Leader, Governance, Risk & Compliance (Fintech)

TL;DR

Leader, Governance, Risk & Compliance (Fintech): Establishing the GRC mandate and goals for hirify.global, collaborating with stakeholders on security risk and compliance initiatives, and ensuring effective risk management practices. Focus on strengthening controls in IT environments, ensuring risks are understood, and implementing continuous monitoring to measure control effectiveness.

Location: Hybrid in Toronto, Canada

Salary: $113,000 – $180,000

Company

Interac connects Canadians through secure digital payments, advanced identity verification and industry-leading fraud protection.

What you will do

• Review and develop corporate policies to enhance existing controls and alignment with ISO 27000 series, NIST and PCI standards and frameworks.
• Coordinate and guide the Information Security Risk Management process risk owners to ensure that risk treatments are effective.
• Support internal IT audit function and external auditors and established organizational security certifications.
• Conduct compliance activities to ensure adherence with relevant policies, standards, regulations, and applicable laws.
• Maintain a registry of risk remediation supported by a governance lifecycle and the implementation of management tools that are technology enabled.
• Provide leadership for disaster recovery and business continuity as they relate to security and framework and organization standards.

Requirements

• Have a degree/diploma or combined relevant work experience and certifications (8-10 years) in Information Systems, law or policy management.
• Progressive leadership experience with a focus on information security, Governance, Risk and Compliance.
• Security certifications such as CISM, CISA, and CRISC.
• Strong understanding of technology risk regulatory, and industry best practice (ISO 27000 Series, NIST, PCI).
• Ability to acquire secret clearance (Canadian Citizen for at least 5 years).
• Eligibility to work for hirify.global in Canada in a full-time capacity.

Culture & Benefits

• Generous vacation and wellness days.
• Comprehensive employer-paid benefits coverage.
• Market-leading employer-funded RRSP program.
• Flexible hybrid work model.
• Access to a free and confidential 24/7 employee & family assistance program.
• Charitable donation matching with United Way.