Our client is looking for a Senior Manager of Information Security with a focus on Regulatory Remediation Assurance to join our client's global team in Toronto, Ontario. The ideal candidate will focus on mitigating and managing cyber security threats, ensuring systems availability, aligning with global regulatory risk and compliance requirements, and partnering with businesses for better technology delivery by providing advice on technology controls. The Role is a hybrid position in Downtown, Toronto and a 3 month contract to permanent position.
About This Role
- Provides people management leadership by hiring the best talent, setting goals, developing staff, managing employee performance and compensation decisions, promoting teamwork and handling any / all disciplinary actions, as required
- Provides specialized expertise and guidance on assessing risks, identifying potential gaps, and providing security solutions to mitigate risks and protect
- Oversees and leads the Regulatory Remediation Assurance team within an area of significant risk, complexity or scope that include financial crimes and technology and cybersecurity domains
- Develop and maintain information security standards and procedures based on industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and organizational needs
- Strategic advisor to leadership team on the management of the portfolio and financials, with deep industry, external / internal, and enterprise knowledge, recognizing and anticipating emerging trends, and identifying operational efficiencies and opportunities with other business management / enterprise areas
- Highly specialized expert with in-depth knowledge of audit methodology for multiple, significant complex businesses, functional areas and / or global business lines
- Sets operational team direction and collaborates with others to execute on common goals
- Focuses on long term planning for functional area
- Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion
- May participate in or leads various projects / division initiatives as needed
- Demonstrates leadership Core Values
- Recognizes team members' contributions
- Strong presentation skills when delivering training and presentation at the division level, industry conferences, workshops, etc.
Education & Experience
Undergraduate degree or relevant professional certifications, accounting designations, or equivalent education required10+ years of relevant audit and / or control testing experiencePreferred industry certification in audit and information security (i.e. CISSP, CISA, CIA, etc.)Advanced knowledge of audit standards, procedures, laws, rules, and regulationsAdvanced knowledge of risk management environment, standards, regulations, and mitigationKnowledge of current and emerging trendsSkilled in managing budgets and resource allocationSkilled in mentoring, coaching and performance managementAdvanced ability to lead, plan, implement and evaluate program / project activities to ensure completion of issueAbility to communicate effectively in both oral and written formAbility to work collaboratively and build relationships across teams and functionsAbility to work successfully as a member of a team and independentlyAbility to exercise sound judgement in making decisionsAbility to analyze, organize and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlinesAbility to establish goals and objectives that support the strategic planAbility to contribute to strategic direction and provide advice to senior leadershipAbility to forecast initiatives and demand in order to develop annual strategic plan