We are hiring a Vice President, Technology Governance, Risk and Performance
Reporting To: CPTO
Full-Time/Part- Time: Full-time
Posting Date: July 8, 2026
Closing Date: September 8, 2026
Hours of Work: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Grade: 30.4
Office Location: Toronto, ON Great location! Steps away from the main public transit station
What we offer:
Highly competitive compensation package which includes, base salary, bonus, benefits, and career advancement opportunities!
- Eligibility for benefits is dependent on the terms of employment
The Opportunity
The Vice President, Technology Governance, Risk and Performance reports to the Chief Product and Technology Officer and is accountable for governance, information security, technology risk, controls, financial management, vendor management, portfolio discipline and performance management capabilities supporting a secure, well controlled, high performing Product and Technology organization. The role provides enterprise-level oversight of the technology portfolio, ensuring priorities, capacity, spend, vendors, security posture, technology risk, controls, delivery performance, system health and value realization are transparent and actively managed.
The VP partners closely with Engineering, Enterprise IT and Infrastructure, Finance, Risk, Audit, Legal, Procurement, Compliance, business leaders and external partners to establish practical standards, governance routines, reporting and executive decision support practices. The role ensures governance improves decision quality, risk management, security discipline, financial transparency and accountability while remaining pragmatic and minimizing friction for delivery and operating teams.
How you will contribute:
- Lead and develop the Technology Governance, Risk and Performance function as the CPTO organization’s central capability for standards, oversight, technology risk, controls, financial discipline, vendor management, information security and performance management.
- Establish standards and governance routines for PDLC, SDLC, delivery governance, change management, incident management, system health monitoring, information security, technology risk management and performance reporting.
- Oversee technology risk, information security, IT controls, compliance, audit readiness, policy adherence, access control oversight and control evidence management, including leadership of the Information Security team and accountability for security strategy, incident readiness, security reporting and security risk remediation.
- Establish portfolio governance, demand intake, prioritization, capacity management, executive decision forums and reporting across Product and Technology.
- Build technology financial management practices covering budgets, forecasting, run costs, project costs, cloud cost discipline, investment trade-offs and cost to value transparency.
- Own technology vendor management standards, vendor performance oversight, renewal discipline, sourcing transparency and third-party technology risk coordination in partnership with Procurement, Legal, Finance, Risk and technology owners.
- Provide a consistent executive view of delivery health, capacity, spend, risk, vendor performance, control posture, security posture, system health and value realization to support prioritization and decision making.
- Partner with Engineering, Enterprise IT and Infrastructure, Finance, Risk, Audit, Legal, Procurement, Compliance and business leaders to ensure standards, controls, funding, vendor, privacy, security and regulatory requirements are practical, adopted and aligned with delivery and operational realities.
- Ensure governance improves decision quality, risk visibility, financial discipline, delivery transparency, security discipline and control effectiveness without becoming a constraint for Engineering or operating teams.
- Build a high-performance team with strong judgment, independence, business orientation, collaboration and execution discipline, and operate as a member of the CPTO leadership team.
The experience you need:
- Bachelor’s degree in technology, business, risk management, information security or a related discipline
- 10 + years of progressive technology experience required
- Senior leadership experience across technology governance, technology risk, information security governance, controls, portfolio management, financial management, vendor oversight, or performance reporting.
- Strong understanding of technology risk management, information security governance, IT controls, ITGCs, compliance, access control oversight, audit readiness, policy governance, and evidence management.
- Experience establishing portfolio governance, demand intake, prioritization, capacity planning, delivery reporting, executive decision forums, and performance management practices.
- Experience with technology financial management, cloud cost discipline, vendor governance, third-party technology risk, investment tradeoffs, and cost-to-value reporting.
- Ability to create standards and governance routines that improve control, transparency, accountability, and performance without slowing accountable delivery or operating teams.
- Strong executive reporting and communication skills, with the ability to turn complex delivery, risk, financial, vendor, security, and control information into clear decisions and actions.
- Ability to partner effectively with Engineering, Enterprise IT and Infrastructure, Security, Finance, Risk, Audit, Legal, Procurement, Compliance, vendors, and business stakeholders.
- Strong people leadership capability, including building governance, security oversight, risk, portfolio, vendor, financial, and performance management.
- Strong judgment, discretion, independence, collaboration, business orientation, and accountability in a complex environment.
- Experience in financial services, mortgage lending, lending operations, servicing, or regulated technology environments is preferred.
Relationships:
- External Customers: Engages vendors, assurance partners, advisors, and other external providers to support control effectiveness and decision quality.
- Internal Customers: Partners with senior leaders, business teams, technology teams, and control partners to strengthen governance, security, risk, and performance.
Working Environment and Physical Demands Analysis:
- Office environment
- Periods of high volume with tight timelines
- Long periods of stationary position/sitting
- Prolonged periods of repetitive movement (i.e. using a keyboard and mouse)
- Long periods of time in viewing a computer screen
- Multi-tasking may include speaking to customers on a telephone call while looking up information on a computer program.
Why join First National?
- Competitive Compensation
- Comprehensive benefits program (i.e., Health Spending Account, Maternity and Parental Leave Top Up)
- Extensive training programs to set our employees up for success
- Modern office environment conducive to collaboration
- Supportive teamwork culture
- Opportunities to give back to the communities and work through events focused on a variety of charities
- Ongoing social events throughout the year
The team you’ll join:
Founded in 1988, First National is one of Canada’s largest non-bank lenders. We provide residential mortgages exclusively through the mortgage broker channel and we are Canada’s largest commercial mortgage lender.
First National has been consistently recognized as a great place to work and we are proud that our employee engagement feedback is higher than our industry partners.
We would like to thank all applications for their interest in this existing vacancy, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Artificial Intelligence is not used in our recruitment or hiring process for this role. #FNLOON
First National is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation and any other category protected by law.
First National supports requests for accommodation from applicants with disabilities; please contact Human Resources at
[email protected] should you need an accommodation at any point in the recruitment process.
