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Senior Manager - Intelligent Process Automation and Reengineering at BMO, Chicago, IL

Senior Manager - Intelligent Process Automation and Reengineering at BMO in Chicago, IL. Full-time. $100,000 to $220,000 a year. Apply with swipeandhired.

Application Deadline:

11/25/2026

Address:
320 S Canal Street

Job Family Group:
Strategy & Change

We are seeking a forward-thinking Sr. Manager, Intelligent Process Automation & Re-engineering to lead transformational initiatives that redefine how work is performed across Finance and other business functions. This highly visible role is focused on challenging traditional operating models, identifying opportunities to streamline and automate complex processes, and delivering innovative solutions that drive efficiency, scalability, and business value. Leveraging advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and intelligent automation, the successful candidate will help modernize legacy, manual, and Excel-dependent processes while influencing how the organization approaches operational excellence in the future.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in process automation, business process design and re-engineering, Lean Six Sigma methodologies, and enterprise transformation initiatives. Beyond technical knowledge, they are a strategic problem solver who is comfortable questioning the status quo, uncovering root causes of operational pain points, and partnering closely with stakeholders to design practical, sustainable solutions. This role requires a strong blend of business acumen, analytical thinking, and influencing skills, with the ability to translate emerging technologies into real business outcomes. For professionals passionate about AI, intelligent automation, and large-scale process transformation, this position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of work, gain significant organizational exposure, and lead meaningful change in one of the most exciting and rapidly evolving areas of business today.

Spearheads the intelligent automation practice delivering the next wave of performance efficiencies enabled by Artificial Intelligence, Data & Analytics, and Technology. Creates and applies strategies to work with internal stakeholders to establish the foundation and governance for Intelligent process automation to maximize return on their investment, reduce costs, mitigate risks, streamline processes and improve the customer experience. Collaborates with internal stakeholders to understand and challenge their current processes and develop solutions to build confidence by demonstrating success and uncovering opportunities to deliver business value. Understands business needs, identifies opportunities for Intelligent automation, crafts business & technical requirements, defines scope, mitigates risks, leads project, and manages issues and timelines. Manages all project requirements to execute approved plans.

Fosters a culture aligned to BMO purpose, values and strategy and role models BMO values and behaviours in all that they do.
Ensures alignment between values and behaviour that fosters diversity and inclusion.
Regularly connects work to BMO’s purpose, sets inspirational goals, defines clear expected outcomes, and ensures clear accountability for follow through.
Builds interdependent teams that collaborate across functional and operating groups to create the highest value for all stakeholders.
Attracts, retains, and enables the career development of top talent.
Improves team performance, recognizes and rewards performance, coaches employees, supports their development, and manages poor performance.
Understands business needs, and collaborate with internal stakeholders to prioritize opportunity areas.
Works with internal stakeholders to prepare a business case to facilitate green-lighting of initiatives.
Partners with internal stakeholders in Technology and the business to define project scope, budget, resourcing plan, and timelines.
Collaborates to deliver initiatives, managing and communicating risks/issues.
Provides thought leadership and problem solving support across various in-flight projects.
Leads the design, development and implementation of robotic solutions that meet business objectives.
Participates in interviews, brainstorming sessions and workshops with key stakeholders to document current and future state business process.
Work closely with internal stakeholders to determine current capabilities, business needs and priorities.
Collaborates with the platform vendor (e.g. Workfusion) to influence the product roadmap to ensure BMO’s business needs are effectively understood and prioritized.
Fosters relationships with internal stakeholders to raise awareness and evolve standards that support Intelligent Process Automation.
Defines business requirements for analytics & reporting to ensure data insights inform business decision making.
Educates business stakeholders to evaluate and implement smart automation initiatives.
Guides internal stakeholders through the intake, business case, and delivery of smart automation initiatives.
Leads change management programs of varying scope and type, including readiness assessments, planning, stakeholder management, execution, evaluation and sustainment of initiatives.
Leads the development of the communication strategy focusing on positively influencing or changing behaviour.
Collaborates across BMO to develop communications strategies and ensure consistency of messaging, in order to positively influence or change behaviour.
Contributes to refine the project intake process to standardize and streamline for future projects.
Contributes to standardize the project delivery methodology and approach.
Identifies and recommends process improvements and best practices for future projects and initiatives.
Defines, implements, and improves processes for intake, delivery, and ongoing maintenance of initiatives.
Contributes to define and evolve standard practices to support the needs of Smart Automation Initiatives.
Assists with developing goals, measurement framework, and strategies to monitor effectiveness of projects.
Becomes an expert in implementation costing and sizing, including identification of opportunities to optimize spend.
Acts as the day-to-day problem solving during intake, implementation, testing, deployment, production.
Evaluates intelligent automation practice (IPA) strategy and approach and conducts research on emerging IPA approaches and technologies.
Documents and socializes enterprise standards and practices related to IPA.
Collaborates with Technology to understand and finalize information technology infrastructural and environment needs.
Creates proof of concept (POCs), demos, videos and other items as required to prospect new opportunities.
Stays abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to IPA.
Works to develop IPA strategy, governance and control frameworks for the enterprise.
Works with business process experts to identify and document best use cases for automation, defines business cases and makes recommendations based on an understanding of the business strategy and stakeholder needs.
Analyzes and transforms business processes and designs a strategy and solution leveraging robotics process automation, machine learning and other AI capabilities.
Creates and maintains an initiative intake process.
Develops and refines leading practice IPA approach and methodology.
Provides advice and guidance to assigned business/group on implementation of solutions.
Crafts business and technical requirements in partnership with the business and technology teams.
Leads and manages all phases of the IPA project lifecycle, including design, development, testing. deployment and sustainment of solutions
Helps ensure project adherence to established processes, standards and best practices for IPA.
Finalizes project governance, scope, effort estimates and defines project timelines and exit criteria.
Establishes the project management rigour including publishing status updates, meeting notes, action items.
Organizes kick-off workshops to engage the business and technical teams to start the project.
Maintains a risk and issues log and works with stakeholders to close issues and mitigate risks.
Manages delivery to agreed-upon milestones and sprints, proactively communicating bottlenecks to leadership.
Maintains the backlog of features and works with business and technology to confirm trade-offs and priority.
Owns the sprint execution and delivery while collaborating with business and technology stakeholders.
Solves problems through a combination of escalation, including recommending options, reviewing trade-offs, facilitating decisions with senior leaders, and following up to execute on approved decisions.
Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders. Ensures alignment between stakeholders.
Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
Operates at a group/enterprise-wide level and serves as a specialist resource to senior leaders and stakeholders.
Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to problems that can be complex and non-routine.
Implements changes in response to shifting trends.
Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.
Take measured risks while protecting the bank by applying our Risk Management Framework in the execution of your role, in line with our Risk Culture and within our approved Risk Appetite, making sound and risk informed decisions that align to business strategy, protect assets, and adhere to applicable policy documents (Frameworks, Policies, Standards, Procedures and Supporting documents), laws and regulations. Qualifications:
Typically 5 - 10 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Bachelor’s degree with concentration in computer science, engineering, information systems, information technology or other related majors such as business & administration.
Master’s degree with concentration in machine learning, data science a plus.
In-depth knowledge of Robotics / Intelligent Process Automation, Machine Learning, and Data Driven solutions.
Experience in working with senior business and technology stakeholders and subject matter experts to implement projects.
Participated in cross-functional programs from conceptualization to delivery and ongoing operations.
Experience in process mapping and transformation.
Experience in managing an SDLC a Plus.
Experience in leading product roadmaps a plus.
Experience in project planning and execution, including scoping, budgeting, and risk / issue management.
Experience with Workfusion, UiPath application and other tools.
Seasoned professional with a combination of education, experience and industry knowledge.
Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth / Expert.
Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth / Expert.
Influence skills - In-depth / Expert.
Collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration - In-depth / Expert.
Able to manage ambiguity.
Data driven decision making - In-depth / Expert.

Salary :

$100,000.00 - $220,000.00
Pay Type:
Salaried
The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

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. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

About Us

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.

As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.

To find out more visit us at http://jobs.bmo.com/us/en

BMO is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other legally protected characteristics. We also consider applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

BMO is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Note to Recruiters: BMO does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to BMO, directly or indirectly, will be considered BMO property. BMO will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for service to submit resumes.