Head of Senior Relationship Management, Canada

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The Head of Senior Relationship Management (SRM) Canada is responsible for driving revenue growth across BMO Capital Markets institutional client base by originating crossasset opportunities at the investment decision and capital allocation level. The role focuses on deepening senior relationships with CIOs Heads of Total Fund Management and CrossAsset decisionmakers at Canadas largest pensions asset managers and family offices positioning BMO as a strategic partner in portfolio construction and risk management.

This role is explicitly originationled working upstream of execution to identify large structural portfolio shifts and mobilize GM and firmwide resources to deliver solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Senior Relationship Origination
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with CIOs Investment Committees Heads of TFM and CrossAsset leaders across priority institutional clients.
  • Act as the senior point of engagement for strategic portfoliolevel dialogue.
• IdeaLed Engagement
  • Lead client conversations with macro crossasset and portfolio construction ideas rather than productspecific messaging.
  • Surface client objectives constraints and upcoming capital allocation decisions.
• CrossAsset Opportunity Development
  • Originate and shape opportunities across Rates FX Commodities and structured risk solutions.
  • Partner closely with sales trading structuring research and balancesheet teams to deliver firmwide solutions.
• Revenue Growth
  • Drive incremental revenue through capture of large structural mandates and increased share of wallet.
  • Maintain a clear pipeline of originated opportunities with measurable revenue outcomes.
• Internal Leadership & Coordination
  • Act as a connector across GM and I&CB to ensure coordinated seniorlevel client coverage.
  • Provide strategic input into client prioritization and relationship strategy.

Experience

• Requires 10 years of progressive experience in relationship management corporate banking or commercial lending.
• Ability to influence across internal stakeholders including senior management risk finance and product partners.
• Strong communication skills to align diverse teams around complex transactions.
• Uptodate knowledge of macroeconomic trends regulatory developments and capital markets conditions.
• Strong execution skills ensuring deals progress efficiently from idea to close.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Business Finance or Economics is required.
• MBA CFA or equivalent professional designation is strongly preferred.

Technical Expertise

• Demonstrated deep expertise in credit risk management complex financial statement analysis and advanced financial modeling.
• Deep understanding of multiple asset classes (e.g. credit rates FX equities structured products private markets).
• Ability to time origination activity effectively based on market windows and client readiness.

• Advanced understanding of credit risk counterparty risk market risk and liquidity risk across products.
• Ability to assess and articulate riskreturn tradeoffs within crossasset solutions.
• Strong judgment in navigating risk limits approvals and governance processes.
• Expertise in structuring bespoke crossasset transactions that balance client needs risk capital usage and profitability.
• Ability to translate complex financial concepts into clear actionable solutions for clients.
• Strong collaboration with structuring trading credit and legal teams to deliver executable outcomes.

Core Competencies

• Proven negotiation capability strong leadership presence and advanced strategic thinking skills.
• Strong commercial mindset with a focus on sustainable revenue generation.
• Ability to think strategically about client portfolios balance sheet efficiency and longterm franchise value.
• Skilled at prioritizing opportunities based on strategic fit and return on capital.

Language Proficiency

• Fluency in English is required.
• French language proficiency is a strong asset

Please note the base salary for this role is $225000 CAD.

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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