Compliance Officer

Overview

As a Compliance Officer within the CIRA team, you will lead end-to-end assessments of compliance and integrity risks across locations and business units. You’ll plan, interview, test, analyze, and report on risk exposure, while driving remediation and strengthening CIRA practices, data analytics, and reporting standards. You’ll partner with stakeholders across functions to provide independent challenge and uphold governance. This role offers a chance to shape global compliance risk methodology and responsibly apply AI and technology to risk assessment.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary with location-based variation
• annual performance bonus eligibility
• comprehensive health benefits (medical and dental)
• pension plan with company contribution
• RRSP matching up to 8% of employee contribution
• stock purchase plan

Responsibilities

• Plan and scope assessments including risk profiling and regulatory context
• Lead structured stakeholder interviews to uncover activity and risks
• Design and perform risk-based transaction testing and data analysis across multiple domains
• Assess and classify compliance and integrity exposure across anti-bribery, AML, sanctions, etc.
• Evaluate culture, governance, and escalation processes
• Identify emerging risks from business changes, technology, AI, and geopolitics
• Translate findings into evidence-based reports and present to senior stakeholders
• Maintain confidentiality, ensure data integrity, and manage document trail
• Refer potential misconduct to Investigations and relevant functions
• Monitor remediation actions and confirm effectiveness
• Contribute to ongoing development of the CIRA methodology and risk taxonomy

Key requirements

• 10+ years in compliance, risk, audit, investigations, legal, finance or related field with leading assessments
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, Compliance, Risk Management, Audit or a related discipline
• Strong knowledge of international compliance risks (ABAC, AML, sanctions, export controls, fraud, etc.)
• Excellent interviewing and investigative skills; ability to discern facts from opinions
• Strong analytical skills and experience with data analysis and transaction testing
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to present to executives
• Stakeholder management and independent challenge ability
• Ability to work independently on end-to-end deliverables and manage multiple assessments
• Practical understanding of AI and emerging technologies; ability to validate outputs
• International experience and willingness to travel; relevant qualifications (CFE, CAMS, ICA, CIA, CISA) are advantageous

• strong stakeholder management
• independent, proactive
• excellent communication
• data analytics
• risk assessment
• transaction testing

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