Hybrid Director, Cyber Risk Governance – Regulatory Oversight

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About the role

  • Lead the independent oversight of cybersecurity risks, ensuring alignment with Manulife’s standards and strategic objectives
  • Conduct independent assessments against industry frameworks such as NIST and SWIFT
  • Oversee and challenge adherence to cybersecurity regulatory requirements
  • Ensure accurate interpretation and compliance by first-line teams with global regulators including OSFI, SEC, HKMA, MAS, and others
  • Stay current on emerging technologies and regulatory changes to maintain a robust cybersecurity posture
  • Collaborate across first and second lines of defense to develop and report on Key Risk Indicators (KRIs)
  • Support leadership in preparing board-level cybersecurity materials, offering actionable insights on cyber and emerging risks, data security and operational resilience
  • Partner with the Information Risk team to drive oversight roadmaps and strategies
  • Ensure efficient and effective processes are in place to provide comprehensive coverage across the enterprise
  • Identify opportunities to enhance governance practices, improve oversight maturity, and strengthen risk management capabilities.

Requirements

  • 7–10 years in cybersecurity risk management
  • Strong technical acumen across domains such as identity and access management (IAM), cloud security, network security, and data protection
  • Experience with performing cyber due diligence over mergers and acquisitions
  • Experience with designing, implementing and running data protection capabilities including DLP and insider threat prevention
  • Experience in different aspects of cyber operations including incident response, threat intelligence/detection, red/blue/purple teaming and threat hunting
  • Demonstrated ability to provide strategic oversight, challenge and governance in cybersecurity risk management
  • Experience interpreting and governing cybersecurity regulations from bodies such as OSFI, SEC, HKMA, MAS, and SWIFT
  • Strong understanding of industry recognized frameworks including NIST CSF, ISO27001/27002 and PCI DSS
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct technical cybersecurity assessments against regulatory and industry standards
  • Ability to analyze cybersecurity trends and emerging risks to identify opportunities for improving the organization’s security posture
  • Experience building out strategies and roadmaps related to cybersecurity governance
  • Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence and build credibility across diverse stakeholder groups
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality deliverables for executive and board-level audiences.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Mental health support
  • Vision insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • Life and AD&D insurance coverage
  • Adoption/surrogacy benefits
  • Wellness benefits
  • Employee/family assistance plans
  • Retirement savings plans (including pension)

Job title

Director, Cyber Risk Governance – Regulatory Oversight

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

CA$110,530 - CA$205,270 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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