Director, Head of Data Privacy Canada and Caribbean

ODAIA; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Director – Head of Canada and Caribbean Data Privacy. This role involves overseeing privacy risk management and ensuring compliance across businesses. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in privacy and regulatory practices. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills are essential. Join a dynamic team that values diversity and collaboration.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Leadership development programs

Opportunity for impactful work

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• Experienced privacy professional with strong knowledge of regulatory risk management practices.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a Privacy team covering Canadian and Caribbean businesses.
• Ensure consistent privacy risk management across regions.
• Build relationships with regional peers to align controls and policies.
• Collaborate with privacy teams and maintain oversight.

Skills

Knowledge of privacy and compliance

Effective communication skills

Stakeholder engagement at a senior level

Education

University degree

Job description

Job Description

As Director – Head of Canada and Caribbean Data Privacy, you will lead a 2nd Line of Defence (2LOD) Privacy team covering Canadian and Caribbean businesses and functions to ensure adequate oversight and challenge of privacy risk management at RBC.

What will you do?

• Ensure a consistent approach to privacy risk management by strengthening overall oversight and challenge for Canadian and Caribbean businesses and functions.

• Identify, raise and record privacy issues with the Global Privacy Office and resolve them jointly with affected regional peers.

• Build strong relationships with regional peers to achieve consistent global controls, policies, procedures and tools.

• Collaborate with Canadian and Caribbean 1LOD privacy teams and maintain appropriate oversight of their activities.

• Review and challenge privacy risk in business operations and maintain a general understanding of RBC’s data handling practices.

• Review escalated privacy risk assessments, supplier risk management assessments, breaches and complaints.

• Escalate significant privacy risks and concerns to senior compliance stakeholders.

• Develop responses and resolutions to identified privacy issues or breaches with 1LOD privacy teams and businesses.

• Lead interactions with relevant privacy regulators and lead regulatory change management for Canadian and Caribbean privacy changes.

• Oversee completion of impact assessments with 1LOD and implementation of regulatory requirements.

What do you need to succeed?

• Experienced privacy professional with strong knowledge of privacy, compliance and regulatory risk management practices.

• Ability to work effectively in a matrix environment.

• Proven effective communication skills.

• Strong stakeholder engagement at a senior level.

• University degree.

Nice-to-have

• Experience working in the financial services industry.

• Privacy accreditation (IAPP).

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, thinking progressively to keep growing and delivering trusted advice to help our clients and communities thrive.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits.

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.

• Work in an agile, collaborative, progressive, and high‑performing team.

• The opportunity to interface with executives from many different parts of the organization.

Job Details

Address: RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO
City: Toronto
Country: Canada
Work hours/week: 37.5
Employment Type: Full time
Platform: CHIEF LEGAL & ADMIN OFFICE GRP
Job Type: Regular
Pay Type: Salaried
Posted Date: 2025-10-14
Application Deadline: 2025-10-29

Equal Opportunity Employment

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