Manager, Operational Risk - Toronto, Canada - Oxford Properties

Oxford Properties

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Why join us?

Are you looking to join an innovative, global real estate company who builds communities and connects people to exceptional places? If so, we would love to tell you our story.

At Oxford, our culture is truly one of a kind. Across business lines and around the world, we embrace the complex and tackle opportunities with speed and agility. We are ambitious and humble, forward looking and service-focused.

We get stuff done, and have fun doing it We take great pride in contributing to the communities where we live.

We believe that what is good for the environment is good for business. Together we deliver exceptional experiences to our over 2 million daily customers.

We are looking for a Manager to join our Oxford Operational Risk team in Toronto.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to play a key role in building out and implementing Oxford operational risk management function, creating/ improving the team's infrastructure and processes and expanding its capabilities.

You will assist in the development, coordination, and facilitation of risk deliverables through the Head of Oxford Risk and the Oxford Executive Committee.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to interact with senior leadership across the global Oxford business and work closely with OMERS risk teams.

Responsibilities include:

Risk Identification, Assessment, Measurement and Monitoring:
Assist the business in the ongoing identification, assessment, measurement and monitoring of operational risks;
Coordinate and assist in the development of Key Risk Indicators, including data gathering capabilities and analysis;
Develop an approach to, and manage open management action items or areas for further consideration to ensure these items are followed up on consistently;
Manage the incident escalation process, including root cause analysis and partnering with the business to provide support as needed;
Working with Oxford's business leaders to provide support in assessing and addressing operational risk issues within their functions/businesses.

Identify opportunities to continually enhance and develop existing operational risk management methodology, policies, processes and tools.

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Reporting:
Develop reporting timelines and requirements, and actively participate in the quarterly enterprise-wide risk reporting process;
Assist in gathering data and information to support enterprise-wise risk reporting, and coordinate meetings with key stakeholders;
Assist in the preparation of operational risk reporting to Senior Management, Oxford Executive Committee and OMERS Risk team.

Partnership & Relationship Management

Facilitate ongoing communication and information sharing among OMERS and Oxford including with OMERS Internal Audit and other risk management functions;
Promote risk awareness and risk conscious culture across the organization.

Qualifications:

5+ years relevant work experience in a risk-related function within real-estate, financial services or consulting industries. A risk management designation/certification is desirable.

Professional accounting/auditing designation (CPA, CGA, CMA) considered an asset.

Experience in developing and implementing an operational risk framework within a large and complex organization.

Strong communication, facilitation and influencing skills with experience developing and facilitating education sessions with senior management.

Experience managing data, and possessing strong analytical skills to help drive data driven insights for stakeholders

Proven ability to communicate complex information in a clear, concise and structured manner.

Demonstrated ability to develop trusted collaborative working relationships across multiple stakeholders.

Excellent organizational and time management skills and can work well under pressure with multiple competing deadlines.

Work effectively in a team environment and independently as required.

Our story:

Oxford Properties Group ("Oxford") is a leading global real estate investor, asset manager and business builder. It builds, buys, and grows defined real estate operating business with world-class management teams.

Established in 1960, Oxford and its portfolio companies manage approximately C$87 billion of assets across four continents on behalf of their investment partners.

Oxford's owned portfolio encompasses office, logistics, retail, multifamily residential, life sciences, hotels, alternatives and credit in global gateway cities and high-growth hubs.

A thematic investor with a committed source of capital, Oxford invests in properties, portfolios, development sites, debt, securities, and real estate businesses across the risk-reward spectrum.

Together with its portfolio companies, Oxford is one of the world's most active developers with over 80 projects currently underway globally across all major asset classes.

Oxford is owned by OMERS, the Canadian defined benefit pension plan for Ontario's municipal employee