Desjardins legal compliance advisor designing and monitoring regulatory programs. Advising stakeholders and improving ethics, standards, policies, and compliance action plans.
Responsibilities
Design, update, implement and monitor legal and regulatory compliance action plans, programs, solutions and tools to balance business needs, requirements and best practices
Diagnose issues, challenges and needs to determine target outcomes
Analyze information, carry out studies, and develop and propose recommendations to develop best practices for the organization
Help train internal practitioners, raise awareness and communicate information about the culture of ethics and compliance
Oversee business line activities
Help represent internal and external partners and practitioners
Represent the unit before committees, practitioners and organizational units
Help design, institute and coordinate the compliance framework and enforce related rules
Help ensure officer and employee behaviours comply with organizational standards
Advise and assist clients and partners as part of intervention and development initiatives
Recommend solutions to improve or optimize standards, policies and programs
Prepare recommendations, solutions and action plans based on organizational objectives and priorities
Solve complex problems using analytical skills and extensive knowledge of the line of business
Frequently interact with stakeholders working in other fields
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in a related field
A minimum of four years of relevant experience
Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
Knowledge of French is required
Action oriented
Business insight
Customer Focus
Differences
Interpersonal Savvy
Nimble learning
Benefits
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
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