Manulife

Senior Information Risk Specialist

Manulife

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Quezon City • Philippines

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Cyber SecurityServiceNow

About the role

  • Conduct evidence‑based reviews of first line risk assessments, controls, and risk decisions, providing objective challenge where needed.
  • Assess completeness and accuracy of first line documentation and support escalation when risk posture misaligns with appetite.
  • Support RCSA oversight by collecting evidence, reviewing controls, and identifying potential gaps against standards.
  • Assist in third‑party technology risk reviews, validating due diligence evidence and analyzing residual vendor risk.
  • Support oversight of technology and operational change initiatives, assessing proposed controls and risk impacts.
  • Review incidents, classifications, and root cause analyses, tracking remediation effectiveness and recurring themes.
  • Support issue management by challenging risk acceptances, reviewing corrective action plans, and validating closure evidence.
  • Contribute to BC/DR and critical operations oversight through analysis of test results, resilience gaps, and control effectiveness.
  • Perform data extraction and analysis to identify trends across risk events, issues, and assessments, producing clear risk insights.
  • Use automation, Generative AI, and Agentic AI tools to streamline evidence reviews, monitoring, and second line analysis.

Requirements

  • 2–4+ years of experience in Information Risk, Technology Risk, Operational Risk, Cybersecurity, Compliance, or related fields.
  • Strong ability to adhere to consistent process-oriented requirements for challenge and oversight.
  • Foundational understanding of risk management practices (RCSA, issues, incidents, BC/DR, vendor risk, etc.).
  • Ability to analyze technical and operational data and summarize findings clearly.
  • Experience with or interest in learning automation tooling, Generative AI, and Agentic AI.
  • Familiarity with GRC platforms (e.g., Archer, ServiceNow, Fusion) is an asset.
  • Knowledge of control frameworks (NIST, ISO, COBIT, CSA, etc.) is beneficial.
  • Strong communication, documentation, and analytical skills with the ability to work in a structured, detail-oriented way.
Benefits
  • We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
  • We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Information RiskTechnology RiskOperational RiskCybersecurityCompliancerisk management practicesdata extractiondata analysiscontrol frameworksautomation tooling
Soft Skills
process-orientedanalytical skillscommunication skillsdocumentation skillsdetail-oriented