IT security / IT project management

Sommaire professionel

Daniel Couture is a senior cybersecurity and IT security leader with experience spanning more than two decades in governance, risk, compliance, privacy, security operations, and executive program leadership. What he brings - Built and led cybersecurity and IT security programs from the ground up in global and regulated environments. - Experience in CISO-level leadership, including ownership of security strategy, governance, compliance, architecture, operations, and stakeholder communication. - Strong background in financial services, SaaS, retail, manufacturing, and advisory environments. - Proven success with security frameworks and regulatory requirements including ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, SOX, GDPR, Law 25, PIPEDA, and PCI-DSS. - Led global teams and multi-site security functions with accountability across risk, IAM, SOC, SIEM, policy, controls, and audit readiness. - Known for combining strategic planning with hands-on execution and measurable business outcomes. Representative accomplishments - Achieved SOC 2 Type II certification from the ground up in 9 months in a financial SaaS environment. - Improved security posture from 18% to 72% within 12 to 24 months through structured governance, KRIs, and framework-based control improvements. - Reduced audit consulting costs by more than $500K through stronger internal governance and control maturity. - Drove IAM-related savings of up to $1.3M through process and tooling improvements. - Led business process, ERP, BCP, and DRP improvements that reduced cycle time by up to 37%.

Compétences

Cyber security15 Identity management15 Project management10 Solution architecture10 DIN EN ISO 2700110