Who we are:
Fairstone Bank and its family of brands are united in delivering innovative, accessible and reliable financial solutions that enable Canadians to reach their goals. Over the years, our brand family has grown. In 2024, Home Trust Company, Home Bank and Oaken Financial became part of the Fairstone Bank family of brands, alongside Fairstone, Eden Park and Fig.
Together, we are the leading alternative lending bank in Canada. We have the collective experience and expertise to better serve our customers and foster our partners’ growth. With a diverse suite of products—residential and commercial mortgages, consumer deposits and GICs, credit cards, retail and automobile financing, personal loans and digital lending—we offer financial solutions tailored to all Canadians, including newcomers, small-business owners, smart investors and savvy consumers.
Backed by nearly a century of lending experience through its legacy companies, Fairstone Bank and its brand family are proud to be Canada’s leading alternative lending bank.
Join Fairstone Bank as a Senior Analyst, Regulatory Relations, and be part of our talented and growing team!
About the role:
The Senior Analyst, Regulatory Relations supports effective coordination, analysis, and execution of the Bank’s regulatory engagements, with a focus on supporting engagements with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI). The role focuses on preparing regulatory materials, coordinating responses, tracking supervisory commitments, and supporting internal governance to ensure timely, accurate, and well‑controlled regulatory interactions.
This position plays a key role in maintaining discipline, supervisory readiness, and auditability across regulator‑related activities. The role supports consistency with our regulator engagements, ensuring high quality and structured interactions with our regulators.
A key member of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team, this position may also support adhoc reporting duties, risk assessments and provide ERM workflow support as needed.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Regulatory Correspondence & Coordination Support
Support the coordination of regulatory communications, including data requests, supervisory letters, information packages, and follow‑up responses.
Drafting regulatory correspondence and coordinating reviews by key stakeholders and senior management.
Maintain accurate records of regulator interactions, submissions, and supervisory communications.
Support & facilitate regulatory reviews, meetings and collection of evidence and feedback.
Supervisory Findings & Action Plan Tracking
Track supervisory findings, recommendations, and commitments in centralized logs or issue‑tracking tools.
Monitor remediation milestones, evidence submission timelines, and dependencies across business and control functions.
Escalate risks of slippage or gaps in evidence to Risk and senior management.
Analysis & Regulatory Content Preparation
Support the preparation of OSFI‑related materials, including:
Supervisory meeting decks and briefing notes
Background materials and response packages
Management summaries of supervisory themes and expectations
Review internal documentation for consistency with OSFI expectations and prior submissions.
Internal Stakeholder Coordination
Liaise with Risk, Compliance, Finance, Technology, Operations, Legal, and Internal Audit to gather inputs for OSFI requests.
Ensure internal contributions are aligned, complete, internally consistent, and delivered within required timelines.
Support internal readiness activities for OSFI exams, thematic reviews, and supervisory assessments.
Regulatory Intelligence & Awareness
Monitor regulatory guidance, advisories, and supervisory communications for relevance to the Bank. (e.g. new guidelines, consultations, data calls)
Assist in summarizing emerging regulatory themes for internal distribution.
Governance & Reporting Support
Assist in preparing management and Committee reporting related to regulatory engagements, supervisory issues, and remediation status.
Support documentation of supervisory outcomes for Senior Management, Board and Committee awareness, as required.
Maintain records of regulatory activity
Support engagements with other regulatory bodies as required
Adhoc Enterprise Risk Management workflow and reporting support as required
What we’re looking for:
4–7 years of experience in enterprise risk management, regulatory affairs, compliance, or regulator support roles.
Experience working within an OSFI‑regulated financial institution or working directly with federal financial regulators
Undergraduate degree is an asset
Ability to manage multiple regulatory deliverables under tight timelines.
Proficiency with MS Office (Powerpoint, Excel, Sharepoint, Teams…etc)
Experience with GRC Platforms (ie. Resolver, ServiceNow), designing workflows
Experience leveraging AI tools to support and enhance workflows
Exposure to regulatory exams, internal audits, or issue remediation tracking.
Strong facilitation, coordination and stakeholder management skills
Strong communications skills and organizational awareness
Ability to influence stakeholders and deliver high quality outputs
What you’ll love about working here:
Award-Winning Culture: We’re proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work Canada 2025 and one of Montreal’s Top Employers 2025 by Canada’s Top 100 Employers.
Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexibility with our hybrid work model designed to support your lifestyle.
Time to Recharge: Generous vacation based on your role, statutory holidays, plus 6 wellness days to prioritize your well-being.
Compensation Package: Competitive base salary plus an annual incentive bonus tied to performance.
Comprehensive Benefits: Robust health and dental coverage through Manulife, as well as virtual healthcare through Dialogue.
Future-Ready Savings: Group Retirement Savings Plan with up to 7% employer match.
Exclusive Perks: Discounts from top retailers via WorkPerks, plus location-based perks like gym memberships and Toronto Bike Share.
On-Site Fitness: Gym access at our London and Montreal offices.
Continuous Growth: Education Assistance Program and Fairstone Academy for training and skill development.
Family Support: Parental leave top-up program to help you during life’s big moments.
Community Impact: One paid volunteer day to give back to causes that matter to you.
What you can expect - pay & process:
Expected base salary range is $77,000 - $90,000 per year, plus the opportunity to earn an annual incentive bonus tied to performance.
This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.
Artificial intelligence may be used in parts of the recruitment process.
All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check, credit check, and validation of their work experience to qualify for hire.
If what you read excites you, we’d like to hear from you! Please submit your application and we’ll contact you if you become selected for first stages of the interview process.
If you have a preferred language for communication, please kindly inform us whether you prefer French or English on your application.
Fairstone is an equal opportunity employer. Accordingly, we will make reasonable accommodations to respond to the needs of people with disabilities. Individuals who view themselves as Aboriginals, members of visible minorities, and disabled are encouraged to apply in confidence.
Time Type:
Full time
Permanent
