Manager, GRC
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
The role provides substantial opportunities for personal and professional growth within a leading global consulting firm. KPMG's emphasis on technology and risk management enhances its market relevance.
- Strong career advancement opportunities at KPMG
- Engagement in meaningful projects with global impact
- Requires solid experience in risk management (5+ years)
Pros
- Strong career advancement opportunities and professional development
- Engagement in high-impact projects at a reputable firm
- Ability to mentor junior staff enhancing leadership skills
Cons
- Demanding workload and potentially high stress levels
- Travel may be required, impacting work-life balance
- Need for continual learning due to evolving technology landscape
Who it's for
Intermediate to Senior • Hybrid (in-office as needed)
Good fit
- Experienced GRC professionals
- Individuals seeking to develop leadership skills
- Candidates motivated by high-stakes consulting work
Not recommended for
- New graduates or those lacking GRC exposure
- Candidates who prefer relaxed work environments
- Individuals averse to collaboration across departments
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.
Our Technology Risk Services team is growing and we are looking for a Manager, GRC to join our team in Toronto. The Technology Risk Services practice provides a variety of services to our clients. The successful candidate will focus primarily on performing IT internal audit and IT risk advisory engagements. They will also be involved with managing engagements and training our junior staff.
What you will do
Architecture and Delivery
- Define enterprise GRC target architecture and solution blueprints (data models, taxonomy, control libraries, business hierarchy, workflows, RBAC).
- Lead complex use cases: Enterprise/Operational Risk, Resilience, Regulatory Compliance, Policy, IT/Cyber Risk, Vulnerability, Third Party Risk, Audit, Issues/Remediation, Business Continuity, Risk Analytics.
- Perform hands-on configuration/customization across enterprise GRC technologies including custom objects, forms, workflows, reporting.
Technical Implementation and Integration
- Implement end-to-end cloud solutions: OOTB package deployment, environment provisioning, platform hardening.
- Build APIs/data pipelines; design event-driven integrations for continuous control monitoring and real-time risk insights.
- Lead data migration/normalization/lineage; enable control testing automation and risk quantification reporting.
Governance, Methodology, and PMO
- Establish Agile SDLC, program governance, RAID, and executive dashboards.
- Design operating models (RACI, roles/processes, governance committees, three-lines model, control ownership, issue management).
- Maintain GRC taxonomy: risk/control libraries, policies, authority documents, obligations mapping, evidence repositories.
Advisory, Enablement, and Change Management
- Advise on regulations and frameworks; create compliance mappings and control rationalization.
- Deliver enablement (admin/end-user training, playbooks, SOPs, knowledge transfer).
- Drive adoption via stakeholder engagement, champions, benefits tracking; define KPIs for risk posture, compliance maturity, efficiency.
Practice Development and Thought Leadership
- Develop accelerators, reference architectures, integration patterns, configuration blueprints.
- Publish thought leadership, lead demos/POCs, support RFPs/solutioning; mentor junior staff.
- Evaluate emerging capabilities (AI/ML analytics, control automation, continuous monitoring) and guide roadmaps.
What you bring to the role
- 5–8 years in Risk Management with GRC specialization; proven lead architect/SME on multi-platform engagements.
- End-to-end cloud GRC delivery on MetricStream, Archer, ServiceNow IRM/Compliance, AuditBoard, Workiva.
- Experience installing/configuring MetricStream, Archer, and ServiceNow IRM/Compliance, AuditBoard, Workiva.
- Identity and access: LDAP/AD, SAML/OAuth/OIDC, role-based access and entitlements.
- Technical skills: Java, JavaScript; REST/SOAP, JSON/XML; Python/PowerShell; SQL.
- Agile SDLC leadership; PMO-level governance, risk, and benefits tracking.
- Prefered Certifications: ServiceNow.
- Knowledge of FAIR risk quantification, BI/analytics (Power BI/Tableau), continuous control monitoring.
- Experience with Azure/AWS/GCP and security architectures for GRC integrations.
- Advisory presence; strong stakeholder management and communication.
- Advanced problem-solving and solution architecture; ability to scale complex requirements.
- Cross-functional leadership, mentoring, and consensus-building across business, risk, audit, and technology teams.
Providing you with the support you need to be at your best
Our Values, The KPMG Way
Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters
KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice.
Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process
At KPMG, we are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process where all candidates can be themselves and excel. We aim to provide a positive experience and are prepared to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (informal requests), such as extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (formal requests), such as accessible communication supports or technology aids, are tailored to individual needs and role requirements. You will have an opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process. If you require support, please contact KPMG’s Employee Relations Service team by calling 1-888-466-4778.
