Senior Director, Global Delivery Lead - Data Retention

Job Details:

Job Title: Senior Director, Global Delivery Lead - Data Retention

Location: Toronto, ON (Partially onsite 1-2 in a month)

Duration: 12 Months contract with possibility of extension

Rate- 120-130/Hour CAD Inc.

Job Description:

We are seeking a senior global delivery leader to establish and lead the program office for the Global Data Retention Management Program. The program will coordinate enterprise efforts to identify, secure, classify and remediate over-retained structured and unstructured data, using a risk-based approach and a common global framework. The role is accountable for turning a complex cross-enterprise mandate into an executable roadmap, strong governance, transparent reporting and measurable outcomes.

This is a hands-on leadership role for a self-starter who creates clarity, builds momentum and takes ownership. The successful candidate will work across business groups and control functions, lead a team of project managers and workstream leads, and engage senior business and technology leaders to resolve issues and maintain alignment.

Critical Skills / Must-Haves:

1. 10+ years of progressive experience leading large, complex enterprise programs, including global or multi-business transformation.

2. Demonstrated success building and running a large program office with multiple project managers, workstreams, delivery partners and senior sponsors.

3. Strong command of program governance, integrated planning, dependency management, RAID management, financial oversight, resource planning and executive reporting.

4. Experience delivering programs in data governance, data management, records and information management, cybersecurity, privacy, regulatory remediation, technology risk or related domains.

5. Ability to translate strategy and risk objectives into practical work packages, milestones, measures and accountable execution.

6. Experience leading federated programs where central standards and governance support execution by business or regional teams.

7. Working knowledge of structured and unstructured data environments, data lifecycle practices, classification, retention and disposition concepts.

8. Experience managing consulting firms, systems integrators and specialist vendors in outcome-based engagements.

Nice-to-Haves:

1. Financial services, insurance or another highly regulated industry.

2. Enterprise data governance, data lifecycle management, information management or data remediation.

3. Cyber risk reduction, privacy, audit, regulatory remediation or control transformation.

4. Operating-model design, organizational change and business adoption.

5. Agile and traditional delivery methods, with sound judgment on where each approach fits.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Program management certification is an asset.