Senior Information Security Advisor, Office of the CISO

iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance); Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization seeks a Senior Information Security Advisor to enhance their security posture and governance strategies. This role requires substantial expertise in information security with a focus on leadership, communication, and the ability to navigate complex organizational dynamics. With a dynamic team and opportunities for growth, you are encouraged to bring your specialized knowledge to influence positive change.

Benefits

Teleworking options

Base salary and organizational bonus

Defined benefit pension fund

Flexible Days Off

Career Planning Support and Training

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in information security, 7 in a strategic IS role.
• Excellent knowledge of French and intermediate English.
• Any relevant recognized certification (e.g., CISA, CISSP).

Responsibilities

• Contribute to evolving IS practices and methodologies.
• Support IS leaders with complex files and compliance.
• Ensure effective communication and alignment on strategies.

Skills

Information Security

Leadership

Communication

Organizational Skills

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or business administration

Graduate degree in field of expertise

Tools

Governance, Risk and Compliance Platform

Job description

Senior Information Security Advisor, Office of the CISO

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Your environment

The Vice President, Information Security continues to grow and needs your expertise and leadership.

Description

Senior Information Security Advisor

Your environment

The Vice President, Information Security continues to grow and needs your expertise and leadership.

Do you want to contribute to strategic and complex files, to evolve IS management within business sectors, to bring your IS expertise in the assessment of security posture in M&A files to support the growth of the organization, by working with seasoned experts in the IS field? This opportunity may be for you, as we are looking for a Senior IS Advisor to contribute to the various practices of the Office of the CISO.

Your main responsibilities:

• Contribute to the evolution of practices, their service offering, methodologies and tools supporting their execution, in collaboration with the IS leaders of the CISO's Office's practices;
• Understand, analyze, document and support IS practice leaders in content preparation and executive support;
• Formulate professional opinions, raise deviations and make pragmatic recommendations, all in accordance with the IS's framework documents;
• Actively work with IS practice leaders to assist them in the handling of complex files and to ensure compliance in the handling of files. He must be able to understand the interrelationships between practices and to contribute to their evolution;
• Tailor your message to the audience and make sure it is well understood by stakeholders. It must be able to clearly synthesize the most complex issues in order to achieve objectives and eliminate ambiguities;
• Ensure coherence and harmonization of communication elements to support business objectives and delivery plans and demonstrate excellent political acumen in reaching consensus on solutions;
• Support the evolution of the various artifacts associated with IS practices and services;
• Ensure the maintenance of rigorous processes for updating various content;
• Identify opportunities for improvement of the various structuring processes and artifacts and support their implementation;
• Establish proximity with the leaders of IS practices, support them in order to promote the development of an inspired team;
• Be on the lookout for and share new trends in IS;
• Communicate the various upcoming changes to the leaders of the IS.
  
  

Your skills:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration or any other relevant training at the same level;
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in information security, including a minimum of seven (7) years in a strategic role in information security and IS governance;
• Ability to work effectively independently and in a team;
• Political acumen and ability to navigate the complex context of a large organization;
• Organizational skills and ability to manage several projects simultaneously;
• Excellent communicator, structured and technical communicator with a good sense of synthesis;
• Team player and natural leader who fosters engagement, influences, brings people together and guides others;
• Ability to operate effectively in an ever-changing organizational context
• Ability to work and communicate with senior management and involve senior management
• Expertise to make things easier for decision-makers
• Ability to achieve and achieve results
• Represent the values of high performance, teamwork, continuous learning and
• Excellent knowledge of French, both oral and written
• Intermediate level of knowledge of the English language, since the person will have to __énumérez the tâches__ with __nature of relationships(who) __ on a __fréquence__ basis. will have exchanges and will have to interact to discuss the strategy for prioritizing security plans, discuss security compliance. Discuss security with key players in the unilingual English-speaking business sector on a weekly basis.
  
  

Your strengths

• Graduate degree in his field of expertise
• Knowledge of the insurance and financial services industry
• Any relevant recognized certification specific to their area of expertise (CPA, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, GIAC etc.)
• Knowledge of risk management in an information security context, technological tools related to the operationalization of a governance, risk and compliance platform, the financial and insurance field
  
  

What We Have To Offer You

• A strong team spirit
• A motivating environment with several experienced security professionals
• The possibilities of teleworking, or face-to-face work, depending on your choice
• Base salary and organizational bonus
• Assurancescollectives
• Defined benefit pension fund
• Share purchase plan
• Flexible Days Off (8)
• Flexible schedule and remote work (35h)
• Career Planning Support and Training
  
  

Primary Workplace

Quebec City, Montreal (depending on your location)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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