Director, Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance

Global Relay • Vancouver, BC

1d • CA$140,000 - CA$195,000

About The Position

For over 25 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world’s most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations. Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. It’s a place where you can genuinely make an impact – and be recognized for it. We believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees. To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers.

Requirements

• 10-15+ years of experience in cybersecurity, governance, risk management, audit, compliance or related disciplines.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams and security programs.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk management, assurance and compliance principles.
• Experience leading audits, certifications and regulatory assessments.
• Deep knowledge of frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, FedRAMP and CIS Controls.
• Knowledge of emerging technology governance concepts, evolving regulatory requirements and industry frameworks, including ISO/IEC 42001.
• Experience presenting complex security and technology risks to executive leadership.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to balance risk, operational and business objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to influence organizational decisions and drive change.
• Excellent leadership, coaching and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA or equivalent are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise security governance framework, including policies, standards, control frameworks and governance processes.
• Establish and evolve the security risk management methodology, ensuring risks are consistently identified, assessed, managed and reported.
• Lead security governance forums and risk committees, ensuring effective oversight, escalation and decision-making.
• Define and communicate the organization's security risk posture, emerging risks and strategic priorities to executive leadership.
• Establish and oversee the enterprise security assurance strategy, including control testing, continuous assurance and remediation validation activities.
• Oversee security audits, certifications and external assessments, including ISO 27001, SOC 2, FedRAMP, ISO 42001 and other applicable frameworks.
• Establish and oversee governance processes for emerging technologies, including AI, ensuring associated risks, regulatory requirements and control expectations are appropriately integrated into governance, risk management, assurance and compliance activities.
• Provide strategic oversight of third-party security risk management activities.
• Establish and oversee the enterprise security awareness and training program.
• Define security metrics, key risk indicators and reporting requirements to measure program effectiveness and support risk-informed decision-making.
• Partner with Legal, Privacy, Product, Engineering and Operations leaders to integrate security governance and risk management practices across the organization.
• Lead, develop and mentor Governance, Risk & Compliance leaders and analysts.
• Drive continuous improvement and maturity across governance, risk, assurance and security compliance capabilities.
• Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on governance, risk, compliance and emerging technology governance matters.

Benefits

• Comprehensive extended health benefits program, including virtual healthcare and a wellness allowance.
• Annual allotted vacation days, which increase based on tenure.
• Paid sick days
• Maternity/parental enhancement program
• Bonus
• RRSP contribution matching program.
• Subsidized meal program (for Vancouver-based employees)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed