Communications Lead, Financial Crimes Unit

Communications Lead, Financial Crimes Unit

Communications Lead, Financial Crimes Unit

Apply locations Toronto, ON, CAN time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R250004921

Application Deadline: 03/20/2025

Address: 100 King Street West

Job Family Group: Corporate Affairs

The Financial Crimes Unit (FCU) brings together our Cybersecurity, Fraud, Physical Security and Resilience Planning capabilities to address the ever-growing and increasingly complex global security environment. It is a highly collaborative effort that greatly enhances BMO’s ability to rapidly prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from all security & crisis threats. This position offers a unique experience to learn from experienced leaders in the industry, join a team building the 21st century model for security and helping grow the good by protecting our customers and communities.

Responsibilities:

• Works collaboratively with business/group and stakeholders to assess communications needs, recommend communications plans & solutions, secure necessary approvals, and create/deliver communication solutions that effectively support and address communications needs.
• Acts as a trusted advisor to assigned business/group.
• Influences and negotiates to achieve business objectives.
• Recommends and implements solutions based on analysis of issues and implications for the business.
• Assists in the development of strategic plans.
• Identifies emerging issues and trends to inform decision-making.
• Makes recommendations and solves problems to ensure communication solutions are implemented.
• Leads the communications strategy planning process bringing strategic, professional communications counsel, planning and direction to leaders.
• Develops strategies and tools to measure, analyze and report on the effectiveness of communications initiatives.
• Helps drive change management plans and activities from initiation to implementation & sustainment to achieve desired business results.
• Monitors and tracks performance, and addresses any issues.
• Leads the execution of communication solutions; assesses and adapts as needed to ensure quality of execution.
• Assesses communications requests to determine relevancy, appropriateness, pacing and sequencing, and alignment to business priorities.
• Gathers content from multiple sources and develops communications for various vehicles including leadership messages, intranets, town halls, newsletters, video, presentations and new social media.
• Identifies and liaises with the stakeholders about opportunities for communications to other groups (e.g. customers, media, etc.) to increase communication effectiveness and alignment.
• Acts as lead communications role in coded/confidential projects.
• Recommends, develops and executes communication plans and solutions based on an understanding of the business strategy and stakeholder needs, and in alignment with an overarching communication strategy.
• Provides communications advice and guidance to assigned business/group, on communication principles/programs/approaches, on effective ways to communicate (e.g. message development, vehicle selection, etc.), and on implementation of solutions.
• Proactively collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to provide business context in the design, development and implementation of communication solutions.
• Leads or participates in defining communication plans designed to positively influence or change behaviour; develops tailored messaging; identifies appropriate distribution channels.
• Reviews material to ensure it complies with relevant quality standards, including translation requirements.
• Coordinates, distributes and publishes communication solutions.
• Assists with the change strategy planning process combining subject matter expertise and organizational knowledge to implement successful change.
• Analyzes the scope of change to determine people, process, financial, technology, risks & other impacts.
• Measures and sustains communications solutions impacting the target employee audience.
• Remains alert to new trends, tools and methods of communication, and makes recommendations on their application.
• Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders and ensures alignment between stakeholders.
• Actively looks for opportunities for continuous improvement of communications processes and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Typically between 5 - 7 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism or a related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Writing & editing skills - In-depth.
• Ability to take technical and complex information and distill it to key messages that make sense for the audience.
• Deep knowledge and technical proficiency gained through extensive education and business experience.
• Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth.
• Collaboration & team skills - In-depth.
• Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth.
• Influence skills - In-depth.
• Data driven decision making - In-depth.

Salary: $68,000 - $126,000

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.

About Us

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people.

BMO is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. By learning from each other’s differences, we gain strength through our people and our perspectives. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.