Data Risk Specialist (5144)

Work Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Risk Management

Pay Details:

$96,900.00 - $136,800.00 CAD

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Job Description:

Department Overview 

The Enterprise Data Risk Management (DRM)'s Oversight function is responsible for advising, monitoring, challenge, and control testing adherence to Enterprise Data and Information Management Policy, Standards, and the TD Bank Group Data Risk Management Framework. The team defines and communicates challenge requirements and assesses reporting metrics and analytics for input to challenge.

This is an exciting opportunity to join as a Data Risk Specialist within the Oversight and Challenge Architecture and Data Quality Team.

Role Overview

The Data Risk Specialist is responsible for providing independent oversight, challenge, and advisory support on enterprise data risk management practices across the organization. This role supports the execution of the Enterprise Data Risk coverage plan by assessing data risk exposures, challenging control design and effectiveness, and promoting strong governance, data management, and risk remediation practices.

The successful candidate will bring a strong understanding of risk management principles, data governance, regulatory expectations, and enterprise data management practices. They will work closely with business, technology, control, and governance partners to evaluate data-related risk, identify emerging issues, and drive improvements in control maturity, reporting quality, and risk transparency.

This role requires a strategic thinker with strong analytical capability, sound judgment, and the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization.

Key Accountabilities

The Data Risk Specialist will:

• Support the delivery of the Enterprise Data Risk coverage plan through targeted reviews, thematic assessments, ongoing monitoring, and risk-based challenge activities.
• Provide independent second line oversight and challenge on data risk management practices, including governance, ownership, controls, issue management, and remediation plans.
• Assess the design and effectiveness of controls related to key data risk domains such as:
  • data governance
  • data quality
  • data lineage
  • metadata management
  • critical data elements
  • data ownership and stewardship
  • data issue management
  • data controls across business processes and reporting
• Evaluate whether business and corporate functions are appropriately identifying, assessing, managing, and escalating data risk exposures.
• Review and challenge risk, control, and governance artifacts including risk assessments, control inventories, standards adherence, issue remediation plans, and management reporting.
• Contribute to the development of data risk perspectives, thematic insights, and reporting for senior management and governance forums.
• Identify emerging trends, material gaps, and cross-enterprise themes impacting data risk and recommend appropriate actions.
• Support the effective linkage between data risk management practices and broader enterprise risk disciplines, including operational risk, model risk, technology risk, compliance, and regulatory risk.
• Monitor deliverables tied to the coverage plan and ensure observations, actions, and outcomes are documented clearly and traceably.
• Build strong working relationships with first line and second line partners to promote risk transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the evolution of Enterprise Data Risk methodologies, challenge approaches, and risk reporting practices.

Specific Expertise Required

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong knowledge and practical experience in several of the following areas:

Enterprise Data Risk & Governance

• Data risk frameworks, taxonomies, and risk assessment methodologies
• Data governance operating models, including roles for data owners, stewards, and control partners
• Enterprise standards for data management, quality, lineage, retention, and control oversight
• Data issue identification, escalation, root cause analysis, and remediation tracking

Risk Oversight & Challenge

• Independent challenge of control environments, governance practices, and remediation plans
• Assessing control design and operating effectiveness in a risk and compliance context
• Preparing clear, evidence-based challenge points, observations, and recommendations
• Translating technical data issues into business risk implications for leadership audiences

Coverage Plan Delivery

• Executing risk-based reviews and assessments aligned to a defined annual or multi-year coverage plan
• Tracking review outcomes, thematic issues, and action closures
• Identifying priority areas for oversight based on materiality, regulatory change, control weaknesses, and business transformation activity
• Supporting enterprise and senior management reporting with concise, actionable insights

Data Management Capabilities

• Data quality controls, monitoring, and issue remediation
• Data lineage, critical data element management, and metadata transparency
• Risk and control implications of end-to-end data flows, especially across key reporting and decision-making processes
• Understanding of data architecture, transformation points, and manual control dependencies

Regulatory & Industry Expectations

• Experience interpreting and applying regulatory expectations and industry principles related to data governance, risk data aggregation, reporting, and controls
• Familiarity with expectations tied to enterprise risk management, audit readiness, and governance effectiveness
• Ability to assess whether internal practices align with evolving standards and supervisory expectations

Skills and Capabilities

The successful candidate will bring:

• Strong risk management and control assessment capability
• Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills
• Ability to synthesize large volumes of information into clear risk insights
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready reporting
• Ability to influence stakeholders through credible and constructive challenge
• Strong organization and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple deliverables
• High degree of professional judgment, attention to detail, and accountability
• Strong relationship management and collaboration skills across business, risk, technology, and governance teams
• Confidence working in complex, matrixed environments with evolving priorities
• Ability to connect detailed observations to strategic enterprise risk implications

Qualifications / Experience

• Undergraduate degree in business, finance, risk management, data, technology, or a related field
• Relevant experience in risk management, data governance, data management, audit, compliance, enterprise controls, or related oversight functions
• Experience in financial services or another highly regulated environment is preferred
• Experience supporting governance reviews, control assessments, risk reporting, or regulatory / audit interactions is an asset
• Familiarity with enterprise data tools, risk reporting, issue management workflows, and governance forums is preferred

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

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Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.  

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
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We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):

Sans Objet