Senior Manager, Regulatory Risk

About Us

Équité Association is a Canadian company committed to a more equitable world by tackling and reducing insurance crime. Insurance fraud is a serious matter and becoming more pervasive through technology and digitalization. Équité strives to detect and prevent insurance crime in support of all Canadian insurers through advanced analytics, intelligence best practices, and coordinated investigations.

Équité is greater than the sum of its parts – a not-for-profit organization, augmenting data, technology, and investigations to serve as a centre point for insurance crime data and approaches across Canada.

Similar to the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) in the UK and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) in the U.S., we use a wide range of data and intelligence to achieve four objectives:

1. Help insurers identify fraud through integrated advanced analytics and investigations;
2. Enhance and enable cross-insurer investigations coordinated by Équité;
3. Lead stakeholder in vehicle and hard-asset recover & identification services; and
4. Support law enforcement, regulators, professional colleges and other public investigative agencies to identify criminals and bring them to justice.  We also endeavour to raise public awareness about insurance fraud.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Manager of Regulatory Risk to join our dynamic team. The Senior Manager, Regulatory Risk, will report to the Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Privacy Officer, and will be responsible for regulatory risk policy development, monitoring, reviewing, analyzing and summarizing existing and emerging regulation, related trends, and government consultation papers. The Senior Manager of Regulatory Risk will perform research; prepare summary notes as well as any other work directed by the Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Secretary.

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Regulatory Risk Manager will be responsible for the development of regulatory risk management policies, strategies, and frameworks to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards and applying regulatory risk management expertise to ongoing and new products.  You will help design, institute and coordinate the compliance framework and enforce related rules.

The Senior Regulatory Risk Manager will work closely with the VP, General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Secretary to grow the Regulatory Risk function and develop strategic direction and interpretation of regulations that support the business of fraud prevention and detection.

Strategy and Vision:

• Develop and implement comprehensive regulatory risk management policies, strategies, and frameworks to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess and address regulatory risks associated with new products, services, and business initiatives.
• Interface with regulatory agencies, auditors, and other external stakeholders as needed, and manage regulatory inquiries.
• Stay updated with industry trends, regulations, and best practices related to contract management and regulatory interpretation and analysis.

Planning and Execution:

• Conduct regular risk assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of existing risk management controls and procedures.
• Conduct stakeholder consultation required in support of reviews of various regulation and related assessments.
• Provide guidance and support to cross-functional teams, including investigations and technology departments regarding interpretation of regulations.

Operations:  

• Monitor and report on key risk indicators, trends, and emerging risks to senior management and relevant stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and support to business units on regulatory compliance issues, including interpretation of regulations, policy development, and training.
• Assist in coordination of consolidated responses and commentary for new proposed rules / consultation papers / surveys impacting operations.
• Monitor and resolve emergent regulatory issues and compliance matters.

First-Year Deliverables:

• Ensure compliance: Develop monitoring plans, conduct risk assessments, and devise effective recommendations to improve processes and controls.
• Develop risk response strategies and maintain risk mitigation process.
• Share ideas and help solve problems using analytical skills, extensive knowledge of the business and ability to manage complexity.
• Undertake end-to-end project risk management assessments on multiple projects/programs.

The Individual:

• University Degree
• 5-8 years Regulatory Risk, Legal experience and/or Compliance experience required
• Deep knowledge and experience with risk identification facilitation and techniques
• Experience with government regulators, financial sector is preferred, specifically insurance
• Strong understanding of the development of regulation
• Possesses senior analytical abilities and very detailed oriented
• Experienced monitoring of regulation and future trend analysis
• Advanced research, analytical, deductive and problem-solving skills
• Sound judgment and capacity to identify risks as well as opportunities
• Strong verbal & written communication skills
• Exceptional analytical and writing skills and demonstrated ability to distill complex legal concepts
• Results-oriented approach
• Able to complete work and develop relationships remotely
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritized multiple tasks