Sia

Financial Services

SeniorConsultantRiskandCompliance

Toronto, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME
The Brief

“Senior Consultant - Risk and Compliance at Sia. Skills: Regulatory Compliance, Operational Risk Management, Risk Assessment, Control Design, Project Management. Analyze, interpret, and document legal and regulatory requirements to identify, map, and update obligations within the client’s Regulatory Compliance Management (RCM) library. Advise on, design, and implement robust operational controls and compliance frameworks to ensure adherence to regulations”

What You'll Achieve.

achieving professional development goals; mitigate downside and maximize opportunity; initiate, navigate and benefit from transformation; achieve their strategic objectives; defining and monitoring KPIs and metrics; maintaining compliance standards

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Innovative Problem Solving; Independently identify and analyze complex business problems and proactively develop innovative and sustainable solutions using consulting frameworks and other problem-solving tools; Distill complex information into clear problem statements

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3-5 years of experience in regulatory compliance and operational risk management, Deep understanding of North American regulatory landscape (e.g. OSFI, FINRA, OCC, CIRO), Experience in key areas such as Enterprise Risk, Operational Risk, and Regulatory Compliance, Bachelor's degree in Finance, Law, Business, or Risk Management, Strong, concise communication skills for interacting with senior management and presenting complex regulatory issues, Experience with AI governance, assess AI use cases and agentic coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to drive initiatives, Excel in project delivery through robust project management practices-establishing consistent routines, defining and monitoring KPIs and metrics, maintaining compliance standards, and providing clear, timely stakeholder communication.

Nice to Have

preferably within a consulting firm or financial institution, a desire to further expand knowledge and skills across diverse domains, CPA, CIA, CISA, or CAMS certification preferred

What You'll Do.

and document legal and regulatory requirements to identify

and update obligations within the client’s Regulatory Compliance Management (RCM) library

and implement robust operational controls and compliance frameworks to ensure adherence to regulations

Lead RCSA (Risk and Control Self-Assessments) initiatives

conduct thematic reviews

and perform testing of controls to identify compliance deficiencies and operational gaps

risk-based advice to stakeholders regarding regulatory changes

emerging trends (e.g.

and operational efficiency.

Manage project workstreams

and deliverable quality

while coaching junior staff.

Assess and interpret emerging regulatory trends

supervisory expectations

and enforcement actions to develop compliance strategies

develop and maintain best practices for regulatory compliance

Independently identify and analyze complex business problems and proactively develop innovative and sustainable solutions using consulting frameworks and other problem-solving tools

Distill complex information into clear problem statements

independently develop and implement data driven solutions

and synthesize insights into compelling presentations and recommendations for senior leadership

regulations and rules to understand applicability of obligations for client context and assist with mapping obligations to controls

Ability to support transformational client engagements across both first line functions (Controls design

control testing) and second line functions (operational risk

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

coaching junior staff; coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to drive initiatives; providing clear, timely stakeholder communication

Communication Scope

Strong, concise communication skills for interacting with senior management and presenting complex regulatory issues; Data-Driven Insight & Communication; synthesize insights into compelling presentations and recommendations for senior leadership; providing clear, timely stakeholder communication

Process & Methodology

Manage project workstreams, including timelines, budgets, and deliverable quality, Excel in project delivery through robust project management practices-establishing consistent routines, defining and monitoring KPIs and metrics, maintaining compliance standards, and providing clear, timely stakeholder communication.

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