About the job
About Us:
At Financeit, we are a leading point-of-sale financing provider dedicated to empowering some of the largest home improvement and retail organizations across Canada. Our innovative platform assists businesses in closing more sales by providing customers with affordable monthly payment options for significant home improvements, vehicles, or retail purchases.
We pride ourselves on being a dynamic company where your contributions can make a tangible impact both within our organization and in the broader market. Here, collaboration, inclusivity, fairness, and respect are not just values we talk about—they are integral to our culture. If you are passionate about making a difference in a supportive workplace, we invite you to join our team.
Role Overview:
The Director of Cybersecurity & Information Security is responsible for offering specialized expertise and strategic guidance in assessing and mitigating risks, monitoring potential threats, and implementing effective security solutions to safeguard Financeit’s operations in both Canada and the United States. This role necessitates proactive engagement with business management, Legal and Compliance, Operations, IT, and regulatory bodies.
This position reports directly to the Chief Compliance Officer.
Your Responsibilities:
- Develop and oversee a comprehensive enterprise-wide information security risk management program.
- Set annual and long-term security and compliance objectives.
- Evaluate the effectiveness and compliance of Financeit’s information and data security framework.
- Generate regular reports for Senior Management and quarterly updates for the Board of Directors regarding privacy and security matters.
- Identify necessary controls to ensure the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of data related to customers, business partners, employees, and organizational information; assess control effectiveness.
- Analyze emerging security threats and aid Senior Management in recognizing and addressing potential security issues stemming from Financeit’s activities.
- Collaborate with business units to ensure uniform application of policies and standards throughout all projects, systems, and services.
- Oversee the remediation of cybersecurity threats and assist the Chief Compliance Officer in communicating these concerns to Senior Management and the Board.
- Coordinate Financeit’s information and data security audit programs, including SOC2 Type 2 and PCI-DSS compliance.
- Work closely with the development team to embed security practices throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring secure coding practices are adhered to and vulnerabilities are addressed proactively.
- Support the organization’s incident management processes.

