Director, Policy | Directeur; trice), Politiques

Position: Director, Policy | Directeur(trice), Politiques (2026-778)
Director, Policy | Directeur(trice), Politiques )
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À propos de nous
À la SADC, nous n’avons qu’un but: servir les Canadiennes et les Canadiens. Nous sommes entièrement dévoués à la protection de leur argent durement gagné, surtout lorsqu’ils en ont le plus besoin. Jour après jour, nous honorons notre engagement en servant la population ensemble et en ayant ses intérêts à cœur. Nous aspirons à entretenir une culture d’ouverture à l’autre fondée sur l’engagement, la détermination et le dynamisme.

About Us
We are an organization driven by purpose. We are dedicated to serving Canadians and strongly committed to protecting their hard‑earned money when it matters most. We live our promises and commitments every day by serving Canadians as one, and we have their best interests  strive to build an inclusive and accepting culture, guided by commitment, determination, and a bias for action.

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The Role
As the Director, Policy, you will be responsible for leading the activities of the Policy & Global Affairs team, including policy analysis, development, and research. You will work with the entire corporation to set strategic priorities that address enterprise risks and advance CDIC’s mandate. A key aspect of this role is anticipating, developing, and advocating public policy positions that enable the business to operate effectively and efficiently, while considering Canadian and international financial sector policy developments and emerging trends.

In fulfilling these responsibilities, you will collaborate with other departments, senior management, and the President and Chief Executive Officer of CDIC to achieve the objectives of the position.

This role can be performed from our Ottawa office, in a hybrid work model. This is a full‑time permanent opportunity.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop strategies and oversee the development of proactive policies and legislative proposals that enable CDIC to meet its mandate and enable the business to operate efficiently and effectively in fulfilling its mandated duties.

Develop strategies and advance CDIC policy views with stakeholders, including safety‑net agencies. The federal agencies responsible for this safety net include the Department of Finance, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Bank of Canada, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, and CDIC.

Drive innovative thinking/novel approaches and develop policy positions in response to rapid changes in the external environment, including domestic and international perspectives.

Anticipate and provide advice on emerging trends and risks in the financial sector to advance policy proposals.

Collaboration with key stakeholders to advance the robustness of the financial safety net and contribute to financial stability in an ever‑changing environment.

Proactively assess, develop and propose public policies that concern the mandate and operations of CDIC, and advance the views and interests of the Corporation.

Lead strategic initiatives, including prioritization and advancing of proposals for financial sector reviews.

Establish partnerships, collaborate and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to develop informed positions and policies.

Establish strategies to advance CDIC’s views with stakeholders.

Author various briefing materials and reports for a variety of audiences, including CDIC’s Board of Directors.

Provide direction and leadership to departmental personnel to ensure the completion of projects and activities in an efficient and effective manner and support professional development.

Direct specialized external resources in conducting research when assistance in carrying out the duties of the position is required.

Represent the Corporation and communicate the Corporation’s views on policies and mandate to relevant federal, provincial and international regulatory, supervisory and deposit insurance authorities and other parties in order to fulfill the responsibilities of the position.

Participate in ad hoc special projects as…