Senior Leader, Cyber Risk Management

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Toronto, ON, CAN
Hybrid
Senior level
Fintech • Professional Services • Consulting • Energy • Financial Services • Cybersecurity • Generative AI
Be Yourself at Work, Make a Difference, and Act with Integrity are our values at Capco.
The Role
The Senior Leader in Cyber Risk Management will lead cybersecurity strategy, client engagements, and risk management practices while mentoring teams and driving business development.
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About the Role

As a Senior Leader within Capco’s Cyber Risk Management practice, you will be driving the growth, delivery, and innovation of our cybersecurity and technology risk services across the financial services sector. You will shape strategic client engagements, lead high-performing delivery teams, and advise senior executives (CISO, CRO, CIO) on how to effectively manage and govern cyber and technology risks in an evolving regulatory and threat landscape. You will operate as a senior consultant, business leader, and trusted advisor—bridging strategy, risk, and execution to deliver measurable impact for clients.


What You’ll Do

  • Client Advisory & Engagement:
    • Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders (CISO, CRO, CIO) on cybersecurity strategy, governance, risk management, and regulatory expectations.
    • Lead complex consulting engagements end-to-end, from opportunity shaping to delivery oversight and outcomes realization.
    • Provide strategic insights on industry trends, emerging threats, and best practices.
  • Practice Leadership: Lead and grow Capco’s Cyber Risk Management capabilities, including service offerings across:
    • Cyber and Technology Risk Management
    • Third Party Cyber Risk Management
    • Cyber Strategy, Governance, and Delivery
  • Delivery Excellence:
    • Oversee multidisciplinary teams delivering cyber programs in areas such as identity and access management, vulnerability management, application and data security, and third-party risk.
    • Ensure project delivery aligns with client objectives, budgets, timelines, and quality standards.
  • Business Development:
    • Contribute to thought leadership, service development, and go-to-market materials that enhance Capco’s reputation in Cyber Risk Management.
    • Mentor and develop consulting talent across the cyber and risk disciplines.
    • Support business development through proposal creation, solution design, and executive presentations.

What We’re Looking For

  • 8-10+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, or cyber consulting (preferably with financial services clients).
  • Proven track record leading cyber or risk management programs in a consulting or advisory context (Big 4 or similar firm experience preferred).
  • Strong experience with program management and large program delivery
  • Strong familiarity with key frameworks and standards such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, COBIT, and FFIEC.
  • Must have experience with key cybersecurity domains including identity and access management (IAM), vulnerability management, application security, data security, and third-party risk.
  • Deep understanding of the financial services landscape and regulatory drivers impacting cyber risk management.
  • Excellent executive communication and relationship management skills.
  • Recognized industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA) are considered assets.

Bonus Points For

  • Strategic thinker with the ability to translate technical concepts into business risk insights.
  • Strong leadership presence and ability to influence at the C-suite level.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for building and scaling consulting capabilities.
  • Collaborative team player who leads with integrity, humility, and purpose.
  • Comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced consulting environment.
  • Thought leadership and market presence

Why Join Capco

  • Deliver innovative cybersecurity solutions for leading financial institutions.
  • Be part of a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and inclusive consulting culture.
  • Access continuous learning, training, and leadership development programs.
  • Work with senior leaders shaping the future of financial services resilience.
  • Help build Capco’s growing Cyber Risk & Financial Crime practice in Canada.

We offer a competitive, people-first benefits package designed to support every aspect of your life:

  • Comprehensive Benefits Coverage – 100% company-paid health, life, and disability insurance effective from Day 1 of employment.
  • Retirement Savings Program – Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with employer matching options.
  • Virtual Health Care – Company-paid virtual care program available to employees and dependents.
  • Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) – Professional and confidential support for you and your family.
  • Parental Leave Top-Up – Enhanced benefits available from Day 1 of employment.
  • New Parent Gift – Celebrate your growing family with a company-sponsored gift.
  • Wellness Support – Fitness reimbursement benefit to promote health and well-being.
  • Business Coach from Day 1 – Personalized one-on-one coaching to accelerate your career growth.

 

Inclusion at Capco
We’re committed to a barrier-free, inclusive recruitment process. If you need any adjustments at any stage, just let us know – we’ll be happy to help. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. At Capco, we value the difference you make, and the differences that make you. Our #BeYourselfAtWork culture champions diversity, equity, and inclusivity, bringing a collaborative mindset to how we work with clients and colleagues every day.


Why This Role Is Open
We are currently hiring for this role due to an existing or newly created vacancy within our organization. This position is open as part of our ongoing business needs, and we are actively reviewing applications to fill this role with a qualified candidate who can make an immediate impact.
 
Use of Artificial Intelligence in Talent Acquisition
At Capco, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support and enhance several parts of talent acquisition. This includes using AI-enabled features within LinkedIn to help source potential candidates, speeding up routine recruitment communications such as emails and creating compelling and brand-aligned job postings that accurately reflect role requirements, and AI-scheduling applications to improve the efficiency of interview coordination.
 
AI is used as a support tool only. All hiring decisions are made by talent acquisition and hiring teams.


Skills Required

  • 8-10+ years of experience in cybersecurity or technology risk
  • Experience with NIST CSF, ISO 27001, COBIT, and FFIEC
  • Experience in identity and access management, vulnerability management, and application security
  • Proven track record leading cyber or risk management programs
  • Recognized industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CRISC)

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Capco Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Wellbeing resources are extensive, featuring a global platform with a Mental Health Hub, EAP-style support, coaching, financial-wellness content, and regional wellbeing events. These offerings position health and lifestyle support as a core part of the employee experience.
  • Parental & Family Support Family-friendly design includes enhanced maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave along with paid leave for pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement. U.S. Return-to-Work materials highlight flexibility and structured support for caregiving needs.
  • Inclusive Benefits Coverage Recognition on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index signals LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and benefits in the U.S. context. This reflects intentional coverage for diverse families and life stages.

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The Company
HQ: London
6,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

Capco, a Wipro company, is a global management and technology consultancy specializing in driving transformation in the energy and financial services industries. Capco operates at the intersection of business and technology by combining innovative thinking with unrivalled industry knowledge to fast-track digital initiatives for banking and payments, capital markets, wealth and asset management, insurance, and the energy sector. Capco’s cutting edge ingenuity is brought to life through its award-winning Be Yourself At Work culture and diverse talent. TRUSTED ADVISORS - Our collaborative and entrepreneurial approach position us as trusted long-term partners to our clients. DEEP EXPERTISE - Clients look to us for clear guidance, proven expertise, and the support they need to set their companies up for success. DISRUPTIVE SOLUTIONS- We do not provide off -the-shelf answers to clients’ challenges. Instead, we work in close collaboration to understand the issues, and craft disruptive, bespoke solutions. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OWNERSHIP - We recognize every client has distinct needs and expectations, and we take ownership and accountability for the solutions we design, build, and deliver.

Why Work With Us

We support and encourage an inclusive culture, entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. Capco is not about organizational charts and rigid hierarchies – we want all employees to feel that Capco is their firm to own and run. We believe diversity powers innovation. Be Yourself At Work (#BYAW) is an integral and underlying part of our culture

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