Senior Information Risk Consultant

Protect What Matters Most

Join Manulife’s Global Wealth & Asset Management (GWAM) Information Risk Team, where you'll play a critical role in safeguarding business initiatives, emerging technologies, and cloud-based solutions. As a trusted advisor and risk professional, you'll help ensure security and risk management principles are embedded into technology decisions from design through implementation.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced information security professional who thrives at the intersection of cybersecurity, cloud technologies, risk management, and business enablement.

What You'll Do

• Lead information risk assessments for technology initiatives, cloud solutions, and IT projects.
• Identify cybersecurity risks, threats, and vulnerabilities, and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
• Partner with business, technology, architecture, and project teams to ensure security controls are embedded early in the solution lifecycle.
• Advise stakeholders on information security requirements, risk management practices, and regulatory expectations.
• Design, document, and evaluate security controls for cloud and on-premises environments.
• Support audits, regulatory reviews, control assessments, and risk management activities.
• Deliver training and guidance to stakeholders on information risk assessment processes and cybersecurity best practices.
• Help foster a strong security culture by influencing risk-aware decision-making across the organization.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Information Security, Cybersecurity, or Information Risk Management.
• Experience conducting security assessments, risk evaluations, IT controls reviews, or audit activities.
• Strong understanding of cloud security and IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and standards, including:
  • NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
  • ISO 27001
  • CIS Controls
• Understanding of AI fundamentals, principles, and emerging technologies.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.

Professional Certifications (Preferred)

• CISSP
• CISM
• CRISC
• CISA
• CCSP
• GSEC

Preferred Experience

• Financial services, wealth management, or asset management industry experience.
• Information risk management, vendor risk management, project risk management, or IT audit expertise.
• Experience supporting cloud transformation and cybersecurity initiatives.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive a strong risk management culture across complex organizations.

Why Join Manulife?

At Manulife, you'll work with talented professionals across technology, cybersecurity, and business teams to help secure innovative solutions that support millions of customers worldwide. You'll have the opportunity to influence strategic initiatives, work with emerging technologies, and make a meaningful impact on the organization's security posture.

If you're passionate about cybersecurity, cloud security, risk management, and helping businesses innovate securely, we'd love to hear from you.

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

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. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact hr@manulife.com.

Referenced Salary Location Toronto, Ontario Working Arrangement Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between $113,000.00 CAD - $163,000.00 CAD

Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact hr@manulife.com for the salary range for your location.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact hr@manulife.com for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

We use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information, please refer to our personal information collection statement.