Director, Commercial & Wealth Communications

Responsibilities

• Develop a positioning platform and supporting program for BMO’s U.S. Commercial Bank, reaching business owners and leaders.
• Lead a team of experienced professionals and partners to deliver results that support consideration for BMO.
• Apply an integrated communications lens across stakeholder audiences, including maintaining internal communications approaches that support alignment and engagement.
• Oversee executive communications professionals partnering with executive leaders in our business.
• Collaborate across communications, media relations, marketing and business partners to achieve positioning goals.
• Provide strategic external communication counsel and support to senior leadership to build the broader brand and reputation of BMO among business owners and leaders.
• Proactively identify stories and opportunities to profile advancements in the business in alignment with our value proposition and client segment strategy.
• Use analytics and competitive benchmarking to measure success and demonstrate impact.
• Build effective relationships with internal stakeholders to understand business objectives, identify opportunities and maximize results.
• Provide competitive intelligence and insight to inform strategy.

Requirements

• 15+ years of relevant experience
• Integrated communications experience required.
• Ability to take technical and complex information and distill it to key messages that make sense.
• Demonstrated experience influencing and coaching senior leaders.
• Technical leader viewed as a thought leader for innovation.
• Able to manage ambiguity with agility as the external environment changes.
• Writing & editing skills - Expert.
• Verbal & written communication skills - Expert.
• Analytical and problem solving skills - Expert.
• Influence skills - Expert.

Preferred

• Experience leading diverse teams formally and informally in a large organization a plus
• agency experience or agency management experience
• MBA or post-secondary degree in Communications/Public Relations, Marketing or a related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience is a plus
• Marketing experience in a B2B environment a plus

Benefits

• BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans.
• 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.