Address:

100 King Street West

Job Family Group:

Strategy & Change

As part of the Strategy Execution, Integration & Delivery team within Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), the Senior Manager, ERM Strategic Initiatives is responsible for enabling ERM to operate as an integrated function by driving coordinated execution of strategic priorities, providing ERM leadership visibility into progress, risks, issues, and commitments, and ensuring priorities are effectively translated into action and sustained within day-to-day operations. The role works across ERM and key partners to align stakeholders, manage interdependencies, support prioritization and resource decisions, and deliver an integrated view of execution against ERM objectives. The role will:

  • Translate ERM strategic priorities into integrated execution plans, roadmaps, milestones, ownership structures, and delivery timelines.

  • Coordinate execution across multiple ERM initiatives, ensuring alignment, integration, and effective management of interdependencies across teams and stakeholders.

  • Lead the development and maintenance of an integrated view of ERM priorities, progress, commitments, risks, issues, and delivery outcomes.

  • Partner with senior leaders to support prioritization, sequencing, and resource allocation decisions, balancing competing demands and organizational objectives.

  • Monitor execution performance against plans, identify emerging risks, issues, and execution gaps, and escalate matters requiring leadership attention.

  • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to resolve delivery challenges, remove obstacles, and drive alignment on critical decisions and priorities.

  • Provide strategic analysis, insights, and recommendations to support decision-making, planning activities, and the successful execution of ERM initiatives.

  • Develop and maintain governance, reporting, and communication mechanisms that provide clear visibility into execution status and support effective oversight.

  • Lead implementation and transformation activities associated with ERM strategic initiatives, ensuring stakeholder engagement, adoption, and sustained integration into business practices.

  • Establish strong relationships across ERM, the broader Risk function, and business and corporate partners to ensure coordinated delivery of strategic objectives.

  • Identify opportunities to strengthen execution effectiveness, improve integration across initiatives, and enhance ERM's ability to deliver on its strategic priorities.

  • Act as a trusted advisor and subject matter resource to senior leaders on strategic execution, organizational alignment, program delivery, and change implementation matters.

  • Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications:

  • Typically 7+ years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

  • Seasoned professional with a combination of education, experience and industry knowledge.

  • Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth / Expert.

  • Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth / Expert.

  • Influence skills - In-depth / Expert.

  • Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration - In-depth / Expert.

  • Able to manage ambiguity.

  • Data driven decision making - In-depth / Expert.

Salary:

$94,600.00 - $176,000.00

Pay Type:

Salaried

The above represents BMO Financial Group’s 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 Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group’s 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: 

About Bank of Montreal

The Bank of Montreal is a Canadian multinational investment bank and financial services company. It provides a wide range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and investment banking products and services. The bank had revenues of CAD 23.6 billion in 2020.
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