Description

 

Division: IGM Corporate Operations

Location: Toronto or Winnipeg

 

IGM Financial Inc. is one of Canada’s leading diversified wealth and asset management companies with approximately $271 billion in total assets under managements.  The company provides a broad range of financial planning and investment management services to help more than two million Canadians meet their financial goals.  Its activities are carried out principally through IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie Investments. 

 

Under IGM Financial’s unique business model based on leading brands and multi-channel distribution strategy, we’re IG Wealth Management. For over 90 years of business, we have grown to become one of the largest most respected companies in Canada. We are a leader in providing the best advice, experience and outcomes for our clients, personalized throughout their lifetime.

 

At IG Wealth Management, our vision is to inspire financial confidence.

 

This is your opportunity to build a career with a leading organization where you can learn, grow and thrive both professionally and personally. We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for empowering our employees with the tools to thrive while working remotely, while also providing resources to ensure physical and mental wellness were put front and center.

 

You will join a team that believes our success starts with the success of our clients, while working together as a team to realize our greatest potential.  You will join a team that strives towards excellence while developing and sharing skills and knowledge. You can make a difference for our clients, the world around us and be part of a team that cares. We are dedicated to offering a hybrid work environment when applicable.

 

IG Wealth Management is a diverse workplace committed to doing business inclusively – this starts with having a representative workforce! We encourage applications from all qualified candidates that represent the diversity present across Canada – including racialized persons, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender diverse and neurodiverse individuals, as well as all who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

 

Position:

The Senior Manager of Business Continuity Management is accountable for maintaining a program to ensure business teams have plans in place to continue delivery of services in the event of interruptions to normal operations. Leading a small team, the role is accountable for ensuring the organization is adequately identifying, measuring, managing and reporting business continuity and disaster recovery risks, and follows all standards and regulatory requirements. The role is also responsible for responding to non-technical incidents and assisting in crisis management.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Business Continuity Management Program

    • Maintain the business continuity management program for IGM Financial in line with the enterprise risk management framework

    • Oversee the transition to cross-functional business continuity planning for critical business processes

    • Track and report on the progress and effectiveness of the business continuity program, implementing continuous improvements to documentation, templates and responsibility matrix

    • Develop and execute training and awareness campaigns to drive awareness across IGM stakeholders (incl. executive awareness)

  • Business Continuity Plans

    • Assess continuity plans and business continuity impact assessments for quality and completeness

    • Ensure minimum testing activities are occurring

    • Facilitate the sharing of best practices among business continuity plan owners

    • Maintain a gap analysis list and work with business continuity plan owners to close

  • Business Incident Response

    • Maintain an incident response playbook to aid in assessing threats and impacts, and expediting recovery from events impacting critical business functions

    • Facilitate the response to business incidents or emergencies by engaging appropriate cross-functional stakeholders (triage, assessment, action, closure)

    • Support Crisis Management function through updates to the Crisis Management Plan and preparing the annual crisis simulation

    • Participate in the crisis management and response teams during incidents

  • Collaboration

    • Partner with Procurement Services to ensure vendor contracts are compatible with IGM business continuity standards

    • Collaborate with Technology partners to ensure alignment of Technology Disaster Recovery Plans with Business Continuity Plans

    • Respond to external due diligence inquiries

 

Qualifications:

Required

  • 5+ years in business continuity leadership role. Excellent team building skills, both as a leader and as a team player, with proven experience assisting lines of business with business recovery as per their plans

  • Strong experience in developing effective partnerships to deliver services, while holding respective parties accountable to commitments

  • Demonstrated experience in influential communication and relationship management to senior management and stakeholders. Can effectively develop and sell concepts to Executive audience

  • Strategic vision and planning ability with experience developing a policy framework, related processes and control frameworks.

  • Outstanding change management, communication and interpersonal skills to effectively lead and execute change

  • Sound judgment and strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify opportunities for enterprise collaboration

  • Ability to work in challenging and ambiguous environments and drive continuous improvement across broad functional areas

  • Strong customer experience and service-orientation mindset, coupled with flexibility and ability to adapt to changing priorities with promptness, efficiency and ease

 

Assets:

  • Strongly recommend a Business Continuity Certification (BCI, DRI,or ISO 22301) or equivalent

  • Business Continuity leadership experience within a federally regulated financial institution an asset

  • Business acumen and operational expertise including an understanding of wealth and financial asset management operations

  • Post-secondary education

 

Please visit our career page by clicking on the following link: https://www.ig.ca/en/careers

 

We thank all applicants for their interest in IG Wealth Management; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

 

IG Wealth Management is an accessible employer committed to providing a barrier free recruitment experience. If you require an accommodation or this information in an alternate format at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team who will work with you to meet your needs.

 

Please apply by September 24, 2024.  

 

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