Innovation Federal Credit Union

Manager, Compliance Advisory

Innovation Federal Credit Union

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$89,853 - CA$123,548 per year

About the role

  • Provide independent compliance advisory support to business units by interpreting legislation, regulatory requirements, and supervisory expectations, and translating them into practical, actionable guidance.
  • Support and maintain the Regulatory Compliance Management (RCM) framework, including regulatory obligation mapping, control design oversight, and challenge of first‑line risk assessments and control testing.
  • Monitor, assess, and communicate regulatory trends and changes impacting the financial institution, including FCAC and Consumer Protection regulatory requirements.
  • Participate in and support regulatory change initiatives and projects by applying project management principles, including planning cycles, issue identification, risk prioritization, and remediation tracking.
  • Provide advisory guidance on product, process, digital, and member‑facing changes to ensure regulatory requirements are embedded by design.
  • Review and challenge documentation, evidence, and remediation plans to ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and sustainability.
  • Support issue management activities, including root cause analysis, control design recommendations, monitoring hooks, and escalation of material risks or delays.
  • Provide consumer protection and fair treatment guidance to support strong member outcomes and compliance with market conduct expectations.
  • Collaborate with first‑line and cross‑functional teams to strengthen compliance ownership, clarify accountabilities, and enhance regulatory capability across the organization.
  • Develop guidance materials, playbooks, and advisory tools to support consistent implementation of regulatory requirements.
  • Support regulatory reporting requirements and liaise with regulators and industry groups, as required.
  • Contribute to a strong, proactive risk culture that balances regulatory compliance, operational effectiveness, and member experience.

Requirements

  • 3–6 years of progressive experience in regulatory compliance, compliance advisory, law, risk management, or regulatory change within a financial institution
  • Post‑secondary education in law, business, risk, compliance, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Strong knowledge of Canadian financial services legislation and regulatory frameworks, including FCAC, Consumer Protection, and related market conduct requirements
  • Demonstrated skill in interpreting legislation and regulatory expectations and translating them into clear, practical business guidance
  • Experience supporting projects and regulatory change initiatives, with an understanding of project management cycles, issue management, and risk‑based prioritization
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and advise a wide range of stakeholders
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment while providing independent challenge and oversight
  • Proficient digital literacy, including critical thinking, problem solving, and working with digital tools and data
  • Comfort and experience using Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, and familiarity with Power BI or other reporting tools is an asset.
Benefits
  • 7% employer-matched pension plan
  • extended health benefits
  • employee and family assistance program
  • staff loan rate
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Hard Skills & Tools
regulatory compliancecompliance advisoryrisk managementregulatory changeissue managementroot cause analysiscontrol designregulatory obligation mappingproject managementconsumer protection
Soft Skills
strong written communicationstrong verbal communicationinfluencing skillscollaborative teamworkindependent oversightcritical thinkingproblem solvingadvisory skillsstakeholder engagementorganizational skills