Manager Compliance Advisory

Manager, Compliance Advisory

Permanent Full‑Time

We’re looking for a Manager, Compliance Advisory to join our team! This position is integral to the function of our organization, playing a critical role in our Risk and Compliance area. Operating as a Second Line of Defense role, this position provides independent regulatory interpretation, advisory guidance, and oversight to support business units in effectively managing regulatory compliance risk while reinforcing a strong, member‑focused risk culture.

The key responsibilities for this role include:

• 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.

Qualifications:

• 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.

About Us

Hi! We’re Innovation Federal Credit Union. Our purpose is to simplify banking for all Canadians. We like to keep it simple. We have three values – Accountability, Integrity, and Respect – and we are constantly striving to improve our organization to make it better for you (our member and prospective employee)!

How are we different from other Credit Unions? We’ve put in the work to become a federal credit union – just one of three in Canada – to secure the future of our organization and continue to grow across Canada. We are proudly rooted in Saskatchewan, but our vision is national, or as we like to say, "Made in Sask, Built for Canada". 

What sets us apart:

• Commitment to Community: $1.1 million was given to local organizations last year who are making a difference
• Strong focus on Diversity and Inclusion: Nearly 22% of InnovationNation proudly identifies as part of a designated group, reflecting our strong commitment to fostering a diverse workplace
• Benefits that start when you do: Our full-time staff participate in a 7% employer-matched pension plan, extended health benefits, employee and family assistance program, and a staff loan rate. These benefits all start on Day 1 of employment, no waiting period!

In the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation, we acknowledge that we are on the traditional territories of the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit who have graced these lands for millennia. We are privileged to live on, work on and enjoy the benefits of these lands, now known as Canada.