Location Address: Toronto
Hybrid: 2 days in-office (will increase to 4 days in future)
Anchor days: Tuesday, Wednesday/Thursday
Contract Duration: 3 months to start
Possibility of extension: The contract is expected to extend to 12 months although the current contract will end in October
Conversion to FTE: Yes
Number of Positions: 1
Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs/week
Story Behind the Need
Business group: IT Risk Insights & Analytics
Project: IT Risk Insights & Analytics – team helps develop and design metrics, as well as present and make strategic advisory comments on metrics, with a focus on tech and cybersecurity risks; provides and comments on data to leadership to make effective and valuable decisions that help towards risk management goals of cyber and tech at the Bank
Reason: Additional support to regulatory remediation program
Candidate Value Proposition:
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to interact with multiple stakeholders in the bank including Global Risk Management, Technology, Audit, and sharpen the leadership skills in communication, cyber and tech, and compliance areas. The candidate will have the global exposures and gain experiences in risk management practice and analytics through high visibility projects for a top 5 Canadian Bank.
Key Accountabilities
– Responsible for working with a variety of modern risk mitigation-related technologies including cloud, DBR, backups, vulnerabilities management, access management
– Leading teams through methodology and IT Risk solutions
– Contributing to the good governance of existing metrics through participation in review, challenge and change cycles
– Provides and comments on data to leadership to make effective and valuable decisions that help towards risk management goals of cyber and tech at the Bank
– Develop, design as well as present and make strategic advisory comments on metrics, with a focus on tech and cybersecurity risks
– Gathering metrics and presenting them in decks to senior leaders up to SVP level
– Performing calculations and analyzing data excel
– Develop and deliver training materials to key risk indicators and metrics
Must have skills:
1) 10+ years of experience in information security, technology risk management, or technology audit
2) 5+ years’ experience leading projects and/or people
3) 5+ years’ experience working with a variety of modern risk mitigation related technologies including: cloud, DBR, backups, vulnerabilities management, access management
4) Advanced skills in MS Office Suite (PPT, Excel, Word)
Nice to have:
1) Bilingual Spanish preferred
2) Experience working with Canadian or US regulators
3) Previous experience in Financial Institutions
Soft Skills Required:
• Strong leadership skills
• Result-oriented and self-driven
• Great communication skills
• Stakeholder management and collaboration skills
Education:
– Bachelors in technical field preferred
– Security certifications e.g. CISSP an asset
Best VS. Average Candidate:
The ideal candidate will be an experienced Lead security analyst with strong experience with a variety of modern risk mitigation related technologies including: cloud, DBR, backups, vulnerabilities management, access management. Recent experience with Financial Institutions and hands on working experience with Canadian or US regulators is preferred.
Candidate Review & Selection
Interview format:
– 1st round with (HM) Head of the Program and Director over MS team– 45mins
Technical and Behavioral questions based on previous experience.
– Potential 2nd round depending on the need
Hiring Manager’s availability to interview: ASAP