Senior Manager, Value Stream & Process Engineering (Design Transformation)

As a Senior Manager, Value Stream & Process Engineering, you will lead a team of process engineering and transformation professionals responsible for reimagining how work gets done across Commercial Banking. Leveraging Design Thinking, Process Engineering, AI‑enabled capabilities, and deep Commercial Banking expertise, you will drive enterprise‑wide transformation initiatives that improve client and employee experiences, increase operational efficiency, and deliver measurable business outcomes. You will partner with business, technology, and operations leaders to assess current‑state processes, design future‑state operating models, and identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and optimize work. As a strategic leader, you will influence decision‑making, develop transformation roadmaps, build business cases, and foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and excellence within your team and across the organization. Responsibilities Designs, develops, tests, implements, measures and manages processes. Ensures that process design reflects current business strategy and business/stakeholder requirements and supports the desired customer experience. Processes may be related to (but are not limited to) fulfillment, operations, services, sales, etc. Provides strategic input into business decisions as a trusted advisor. Makes recommendations to senior leaders on strategy and new initiatives, based on an in‑depth understanding of the business/group. Acts as a subject matter expert on relevant regulations and policies. May network with industry contacts to gain competitive insights and best practices. Stays abreast of industry and business trends through benchmarking and/or participation in professional associations. Influences and negotiates to achieve business objectives. Assists in the development of strategic plans. Identifies emerging issues and trends to inform decision‑making. Manages resources and leads the execution of strategic initiatives to deliver on business and financial goals. Develops the business case by identifying needs, analysing potential options and assessing expected return on investment. Helps determine business priorities and best sequence for execution of business/group strategy. Conducts independent analysis and assessment to resolve strategic issues. Acts as the prime subject matter expert for internal/external stakeholders. Monitors and tracks performance, and addresses any issues. Designs and produces regular and ad‑hoc reports, and dashboards. Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations. Leads change management programs of varying scope and type, including readiness assessments, planning, stakeholder management, execution, evaluation and sustainment of initiatives. Leads the development of the communication strategy focusing on positively influencing or changing behaviour. Defines frameworks for managing processes, policies or procedures, etc. in the business/group. Leads the execution of operational programs; assesses and adapts as needed to ensure quality of execution. Develops and manages comprehensive information management systems; designs and/or leads initiatives to improve processes, analysis and reporting. Reviews proposed function/project team outputs for implications to workflow design. Collaborates in the design, implementation and management of core business/group processes. Designs processes based on business requirements and best practices. Ensures the processes adhere to applicable risk, regulatory and compliance requirements. Streamlines, simplifies and continuously improves existing processes. Documents processes (including, but not limited to, process flows, playbooks, etc.) for vetting, communicating, and implementing processes with stakeholders. Ensures all processes meet established standards, effectively utilize templates and tools to track compliance and operational effectiveness standards. Looks for opportunities to eliminate, simplify and automate processes. Recommends approaches or changes to streamline and integrate processes to improve overall efficiency. Maintains current process documentation to ensure available for stakeholders as required. Supports management of processes using established methodologies and tools/system/technology. Integrates information from multiple sources to enable more efficient processes, enhanced analysis and/or streamlined reporting. Participates in the integration of Core Process transformation across business/groups to deliver process improvements for productivity savings and enhanced customer/employee experience. Develops an understanding of organizational interactions and complexity to engage with the appropriate stakeholders. Stays abreast of industry technical and business trends through participation in professional associations, practice communities & individual learning. Resolves issues regarding processes that are raised from all sources/stakeholders. Operates at a group/enterprise‑wide level and serves as a specialist resource to senior leaders and stakeholders. Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to problems that can be complex and non‑routine. Implements changes in response to shifting trends. Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed. Take measured risks while protecting the bank by applying our Risk Management Framework in the execution of your role, in line with our Risk Culture and within our approved Risk Appetite, making sound and risk informed decisions that align to business strategy, protect assets, and adhere to applicable policy documents, laws and regulations. Qualifications Typically 7+ years of relevant experience and/or certification in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Possesses a deep understanding of and problem solving ability for issues within the business/group. Knowledge of business analysis, project delivery practices and standards across the project lifecycle - expert. Knowledge of business/group processes, procedures and controls - expert. Understanding of risk, regulatory and compliance requirements - expert. Seasoned professional with a combination of education, experience and industry knowledge. Verbal & written communication skills - in‑depth / expert. Analytical and problem solving skills - in‑depth / expert. Influence skills - in‑depth / expert. Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross‑group collaboration - in‑depth / expert. Able to manage ambiguity. Data driven decision making - in‑depth / expert. Compensation and Benefits Salary range: $102,000.00 – $190,000.00 (Salaried). The range reflects BMO Financial Group’s pay type and may vary based on location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications. Salaries may include commission structures. Additional benefits include health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, retirement savings plans, performance‑based incentives, discretionary bonuses and other perks. For more details on our benefits, visit Equal Employment Opportunity BMO is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other legally protected characteristics. We also consider applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. BMO is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to View email address on click.appcast.io and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. #J-18808-Ljbffr BMO U.S.