Is BMO Financial Group a good company to work for as a Risk?

Risk professionals working at BMO Financial Group have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 20 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of BMO Financial Group employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Risk Jobs at BMO Financial Group now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Risk interview questions at BMO Financial Group .

Does BMO Financial Group pay Risk employees well?

Risk professionals rate their compensation and benefits at BMO Financial Group with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 20 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 15.4% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Risk salaries at BMO Financial Group.

How happy are Risk professionals working at BMO Financial Group?

50% of Risk employees at BMO Financial Group would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 35% in the past 12 months. Risk professionals have also rated BMO Financial Group with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 2.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.3 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BMO Financial Group?

Customer Service Representative (706) , Personal Banker (443) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (356) , Business Analyst (209) , Analyst (192) , Investment Specialist (184) , Manager (153) , Software Developer (127) , Senior Manager (123) , Personal Banking Associate (PBA) (115) , Associate (100) , Director (96) , Bank Teller (92) , Financial Analyst (82) , Financial Services Manager (77)

What are the pros of working at BMO Financial Group according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and comparable to other banks" ((in 698 reviews)); "Culture is great and consistent." ((in 571 reviews)); "People are great and nice and want you to advance in your career" ((in 538 reviews)); "Teams are dedicated to successful project completion but they still maintain good work life balance." ((in 436 reviews)); "Great atmosphere and team." ((in 251 reviews))

What are the cons of working at BMO Financial Group according to real employee reviews?

"low pay and last to get pay increase" ((in 486 reviews)); "Salary low and busy working pace" ((in 328 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of consideration of service worker abuse." ((in 327 reviews)); "Long hours and not great if you have a family" ((in 113 reviews)); "Senior leadership very often incompetent" ((in 72 reviews))

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BMO Financial Group Risk reviews

3.5

50% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

Darryl White

84% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Senior management

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Diversity & inclusion

Risk employees have rated BMO Financial Group with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Risk professionals have a good working experience there. BMO Financial Group is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Risk professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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20 reviews

3.0

Sep 29, 2025

Decent for experience

Credit risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great for experience, good events

Cons

Soul sucking and no diversity

3.0

Jul 24, 2025

Risk

Senior credit risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great if you want to stick to risk lots to learn

Cons

hard to leave risk afterwards

5.0

Jul 15, 2025

Good employer

Risk manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture good people good office

Cons

Hard to internally transfer to another role within the bank

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