Data Clearance Specialist

Pay Rate: $60.00 - $64.00 per hour

Summary:

• Location: Mississauga, ON
• Work Mode: Hybrid

Responsibilities:

• Support workstream leads in researching operational best practices from other business sectors to optimize processes.
• Assist in mapping detailed operational process flows and identifying process trigger points requiring clearances.
• Draft, format, and refine internal procedures.
• Deliver and track training completion for the target audience.
• Execute periodic controls, escalate gaps identified, and resolve those gaps.
• Collect data from stakeholders, retrieve historical clearances, and prepare data transfer submissions for approval.
• Track submissions through the approval workflow, addressing inquiries and accelerating outstanding clearances.
• Organize and package all final approved clearances, process approvals, and control execution records into structured, audit-ready documents.
• Negotiate and resolve conflicts, building consensus among diverse stakeholder groups to drive project success.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Data Governance, Data Privacy, Compliance, Operational Risk, and/or business analysis within a large financial institution.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint proficiency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to interface with diverse stakeholders and coordinate deliverables.
• Execution focus with a practical "get-things-done" attitude.
• Extremely organized, motivated, analytical, and detail-oriented.
• Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative and adaptive.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience supporting cross-border data transfer assessments, regulatory compliance initiatives, data governance programs, or privacy risk management activities.
• Understanding of data residency requirements, lawful transfer mechanisms, consent management, and confidentiality obligations.
• Experience working with global regulatory frameworks governing data handling, sharing, retention, and cross-border transfers.
• Ability to identify control gaps, conduct root cause analysis, recommend remediation actions, and support issue resolution.
• Ability to leverage AI to introduce efficiencies.

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree

This role is for an existing vacancy.