Privacy Compliance Manager

About Us

Let us introduce ourselves. With 300+ employees across Canada, ivari is a company that’s making a difference in the world of life insurance. How? By finding and hiring employees who are passionate about helping people protect their families, and by giving them the best, most supportive workplace possible. 

ivari is part of Sagicor Financial Corporation, a leading financial services provider with over 185 years of history operating across the Caribbean, US, and Canada. We offer a wide range of products and services, including life and health insurance, annuities, pension administration and investment services.

At ivari, everyone is welcome! It is our mission to attract, develop, and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and the communities in which we do business. We offer an inclusive and accessible work environment where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported. 

Here’s the job opportunity…

This is a new position

As Privacy Compliance Manager, you will help lead ivari’s privacy program and support the responsible handling of personal information across the organization. You will help maintain privacy frameworks, policies, tools, and training, while overseeing key Privacy Office activities such as incident response, privacy requests, complaints, regulatory reporting, and Privacy Impact Assessments.

In this role, you will act as the Business Unit Compliance Liaison for privacy, provide second-line oversight of privacy controls, and support reporting to senior management and the Board through the Chief Privacy Officer. You will also work closely with Legal, Information Security, IT, HR, and business teams to promote strong privacy practices and compliance with Canadian privacy laws. The responsibilities will include:

Privacy Compliance & Advisory

• Apply Canadian privacy laws and organizational policies to real‑world business initiatives
• Advise business teams on compliant collection, use, disclosure, retention, and safeguarding of personal information
• Support the Chief Privacy Officer in leading ivari wide regulatory change initiatives related to Privacy. 
• Identify privacy risks and recommend mitigation strategies aligned with a risk‑based compliance approach

 Governance, Documentation & Accountability

• Maintain and enhance privacy compliance artifacts, including: 
  • Privacy impact assessment (PIA) determinations and tracking ongoing remediation
  • Privacy risk register and KPI tracking
  • Incident logs and breach documentation
• Support ongoing compliance with Quebec Law 25 accountability and governance requirements
• Contribute to development and maintenance of privacy policies, procedures, and standards 
• Ensure documentation of policies and procedures to comply with regulatory requirements and evidence controls
• Produce quarterly reports for senior management and executive leadership

Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)

• Lead the design and enhancement of Privacy Impact Assessment tools and risk assessments for moderate‑ to high‑risk initiatives
• Evaluate data flows, purposes, safeguards, and proportionality
• Document findings, mitigation plans, and approvals in compliance records
• Monitor completion of remediation actions arising from PIAs

Incident & Regulatory Support

• Develop and maintain Privacy incident response plan
• Investigate, analyze and handle all privacy incidents reported to the Privacy Office 
• Assist the Chief Privacy Officer and Legal with regulatory inquiries, audits, or investigations
• Prepare compliance evidence and documentation for internal or external reviews

Stakeholder Enablement & Training

• Is a Privacy subject‑matter resource for Compliance and business teams
• Provide guidance and training to Privacy Analysts and operational teams
• Support privacy awareness initiatives and compliance training programs

What we are looking for…

What we pay…

Pay Range: $96,000 - $132,000

What's in it for you

At ivari, it's important for us to keep our people motivated, recognized and rewarded. We offer competitive base salaries plus a bonus, one of the many reasons ivari is a great place to work.

We also offer health and dental benefits for the entire family from Day 1! But that’s just the beginning. When you join the ivari team you also get…

Who you are… 

Someone who enjoys a culture where everyone is genuinely respectful and you can be your authentic self every day. Your contributions and opinions are not only sought, but valued. You know the importance of, and live by, our core values of…

Does this sound like you? We’re looking for great people to join our team! 

Our commitment to inclusivity is reflected in the safeguards, policies and commitments we have in place to remove barriers and provide equal opportunities to prospective and current employees, without discrimination. 

To apply, please email your resume to: human.resources@ivari.ca

A Human Resources representative is available to consult with applicants who require accommodation in the application or recruitment process. Any information shared by the applicant about an accommodation will be treated as confidential. If you do require an accommodation, please email human.resources@ivari.ca. 
 

** ivari does not utilize AI in our recruitment process to screen, select, or assess applicants