Member of Board of Directors

Description

Join Cira’s Board of Directors

Apply to join CIRA's Board of Directors and help shape the organization's strategic direction and governance as it fulfills its mandate to manage the .CA domain for the benefit of all Canadians.CIRA's Board plays an important role in supporting a trusted internet through initiatives such as the Net Good program, cybersecurity products, internet policy development, and other programs that strengthen Canada's digital future.

Who you are:

You are a professional with governance experience, interested in joining a high-performing board, who actively:

• Promotes teamwork and helps build agreement.
• Asks relevant questions and expresses opinionsbased on solid reasoning.
• Recognizes strategic risks and opportunitiesthat could affect CIRA and suggests sustainablesolutions.
• Shows leadership with a creative and innovativeapproach to solving problems.
• Values diverse perspectives and experiences,fostering openness and continuous improvement.

What you bring:

• Legal leadership and compliance experience,with subsidiary governance and managementexpertise and board-level judgment on policy,stakeholder and reputational risks, and/or
• Executive leadership experience overseeingbusiness operations with direct accountabilityfor profit and loss, including strategy execution,budgeting, financial performance, and resourceallocation, and/or
• Deep knowledge of DNS operations, security,and governance, with the ability to translatetechnical issues into strategic, risk, and policyconsiderations relevant to Board oversight.

Commitment:

CIRA’s Board meets in person three times a year, typically in November, February, and June.

* Additional Board meetings and meetings of Board Committees are held virtually throughout the year

Applications must be submitted between 2pm ET on May 28 - 2pm ET on June 11, 2026. Learn more about the process and key dates for joining CIRA’s board at the website.