Farahana Jobanputra MBA, LL.M

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DISC Type : Ds

Director, Technology Risk, Controls & Compliance at CIBC

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Farahana is a technology risk and transformation leader with extensive experience in Canadas top financial institutions, including CIBC and RBC. She holds a Master of Laws from the University of Toronto, specializing in aligning technology governance, risk management, and compliance with regulatory expectations across Capital Markets and Financial Crimes teams.

She is a proponent of continuous learning, recently enrolling in a University of Toronto course on Generative AI for business to build on her legal and tech background. Known for being organized, confident, and resourceful, she is also a certified "Trusted Mentor" who actively supports her professional network.

Farahana uniquely combines her legal education in Technology Law and Regulatory Frameworks with hands-on leadership in banking technology and risk.

Personality Overview

Early Adopter

Goal-Oriented

Risk Tolerant

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.  They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Topics They Care About

Technology Risk & Governance
Currently Director of Technology Risk, Controls & Compliance at CIBC, where her team establishes governance and processes thousands of risk assessments annually.
Generative AI
Actively upskilling in this area, holding a certification and currently enrolled in the University of Toronto's "Generative AI for Business" course.
Financial Crime Prevention
Previously led governance and controls for Scotiabank's Global Financial Crimes unit, overseeing Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Client (KYC) technical processing.

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Work History

6-2024
Director, Technology Risk, Controls & Compliance at CIBC
3-2024 - 6-2024
Strategic Program Management Consultant at CIBC
6-2021 - 1-2024
Director, Project Assurance (Portfolio Governance & Optimization) at RBC Capital Markets
1-2020 - 6-2021
Senior Project Consultant at CIBC Capital Markets
7-2019 - 1-2020
Head of Planning Governance and Controls at Scotiabank

Education

9-2017 - 11-2018
Master of Laws (LL.M) from University of Toronto Faculty of Law
5-2006 - 5-2008
Masters from Brandeis University

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Insights For Selling To Farahana

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them at the end if they see a strong value prop in your product; expect an honest answer
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.

DONT's

  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Farahana is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Farahana

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Farahana move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Farahana take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Farahana

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