Director, Enterprise Architecture & Cyber Security

Real Estate Council of Ontario; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) is seeking a Business Analyst to design and redesign systems and processes aligned with regulatory projects. The role bridges business, internal tech teams, and vendors to define current and desired future states, gather requirements, and assess impact.

Reporting to Regulatory Compliance Programs, you will lead workshops, ensure traceability, and validate proposed solutions meet regulatory needs while managing risk and dependencies. Hybrid work available.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in regulatory, oversight, or public-sector transformation.
• Experience designing regulatory operating models, governance frameworks, or major reforms.
• Strong understanding of risk-based regulation, admin law, and procedural fairness.
• Proven ability to lead complex multi-stakeholder initiatives with firm timelines.
• Experience managing external consultants and integrators.
• Executive communication, briefing, and issue-escalation skills.

Responsibilities

• Planning: contribute to development of project documentation and team workflows.
• Execution: complete assigned tasks, resolve issues, collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Self Management: engage in coaching, learning, and professional development; demonstrate resilience and integrity.

Job description

About RECO

As Ontario’s regulator of more than 110,000 real estate agents and brokerages (often referred to as registrants), RECO administers and enforces the law that regulates trading in real estate in Ontario and enhances consumer confidence in the real estate services sector. RECO’s commitment to pursuing trust in every transaction means consumers can navigate the real estate market with confidence.

A modern regulator with approximately 170 employees, RECO is a collegial and dynamic environment where strategic agility, curiosity and empathy are valued.

Hybrid work environment

RECO has a ‘hybrid’ environment, which typically includes a minimum attendance in the office of two days per week, with some teams/positions requiring more frequent in-office attendance.

RECO’s commitment to diversity and inclusion: They aren’t just words to us!

RECO is committed to promoting an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment that includes awareness, education, and engagement-building opportunities for all employees.

The role

Under the direction of the Manager, Regulatory Compliance Programs, and working closely with Regulatory leadership, the Business Analyst conducts research and analysis to (re)design systems and processes that align with strategic objectives and regulatory projects and initiatives.

This is an integral role that: serves as the liaison between the business, internal technical teams, and 3rd party vendors or consultants, bridging the technical and functional areas of expertise; consults with stakeholders and leads workshops with impacted parties and end users to define current and desired future states, gathers requirements, and assesses business impact of assigned projects and initiatives to align outcomes with expectations; applies sound business analysis methodologies and principles as related to assigned activities and tasks, including adhering to documentation standards and controls, verification of business requirements, analyzing processes and data to identify gaps, dependencies, impacts, and improvement opportunities, maintaining requirements traceability, supporting solution evaluation and user acceptance testing, validating that proposed solutions meet business and regulatory needs, and communicating analysis findings, decisions, and recommendations to Regulatory Division leadership and other stakeholders.

Position responsibilities

Planning

• Contribute to development of project documentation
• Contribute to team processes and workflows
• Plan and prioritize individual/own assignments, tasks, and workflow to support team performance measures.

** Execution**

• Complete and report on assigned tasks
• Resolve issues and challenges, escalating as appropriate
• Collaborate with team, internal and external colleagues
• Develop awareness of risks and risk triggers, escalating as appropriate.

** Self Management**

• Actively participate in coaching and performance management activities, including setting personal goals and development plans
• Engage in formal and informal learning opportunities that support growth in current role and career aspirations; proactively seek out opportunities to contribute to the organization
• Demonstrate self-awareness and emotional intelligence - developed through formal training, inquiry, feedback, and reflection - to be a professional, resilient, confident contributor to the organization.

Qualifications and experience

• 5-7 years experience in regulatory, oversight, or public-sector transformation roles.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing regulatory operating models, governance frameworks, or major organizational reforms.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Risk-based regulation
  • Administrative law and procedural fairness
  • Statutory decision-making environments
• Proven ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives with firm timelines.
• Experience managing external consultants and integrators.
• Strong executive communication, briefing, and issue‑escalation skills.
• Experience working with or within regulators, administrative authorities, or oversight bodies.
• Familiarity with professional licensing, trust account oversight, or financial compliance frameworks.
• Experience operationalizing third‑party reviews (e.g., audits, legal or forensic reports).
• Exposure to data analytics, regulatory technology, or AI‑enabled oversight tools.

Core competencies

• Compliance & Professional Judgment
• Enterprise Thinking & Systems Orientation
• Operational Leadership & Execution Excellence
• Strategic Thinking & Problem‑Solving
• Integrity, Ethics & Regulatory Stewardship
• Stakeholder Relationship Management & Influence
• Change Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness
• Execution Excellence
• Analytical Thinking & Problem Resolution

Pay Range

$170,000—$190,000 CAD

Why work for RECO?

Working at RECO means contributing to an organization that supports a fair, transparent, and consumer‑focused real estate marketplace.

What you can expect

• Purpose-driven work: Your contributions help protect consumers and strengthen one of Ontario’s largest and most important sectors.
• A modern, evolving regulator: We are innovating how we regulate and engage with the real estate sector, and your ideas and expertise will help shape the future.
• Professional growth: We invest in employee development, ongoing learning, and cross‑functional exposure.
• Hybrid flexibility: Our hybrid model supports balance, flexibility, and wellbeing.
• Inclusive culture: You’ll work with people who care deeply about doing what’s right and delivering high‑quality public service.

Join us

If you’re passionate about meaningful work, eager to grow, and want to make a tangible impact on an industry that touches every Ontarian, RECO is the place to do it.

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RECO is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. We are committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner and will do so by preventing and removing barriers to accessibility.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest.