Director, Governance Risk Compliance
Client: Money Lending Services
Location: Hybrid (Downtown, Toronto) 2-3x/week
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Compensation: $175,000 - CA$190,000 Base
Overview:
Our client, a leader in the industry, is seeking a dedicated Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance to join their team. In this role, you will lead efforts to develop and implement comprehensive governance and compliance strategies, ensuring the organization meets regulatory standards and industry best practices.
What you will achieve in this role:
Full Program Ownership: You will directly own and operate the clients Enterprise Cyber Risk Framework and maintain active risk registers spanning cybersecurity, technology, data, and third-party vendors.
High Visibility with Leadership: You will be responsible for translating complex risks into executive-level reporting, heatmaps, and KRI dashboards for the CISO and guide business decisions.
Hands-On Building & Modernization: This isn't a passive governance job or a big-bank paper-pushing role. You’ll be hands-on - maturing policies, optimizing GRC workflows, validating control effectiveness, and coordinating audit readiness across NIST, ISO 27001, and financial regulatory requirements.
Enabling Commercial Speed: You’ll partner closely with Legal, Privacy, and IT to streamline vendor risk assessments and customer due diligence, ensuring compliance supports rapid business growth without adding unnecessary red tape.
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, technology risk, IT controls, or related disciplines
- 5+ years of direct Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) experience
- 3+ years of leadership experience within cybersecurity, technology risk, or compliance functions
- Experience working within regulated industries such as financial services, banking, fintech, insurance, payments, or wealth management
Demonstrated experience managing:
- Cyber risk assessments
- Risk registers
- Governance documentation
- Regulatory compliance initiatives
- Executive reporting and remediation tracking
- Strong understanding of enterprise cyber risk management practices and governance frameworks
- Experience supporting audits, regulatory reviews, and control validation activities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Strong understanding of:
- Enterprise risk management frameworks
- Information security governance
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Data protection and privacy controls
- Cloud security frameworks
- Vulnerability management
- Incident response governance
- Third-party risk management
- Business continuity and operational resilience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience within a Canadian financial institution, fintech, or other highly regulated environment
- Professional certifications such as: CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, Or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor
- Experience implementing or enhancing GRC platforms and workflow automation solutions
- Familiarity with: PCI DSS, SOC 2, Cloud security control frameworks, Privacy compliance frameworks
- Experience mapping controls across multiple compliance and regulatory frameworks
Interviews:
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
AI Disclosure: Artificial Intelligence may be used as part of our application review process to assist in reviewing, screening and assessment of applicants. All applications are also reviewed by our recruitment team.
Additional Information: Background screening is required as part of the onboarding process. The type of screening required (criminal, credit, or other verifications) will vary based on the position and client requirements.
Robertson & Company values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Accommodations are available upon request throughout all stages of the hiring process.
