Senior IT Risk Advisor

Desjardins; Lévis; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

4 weeks vacation

Pension plan

Group insurance

Telework equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Desjardins in Canada invites a Senior IT Risk Advisor to lead risk management for Wealth Management and Life and Health Insurance IT projects. You will analyze, mitigate, and remediate risks while coordinating across teams and reporting to decision-makers.

You will collaborate with IT security, business security, and cross-functional partners; requires six years’ experience, a related bachelor’s degree, fluency in French and strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Minimum six years of risk management experience.
• Experience coordinating multiple contributors.
• Ability to work autonomously in a team environment.
• French language required; English is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advise Wealth Management and Life and Health Insurance IT projects to position, plan, develop, execute and monitor risk activities.
• Help manage the division’s operational risks and the mitigation plan.
• Develop and update risk practices and processes to improve risk management.
• Analyze issues and advance remediation and action plans.
• Produce risk reports and action plan progress reports.
• Make recommendations to decision-making bodies.
• Represent the department with ITSO, BSO, IT officers and business sector representatives.

Skills

Risk management

Coordination

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

French required

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The IT Partnerships, Risk and Value Optimization Department is part of the Wealth Management and Life and Health Insurance Projects, IT Division. It plays a role in many activities, including managing agreements and vendors, coordinating and monitoring the division’s cross-sector initiatives and coordinating risk management issues. As a Senior IT Risk Advisor, you’ll mainly work on managing and remediating risks within the division. You play a key role in analyzing, overseeing, mitigating and remediating risks. You take the initiative and make recommendations regarding the issues you handle. You leverage your analytical skills while being proactive and able to work under pressure. Your curiosity and solution-oriented approach are undeniable assets. Your position requires you to constructively challenge your colleagues, with a constant focus on organizational alignment and performance, as well as on added value for members and clients. You make recommendations to improve our risk posture and decisions, based on a comprehensive and detailed analysis and understanding of business, IT and risk. Coordination is critical. You interact with many contributors working in a wide range of fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You serve as a subject matter expert, as well as a resource person for IT and Business managers, reporting structures and decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to :

• Advise Wealth Management and Life and Health Insurance Projects, IT Division teams to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor risk activities
• Help manage the division’s operational risks as well as the plan for mitigating them
• Develop and update our practices and processes to improve risk management
• Analyze issues and challenges to move remediation and action plans forward
• Produce risk reports and action plan progress reports
• Make recommendations to decision-making bodies
• Serve as your department’s representative with the IT security officer (ITSO), business security officer (BSO), IT officers and business sector representatives

What we offer*

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

*Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

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What you bring to the table

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• A minimum of six years of relevant experience related to risk management
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Experience in a coordination role managing files involving multiple contributors
• Experience working in team environments, as well as in situations where the candidate had to demonstrate a high level of autonomy
• Knowledge of French is required
• Intermediate knowledge of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
• Knowledge and understanding of IT realities and operations
• Knowledge of wealth management and life and health insurance
  Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Strategic mindset

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We’re committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

If there’s something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you’re applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Trade Union (If applicable)

Job Family

Risk management (FG)

Unposting Date

2026-11-12