ABOUT US

STRIVE is a specialist recruitment firm offering proactive recruitment solutions in the areas of Technology, Accounting & Finance, Corporate Administration, and Manufacturing Operations. STRIVE supports various clients from small to medium-sized enterprises to Fortune 500 organizations for their permanent, contract, and temporary recruitment needs.

THE ROLE

STRIVE Recruitment is proud to partner with a federally regulated financial institution in Canada to recruit for an Operational Risk Management (ORM) Practitioner on a 1-year contract basis. They offer a hands-on, execution-focused environment where experienced professionals are trusted to deliver meaningful work independently from day one. The client is seeking a seasoned ORM Practitioner to build, launch, and embed a comprehensive enterprise-wide operational risk management framework. This is a highly execution-oriented, individual contributor role and requires someone who can hit the ground running with minimal direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate corporate governance policies into actionable ORM procedures, methodologies, and tools across the enterprise
• Ensure the ORM framework meets all OSFI guidelines and requirements, including operational resilience, risk taxonomy, and escalation paths
• Design, configure, and roll out standardized RCSAs, KRIs, and operational risk event data collection systems
• Establish baseline reporting schedules, dashboard structures, and data flows to keep Senior Management and Executives informed

Qualifications

• 7+ years of operational risk or internal audit experience within a Federally Regulated Financial Institution (FRFI) in Canada
• Direct, verifiable experience leading or executing a full-lifecycle ORM framework implementation
• Deep practical knowledge of OSFI, including dependencies
• Strong execution mindset — someone who prefers doing the work over managing teams or developing high-level strategy
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to drive framework adoption across diverse business lines

Preferred Skills

• Experience working across multiple lines of defence in a complex, matrixed financial institution
• Familiarity with GRC tools or platforms used for RCSA and KRI tracking
• Ability to design reporting structures and risk dashboards tailored for Senior Management and Board-level audiences

What Success Looks Like

• An enterprise-wide ORM framework is fully built and operational
• OSFI compliance is clearly documented and demonstrable across all relevant areas
• First Line of Defence business units are actively engaged and equipped to own their risk self-assessments
• Reporting infrastructure is established and delivering consistent, accurate risk data to leadership
• The framework is embedded with enough structure and documentation to be sustained beyond the contract period