Information Risk Management Senior Specialist

Information Risk Management Senior Specialist

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Locations: Toronto, Ontario

Time Type: Full time

Posted On: Posted 2 Days Ago

Job Requisition ID: JR24080964

We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.

Working Arrangement: Hybrid

Job Description

The Opportunity:

The Group Functions IT Information Security and Business Resilience Team is actively searching for an experienced Information Risk Management Senior Specialist, to be responsible for applying identity access security risk knowledge and expertise to assist with IT information security First Line of Defense activities, thereby strengthening Manulife's corporate segment information security posture and ensuring regulatory compliance.

We are seeking an expert in providing comprehensive Identity Access Management services, including offering guidance and advice to enhance our security framework, with the ability to ensure successful implementation and delivery of IAM programs.

Responsibilities:

• Enable your business and IT partners in Manulife’s Corporate Segment (Group Functions) to recognize and manage their information and access risks in an ambitious and dynamic business environment.
• Participate in key projects and initiatives ensuring information and access risks are always considered.
• Assist business partners and IT colleagues identify and address their information & access security risks by performing access security baseline review for project set up and ensuring that regular access reviews are done moving forward.
• Provide governance to ensure controls are in place in relation to our Identity and Access Management Standard.
• Ensure that access to applications, data and information are authorized and reviewed on a regular basis.
• Perform Access Security Baseline reviews to ensure that accesses to application and data are reviewed and signed off prior to Production deployment.
• Ensure Separation of Duties (SOD) are implemented in application, infrastructure, and data accesses to prevent unauthorized accesses and activities.
• Work together with Business and Application Support team members to understand the access framework of their applications and onboard these applications to be reviewed on an automated and regulated frequency.
• Assist in performing access review validation activities to ensure data integrity and accuracy of Access reviews.
• Provide application access security consulting services to IT and other team members.
• Support operational security activities including oversight of ongoing segment specific access security processes (e.g., incident response, audit support, ad hoc queries, periodic access reviews).
• Highlight gaps and areas for improvement to increase security, and strengthen risk and control posture.
• Assist in ensuring partners are advised and compliant to new and existing controls.
• Stay informed on emerging technologies, key business drivers, evolving threats and opportunities from both the business and within information access security field.

How will you create impact?

This role supports Manulife and the Group Functions segment in achieving business objectives, protecting information assets and personnel, and maintaining compliance with regulatory and risk management requirements. You’ll be a critical resource in the overall protection of the organization’s information assets.

What motivates you?

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
• You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for:

• University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Business Administration, or relevant educational and professional experience.
• Four years or more of experience within a combination of relevant disciplines in the field of Risk Management, application security and Identity and Access Management.
• Familiarity with application and data flows, SaaS, PaaS and IaaS.
• Experience with Risk Management, highlighting gaps and managing resolutions.
• Understanding of Azure Identity model and governance is good to have.
• Strong in data analysis, requirement gathering and problem-solving skills.
• Resourceful and able to work independently while still being part of a geographically diverse team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Influence behavior to reduce risks and foster a strong information access security risk management culture.
• Takes initiative and complete ownership of tasks and issues as needed.
• Quick learner and able to adapt to unforeseen changes and needs.

What can we offer you?

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.
• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
• A focus on growing your career path with us.
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you:

• Values-first culture. We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
• Boundless opportunity. We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
• Continuous innovation. We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
• Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
• Championing Corporate Citizenship. We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

About Manulife and John Hancock:

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife /John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals.

Salary & Benefits:

The annual base salary for this role is listed below.

Primary Location: Toronto, Ontario

Salary range is expected to be between: $74,270.00 CAD - $137,930.00 CAD