Information Technology Risk Management Specialist

Meal Suite, an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company, is a privately owned SaaS organization comprising 200+ team members across the globe, with hub locations in Cambridge, ON, Canada, Dallas, TX, USA, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Our suite of end-to-end foodservice technology solutions helps professionals across healthcare and aging services streamline their operations, save time, reduce food waste, and meet regulatory requirements, so they can focus on what matters most: improving the quality of patient and resident care.

We’re looking for our next keen and innovative Information Technology Risk Management Specialist to join our Security, Privacy & Compliance team. Reporting to the Director, Security, Privacy & Compliance, you’ll be responsible to support ongoing delivery of IT Security, Privacy and Compliance risk management roadmap by acting as the Subject Matter Expert for IT risk management in three key domain areas, e.g. third party IT risk management, user cyber awareness and crypto agility.

A day in the life as a Information Technology Risk Management Specialist:

• Manage IT Risks – Promptly identify IT risks, develop appropriate remediation options and ensure effective deployment of IT risk management controls in key domain areas. Conduct IT risk assessments and support proactive ongoing management and compliance with governance frameworks and standards for third parties, cybersecurity tooling, user awareness trends and crypto agility posture.

• Lead Third Party IT Risk Management Program – Act as the main point of contact for Third Party IT Risk Management, e.g. portfolio risk, control, performance and compliance posture monitoring and reporting.

• Lead IT Risk Management Awareness and Training – Develop and deliver Cyber Awareness October Program components. Act as the main point of contact for User Cyber Training Program across the organization, e.g. ensure training content relevance and timeliness; support risks and controls alignment to target metrics; monitor and report trends.

• Lead Crypto Agility Risk Management Program – Create and maintain the Crypto Posture Library across the organization, ensuring ongoing currency, completeness, accuracy and availability. Lead the development and delivery of the Cyrpto Agility Risk Management Program.

• Ensure IT Risk Compliance – Develop, implement, monitor and track IT risk management controls and metrics to target compliance, timely identify and enable effectively remediation of deviations. 

If the below describe your knowledge, experience and character, this role could be for you:

• I have knowledge of IT risk management frameworks, compliance standards, techniques, artefacts, and industry best practices.

• I gained my knowledge through 2-3 years of experience in IT or third-party IT risk management, IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance, user cyber awareness, IT Risk reporting, or IT documentation.

• I have experience with metrics development, measurement, reporting best practices, governance document management and IT risks and controls domains.

• I’m familiar with cryptography or am very eager at exploring the emerging field of quantum computing and crypto agility.

• I’m exceptional at analysing information critically, cross-functional collaboration globally and being adaptable and composed in the light of change management.

• I’m extra passionate about continuously honing my knowledge, especially within the realm of IT risk management.

• I have a proven ability to lead multiple projects concurrently, communicate effectively and collaboratively.

• I’m willing to occasionally travel and have a valid passport and no travel restrictions that limit my ability to cross the border between Canada and the USA (and Vietnam if required for role).

• I thrive in an agile environment that is constantly changing and encourages team members to collectively collaborate and communicate.

• I love to be directly involved in projects and initiatives that offer continued learning and endless opportunity to express my ideas and build my leadership skills,

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