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Solutions Architect

As one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 18 consecutive years, Concentra prides itself on fostering employee engagement and a workplace of openness and respect.

Concentra is Canada’s leading provider of wholesale banking and trust solutions to credit unions from coast to coast. With deep co-operative roots, Concentra is focused on creating value for the credit union system. We partner with credit unions to ensure over five million Canadian members can choose competitive financial services from their local credit union.

Concentra employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package and flexible work environment. We are looking for a results-oriented individual to join our team in one of our Saskatoon, Regina, Surrey or Toronto office locations, or from your home office environment.

Position Mandate

Technical Solutions

1. Evaluate organization business needs and determine how Technology Infrastructure can support those needs. Determine, develop and improve technical solutions in support of business objectives.
2. Recommend the optimum infrastructure environment for new applications within normal corporate options, such as Azure, private cloud, traditional data centres or vendor hosted environments. Work with all stakeholders to confirm suitability of the recommendation. When a review of current applications and solutions for potential migration is applicable, follow a similar approach.

Public Cloud (Azure):
1. Leveraging historical information, Microsoft, and MSP resources, develop and maintain reference architectures, documentation and procedures that are aligned with generally accepted Azure best practices.
2. Take an ownership stake in driving the cloud roadmap, including laying out supporting setup and configuration necessary to support migration of applications for hybrid cloud environment.
3. Design Azure solutions to optimize an appropriate balance of functionality, performance, cost effectiveness and security. Review solutions with security, data, and enterprise architects and consider their input for revisions. Maximize benefits of Azure within design to the extent practical.
Private Cloud Hosting (Data Centre):
1. Working with the vendor and internal security architects, develop and maintain reference architectures, documentation and procedures that are aligned with generally accepted best practices and hosting contracts. Determine SLAs and SLOs required to meet solution objectives and recommend business continuity and disaster recovery options.
2. When Azure does not provide a clear advantage for a solution, design solutions for the private cloud environment.
Architectural Review:
1. Implementations – monitor and review solution implementations to ensure alignment with established reference frameworks and standards.
2. Migrations – assess current solutions and identify potential benefits and risks that would result from migration to alternative environments. Provide architectural guidance for any large-scale migrations.
3. RFPs and Vendor Hosting – participate as requested with RFP processes and reviews of vendor hosting proposals.
Collaboration:
1. Contribute expertise to forums such as the Solutions Architecture Group and Change Advisory Board. Collaborate with architectural counterparts on other teams, the Enterprise Architect, and senior management to work towards a common architectural vision.
2. Mentor System Architects and recommend development approaches to improve their knowledge and technical capabilities.

Qualifications:

Post-secondary degree in Computer Science; a comparable combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered
7-10 years of experience with Azure cloud support or development
7-10 years of experience with Data Centre support or development
Experience working in Agile work environments and projects is preferred
3 years of experience in the financial services industry with an in-depth understanding of infrastructure architecture

Applications for this opportunity accepted until end of day October 24, 2021. To apply, please visit our Career page at www.concentra.ca

At Concentra, our goal is to achieve a workforce as diverse as the people we partner with. We encourage all members of the designated groups; aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, women, visible minorities and others to join our team. Concentra strives to provide a safe and respectful work environment free of discrimination and harassment and is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Customer Success Representative

Concentra Bank is a purpose-based organization, striving to create the future of banking. We are embarking on a bold plan to evolve and grow a diversified, top tier performing company delivering greater value to employees, customers, and owners.

As an innovative and future-focused company, we form partnerships to deliver industry-leading financial solutions to our customers. We offer a wide range of financial solutions including specialized banking, consumer finance, treasury, wealth and trust services and more. We strive to be among the most trusted organizations in Canada by solving problems for our customers and offering a positive, seamless clients experience.

Concentra employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package and flexible work environment. We are looking for a results-oriented individual to join our team in one of our corporate locations (Regina, Saskatoon, Surrey, Toronto) or in a home office environment.

Customer Success Representative (Full-time Permanent)

This position’s primary purpose is to assist credit unions, commercial clients, internal and direct clients with their service needs within a call centre environment.

Key Outcomes:

The Customer Success Representative is responsible to deliver a positive client experience by answering a diverse range of incoming client inquiries pertaining to financial and trust products including providing information, clarification and interpretation of program agreements, pricing, program requirements, administration instructions, product legislation and regulatory/compliance requirements, and analyzing client needs and providing solutions to meet those needs.

This role proactively support credit unions by managing time frames to most effectively support incoming and outbound service requests and escalating client issues or problems for resolution.

The Customer Success Representative supports the department in the achievement of its business plan by maintaining consistent personal upgrading of required knowledge, providing high quality client service, and providing recommendations for efficiencies.

Qualifications:

One year of post-secondary education with 2-4 years comprehensive knowledge and experience working with registered plans and mortgages
Resourceful team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, complemented by proven time management and problem solving skills
Good working knowledge of the Portfolio data system would be an asset

Applications for this opportunity accepted until end of day October 4, 2021. To apply, please visit our Career page at www.concentra.ca

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Privacy Analyst

Concentra Bank is a purpose-based organization, striving to create the future of banking. We are embarking on a bold plan to evolve and grow into a diversified, top tier performing company delivering greater value to employees, customers, and owners.

As an innovative and future-focused company, we form partnerships to deliver industry-best financial solutions to our customers. We offer a wide range of financial solutions including specialized banking, consumer finance, treasury, wealth, and trust services and more. We strive to be among the most trusted organizations in Canada by solving problems for our customers and offering a positive, seamless experience.

Concentra employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package and flexible work environment. We are looking for an innovative, solutions focused privacy professional to join our Legal team in one of our corporate locations (Regina, Saskatoon, Surrey, Toronto) or in a home office environment.

Privacy Analyst (Full-time, Permanent Position)

Key Outcomes:

As a key member of the Legal team, the Privacy Analyst assists the Legal Director and Chief Privacy Officer in the ongoing design and implementation of the Bank’s Privacy Program, training, incident investigation, risk assessment and reporting and champions a privacy culture that promotes best practices in alignment with the Bank’s core values and strategic objectives.

The Privacy Analyst supports and contributes to the overall success of the Privacy Program by ensuring accountabilities are conducted in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, internal policies and procedures and privacy by design principles. The Privacy Analyst is an advisory to Business teams and assists in responding to inquiries and access requests and supports the Privacy Office in incident and complaints investigation, breach reporting, third party risk assessments, privacy impact assessments and the development of training and awareness campaigns. The Privacy Analyst is an internal resource on privacy law, legislative developments, and industry trends.

Qualifications:

Completion of a post-secondary degree in business, finance or risk management, or related field and 2-3 years’ experience in Privacy Program management; a combination of education and experience will be considered
Industry certification will be a plus (e.g., PACC-CCAP, IAPP)
Advanced knowledge of federal and provincial private sector privacy legislation, regulations, guidance and breach reporting requirements
Ability to gather, analyze, organize, document and present information in a succinct and organized manner
Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative resolutions or approaches to problems
Advanced written and verbal communication skills
Working knowledge of privacy management software and processes
Working knowledge of commercial banking, retail banking, and trust activities and practices
Advanced Microsoft Office skills
Working knowledge of collaboration systems including Microsoft Teams

Applications for this opportunity accepted until end of day October 8, 2021. To apply, please visit our Career page at www.concentra.ca

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Chief Executive Officer

Teachers Plus Credit Union, located in Bedford, NS is a member owned, full-service financial institution with assets of $69 million providing superior banking and commercial services to approximately 2900 members. Being locally owned and operated, Teachers Plus Credit Union prides itself on playing a major role in fostering community well-being by keeping profits in the province and reinvesting in local economies, supporting local suppliers and businesses.

The Board of Directors of Teachers Plus Credit Union is seeking a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO is accountable for sound strategic leadership that enables the development and growth of the credit union, and underpins its financial strength, viability and its responsiveness to members’ needs. Excellence in people leadership while coordinating daily operations and the delivery and promotion of financial services that uphold and achieve the mission of the credit union are primary responsibilities. The CEO also supports and advises the Board in fulfilling its fiduciary and strategic responsibilities.

The Ideal CEO Candidate is:

Strategic. You see the big picture and are able to effectively convey a vision. You boast a proven track record of implementing long term strategies, executing plans, improving ROI, and using data and metrics to drive an organization forward.

Skilled at Business Development. You excel at spotting opportunities for growth, specifically in the area of small business and understand the value of building strong relationships and partnerships. Being active in the community is important to you, and having a solid understanding of the culture, and economic concerns within and around your market are key to your success. You ‘get’ marketing and promotion, and can show results in those areas.

Industry Savvy. You’ve worked in a financial institution and have a keen understanding of relevant policies, procedures and legislation governing it. You have solid experience in lending, liquidity and asset/liability management and are are a pro at analyzing and interpreting financial reports.

A Motivational Leader. You have a team-first mentality, set high standards of excellence, and are clear about the plan to get there, what the expectations are and providing feedback in real time. You keep lines of communication open, place importance in recognition of a job well done and are ready to help your team remove barriers, rolling up your sleeves and lending a hand.

Resilient. You’re no stranger to change and thrive when there are multiple projects on the go. You have experience in change management and understand the importance of generating enthusiasm amongst a team when change is afoot in order to see the ROI when the transition is complete.

A Lifelong Learner. You invest in your own professional development and want to continue to learn and grow, no matter what your position.

Experienced. To be eligible, you must hold a bachelor’s degree in Business or Commerce and have a minimum of 10 years progressive leadership responsibility in a financial institution or an equivalent combination of skills and experience.

This is a full-time, permanent position offering a competitive compensation and benefits package based on internal and external market equity and commensurate with experience. To learn more about Teachers Plus Credit Union visit teachersplus.ca.

Applications close on September 27, 2021.

If this opportunity excites you, please send a resume, and cover letter to Alexandra Chamberlain at creditunionjobs@aclsm.ca.

Chief Executive Officer

Valley Credit Union is a 7 branch, member owned full-service financial institution with assets of $254 million providing banking, wealth management and commercial services to approximately 11,000 members. Located in the beautiful Annapolis Valley, Valley Credit Union is driven by its co-operative values, and prides itself on understanding what is important to its members while making a difference in the communities within which it operates.

The Board of Directors of Valley Credit Union is seeking a proven and dynamic leader to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Accountable to the Board of Directors, the CEO is responsible to provide leadership that upholds the mission, vision, and values of the credit union, and creating an engaged and positive team environment which is focused on the progress of the credit union, its financial stability, viability, and responsiveness to its members. The CEO also supports and advises the Board in fulfilling its fiduciary and strategic responsibilities.

Valley Credit Union’s Ideal CEO Candidate is:

Gifted at Communicating. You excel at listening, understanding, and responding and can proficiently engage with a broad range of audiences using multiple mediums. You are also able to anticipate and respond to others in ways that are meaningful to them.

Financially Savvy with Industry Knowledge. You have solid knowledge of accounting principles and experience in budgeting, forecasting, liquidity, and asset/liability management. You have experience analyzing and interpreting financial reports and can show results of sound recommendations you’ve made through your analysis. You’ve worked in a financial institution before and have a keen understanding of relevant policies, procedures and legislation governing it.

An Authentic Leader. You walk the talk, are able to generate enthusiasm and inspire stakeholders to rally through transitions. You understand the value of sound change management practices and have hands on experience implementing change successfully. You believe in holding yourself and others accountable to results, through open two-way communication, collaboration, and trust.

Community and Cooperative Minded. You understand the co-operative way, take pride in your ability to build relationships with different groups of stakeholders and enjoy being collaborative with community partners.

Strategic. You see the bigger picture and can effectively convey a vision. You boast a proven track record of identifying opportunities and implementing long term strategies, executing plans, improving ROI, and using data and metrics to drive an organization forward.

Experienced. To be eligible, you must hold a bachelor’s degree in Business or Commerce and have a minimum of 10-15 years increasing leadership responsibility in a financial institution or an equivalent combination of skills and experience.

If this opportunity excites you, please send a resume, and cover letter to Alexandra Chamberlain at creditunionjobs@aclsm.ca. As part of your cover letter, please provide an overview of what you feel are your two biggest accomplishments in your career to date.

Applications close on September 17, 2021.

Systems Architect (ECM)

As one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 18 consecutive years, Concentra prides itself on fostering employee engagement and a workplace of openness and respect.

Concentra Trust – a wholly-owned subsidiary – has been delivering estate and trust services nationwide for over 65 years.

Systems Architect (ECM)

(Full-time, Permanent Position)

Key Outcomes:

The Systems Architect (ECM) manages and oversees the strategic and operational demands by leading the support, research, design, development, implementation and long-term governance of the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions at the Bank. This position is responsible for the management of research, design and execution of projects involving Collaboration Portals, Enterprise Search, Enterprise Content Management, Business Process and Forms.

This position is the primary resource to coordinate and manage the organizational Enterprise Content Management strategy and contribute to the organization’s success by maintaining, supporting and enhancing technologies and systems within the ECM practice. It is also responsible to work with business units and manage the delivery of content management strategies, including document management and workflow.

Qualifications:

Post-secondary degree or diploma in Computer Science, or related field
5 years in technology roles, including experience working with Cloud Infrastructure services
3-5 years experience working in SharePoint (online or 2016) or other Enterprise Content Management tools
Business Analysis experience would be considered an asset
Experience working in Agile work environments and projects is preferred

Applications for this opportunity accepted until end of day September 16, 2021. To apply, please visit our Career page at www.concentra.ca

Solutions Architect

As one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 18 consecutive years, Concentra prides itself on fostering employee engagement and a workplace of openness and respect.

Concentra Trust – a wholly-owned subsidiary – has been delivering estate and trust services nationwide for over 65 years.

Solutions Architect (Full-time, Permanent Position)

Key Outcomes:

The Solutions Architect ensures that the Bank’s Enterprise Infrastructure Systems are appropriately designed, managed, documented and organized throughout the entire development and maintenance lifecycle. This position is responsible for short to medium term objectives, and conducts in-depth analysis and employs conceptual thinking, working to find unique solutions to problems considering interconnection among applications and/or lines of business.

The Solutions Architect assists other business units in understanding problems and ensuring a holistic perspective and collaborates to resolve issues and architect solutions to either new applications, or for application improvements. This position also provides subject matter expertise and is responsible for the creation, maintenance and management of IT architecture models and their lower-level components.

Qualifications:

Post-secondary degree in Computer Science; a comparable combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered
7-10 years of experience with Azure cloud support or development
7-10 years of experience with Data Centre support or development
Experience working in Agile work environments and projects is preferred
3 years of experience in the financial services industry with an in-depth understanding of infrastructure architecture

Applications for this opportunity accepted until end of day September 9, 2021. To apply, please visit our Career page at www.concentra.ca.

Commercial Business Advisor

Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union (NLCU) is currently looking for energetic, motivated people to fill the position of:

Commercial Business Advisor

Full Time, Permanent – Central and Western, NL

Focusing on providing exceptional member service, the Commercial Business Advisor is identifies business development and retention opportunities for the Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union (NLCU). With a focus on developing and maintaining long-term, full-service, profitable member service relationships with existing and new commercial members, the Commercial Business Advisor gains an understanding of the members’ financial goals and objective and suggestions solutions to help the member achieve these goals.

With a proven ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative information to evaluate the financial structure of the company, relative to the business goals and corresponding credit risk, the Commercial Business Advisor makes recommendations regarding approval and structure of commercial credit with NLCU. The successful candidate also assists the Director, Credit in all functions related to the operation of the Credit Department and makes referrals to other areas of NLCU’s business.

Ideally suited to this position is an individual with strong written and oral communication, problem solving, negotiation and analytical skills. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Commercial Credit and a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in business or related field. Through this experience and education you have developed the keen ability to establish and foster member relationships and have demonstrated your ability to succeed in business development type of role.

We would like to thank all interested candidates; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union is an equal opportunity employer.

Director, Risk Governance & Policy

As an innovative and future-focused company, we form partnerships to deliver industry-best financial solutions to our customers. We offer a wide range of financial solutions including specialized banking, consumer finance, treasury, wealth and trust services and more. We strive to be among the most trusted organizations in Canada by solving problems for our customers and offering a positive, seamless experience.

Concentra employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package and flexible work environment. We are looking for an experienced Director Risk Governance & Policy to join our Risk Governance team in one of our corporate locations (Regina, Saskatoon, Surrey, Toronto) or in a home office environment.

Director, Risk Governance & Policy

The primary purpose of the Director, Risk Governance & Policy position is to develop risk management frameworks, policy, risk management committee mandates and risk reporting, and to provide support to the management of the Bank’s regulatory affairs.

This position is responsible to develop and maintain the risk management frameworks and policy model by facilitating development, reviews and enhancements to the Risk Governance Framework, Risk Appetite Framework and Corporate Policy Framework, as well as facilitating the ongoing development, reviews and enhancements to Corporate Policies and Management Guidelines. This position is also responsible for providing oversight to the alignment of Risk Appetite and enterprise strategy, and for providing independent challenge to the first line of defense on alignment with Risk Appetite, Corporate Policies and Management Guidelines.

The Director, Risk Governance & Policy develops and maintains the risk management committee mandates and risk reporting by facilitating development, reviews and enhancements to the risk management committee mandates, and providing risk reporting for executive, risk management committees and the Board. This position provides support to regulatory relationships by assisting in the maintenance of a central repository of the Bank’s supervisory communication with all prudential regulators, as well as the coordination of supervisory communications between OSFI and the Bank. This position also assists in the coordination of OSFI supervisory reviews and in the management of responses to recommendations to ensure they are timely and complete, and provides regulatory updates and key messaging to executive and the Board.

Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in finance, law, economics, business administration or commerce complemented by a professional designation in finance, accounting or law and 5 years progressive experience in the financial industry
Subject matter expert in understanding of financial institution risk management, risk optimization concepts, risk appetite and policy structuring
Subject matter expert in understanding of OSFI Guidelines for Banks
Subject matter expert in understanding of risk management concepts and good practices in governance reporting
Advanced understanding of financial institution credit risk, operational risk, market risk, liquidity and funding risk, legal and regulatory compliance risk, reputation risk, capital management and emerging risks
Ability to lead and manage projects and deliver results in a changing environment
Ability to understand detailed processes and controls
Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to influence senior decision makers
Strong analytical skills, including ability to identify and interpret complex issues and see underlying causes, connections and implications
Advanced written communication and presentation skills
Advanced computer skills with advanced skills in Excel, Word and Powerpoint

Applications for this opportunity will be accepted until end of day August 27, 2021. To apply, please visit our Career page at www.concentra.ca.

Senior Credit Analyst

As one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 18 consecutive years, Concentra prides itself on fostering employee engagement and a workplace of openness and respect.

Concentra is the number one partner in commercial equipment leasing and financing. We work with credit unions large and small to offer competitive deal structures and attractive pricing for members. Concentra employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package and a flexible work environment. We are looking for a results-oriented leader to join our team.

Senior Credit Analyst (Full-time, Permanent)

This position provides independent, objective review and adjudication of incoming equipment lease applications. The Senior Credit Analyst evaluates risk implications, approves or declines within credit limit and makes credit recommendations and escalations as required. As a key member of the front office, the Senior Analyst is responsible for financial analysis, assessment of credit reports, research of equipment and industry and approving and declining applications.

Key Outcomes:

The primary focus of this position is to manage and support in-depth analysis and adjudication of equipment financing applications. This role will assess and determine appropriate transaction structure and pricing to ensure compliance with the Bank’s policies and guidelines. The Senior Analyst identifies and advises on terms, conditions, and collateral requirements for the transaction decision, as well as opportunities for cross-selling and/or alternative solutions to meet client’s needs. This role works with internal groups and clients to assess lease opportunities, and deals with customer inquiries and concerns.

In addition, the Senior Analyst approves credit within designation limits and prepares formal presentations to support lease applications presented to Credit Risk. As a senior member of the team, the Analyst provides credit risk coaching and advice to the credit team to increase awareness of risk, policy, and knowledge of structuring transactions.

Qualifications:

Post-Secondary education in Business Administration/Commerce or equivalent combination of education and experience
3-5 years commercial credit experience; leasing experience an asset

Applications for this opportunity will be accepted until end of day August 20, 2021. To apply, please visit our Career page at www.concentra.ca.