Careers in risk

Rewarding careers in risk management and finance

As a graduate, you will be well-positioned for career opportunities in risk management, as well as any area of finance that requires a thorough understanding of financial theory, and well developed quantitative and analytical skills.

There are a wide-range of opportunities in regulation, portfolio management, market, credit and operational risk for students with strong mathematical and computational skills wishing to use cutting-edge modelling techniques.

• How well do you know risk?
• Are You Job-Market Ready? Become an Expert in Financial Risk Management
• Sound Risk Management: a critical capability for success

88% of graduates from the MFRM program (Classes of 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020) successfully secured employment within 6 months of graduation.

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• From student to supervisor: an MFRM ’17 grad on being on both sides of the MFRM risk management project

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• MFRM graduate wins Ontario Teachers’ CEO Award

Roles graduates have secured include:

Asset Management

Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)

• Investment Analyst, External Portfolio Management

East Coast Fund Management

• Associate, Investment Operations

Greystone Managed Investments Inc.

• Senior Analyst, Fixed Income & Multi-Asset

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP)

• Investment Associate, Capital Markets 
• Investment Associate, Total Fund Management 
• Investment Analyst, Strategy & Risk 
• Financial Analyst, Risk Analytics 

OP Trust

• Investment Risk Analyst

Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.

• Data and Reporting Analyst

Banking

Bank of Canada

• Analyst

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ

• Manager, Risk Analytics

BMO Bank of Montreal

• Assistant Consultant (Contract via Financial Risk Group)
• Senior Analyst, Counterparty Credit Risk – Platform Upgrade
• Senior Analyst, Structural Market Risk, Production Support

Central 1 Credit Union

• Credit and Counterparty Risk Analyst
• Treasury Analyst

CIBC

• Analyst - Capital Risk
• Program Analyst, Operational Risk
• Regulatory Reporting Analyst, OTC Derivatives, Documentation

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

• Enterprise Recovery & Resolution Planning Analyst
• Global Trading Client Management
• Senior Analyst, Enterprise Risk Validation
• Analyst for Regulatory Solutions at RBC Investor & Treasury Services

Scotiabank

• Senior Analyst, Group Treasury

Toronto-Dominion (TD)

• Risk Analyst

Consulting

Deloitte

• Consultant

EY

• Senior Consultant, Financial Services Risk Management

KPMG

• Consultant Intern

PwC Canada

• New Associate - Technology (Risk Assurance)

Fintech

Overbond

• Fixed Income Analyst

Insurance

Manulife Financial

• Senior Analyst (Risk)

Regulators

TMX Group

• Risk Management Analyst
• Verification Analyst, Financial Risk Management