About the Role

Join a dynamic and engaging Technology Services Group that thrives on collaboration, innovation, and growth. Our team is growing, and we’re looking for a Manager, Risk to help us continue building an exceptional team of professionals at Optimus SBR.This role is an exciting opportunity to lead meaningful technology advisory, delivery, risk, cybersecurity, and controls engagements across diverse industries. If you’re passionate about solving complex problems, building trusted client relationships, developing high-performing teams, and delivering impactful technology solutions, this role is for you.

About Us

Optimus SBR is a leading management consulting firm and award-winning workplace where we help organizations get done what isn’t.

Our team of committed consultants takes swift action to deliver innovative, impactful results. As the largest independently owned Canadian management consulting firm, we are a place where people and culture come first. Our success is driven by attracting individuals who are insatiably Curious, Entrepreneurial Thinkers, Authentic, and Bold.

Our Awards and Recognitions:

- Best Workplaces™ in Canada National List 2026
- Best Workplaces™ with the Most Trusted Executive Team 2026
- Best Workplaces™ for Young Talent 2026
- Best Workplaces™ for Women 2026
- Best Workplaces™ in Professional Services 2025
- Globe and Mail – Canada's Top Growing Companies 2025
- Waterstone Human Capital - Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures™ 2025

Culture is Everything. Period.

That’s why we’ve been consistently rated one of the best places to work in North America – and are one of the fastest growing. As a firm that was built on culture,



we value our people and their growth. Each of us embody the entrepreneurial spirit and have something unique to contribute to the fabric of our organization. From employee-championed committees to celebratory events and learning paths, these are just a few of the ways we cultivate a positive and engaging work environment.

What’s in It for You?

- Growth Opportunities : Build your career through challenging, impactful projects and continuous learning.
- Diverse Workplace : Collaborate with a team of professionals from unique backgrounds, fostering innovation.
- Flexibility and Autonomy : Enjoy the freedom to take ownership of your work and drive meaningful results.
- Leadership Development : Develop your skills through mentorship and career progression opportunities.

Responsibilities:

Technology Advisory & Delivery

- Lead project scoping, approach design, work planning, team structure, resource requirements, and effort and timeline estimation.
- Lead technology risk and advisory engagements, taking accountability for delivery within agreed scope, timelines, budgets, and quality expectations.
- Serve as a key day-to-day client contact, building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and providing transparent, practical advice.
- Lead client meetings, workshops, and working sessions,



and oversee the development of reports, presentations, recommendations, and executive-level deliverables.
- Manage multiple workstreams and project teams, ensuring effective coordination across client and Optimus SBR resources.
- Proactively identify, manage, and upscale project risks, issues, dependencies, resource constraints, and changes in scope.
- Provide quality oversight and review of project deliverables to ensure recommendations are well supported, practical, and aligned with client objectives.
- Identify opportunities to expand client relationships and support the development of follow-on engagements.

Cyber & Technology Risk

- Lead technology risk, cybersecurity, regulatory, governance, and controls advisory engagements.
- Assess technology risks and evaluate the effectiveness of associated governance, processes, and controls.
- Apply recognized risk and control frameworks to assess complex client environments and develop practical, risk-based recommendations.
- Lead reviews of policies, standards, procedures, risk assessments, and control documentation for completeness, consistency, and alignment with regulatory and industry expectations.
- Lead and support regulatory and industry-standard assessments, including evaluating whether relevant risks, requirements, and obligations are appropriately addressed.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen, standardize, rationalize, or automate risk and control activities.
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of control design and operating effectiveness, including control objectives, testing approaches, evidence requirements, deficiency assessment, and documentatio

📌 Manager, Risk (Toronto)
🏢 Optimus SBR
📍 Toronto