Communications Specialist (10+ years) to create material and content for CISO using a security and risk background 58630

S.I. Systems Ltd.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

S.I. Systems Ltd. is seeking a Senior Communications Specialist (10+ years) to craft CISO materials and content, drawing on security and risk background.

The role reports to the GSD Senior Manager, Strategic Engagements and entails coordinating governance, reporting, and stakeholder communications across risk and control functions. Based in Toronto on a 6-month contract with hybrid work (4 days in office at 320 Front Street West).

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience within Communications.
• 10+ years of corporate/professional experience.
• 5+ years developing executive presentations, reporting frameworks, and communication plans.
• Experience with MS Suite.

Responsibilities

• Create materials and content for CISO.
• Provide project support.
• Attend internal meetings.

Skills

Communications

Corporate Experience

Executive Presentations

MS Office

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Communications Specialist (10+ years) to create material and content for CISO using a security and risk background 58630

Our financial services client is seeking a Senior Communications Specialist (10+ years) to create CISO materials and content using a security and risk background

This position reports to GSD Senior Manager, Strategic Engagements. The role of the Communications Specialist is to support communications, stakeholder engagement, and content management activities across the GSD's functions and executive oversight forums. This role requires an agile individual who can navigate complex cybersecurity program information, synthesize inputs from business, technology, risk, and control stakeholders, deliver executive-ready reporting, and ensure key objectives are supported through clear, consistent, and timely communications.

Job Description

• Develop and maintain executive-level reporting including steering committee materials, leadership updates, board reporting inputs, scorecards, dashboards, briefing notes, and presentation content.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement across business, technology, risk, security, and control functions to gather updates, validate information, track follow-up actions, and support effective execution.
• Prepare communications and leadership messaging that translate complex cybersecurity, technology, and program delivery concepts into business-focused content for senior audiences.
• Identify gaps in reporting, stakeholder engagement, and content management processes, and recommend enhancements to improve clarity, consistency, and efficiency.
• Build strong working relationships across program stakeholders to support timely information flow, issue resolution, and alignment on priorities and messaging.
• Support ad hoc requests by synthesizing information from multiple sources into clear recommendations, briefing notes, and decision-support materials.
• Respond effectively to ambiguity, compressed timelines, last-minute changes, and rapidly evolving program needs while maintaining quality and attention to detail.
• Conduct analysis and make recommendations to enhance governance effectiveness, reporting transparency, stakeholder engagement, and overall program execution.
• Establish and maintain a centralized repository for governance, reporting, communications, decisions, risks, issues, action items, and stakeholder engagement materials, ensuring information remains organized, current, accessible, and appropriately version controlled.

6 months Contract (possibility of extension and convertion to perm)

Hybrid, 4 days a week in office, 320 Front Street West Corporate, Toronto

Must Haves

• 1.) 8+ years within Communications
• 2.) 10+ years of corporate/professional experience
• 3.) 5+ years of experience developing executive presentations, reporting frameworks, communication plans, and recommendations
• 4.) Experience using MS Suite

Nice to Have

• 1.) Prior banking, financial or highly regulated environment experience
• 2.) Technical writing
• 3.) Security and/or Risk background
• 4.) SharePoint, Copilot

Responsibilities

• Create materials and content for CISO
• Provide project support
• Attend internal meetings

Disclaimer:

AI may be used in evaluating candidates.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.