Manager - Strategy & Governance - Cyber Security

Overview You’ve got big plans. We have opportunities to match, and we’re committed to empowering you to become a better you, no matter what you do. When you join KPMG you’ll be one of over 219,000 professionals providing audit, tax, advisory and business enablement services across 147 countries. With the support to do things differently, grow personally and professionally and bring your whole self to work, there’s no limit to the impact you can make. Let’s do this. The opportunity: A career within our Cybersecurity Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients implement an effective cybersecurity program that protects against threats, propels transformation, and drives growth. As companies pivot toward a digital business model, exponentially more data is generated and shared among organizations, partners and customers. We play an integral role in helping our clients ensure they are protected by developing transformation strategies focused on security, efficiently integrate and manage new or existing technology systems to deliver continuous operational improvements and increase their cybersecurity investment, and detect, respond, and remediate threats What you will do As a Manager within the Cybersecurity Strategy & Governance team, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: Proactively assist in the management of several client projects simultaneously. Understand and help solve our clients’ cybersecurity problems. Advising on digital and technical aspects of cyber security governance, frameworks and operating models. Coaching and developing team members through sharing of experience and knowledge, as well as managing the performance and development of other team members. Work to innovate, build and enhance how the KPMG Cyber team operates internally and for our clients. Establish effective working relationships directly with clients. Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen. Keep up to date with local and national business and economic issues. Linking cyber security to other consultancy offerings on risk management, resilience and IT transformation to provide holistic support to our clients. Continue to develop internal relationships and your KMPG brand. What you bring to the role Proven experience of understanding and managing aspects of cyber risk, including the assessment, analysis and reporting of cyber risk in a business context through performing detailed cyber risk assessment and due diligence on third parties. Proven experience in defining and/or implementing security controls across multiple layers of the IT architecture stack. An understanding of cybersecurity controls and how they work together to achieve a defence in depth model. Interpreting and applying the requirements of appropriate standards (e.g. NIST, ISO, COBIT, ISF), policies, regulatory requirements and threat/risk assessment in the definition of enterprise security strategy. Designing and updating cybersecurity strategies, roadmaps, and target operating models. Understanding and applying risk management principles to effectively manage cyber risk. Implementing business resilience strategies to minimize the impact of a cyber incident. Technical designations such as CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CEH, CGEIT, ITIL, PCI QSA, CIPP/C, TOGAF, SABSA or CISM. Bachelor or master’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or the equivalent experience. Experience in working in a consulting environment would be an asset. Keys to your success: Solid mix of business and technical capabilities. Ability to develop and manage relationships, identify cyber security and resilience opportunities with clients and propose solutions that meet the clients’ needs. Ability to manage cyber security projects, meet deadlines and manage stakeholder expectations. Strong collaborative qualities when working in a team and the ability to be develop as the subject matter expert in a given cybersecurity field. Clear, articulate and confident written and verbal communication skills, including client reports and presentations, papers and articles. Strong networking skills and a broad professional network. Ability to interact with organizations at senior levels. Our Values, The KPMG Way Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters KPMG is committed to the health and safety of our people, clients and communities. With this commitment in mind, KPMG complies with all public health mandates (provincially and/or federally, as applicable) and has implemented various safety measures, including a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. KPMG's COVID 19 Vaccination Policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated if they wish to or are required to attend a KPMG office in the course of their duties. As this role requires occasional or consistent attendance at a KPMG office, the successful candidate must be fully vaccinated (i.e. have received all doses that are recommended by Health Canada, including any boosters) and must provide KPMG with proof of vaccination. KPMG will provide reasonable accommodation if the successful candidate cannot be vaccinated due to grounds protected by human rights legislation in their province of employment. KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice. For general recruitment-related inquiries, please contact the HR Delivery Centre at [email protected]. If you have a question about accessible employment at KPMG, or to begin a confidential conversation about your individual accessibility or accommodation needs through the recruitment process, we encourage you to contact us at [email protected] or phone: 416-777-8002 or toll free 1-888-466-4778.