Lead, Compliance & Ethics

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Work Arrangement: This is a hybrid position requiring candidates to work on-site at least 2 days per week at our office in Mississauga. The remaining days may be worked remotely, subject to team and business needs.
About the Role (Job Summary):
Reporting to the Vice President, Compliance & Ethics, the Lead, Compliance & Ethics serves as a senior subject matter expert and strategic advisor responsible for advancing McKesson Canada's Privacy & Compliance Program. The role leads the implementation of new and evolving compliance requirements, regulatory changes, and strategic initiatives while providing practical, risk-based guidance that enables business objectives and responsible growth.
The Lead applies systems thinking to identify the most effective and sustainable approaches to meeting compliance and regulatory requirements, leveraging existing enterprise capabilities, technologies, processes, governance structures, and subject matter expertise across the McKesson ecosystem. Working across business segments and corporate functions, the role brings together stakeholders from Legal, Human Resources, Quality, Information Security, Data Governance, Technology, Enterprise Compliance, and other enabling functions to simplify complex requirements, eliminate duplication, and translate obligations into scalable and practical business solutions.
As a trusted advisor and change leader, the Lead drives alignment across functions, influences strategic decision-making, and accelerates the implementation of compliance priorities by balancing risk management, operational effectiveness, and business enablement. The role is accountable for identifying opportunities to strengthen governance, optimize processes, and leverage technology and enterprise resources to deliver sustainable compliance outcomes efficiently and at scale.
What You'll Do (Responsibilities):
Compliance Program Leadership & Regulatory Implementation
Lead the implementation of significant compliance initiatives, regulatory changes, and policy updates impacting McKesson Canada's businesses.
Assess emerging regulatory requirements and translate obligations into practical implementation strategies, controls, communications, and monitoring activities.
Provide expert advice and consultation to business leaders on the interpretation and implementation of complex compliance requirements.
Partner with business and support functions to ensure compliance considerations are embedded within operational processes and strategic initiatives.
Provide subject-matter recommendations to inform multi-year compliance strategies and roadmaps, and develop implementation plans for priorities assigned.
Leverage internal and external subject matter experts to inform compliance strategies, governance models, implementation approaches, and risk mitigation activities.
Identify opportunities to utilize existing enterprise capabilities, frameworks, tools, and governance structures to accelerate delivery.
Develop and maintain policies, standards, guidance, and governance processes.
Benchmark practices against regulatory expectations and industry leading practices.
Strategic Projects & Business Enablement
Lead high-impact, Canada-wide projects supporting compliance mandates, risk mitigation, and program maturity.
Drive cross-functional initiatives requiring coordination among multiple stakeholders and business segments.
Facilitate decision-making by identifying practical solutions that balance regulatory requirements, business objectives, and operational realities.
Champion a "compliance by design" approach by integrating compliance requirements into business transformation, digital enablement, process redesign, technology implementations, and strategic growth initiatives.
Convene and coordinate subject matter experts from across business and enabling functions to develop scalable, sustainable solutions to complex compliance challenges.
Facilitate the evaluation of emerging capabilities, technologies, data insights, and operational practices that can enhance compliance program effectiveness and support business objectives
Analytics, Automation & Continuous Improvement
Support the design and implementation of compliance analytics, dashboards, reporting, and automation initiatives to improve program effectiveness and operational efficiency.
Utilize data analytics and trend analysis to identify risks, emerging issues, improvement opportunities, and program insights.
Develop compliance metrics, dashboards, executive reporting, and actionable insights to support leadership decision-making, demonstrate program effectiveness, and identify emerging risks.
Recommend and implement process improvements that enhance compliance oversight while reducing administrative burden.
Partner with subject matter experts across analytics, technology, data, operations, security, quality, legal, and other enabling functions to identify opportunities to improve program effectiveness, automate activities, enhance reporting, and support data-driven decision making.
Proactively identify and leverage internal expertise, enterprise platforms, emerging capabilities and technologies to improve the scalability, efficiency, and maturity of Compliance & Ethics programs.
Risk Management, Monitoring & Investigations
Lead or support assigned risk assessments, monitoring activities, compliance reviews, and targeted assessments in accordance with established methodologies and priorities.
Identify emerging compliance risks and develop recommendations to strengthen controls and mitigate exposure.
Support assigned investigations and incident responses by coordinating subject-matter expertise, assessing compliance implications, and recommending corrective actions.
Prepare business units for audits, assessments, inspections, and compliance reviews, including coordinating responses to regulator, customer, or third-party inquiries.
Stakeholder Engagement & Communications
Build trusted relationships with business leaders and key stakeholders across McKesson Canada.
Prepare and deliver presentations, training sessions, and executive briefings that clearly communicate regulatory requirements, risk considerations, implementation expectations, and recommended approaches.
Influence and drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups to support successful implementation of compliance initiatives.
Facilitate working groups related to compliance initiatives, providing recommendations and supporting informed decision-making.
Support interactions with regulators, auditors, and external stakeholders and represent the Compliance & Ethics function on assigned matters, as appropriate.
Represent the Compliance & Ethics function on project teams, governance committees, and cross-functional working groups.
Build and maintain a network of subject matter experts and strategic partners across the organization to inform decision-making, support implementation efforts, and advance program objectives.
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to resolve complex issues and develop practical, organization-wide solutions.
Subject Matter Expertise & Capability Development
Serve as a senior compliance subject matter expert within the Compliance & Ethics team.
Provide technical coaching, mentoring, and knowledge sharing to team members without formal people-management accountability.
Develop tools, guidance, and learning resources that strengthen team and organizational capability in assigned areas of expertise.
Promote continuous learning and help build organizational understanding of compliance requirements and industry expectations.
Maintain awareness of emerging regulatory developments, industry trends, and leading practices relevant to healthcare compliance.
Recognize when specialized expertise is required and effectively engage internal and external subject matter experts to inform recommendations, address emerging issues, and enhance program outcomes.
Foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing across functions to build organizational capability and advance continuous improvement initiatives.
Basic Requirements:
Bachelor's degree.
7-10 years of progressive experience in compliance, ethics, privacy, regulatory affairs, audit, risk management, quality, legal, healthcare operations, or a related field.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Experience leading complex, cros