Strategy Advisor, Identity & Access Management in Toronto

Questrade Financial Group (QFG) provides securities and foreign currency investment, professionally managed investment portfolios, mortgages, real estate services, financial services and more. We use cutting-edge technology to help Canadians become much more financially successful and secure. At QFG, we combine human-centric collaboration with AI-driven innovation to redefine financial services. The ideal candidate will be a catalyst for change, using AI to transform and deliver unparalleled customer experiences and shaping a future where AI empowers our teams to do their best work.

Join our diverse, inclusive, and hybrid workplace to unleash your creativity and nurture your curiosity without limits. If you share this sense of infinite possibility, come shape your future at QFG.

What’s in it for you as an employee of QFG?

• Health & wellbeing resources and programs
• Paid vacation, personal, and sick days for work-life balance
• Competitive compensation and benefits packages
• Work-life balance in a hybrid environment with at least 3 days in office
• Career growth and development opportunities
• Opportunities to contribute to community causes
• Work with diverse team members in an inclusive and collaborative environment

This job posting is for an existing vacancy. We’re looking for our next Strategy Advisor, Identity & Access Management.

The Advisor, Identity & Access Management Strategy owns the enterprise identity strategy across Questrade Financial Group’s regulated entities. The role sets direction, standards and the multi-year roadmap for workforce identity, privileged access, identity governance and administration, and non-human identity (including Agentic Identity), and leads the IAM team that delivers them. It is accountable for the identity control environment meeting business, security and regulatory requirements in each QFG entity, and for the vendor decisions, governance and evidence that keep it there. This is a strategy and leadership role; deep technical execution is led by the Principal Engineer, Identity & Access Management, and other IAM team members, under this role’s direction.

This role operates within a CIRO-regulated dealer and an OSFI-regulated federal financial institution (FRFI) environment. Candidates must understand that entity segregation between Questrade Inc. and Questbank is a foundational architectural constraint.

In this role, responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Owning enterprise identity strategy, standards, roadmap and governance for workforce identity life-cycle, privileged access, IGA and non-human identity across all QFG entities.
• Delegating hands-on design and engineering execution to the Principal Engineer, IAM, and the IAM team.
• Defining and representing the security requirements, standards and controls that client-facing identity platforms must meet.
• Owning the Enterprise and Client IAM vision, strategy and multi-year roadmap across all QFG entities.
• Leading requirements-first selection of identity platforms and vendors.
• Owning the identity control and compliance posture of each QFG regulated entity separately.
• Maintaining the identity dimensions of OSFI Guideline B-13, third-party access expectations under OSFI Guideline B-10, resilience considerations under OSFI Guideline E-21, and CIRO cybersecurity expectations.
• Setting standards for access, authentication and authorization across the workforce.
• Owning privileged access program outcomes.
• Owning the IGA strategy.
• Owning governance of non-human identity.
• Owning identity KPI and KRI targets and reporting to executive and Board audiences.
• Leading, developing and retaining the IAM team.
• Partnering with various departments to resolve conflicting priorities and negotiate outcomes.
• Sponsoring identity-related change programs across entities.

So are YOU our next Strategy Advisor, Identity & Access Management? You are if you…

• Have 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity with substantial IAM leadership.
• Have proven experience with end-to-end delivery of complex IAM programs in regulated environments.
• Have deep experience working across privileged access management, identity governance and administration, Microsoft Entra and identity threat detection.
• Have demonstrated proficiency in Hybrid Identity Architecture.
• Have experience governing non-human identity at scale.
• Have working knowledge of OSFI Guidelines, CIRO cybersecurity expectations, PIPEDA and Quebec Law 25.
• Have experience producing audit-ready evidence and interacting directly with auditors and regulators.
• Have strong experience with budget planning and financial management for technology programs.
• Possess Executive and Board-level verbal and written communication skills.
• Have strong stakeholder management skills in a matrixed organization.
• Have proven leadership experience to develop, coach and retain talent.
• Are comfortable navigating ambiguity and making sound decisions with incomplete information.

Additional Kudos If You…

• Are Bilingual - written and verbal fluency in English and French.
• Hold CISSP, CISM, IDPro CIDPRO, or vendor certifications.

Compensation Information: Base salary range: $170,000 - $185,000. The final compensation package will be commensurate with the successful candidate's experience, skills, and geographic location (Canada). It includes a comprehensive benefits plan and a competitive incentive (bonus) program for Full-Time Permanent roles.

At Questrade Financial Group of Companies, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible work environment. This is an environment where individuals are treated with dignity and respect. Here, the unique skills and experience you bring will be valued. You will be supported and motivated, so that you can harness your unlimited potential.