Financial Services

Executives require more than just strategic vision to excel in today’s financial services industry

The global financial crisis has brought increasing scrutiny from regulators and investors across the world.

Combined with digital disruption, new technologies, and a high profile conduct agenda, financial institutions face a number of challenges to continued growth.

Today’s boards and executives need to foster a culture of transparency and reduced risk, whilst leveraging new technologies to improve operational efficiency and cut costs.

Canada

Despite the strength of Canada’s financial services sector, new challenges continue to emerge. Margin compression requires heightened efficiency, regulatory mandates are putting a spotlight on compliance and mounting customer expectations are driving rapid changes in the service delivery experience.

It doesn’t help that Canada’s commercial and retail banks, insurance companies, private equity firms, and asset and wealth managers are competing for talent with a growing number of nimble fintechs.

Odgers Berndtson can help you attract the executive talent you need to help lead your organization into the future. Our team of local financial services specialists has spent years building deep relationships with skilled candidates—both nationally and globally. In addition to drawing talent from different geographies, we also source laterally to identify candidates in a full range of industries who have the skills you need to digitize your brand, ramp up your customer service offerings and meet your global compliance mandates.