Join a Challenger
At EQ, we're remaking banking so every Canadian gets ahead, every day. Serving nearly 4 million Canadians from coast to coast, we offer a wide variety of financial services from banking and lending, to trust and credit union solutions.
We've been at this since 1970, challenging the conventions of traditional banking with smarter, faster, and more connected financial experiences.
What's kept us moving? The people behind it all: challengers who ask better questions, push back on old assumptions, and look for a better way forward.
If you're driven to help reshape how banking works for Canadians and the businesses that power our economy, this could be your next big opportunity.
We can’t wait to get to know you!
The Core Responsibilities!
Facilitate and support the strategic planning processes for identifying priorities for the cyber security program and articulating the strategy and roadmap.
Develop budget and financial planning documents and facilitate approvals.
Oversee assignment of delivery leads or project managers and ensure proper project governance to realize outcomes.
Financial planning, forecasting and budgeting for the cyber security program.
Monitor the cyber program execution and delivery.
Drive complicated and enterprise-wide initiatives with cyber security impact for the organization and provide Executive reporting.
Collaborate and negotiate with technology and business leaders to gain support for initiatives and resource needs for program success.
Ensuring program delivery success by addressing challenges to success and promptly escalating as required.
Provides leadership and coaching for delivery leads and project managers in gap areas such as financial planning, change management or as required to achieve needed outcomes.
Measure, monitor and report on benefit realization
Let's Talk About You!
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field.
10+ years of experience in IT/Cyber, with at least 5 years in leading enterprise programs.
Proven track record in leading cyber transformation or digital modernization programs.
Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, and security frameworks.
Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, PMP, or TOGAF are a plus.
Good understanding of accounting and financial management
Good understanding of benefit realization measurements techniques.
People & resource management
Strategy and Financial Planning
Process & capability Management
Technology Roadmaps
Ownership & Accountability
Good documentation skills
Strong communication and presentation skills
Good interpersonal skills, with proven track record of developing relationships and communicating conceptual information effectively to individuals unfamiliar with subject material.
Strong organizational skills: demonstrated ability to manage time and adhere to tight deadlines.
Confident, personable, credible professional presence.
Communication Skills:
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
EQ is committed to building an inclusive, accessible environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and supported. We believe our organization is stronger — and our people thrive — when we honour and celebrate diverse experiences, identities, and perspectives. We’re equally committed to supporting your growth, both professionally and personally.
We provide a barrier‑free recruitment process and work environment. If you require accommodations at any stage, we will work with you to ensure you can bring your best self to the process and beyond.
As part of our recruitment process, EQ uses AI to help screen, assess, and/or select applicants for this position. All AI-enabled outputs are reviewed and validated by our talent team. All candidates considered for hire must successfully complete a criminal background check and credit check. While we appreciate every application, an EQ recruiter will contact only those whose skills and experience most closely match the requirements of the role.
EQB Inc. (TSX: EQB) is the parent company of Equitable Bank, the country's seventh-largest Schedule I bank by assets, which operates EQ Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™. EQB Inc. serves nearly 4 million Canadians and manages approximately $150 billion in combined assets under management and administration.
To learn more, visit eqb.investorroom.com and eqbank.ca.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in IT or cybersecurity
- At least 5 years of experience leading enterprise programs
- Proven experience leading cybersecurity transformation or digital modernization programs
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, and security frameworks
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
- Good understanding of accounting and financial management
- Good understanding of benefit realization measurement techniques
- People and resource management experience
- Strategy and financial planning experience
- Process and capability management experience
- Technology roadmap experience
- Strong documentation, communication, presentation, interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills
- CISSP, CISM, PMP, or TOGAF certification
What We Do
MakeBank on everyday banking: Earn high interest on every dollar Say no to fees No minimum balances Powered by Equitable Bank, a Schedule I Canadian Bank EQB Inc. (formerly Equitable Group Inc.) trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: EQB and EQB.PR.C), directly serves over 607,000 Canadians through its wholly owned subsidiary Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™, and serves over 200 Canadian credit unions that serve over 6 million of their members with products and services. Equitable Bank has grown to become Canada's 7th largest independent Schedule I bank with over a $119 billion in assets under management and assets under administration, and a clear mandate to drive real change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. At Equitable Bank, we are as invested in our employees as we are in our business. That’s why we are consistently recognized as one of Canada's Top Employers – a rating that comes from our 1,800 employees. Equitable Bank’s inclusive, welcoming, and pride-inducing workplace earned it the honour of being recognized as one of the top 50 organizations on the 2023 list of Canada’s Best Workplaces™. Founded over 50 years ago, Equitable Bank provides diversified personal and commercial banking, and through its EQ Bank platform (eqbank.ca), which has been named #1 Bank in Canada for three consecutive years on the Forbes World's Best Banks list for 2021, 2022, and 2023. Equitable Bank website: www.equitablebank.ca EQ Bank website: www.eqbank.ca Specialties Lending, Mortgages, Residential Lending, Commercial Lending, Reverse mortgages, Insurance lending, Equipment leasing , Credit Union, Trust, and Funds Management
