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This role has a hybrid mandate: 2x/week at 320 S Canal St, Chicago, IL.

The Employee & Community Giving team has an immediate opening for a Manager, U.S. Community Giving . Reporting to the Director, Community Giving , this role is responsible for implementing BMO’s extensive community giving program in the U.S. as part of BMO’s commitments to building stronger communities across North America.

BMO’s Employee & Community Giving team is part of the Marketing , Communications & Social Impact function within BMO’s People, Culture & Brand organization. Together, we support the delivery of BMO’s strategic priorities, amplify the BMO story with our stakeholders and align communications with BMO's Purpose: to boldly grow the good in business and life. We work at an enterprise level to engage internal and external stakeholders.

Role Profile

This role focuses on driving BMO’s U.S. community giving initiatives, maximizing BMO’s social impact, and fostering positive change within the community. The successful candidate has experience with a large U.S. community giving function and can work effectively across the enterprise to implement community giving programs that contribute to BMO’s social impact and Purpose commitments in the U.S. The candidate understands how to use data and analysis to inform and measure community giving programs and the different needs of stakeholders involved in community giving and social impact.

Mandate & Core Responsibilities

• Develops and executes community giving strategies and programs to align with BMO's broader social impact goals.

• Creates sustainable programs, evaluates risks, and prioritizes opportunities in collaboration with stakeholders.

• Identifies and addresses program risks and provides timely reports to senior leadership.

• Incorporates stakeholder feedback into community giving design and management.

• Assesses community giving impact, suggests enhancements, and leverages data for strategic insights.

• Monitors community giving program performance, resolves issues, and produces comprehensive reports.

• Implements change to enhance community giving programs and ensure effective execution plans.

• Tracks exceptions, manages vendor relationships, and oversees project activities.

• Leads community giving processes and strategic initiatives and offers analytical support.

• Provides expert advice to senior leaders based on business insights.

• Stays informed on industry practices in community giving.

• Networks with industry peers for knowledge sharing and best practices.

• Collaborates with departments for consistent messaging and community giving program implementation.

• Executes operational programs to uphold quality standards and impact assessment.

Qualifications:

• Typically, 5- 7 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Program management skills – Solid

• Experience managing related programs – Solid

• Seasoned professional with a combination of education, experience and industry knowledge.

• Verbal & written communication skills – In depth

• Analytical and problem-solving skills – In depth

• Influence skills – In depth

• Collaboration & team skills; focusing on cross-group collaboration – In depth

• Able to manage ambiguity.

• Data-driven decision making – Solid

Salary:

$72,500.00 - $134,500.00

Pay Type:

Salaried

The above represents BMO Financial Group’s 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 Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group’s 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: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

About Us

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.

As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.

To find out more visit us at https://jobs.bmo.com/us/en

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 BMOCareers.Support@bmo.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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