Senior Data Governance & Risk Audit Lead

Desjardins; Montreal West; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

4 weeks vacation

Defined benefit pension

Group insurance including telemedicine

Telework equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Desjardins is seeking a senior internal audit advisor specializing in data to lead audits on governance, quality, and lifecycle of data across major initiatives. You will assess data architectures, controls, and risk, and provide value-added recommendations to strengthen governance and compliance.

The role requires strong communication, executive writing, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams, with fluency in French and working knowledge of English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, data engineering or a related field.
• A minimum of six years of relevant experience in data architecture or data governance.
• Experience with data lakes, data warehouses, modern data platforms and cloud solutions.
• Experience managing data integrations and pipelines (API, ETL/ELT, etc.).
• Ability to explain complex technical issues in simple terms and provide clear, pragmatic recommendations.
• Experience in executive writing and presenting.
• CDMP, DAMA, DCAM or other relevant certification is preferred.
• Knowledge of French is required; intermediate English is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Conduct audit mandates covering data governance, quality, lifecycle, traceability, confidentiality, integrity and availability, AI governance and use.
• Advise partners on identifying, assessing and positioning data-related risks within critical projects and transformations.
• Assess effectiveness of controls around collection, use, transformation, retention, sharing and destruction of data.
• Assess compliance of data governance/valorization with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Analyze data environments, flows, repositories and analytical tools; identify accountability mechanisms.
• Formulate clear, value-added findings and recommendations to strengthen governance, risk management and control.
• Present results to managers and influence implementation of actionable plans.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Data architecture

Cloud platforms

ETL/ELT

APIs

DataMesh

Data quality

Regulatory frameworks

Three lines of defence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data engineering, or related field

CDMP, DAMA, DCAM or similar data governance certification

Job description

Desjardins is seeking a senior internal audit advisor specializing in data to lead audits on governance, quality, and lifecycle of data across major initiatives. You will assess data architectures, controls, and risk, and provide value-added recommendations to strengthen governance and compliance.

The role requires strong communication, executive writing, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams, with fluency in French and working knowledge of English.