Director, Ethics, Regulatory Compliance & Privacy (Bilingual)

Closing Date (MM/DD/YYYY):

10/23/2026

Worker Type:

Permanent

Language(s) Required:

Bilingual (English and French)

Term Duration (in months):

Salary Range (plus eligible to receive a performance based incentive, applicable to position) :

$140,280 - $189,780

Why FCC?

At FCC, we’re proud to be 100% invested in Canadian agriculture and food. As a federal Crown corporation, we provide financing, knowledge resources and business management software to over 103,000 customers nationwide.

Here’s what you can expect when you join our team:

• Competitive total rewards packages: market-aligned and performance-based salary and incentive programs, flexible and comprehensive group benefit and savings plans, and well-being support through benefits and wellness programs

• Purpose-driven work: We build strong relationships, share knowledge and support the people who feed the world

• Growth: Learning and development opportunities to help you thrive

• Hybrid work options

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How you’ll make an impact 

Leverage your extensive legal expertise in ethics and values, regulatory compliance, privacy, and access to information to lead programs that support the highest level of integrity at FCC. 

 

As Director, Ethics, Regulatory Compliance and Privacy, you’ll provide strategic direction and ensure the continuous improvement of these programs, integrating them into the organization’s operations and risk management practices. Your professional judgment, analytical thinking, and leadership will enable you to set clear standards, oversee reporting to senior management, the President and CEO, and the Board of Directors, and lead a team of professionals. 

 

If you are an ethical, collaborative, and influential person who can clearly communicate complex information and address significant issues in a fast‑paced environment, this could be the role for you. 

 

What you’ll do 

• Develop and implement a strategic plan defining employee integrity standards in accordance with legal requirements, public‑sector guidance, and standards applicable to Canadian Crown corporations  

• Lead integrity, regulatory compliance, privacy, and access to information programs, and ensure their continuous improvement 

• Align the regulatory compliance and privacy programs with the organization’s risk appetite, in collaboration with risk management leaders 

• Oversee reports for senior management, the President and CEO, and the Board of Directors, and make recommendations regarding tolerance, reporting approaches, and program outcomes 

• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with federal officials, legal counsel and counterparts at Canadian Crown corporations 

• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to the ethics, regulatory compliance, and privacy teams by establishing clear expectations, priorities, and objectives 

 

What you’ll bring to the team 

 

Required qualifications: 

• A university degree in law, business administration, risk management, governance, public policy, or in a related field  

• A minimum of ten years of progressive, relevant professional experience, ideally in a complex, regulated, or public-sector organization, or an equivalent combination of education and experience 

• Demonstrated ability to translate legislative, regulatory, or policy requirements into practical, risk‑proportionate frameworks, programs, and controls  

• Proven ability to lead a high‑performing team of specialists, along with strong coaching, communication, and relationship‑building skills 

• Significant experience in one or more of the following fields: regulatory compliance, risk management, ethics, governance, privacy, law, audit, or a related field 
• Proficiency in both official languages (English and French) and proven ability in oral and written communication

 

Preferred qualifications: 

• Experience integrating regulatory compliance or privacy programs into enterprise risk management 

• Experience building relationships with federal oversight bodies or counterparts at Canadian Crown corporations 

• Experience developing learning, coaching, or communication strategies to raise awareness and strengthen organizational standards 

• Excellent judgment, rigorous analytical thinking, and a high degree of professional ethics and integrity 

 

Not sure you meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway.  

Not sure you meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway.