Senior Analyst, Business Banking Lending Acquisition

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Join a pioneering team shaping the future of Canadian Retail Credit Strategies.

Were building next-generation end-to-end credit solutions that span the entire lifecyclefrom acquisition and account management to collectionsanchored in a holistic Lending Decision Strategy and aligned with Canadian Personal & Business Banking (P&BB) priorities.

Our approach combines cutting-edge decisioning software advanced decision trees and innovative credit models to deliver smarter faster and more customer-centric outcomes. This is your opportunity to influence credit cycles using modern modeling techniques and best-in-class decisioning applications all within a high-performance customer-focused environment.

If youre passionate about leveraging data technology and strategy to transform lending decisions and drive meaningful impact across Canadian P&BB this is the team for you.

The Senior Analyst Business Banking Lending Acquisition supports the design refinement and execution of credit acquisition strategies across Business Banking lending products. This role blends analytical capability creditrisk understanding and handson execution to help drive highquality credit growth improve adjudication consistency and enhance the performance of acquisition funnels.

Working collaboratively with Product Credit Risk Adjudication Analytics Technology and Distribution teams the Senior Analyst helps develop scalable acquisition strategies that are datadriven wellgoverned and aligned to Business Bankings growth aspirations and risk appetite. Responsibilities include supporting decision logic development structured testing reporting and ongoing optimization across digital branch and advisorled channels.

Key Responsibilities

Acquisition Strategy Support & Optimization

• Support the development and refinement of endtoend acquisition strategies across Business Banking lending channels.

• Assist with enhancements to segmentation decisioning logic adjudication pathways routing rules and referral structures in decision engines and rulebased platforms.

• Ensure strategy changes support objectives related to growth profitability client experience and creditrisk appetite.

Adjudication Strategy Execution

• Support the calibration and implementation of adjudication strategies across digital branch/advisor centralized underwriting and specialized credit teams.

• Help ensure adjudication logic balances efficiency decision quality and risk integrity while supporting channelspecific needs.

Model Use & Risk Signal Integration

• Integrate risk models credit scores behavioural indicators and analytical signals into acquisition decision pathways.

• Assist in interpreting model outputs and validating alignment with modelgovernance requirements.

Analytical Insights & Funnel Performance Monitoring

• Conduct analysis to identify opportunities to improve funnel performance including approval rates refer/decline patterns booking quality and earlylife risk.

• Provide insights into client behaviour product mix shifts and emerging trends that inform strategy optimization.

ChampionChallenger Testing

• Support the design and execution of structured testandlearn experiments across new acquisition treatments adjudication rules and segmentation pathways.

• Track test outcomes and contribute recommendations for scaling effective strategies.

Technology Deployment & Execution Partnership

• Translate acquisition strategy logic into deployable decision rules partnering with Technology Analytics and Underwriting.

• Participate in UAT system validation and changemanagement routines to ensure strategy changes are accurate and operationally sound.

• Maintain documentation for rulesets logic changes and deployment requirements.

Governance Policy & Regulatory Alignment

• Ensure acquisition strategies comply with credit policy regulatory standards adjudication expectations and modelgovernance requirements.

• Support governance processes such as documentation validation audit responses and control assessments.

CrossFunctional Collaboration

• Work collaboratively with Product Risk Adjudication Distribution Operations and Analytics partners.

• Provide clear analytical summaries and recommendations that support strategy decisions and partner alignment.

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• 3 years of experience in Business Banking lending credit strategy adjudication credit risk or analytics.

• Strong foundational understanding of business credit risk financial analysis and smallbusiness lending fundamentals.

• Experience interpreting credit risk models behavioural indicators financial ratios and segmentation tools.

• Familiarity with decision engines rulebased systems or decisiontree platforms (e.g. FICO SAS ML scoring tools).

• Demonstrated analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills across crossfunctional partners.

Preferred

• Experience with funnel analytics MIS/reporting or production decisioning platforms.

• Familiarity with model governance adjudication standards and regulatory considerations in Business Banking.

#FutureOfRetailLending

The above represents BMO Financial Groups pay range and type.

Salaries 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 Groups expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Groups 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: Us

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