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Working Business Language: This role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language utilized is English.
Salary: At Wawanesa, salary is one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees. The salary offered is determined with consideration to various factors, including but not limited to: your work location, local labour market conditions, external market salary data, internal pay equity and the knowledge, skills, experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The actual salary offered is expected to be in the range listed below, however candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.
$148,000 - $200,000
At Wawanesa, we're proud to offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work. You may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg, MB; Wawanesa, MB; Vancouver, BC; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Lloydminster, AB; Lethbridge, AB; Toronto, ON; Kitchener, ON; Thunder Bay, ON; Ottawa, ON; Montreal, QC; Moncton, NB; Dartmouth; NS
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, founded in 1896, is one of Canada's largest mutual insurers, with over $4 billion in annual revenue and assets of $12 billion. Wawanesa Mutual, with executive offices in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa General, which offers property and casualty insurance in California and Oregon; Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada; and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than two million members in Canada and the United States. Wawanesa actively gives back to organizations that strengthen communities where it operates, donating well above internationally recognized benchmarks for excellence in corporate philanthropy. Learn more at wawanesa.com.
We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.
Job Overview
Working under minimal supervision, this job contributes to Wawanesa's success by developing the Information Security strategy and managing security controls, policies, procedures, and processes across Wawanesa in order to improve Information Security, in accordance with corporate policies, architecture standards and recognized industry best practices. This role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language utilized is English.
Job Responsibilities
- Involved in year over year planning, strategic and tactical roadmap creation and execution.
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with key business partners throughout the organization to ensure collaboration, support and minimal organizational impact in execution of security enhancements.
- Ongoing coaching and development of technical team to support engagement, growth and opportunities for advancement.
- Leads the design, implementation, operation and maintenance of the Information Security Management Program, which includes Vulnerability Management, Data Security and Systems Administration.
- Collaborate with counterpart in the Threat Management.
- Leads the design and operation of related compliance monitoring and improvement activities to ensure compliance both with internal security policies etc. and applicable laws and regulations.
- Leads or facilitates suitable controls selection activities and value add security monitoring solutions, processes and metrics.
- Establishes business centric Information security metrics.
- Negotiates and selects vendors for Information Security related solutions.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- 5 years' experience in an Information Security role.
- Post-secondary degree/certificate or equivalent experience.
- Completion of, or working towards, a recognized management certification.
- Understanding of IT architecture, development and operations with a focus on Information Security.
- Ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, in a persuasive and eloquent manner.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage and prioritize a busy workload and multiple projects.
- Strong Leadership skills with the ability to engage and influence business and IS leaders.
- Experience coaching, mentoring and/or developing others.
- Ability to develop effective plans that define activities, resources, timelines and cost estimates.
- Ability to make well justified decisions in complex and high-pressure situations.
- CISSP, CISM, GSEC, GIAC and CIPP certifications are considered assets.
- Experience in the insurance/finance industry is considered an asset.
- Understanding of ITIL is considered an asset.
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Wawanesa is proud to be one of Manitoba's Top Employers for 2023 recognizing that we are an exceptional place to work!
Wawanesa provides its employees with a respectful, challenging and rewarding environment where they can maximize their potential while contributing to the company's goals. Our full-time permanent employees are provided with highly competitive compensation packages (salaries, generous vacation allowance, leave top up, annual bonus plan, premium free benefits and a pension plan). Wawanesa provides a stable environment for its employees in today's challenging markets.
Wawanesa is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is equitable and inclusive for all. Wawanesa provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual's protected status: race/ethnicity, colour, religion, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family or marital status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, or any other protected status. Accommodations are available upon request throughout all aspects of the selection process. Candidates requiring accommodations may contact, in confidence, jobs@wawanesa.com.
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