- Coordinating security policy development including: Identifying and addressing policy gaps.Connect Security with other organisational units, ensuring bi-directional communication of security policies and practices.
- Support risk assessments and contribute to governance and risk mitigation strategies.
- Assess the effectiveness of security initiatives in promoting awareness and engagement, preparing reports for senior management on progress, successes, challenges, and recommendations for improvement.
- Craft clear and concise messages tailored to various audiences, ensuring security information is easily understandable, accessible, and engaging through newsletters, intranet, and our other communication channels.
- Serve as a liaison between the security team and other organisational units, Track progress, and ensuring effective communication of security policies and practices and managing stakeholders' expectations.
- Ensure alignment of security communication and awareness campaigns with the organisation's security objectives and standards.
- Monitor and refine a communication practice around security policies and support for sales, account management, and other key partners/departments.
- Organize team-wide town hall meetings, steering committees, and other communication channels, strengthening communication within the team and the broader organisation to encourage feedback and collaborative security practices.
- Experience providing educational sessions to a non-technical audience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Familiarity with security frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, PCI, ISO/IEC 27001)
- Ability to summarise task and initiative progress and identify challenges.
- Strong bias towards accountability and continuous improvement.
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.
- Have an interest in security and growing your career.
- Familiarity with security technologies and best practices, including cybersecurity defences, intrusion detection systems, and encryption technologies.
- Ability to do your job in a truly flexible environment;
- Genuine career opportunities in a company that's creating new jobs everyday;
- Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact.
- Lightspeed share scheme (we are all owners)
- Immediate access to our benefits plan
- RRSP match after 3 months
- Fitness & Wellness benefit: $500 CAD per calendar year
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Parental leave Top-Up programs
Governance and Awareness Coordinator - Toronto, Canada - Lightspeed
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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well... you might just be in the right place
We're looking for a Governance and Awareness Coordinator to enhance our organization's security posture, ensure effective communication, and promote a culture of security awareness and compliance. Lightspeed is a dynamic and innovative organization committed to maintaining the highest standards of security, governance, and risk management.
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Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.