Risk & Sustainability Manager; term

Location:

Ottawa or Toronto, Canada - Hybrid
All other Canadian locations – Remote

The Manager, Enterprise Risk is a temporary full‑time role responsible for supporting the execution and ongoing maturity of Kinaxis’ enterprise risk management (ERM) program. Reporting to the Director, Risk & Sustainability, the role leads core ERM activities including risk identification, assessment, prioritization, mitigation tracking, monitoring and reporting across the organization. The Manager works independently while partnering closely with senior and cross‑functional stakeholders to provide practical, decision‑relevant risk insight in a fast‑moving global technology environment.

The position is full‑time for 18 months.

• Lead core ERM activities, including annual risk refreshes, quarterly monitoring, risk assessments, mitigation follow‑up, and reporting.
• Facilitate risk interviews, workshops, and discussions with stakeholders across the business.
• Prepare clear and concise risk updates, heatmaps, summaries, and presentations for executives, leadership teams and governance committees.
• Maintain the enterprise risk register, including risk statements, owners, impacts, mitigation actions, status updates and supporting documentation.
• Partner with risk owners to assess and monitor key strategic, operational, financial, technology, compliance, reputational and emerging risks.
• Provide practical risk advisory support to business stakeholders by identifying risk considerations, challenging assumptions and advising on mitigation approaches for initiatives, projects and business decisions.
• Coordinate and support the Third‑Party Risk Management program, including vendor intake and prioritization, risk assessment coordination, stakeholder follow‑up, documentation and continuous improvement of the operating model.
• Support the development and maintenance of risk policies, guidance, governance practices and risk culture initiatives.
• Monitor external trends, regulatory developments and emerging risks to inform program priorities, reporting and risk discussions.
• Support ad‑hoc risk‑related projects and cross‑functional initiatives as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management or a related field.
• 5 to 7 years of experience in enterprise risk, internal audit, advisory, compliance, governance or a similar role, ideally within a global technology, SaaS or software company.
• Experience leading or coordinating ERM activities, including risk assessments, mitigation tracking, risk registers and executive‑level reporting.
• Strong facilitation skills, including experience conducting structured interviews, workshops or stakeholder discussions.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for senior leaders and governance audiences, including preparation of materials for executive, board, audit committee or similar forums.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to challenge and refine risk statements, root causes, interdependencies and action plans.
• Ability to influence cross‑functional stakeholders without direct authority, build credibility quickly and provide practical risk advice on business initiatives, projects and decisions.
• Highly organized, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment with ambiguity and shifting priorities.
• High degree of professionalism, sound judgment, confidentiality and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of third‑party risk management, including coordination across procurement, legal, privacy, security and business teams is considered an asset.
• Familiarity with strategic, operational, financial, commercial, technology, compliance, reputational and emerging risk categories is preferred.
• Professional designation such as CPA, CIA, CRMA or similar is preferred.

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company‑wide days off)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well‑being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs, training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral…