Segment Risk Specialist – Technology and Cyber Risk Management (ATH 5304)

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (Canada); Toronto; On-site; CAD 116,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

The Toronto-Dominion Bank in Toronto is seeking a Segment Risk Specialist to partner with 2A Segments and oversee risk management activities within technology and cyber risk. You will challenge designs, assess controls, and lead program implementations with senior leadership support.

The role demands 10+ years in financial services risk management, strong collaboration, and deep knowledge of regulatory frameworks, ITGC, NIST, and COBIT aligned controls across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent with experience in financial services risk management and technology controls.
• Deep understanding of risk frameworks, compliance requirements, and IT controls.
• Ability to work in ambiguity and influence across senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide advisory services to executives and segment leaders, governing requirements for own work.
• Lead design and operating standards aligned with enterprise risk management.
• Challenge and improve risk programs across technology and cyber domains.

Skills

Risk Management

Regulatory Knowledge

Data Analysis

Communication

Influencing & Collaboration

Incident Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or Risk Management

CISSP/CISM/CISA/CDPSE/CRISC preferred

Job description

Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hours: 37.5 Line of Business: Risk Management Pay Details: $115,600 - $163,200 CAD

Job Description

Segment Risk Specialist – Technology and Cyber and Risk Management

The Segment Risk Specialist will partner with 2A Segments team, 2A TDRM enterprise and the First line of defense to oversee and challenge the execution of risk management activities and leading practices/technologies used to keep up with the constantly evolving technology and cyber threat landscape. Reporting to the 2A ORM Segment AVP, Segment Risk Specialist Management, this role will have the following accountabilities:

• Senior specialist providing advisory services to executives, business segment leaders, and governs requirements for own work.
• Integrates knowledge of the enterprise function’s or business segment’s strategy in leading program design, policy formulation, or operating standards.
• Anticipates emerging business trends and regulatory/risk issues to recommend large-scale products, technical, functional, or operations improvements.
• Serves as a source of expert advice to senior management and team colleagues
• Advises on execution strategy and leads development/deployment of functional programs or initiatives within own field or across multiple specialties.
• Solves unique and ambiguous problems with broad impact.
• Execute 2nd line challenge activities required to support the ORM Framework, including but not limited to:
• Review and elevate Segment Technology and Cyber RAS Measure limit & excesses and report Segment CRO and Senior Management
• Support 2A Segment in the Review and Challenge of the PRCSA / RCSA;
• Technology and cyber scenario analysis;
• Challenge the design and operating effectiveness testing performed by the first line on the segment for Tech, Cyber,
• Key Risk Indicators (KRI), Adhere to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to activities for our business area; Ensure respective programs/policies/practices are well managed, meets business needs, complies with internal and external requirements, and aligns with business priorities;
• Review and elevate Segment RAS Measure limit & excesses and report to Segment CRO and Senior Management Challenge the design and operating effectiveness testing performed by the first line on the segment for Tech, Cyber and Data; and;
• Segment Deep Dives or Segment Target Reviews
• Other areas as appropriate to support technology and cyber in risk management.
• Effectively communicate risk management practices and methodologies and results of risk assessments to Executive and senior management in a supportive and collaborative manner and influence risk-based remediation.
• Quality writing and maintaining enforceable technology policies with "must" statements
• Be a positive team player to consistently maintain high levels of integrity, motivation, and morale.

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree from a recognized university or equivalent experience. At least 10+ years of relevant experience within the Financial Services industry that includes 1st / 2nd line Technology & Control Function Experience in Operational Risk Management (2nd line ORM) Experience in operating in and engaging with technical SMEs across a range of topics including Incident Management, Change Management, Problem Management and technical Control Standards. A high level awareness of regulatory and Controls requirements: FFIEC, OCC 1042, OSFI B-10/B-13/E-21, GLBA 501(b), PCI, FFIEC, SOX, HIPAA, COBIT, ISO 27001/22301 and NIST standards. Aligning firm-wide control domains to frameworks (e.g., NIST → ITGC → RCSA mapping). Ability to work in ambiguity must be flexible to deal with changes in a fast paced and new environment, working closely with peers where subject matter expertise is required. Organizationally astute, with superior influencing, collaboration, and communication skills. Experience assessing risk and challenging the status quo and break silos. Strong analytical skills, including segment risk analysis, data analysis, and comparative analysis. In order to provide effective oversight and independent challenge the role requires the candidate to have a good understanding of the following areas:

• Risk management frameworks and methodologies;
• Cybersecurity frameworks, operations, processes, controls, and tools;
• Technology operations and processes;
• Infrastructure and application security domains;
• Change & Configuration Management;
• Technology Resilience (HA, DR, RTO/RPO, backup immutability);
• IT Asset Management & Lifecycle Governance;
• Logging, Monitoring, and Observability Tools;
• Trend & Root Cause Analysis;
• Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM) Logic;
• Cloud service provider management;
• Audit & Regulatory Engagement, preparing management responses and evidencing control coverage.

Education & Accreditation

This role requires successful completion of all three levels of TD Operational Risk Management certification. Certification is not a requirement to apply for this role. The successful candidate will have 12 months from the start date in the role to complete required certifications. The required courses are available internally through TD Operational Risk Management. Undergraduate degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Risk Management is an asset. Accreditation such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CDPSE, AAIA and CRISC and/or similar is preferred.

Who We Are

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

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Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

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Accommodation

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Language Requirement (Quebec only)

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