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Senior Director, Global Data Retention Program Enterprise Data Governance
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8 October 2026 (Yesterday)
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5 January 2027
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Senior Director Global Data Retention Program - Enterprise Data Governance
Be part of a global transformation initiative in the insurance sector for our client. This opportunity offers exposure to senior leaders enterprise-wide collaboration and the chance to contribute to a strategic program with long-term impact across multiple regions and business areas.
What is in it for you:
Salaried: $100-115 per hour.
Incorporated Business Rate: $115-130 per hour.
13-month contract.
Potential extension and/or conversion to full-time employment.
Full-time position: 37.50 hours per week.
Hours from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm or 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Hybrid work model based in Waterloo ON or Toronto ON.
On-site presence required 1 to 2 days per month.
Occasional flexibility required for meetings with global stakeholders.
Travel requirement of less than 25%.
Responsibilities:
Lead integrated delivery across discovery planning execution and transition to sustainable business-as-usual controls.
Establish and operate the program management office including the integrated roadmap and master schedule.
Coordinate regional delivery teams on work breakdown structures resource plans financial controls and delivery standards.
Design and operate governance forums including steering committees governance committees and working-team forums.
Lead project managers workstream leads internal teams and external delivery partners.
Set expectations remove barriers and drive timely decisions.
Develop executive communications and reporting models.
Create and maintain stakeholder governance communication change and adoption plans.
Partner with business groups to sequence work based on risk readiness dependencies and capacity.
Drive execution across data inventory risk tiering security controls classification retention disposition and sustainment workstreams.
Ensure delivery evidence controls and reporting are suitable for senior management audit and regulatory review.
Manage vendors and systems integrators including scope deliverables commercial performance quality and knowledge transfer.
What you will need to succeed:
Required qualifications
Education
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
Enterprise Program Leadership
10 years of progressive experience leading large complex enterprise programs including global or multi-business transformations.
Demonstrated success building and operating large PMOs.
Experience building PMOs and governance structures from the ground up.
Industry & Domain Expertise
Experience within financial services insurance or another highly regulated industry.
Experience delivering programs in data governance cybersecurity privacy technology risk regulatory remediation or related domains.
Working knowledge of data lifecycle management data classification retention and disposition concepts.
Program Delivery & Governance
Strong command of program governance integrated planning dependency management RAID management financial oversight resource planning and executive reporting.
Experience leading federated programs and managing external delivery partners.
Ability to translate strategic and risk objectives into executable plans and measurable outcomes.
Executive Stakeholder Management
Experience working with CIO AVP VP and SVP stakeholders.
Ability to influence across organizational boundaries and drive accountability without direct authority.
Ability to build alignment across Technology Data Cybersecurity Enterprise Architecture Risk Privacy Compliance Legal Records Management Audit and business teams.
Preferred qualifications
Education & Certifications
Program management certification.
Data Governance & Information Management
Direct experience with enterprise data governance information management records management data retention or data remediation initiatives.
Risk Compliance & Regulatory Transformation
Experience in cyber risk reduction audit privacy or control transformation.
Exposure to OSFI-driven initiatives including E-21 or E-23 programs.
Transformation & Organizational Change
Experience in operating-model design organizational change and business adoption.
Experience using Agile and traditional delivery methodologies with sound judgment regarding their application.
Soft skills
Ownership and drive.
Self-directed execution.
Executive communication.
Enterprise perspective.
Pragmatic judgment.
Executive presence.
Relationship-building.
Accountability.
Collaboration.
Constructive challenge.
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