IT Risk and Compliance Advisor

IT Risk and Compliance Advisor

Are you ready to take on new challenges with a team of professionals in a dynamic and innovative environment? Are you a good communicator with a service-oriented mindset and a focus on multi-team operational efficiency? Learn more about this role now!

The IT Risk and Compliance team within the Information Technology Vice Presidency (ITVP) plays a key role in managing all risk and compliance processes within the organization at the ITVP. The IT Risk and Compliance team is seeking a proactive and dynamic IT Risk and Compliance Advisor to support the ITVP in the realm of risk and compliance.

Job Responsibilities:

• Advise and support ITVP collaborators to:

• Interpret the expectations of the second line of defense in IT risk management;

• Identify and analyze various compliance and risk elements within ITVP teams to assist in prioritization;

• Enhance control monitoring to ensure alignment with the organization's compliance expectations;

• Conduct rigorous follow-up on timelines expected by various stakeholders in risk and compliance towards ITVP contributors;

• Follow recommendations and action plans resulting from internal and external audits.

• Provide a critical perspective on the effectiveness of risk management by ITVP sectors;

• Ensure consistency, based on established standards, of risk management activities used by ITVP sectors;

• Actively participate in various special mandates that may arise from IT risk and compliance;

• Participate in quarterly risk and compliance reporting.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, administration, accounting, or other relevant fields;

• Master's degree in a related field is an asset;

• Certification in a relevant domain among the following: COBIT, ISO 27001, CISA, CRISC, ITIL V3;

• 7 to 10 years of work experience in a regulated environment within Canadian financial institutions, preferably in insurance and financial products;

• 5 years of experience in risk management practice; Knowledge of LEAN principles (an asset);

• Autonomy, leadership, and ability to manage multiple simultaneous requests;

• Advanced proficiency in English and French, as the individual will be required to make presentations and hold meetings with English-speaking and French-speaking partners on a daily basis.

This opportunity is currently available in a hybrid work mode, attached to one of our offices in: Quebec City, Montreal, Toronto.