Community Reinvestment Regional Manager

Community Reinvestment Regional Manager

The Community Reinvestment Regional Manager is responsible for strengthening the bank's community reinvestment act (CRA) performance through proactive community engagement, strategic partnerships, and market-level impact initiatives. The role drives outreach efforts that expand access to affordable housing, small-business development, financial wellness, and inclusive economic opportunities within low- to moderate-income communities. A key function of this role is to analyze community needs and CRA activity trends at the market level, and report insights, opportunities, and potential CRA shortfalls to internal business lines, including retail, mortgage, small business, commercial, and philanthropy. The manager escalates identified gaps, recommends responsive strategies, and collaborates with internal partners to support CRA-eligible lending, services, volunteerism, and investments aligned with regulatory expectations. The manager serves as a visible community representative for the bankcultivating relationships with nonprofit organizations, civic leaders, government agencies, CDFIs, and ecosystem partners. Success requires strong stakeholder management, data-informed decision-making, polished communication skills, and the ability to translate community priorities and CRA performance risks into actionable and measurable outcomes that support compliance, market growth, reputation, and equitable impact. Reporting to the senior community reinvestment regional manager team BMO East, this is a key role within the community reinvestment outreach organization with primary responsibilities for managing both the achievement of the bank's $40+ billion, 5-year community benefits plan, EMpower, and implementing BMO's community reinvestment act (CRA) outreach strategy. This role will assist in managing the Chicago, Indianapolis and Florida MSAs.

Role requirements :

• Knowledge of the community reinvestment act (CRA) and building partnerships within underrepresented communities.
• Exercise sound judgement, accurately identify and proactively resolve potential problems.
• Demonstrate ability to pivot to unexpected community needs / occurrences.
• Travel within the assigned coverage area at least 25% of the time.

Salary : $74,000.00 - $138,000.00 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.

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.

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 email to BMOCareers.Support@bmo.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.