Information Risk Manager

Manulife • Toronto, ON

5d • $113,000 - $163,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Information Risk Manager role at Manulife enables business and IT partners to recognize, assess, and manage cyber and information risk in a dynamic environment. As a trusted advisor, it ensures information risk is embedded in critical projects and initiatives, guiding teams to protect information assets and intellectual property. The role supports secure adoption of new technologies and tools, promotes consistency through standard methodologies, and remains fully aligned with enterprise cybersecurity and risk management practice.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of Information Risk Management and/or project management experience
• Bachelor’s degree required; Information Technology related field preferred or related work experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or ISACA certification candidates preferred but not required

Nice To Haves

• Project Management experience with ability to influence stakeholders and drive results through effective communication skills
• Experience managing and coordinating project deliverables in technology landscape including defining and managing scope, identifying requirements, and implementing deliverables while proactively mitigating project risks and driving issue resolution
• Experience developing management and stakeholder reporting
• Being results oriented and self-motivated
• Experience with Information Risk Management and Audit Standards desirable including familiarity with security architecture and controls compliance; Foundational understanding of information risk management security principles, concepts, and approaches also desirable
• Resiliency and flexibility in an ever-changing environment, including the ability to pivot if requirements change or are further clarified

Responsibilities

• The Securities Operation Project Manager in Manulife Group Functions Technology (GFT) IT Security & Business Resilience (ITS&BR) team provides project support for ITS&BR and maturing key audit standard compliance related workstreams
• Assisting our stakeholders ensure compliance to audit standards and controls by collaborating with technology partners to identify and remediate areas of information risk

Benefits

• health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage
• adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
• employee/family assistance plans
• various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
• financial education and counseling resources
• generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days
• full range of statutory leaves of absence

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level