{"id":1147415,"url":"https://alion.io/job/bank-of-montreal-vice-president-global-markets-business-control-commodities-2","title":"Vice President, Global Markets Business Control – Commodities","company":{"id":5642,"name":"Bank of Montreal","domain":"bmo.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/bmo","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":68,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.029,"repost_share":0.015,"time_to_fill_p50_days":16,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"head","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Toronto, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":84000,"max_usd":171000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":64},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false},{"name":"Power BI","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T15:56:27Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T03:46:47Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Application Deadline:\n10/29/2026Address:\n100 King Street WestJob Family Group:\nCapital Mrkts Sales & ServiceBMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service financial services provider. We offer corporate and investment banking, treasury management, as well as research and advisory services to clients around the world. #bmocapitalmarkets\nSummary\nThe VP, GM Business Control - Commodities provides first-line business control coverage for Commodities across Global Markets, spanning physical and derivative activity in metals, energy, agricultural, and environmental products. The role is focused on operational and process execution risk across the commodity lifecycle, including process and control documentation, risk assessment, control monitoring, issues and events, KRIs, business continuity, and management reporting. A key priority is leading physical commodities operational risk programs, including MORA and successor frameworks, covering storage, transportation, inventory, providers, and related execution risks. The VP partners with Commodities Sales and Trading, Origination, Operations, Technology, first-line Centers of Excellence, Regulatory Business Control, Compliance, Legal, and second-line risk to ensure material operational risks are identified, controlled, escalated, and reported with clear, decision-ready insight.\nJob Description\nThe VP, GM Business Control - Commodities sits within the Global Markets (GM) Business Control team, part of Governance and Controls within the Capital Markets Office of the Chief Operating Officer (OCOO). Reporting to the Director, GM Business Control, the role provides first-line operational and process risk coverage for the Commodities business, with particular depth in the execution risks arising from physical commodity activity.\nThe VP is a key first-line control contact for Commodities, working directly with business heads and desk leadership on process execution risks, operational incidents, control gaps, and changes to products, clients, providers, locations, or operating models. The role works closely with Operations, Technology, Corporate Risk Insurance, Third Party Risk, Physical Security, and second-line Operational Non-Financial Risk. Regulatory Business Control, Compliance, and Legal remain distinct partners for matters requiring regulatory interpretation or dedicated regulatory control coverage. Governance and Controls operates at pace with high expectations from senior business and risk stakeholders; Commodities adds a complex physical footprint, material operational exposures, and active governance oversight.\nKey Roles & Responsibilities\n1. Commodities operational and process risk execution - provide first-line business control coverage focused on the processes, controls, and execution risks supporting Commodities activity.\n Process Risk & Control (PRC) Library: Own the Commodities PRC inventory, including process documentation, risk and control mapping, control ownership, and periodic and trigger updates.\nRisk Assessment: Execute the annual PSPRA for Commodities, including new product and new activity assessments.\nKRIs and metrics: Develop and report Commodities KRIs and control KPIs, including limit, inventory, and event-driven measures, with trend analysis to inform risk appetite and business decisions.\nControl reviews and testing: Own controls management; identify vulnerabilities and efficiency opportunities; support control testing, evidence quality, and remediation tracking.\nEvents and issues: Lead investigation and root cause analysis with the business, agree remediation actions and owners, and ensure timely recording, reporting, and escalation.\nChange and remediation: Provide operational and process risk input for business change, technology initiatives, audits, and remediation activity, ensuring practical controls are designed into changes from inception.\nBusiness continuity and resilience: Maintain Commodities Business Impact Assessments and Business Continuity Plans; coordinate testing and evidence to support resilience obligations.\n2. Physical commodities operational risk programs - lead the assessment frameworks governing BMO-owned inventory, storage, and transportation, including MORA and equivalents for other commodity classes.\nExecute new provider and location assessments, including scoring, escalation, and approval routing; conduct periodic and trigger-based reviews of approved providers, facilities, and clients.\nPerform daily inventory, insurance certificate, and limit monitoring across providers, locations, clients, and jurisdictions, including limit increases, excesses, breaches, and country risk exposure; approve limits in IMS where delegated.\nCoordinate and execute the site visit and due diligence program, including findings and follow-up.\nOwn assessment questionnaires, procedures, monitoring tools, and governance documentation, including periodic refresh, second-line challenge, and approval.\nBuild out a consolidated commodities-level operational risk program extending beyond metals to energy, agricultural, and other physical sectors, including country risk tiering, scoring, and monitoring.\nAdvise on new products, clients, storage and transportation arrangements, jurisdictions, and business initiatives, identifying operational, process, insurance, third-party, and related execution risks across the commodity lifecycle and engaging specialist partners where required.\nCoordinate engagement with specialist partners across ONFR, Corporate Risk Insurance, Physical Security, AML, Third Party Risk, Country and Credit Risk, Regulatory Business Control, Compliance, Legal, and Tax to support timely assessment and escalation without duplicating their accountabilities.\n3. Governance, Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement - translate Commodities risk and control activity into decision-ready insight for business leadership and governance forums.\nProduce the monthly Commodities operational risk update covering inventory, providers, limits, assessment status, and workstream progress.\nPrepare first-line materials and speaking points for risk and control committees, including business spotlight and thematic reviews.\nProvide Commodities Sales, Trading, and Origination leadership with risk posture commentary, options, and clear recommendations.\nPartner with Operations, Technology, and first-line Centres of Excellence on system, data, and process enhancements that strengthen the control environment.\nThe ideal candidate will have the following attributes:\nSkills:\nExcellent organizational skills with ability to create/execute a detailed plan for short- and long-term work.\nBuild positive stakeholder relationships within Capital Markets and across Corporate Support Areas to garner support, advice and partnership that enables execution of the role.\nCommunicate effectively in writing and verbally at all levels, including senior executives; able to present complex operational and process risks clearly and credibly to business, risk, audit, and specialist stakeholders.\nProactive and self-directed, with the ability to quickly develop depth in new initiatives, changing business activity, emerging operational risks, and business priorities.\nPersonal Attributes:\nConfident, team player.\nProblem solver, decision maker, proposes solutions.\nMotivated, self-directed.\nStrong verbal, written and interpersonal communication.\nCalm under pressure, ability to execute while manage competing priorities.\nHumble, ability to laugh at self.\nAnticipate needs and requests.\nEducation/Experience:\nUndergraduate degree in Business Administration, Risk Management, Economics, Finance, or related discipline.\nGraduate degree and/or relevant professional designation is an asset.\n5+ years of experience in commodities, Capital Markets, banking, or financial services, with demonstrated responsibility for operational risk, process execution, business controls, operations, physical commodity logistics, or related disciplines.\nDirect experience supporting physical commodities trading, commodity merchants, logistics or storage operators, commodity financing, or commodity risk management. Metals, energy, agricultural, or environmental markets strongly preferred.\nStrong understanding of Global Markets activities, with depth in Commodities sales, trading, financing, and origination and the associated operational risks, controls, and governance frameworks.\nKnowledge of physical commodities business models and end-to-end trade lifecycles, including the operational and process risks associated with logistics, storage, transportation, inventory, settlement, third-party providers, and related control points.\nFamiliarity with the regulatory environment and market practices applicable to commodities is an asset, with the judgment to identify potential regulatory implications and engage Regulatory Business Control, Compliance, or Legal as appropriate.\nAbility to analyze complex commodity transactions and operating arrangements and translate process or execution risks into clear financial, operational, and business impacts.\nProven ability to manage significant incidents, issues, and crisis situations in a fast-paced environment.\nExperience working across front-office businesses, Operations, Technology, first-line Centers of Excellence, second-line risk, audit, and specialist partners to resolve control gaps and deliver remediation.\nAdvanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Power BI, and Visio.\nSalary:\nThe salary range for this role is $130,000 up to 150,000 CAD (subject to the candidate meeting the specific skills, experience, education, and qualification requirements)\nSalary:\nPay Type:\nSalariedThe above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.\nSalaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.\nBMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards\nAbout Us\nAt 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. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.\nAs a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one - for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.\nTo find out more visit us at https://jobs.bmo.com/ca/en.\nBMO 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. To request accommodation, please contact your recruiter.\nNote to Recruiters: BMO does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to BMO, directly or indirectly, will be considered BMO property. 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