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Form of workAt Algonquin-Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.
Supported by the Director of Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) as Senior Manager – Cybersecurity Portfolio Management you will lead and influence the strategy and execution of high-impact programs, critical for advancing the organization's commitment to Cybersecurity. The Portfolio Manager will champion project delivery lifecycle management frameworks, performance reporting, and the development and maintenance of best practices. The incumbent will focus on realizing Liberty’s strategic objectives and business value through disciplined Project and Portfolio Management processes, planning, capital governance, resource allocation, risk management and delivery execution.
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This role will contribute to the strategic direction of the portfolio, as well as delivery of security programs for regional Liberty entities, and subsidiaries. Leading execution of the cybersecurity program, you will work with technology teams, internal and external partners, communicating progress across levels up to senior leadership teams. You will consider fluctuating requirements, optimizing processes and capabilities to ensure quality, consistency, and effectiveness.
- Influence and support the definition of cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures that address industry best practices and compliance requirements.
- Manage the cybersecurity project portfolio, interdependencies, risk-based prioritization, ensuring the success of initiatives
- Steward the cybersecurity project lifecycle, from initiation to close, including administering budgets, mitigating risks, and managing changes impacting the program.
- Identify, develop, and maintain stakeholder engagement strategies and plans, facilitating open communication and ensuring effective business decision-making processes.
- Support activities required for the realisation of the benefits of each part of the program, to achieve committed business outcomes through established scorecard metrics/KPIs
- Conduct financial planning for a three-year $125M program, managing performance and addressing variances.
- Ensure execution of cybersecurity program supports the regulatory requirements in partnership with regulatory teams.
- Provide effective leadership championing implementation and adoption of disciplined project delivery methods, tools, change control and risk management
- Building and managing a high performing team of ~10 resources, inclusive of managing work assignments while providing direction, coaching and guidance.
- Conduct business process improvements, design business processes to identify alternative solutions, and improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Consult with external auditors to facilitate the auditing process, design audit programs to ensure ongoing evaluation and validation of IT control effectiveness.
- Apply COBIT, COSO, ITIL, ISO 27001, or NIST RMF frameworks to documentation and remediation efforts.
- The amount of travel may vary up to 25% depending on program requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Information Technology, or another related field; or an associate degree plus four (4) years of related cybersecurity or program management experience.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of experience managing IT projects, business projects, and enterprise programs.
- Experience managing, implementing, and successfully executing complex technology or program rollouts and cross-functional initiatives across multiple teams and regions.
- Proven experience delivering cyber security transformations with contributions across people, process, technology, and cultural elements
- Cyber security project delivery within the regulated utilities vertical, critical infrastructure or Public-Sector would be a distinct advantage
- Demonstrated knowledge of cybersecurity policies, standards, regulations, and compliance frameworks.
- Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, with excellent interpersonal, team and organization skills
- Ability to identify and mitigate risks, make strategic decisions, and influence strategy, preferably in an enterprise setting
- Excellent leadership, team management, and problem-solving skills, knowledge of project management tools, methodologies, and best practices.
- Strong financial and business acumen defining scorecard measures to drive results, sharp analytical, creative problem-solving and change management skills
- Applied knowledge of COBIT, COSO, ITIL, ISO 27001, or NIST RMF frameworks
- Exceptional stakeholder management and storytelling skills and ability to create compelling presentations
- Experience standing up enterprise level Cyber Security capabilities together with delivery of initiatives through a mix of methodologies e.g., Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid considered a differentiator.
- Nice to have: Program Management Professional (PMP or PgMP)®credentials
Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business and as an employee team.
As the successful candidate
Our Mission
We provide safe, secure, reliable, cost-effective and sustainable energy and water solutions. Our mission is how we create value as an organization—it is what drives us every day to fulfill our purpose.
Our Vision
We better the lives of our customers and communities. Our vision is what we see as possible. It's where we aspire to be, what we want to achieve and how we'll make an impact. It guides and keeps us on the right path as we work towards fulfilling our purposes.
Our Guiding Principles
- Customer Centric
- Integrity
- Entrepreneurial
- Teamwork
- Owner mindset
- Outcome focused
- Continuous learning
What we offer
Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy
401k Plan with matching
Company funded Pension program
Share purchase/match plan
Leadership Development Program
Volunteer paid days off
Employee Assistance Program
Achievement fund
Free parking
Variety of Health & Wellness programs
Discount and Perks program
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not confident you meet all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to investigate the opportunity further.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person's unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents.
Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all our employees and expect each of our employees to honour this commitment in their daily responsibilities.
