Risk Management Lead (Calgary)
Open Systems Technologies
Job Title: Risk Management Lead
Location: Mississauga – Hybrid – 3 days/week
Key Responsibilities
Lead enterprise-wide risk management activities, including risk identification, assessment, aggregation, and monitoring.
Establish and guide risk targets aligned with organizational objectives.
Partner with business units, Risk Owners, and senior leadership to develop risk response strategies and strengthen governance practices.
Promote a proactive, organization-wide risk culture.
Develop and enhance ERM frameworks, policies, standards, and training programs.
Drive continuous improvement in risk maturity and management practices.
Prepare and deliver enterprise risk reporting, including dashboards, corporate risk profiles, and Board-level presentations.
Communicate emerging risks, trends, and mitigation progress clearly to stakeholders.
Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to support key risk initiatives and ensure timely execution of deliverables.
What you’ll do
Lead enterprise‑wide risk management activities, including the identification, assessment, aggregation, and monitoring of risks, while setting and guiding risk targets that support organizational objectives.
Advise and partner with business units, Risk Owners, and senior leaders to develop effective risk response plans, strengthen governance practices, and promote a proactive, organization‑wide risk culture.
Develop and enhance ERM frameworks, policies, standards, and training, ensuring consistent, high‑quality risk management practices and continuous improvement in risk maturity.
Prepare and deliver comprehensive risk reporting—including ERM dashboards, corporate risk profiles, and Board‑level updates—that clearly communicate trends, emerging risks, and mitigation progress.
Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external partners to support key risk initiatives, oversee project deliverables, and ensure high‑quality, timely execution of risk‑related work.
Experience:
A period of over 8 years and up to and including 10 years is considered necessary to gain this experience
Requires experience in management consulting, technical and analytical knowledge and understanding.
Requires experience in the development, coordination and management of projects along with strong business acumen with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to recognize and identify critical issues.
Requires broad experience within the company and business unit environments to understand the overall business, its operations, processes, information systems and structure. Requires experience in identifying
emerging business issues and business development initiatives and opportunities.
Requires excellent communications skills and ability to advise the leadership team on complex, cross-functional issues and decisions that impact on the organization’s ability to effectively manage its risk exposure
and a focus on operational efficiency and speed of execution for key priorities.
Requires a positive track record for creating a means for monitoring and communicating results that is meaningful to team members and inspires continuous improvement.
Self-directed, courageous, and highly motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build partnerships and generate consensus.
