Senior Manager, Enterprise Risk Management at Emera

The Opportunity

Company, Department: Emera Inc., Enterprise Risk Management

Location: Halifax, NS

Closing Date: July 20, 2026

Emera Inc is a North American energy company that provides electricity and natural gas to millions of customers. The Senior Manager, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) role emphasizes the critical importance of robust risk management practices that anticipate uncertainty, manage evolving risks, and support strategic decision making in an evolving operating environment.

Reporting to the VP, Risk & Insurance, this role will play a critical leadership role, working with other members of the team, in advancing Emera’s enterprise-wide risk management program by facilitating the development of a consistent and aligned approach to risk management across the organization. This position requires strong judgment, initiative, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence at all levels of the organization in a fast-moving and often highly sensitive environment.

Key elements of this role include

• Enhancing the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Emera’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program and framework.
• Establishing an enterprise-wide Risk Lead Network to drive consistency and alignment of risk practices across operating companies.
• Supporting enterprise risk identification and assessment as well as monitoring processes to ensure a consistent and structured approach.
• Aligning risk management with strategic planning, business operations, and decision-making processes.
• Coordinating enterprise risk reporting, including preparing and presenting materials for executive leadership, committees, and the Board of Directors.
• Driving a strong risk culture through engagement, training, and clear accountability across the organization.
• Supporting alignment between ERM and Business Continuity Management (BCM) initiatives.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Emera and its affiliates, acting as a trusted advisor on risk-related matters.

These skills will make you successful

• An undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field of study (graduate degree or professional designation considered an asset).
• Possesses 12+ years of progressive experience in Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit or another related field with a demonstrated ability to identify, assess and mitigate organizational risks.
• Demonstrated ability to enhance and evolve the organization’s approach to risk management by fostering greater risk awareness, strengthening risk consideration in decision making and driving continuous improvement of risk practices.
• Exceptional storytelling and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex, comprehensive information into clear, concise and visually engaging content tailed to diverse audiences.
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence at senior levels across the organization.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• High level of initiative, curiosity, and adaptability to change.

The successful candidate will be a visible leader who cultivates innovation and supports change to ensure risk management practices continually evolve across the business. Furthermore, they will build strong, collaborative relationships that achieve strategic goals and drive results.

The perks of joining our team

Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.

Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.

Community Engagement & Care: We offer corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching and; volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.

Competitive Compensation: Short-term incentive plan and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Inclusion at Emera

As one of Atlantic Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.

Recruitment & Promotion Policy

The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.