Senior Governance Specialist

This key role plays a vital part in the success of our organization by ensuring the effective implementation of internal governance framework.

The ideal candidate will have solid experience in corporate governance, compliance, risk management or internal audit, with a strong background in regulated financial services organizations. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are essential for this position.

• Governance Framework Development
  • Design an overall Governance Framework that meets regulatory and internal policy requirements, providing advice and subject matter expertise as needed;
  • Maintain close review of legislative, regulatory and corporate governance developments that might affect Board or management structure, and assist with Board briefings on these developments;
• CORPORATE SECRETARY SUPPORT
  • Provide assistance to the Corporate Secretary on corporate governance matters, manage company secretarial duties acting as delegate as appropriate;
  • Support board administration duties such as agenda setting, minute taking, action management, arrangement of directors training, onboarding activities, annual evaluations;
• Policy and Records Management
  • Maintain and update governance policy documents as required, ensuring they are current and aligned across the organization and group;
  • Manage central governance communications and records management, establishing processes and standards as required;
  • Maintain records and documentation to ensure continuous 'audit ready' environment for governance;
  • Coordinate responses to governance related audit or regulatory exams or assessments;
• Committee Effectiveness
  • Design standardized management committee management information requirements, establishing and overseeing high standards of quality and consistency in committee information;
  • Design oversight mechanisms to ensure effective oversight of governance related activities within key processes across the organization;
  • Lead annual assessment of effectiveness of committee governance;
  • Partner with stakeholders across locations to streamline and standardize processes where opportunities arise, applying a global mindset to all activities;
• Leadership
  • Champion a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge;
  • Understand how Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions;
  • Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of respective areas, while ensuring adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk;
  • Contribute to a high-performance environment and foster an inclusive work environment; support vision/values/business strategy for the team;

• This is an individual contributor role, reporting to the Head of Governance and Strategic Initiatives;
• As an individual contributor, the role has autonomy and requires collaboration across a wide range of stakeholders in multiple locations;
• Project work is a feature of this role, with participation in and organization of projects; ability to prioritize projects and tasks coordinating with stakeholders;
• Support correspondence with regulatory bodies and assist with coordination of inspections as they may arise;
• Manage, prioritize and execute diverse activities and projects concurrently; schedules may change to meet priorities;
• Maintain a high degree of flexibility and cooperation; undertake responsibilities outside defined accountabilities as necessary;
• Champion a high-performance environment and inclusive work environment; foster a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships;
• Work in a standard office-based environment in an active stand-alone management subsidiary; non-standard hours are common;

• Solid experience in corporate governance, compliance, risk management or internal audit;
• Bachelor degree in business, legal based or other relevant discipline;
• Corporate governance experience in regulated financial services organization, ideally wholesale banking;
• Experience in developing/drafting policies and procedures;
• Strong computer skills including Word, PowerPoint & Excel; intermediate level;
• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail is essential;
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills to deal with all levels of staff, senior management and leadership;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills;
• Ability to work independently and without direct supervision;