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Job Overview
As the Cyber Security Department Leader for Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Practice Management, you are a key member of the Information Security Leadership Team, responsible for driving governance, risk oversight, and regulatory compliance across Cybersecurity, Technology, and Data risk domains. You will collaborate with leaders to align risk management with the organization’s security strategy. In this role, you will set the strategic direction and define the approach for Digital Risk Management in alignment with Enterprise Risk Management. This includes establishing frameworks for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks, and guiding the adoption of industry standards (e.g., NIST CSF, CRI Profile, COBIT). You will shape processes such as exception management, control evaluation, executive risk reporting, and other risk governance activities; and ensure alignment with enterprise objectives and compliance requirements. You will also outline approaches for audits, compliance reviews, and regulatory inquiries while driving continuous improvement while fostering a productive environment for Associates.
What You’ll Do:
- Set the strategic direction for Digital Risk Management practices in partnership with the Director, ensuring alignment with Enterprise Risk Management and organizational objectives.
- Oversee governance processes, including policy management, Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), exception management, control evaluation, risk appetite, and executive risk reporting.
- Establish approach to maintaining accuracy of process inventory, control mapping, and effectiveness testing ensuring complete effectiveness and coverage.
- Oversee and manage IT General Control (ITGC) completeness, effectiveness, and support of external audit reviews.
- Ensure controls are tied to regulatory requirements, including SOX, NYDFS, SEC, RegSID, Canada Regulation, EJ Bank Regulators, and other applicable frameworks.
- Directly interface with regulators and oversee associated document tracking, requests, and meetings.
- Shape the risk assessment approach, ensuring comprehensive evaluation and mitigation of risks across Cybersecurity, Technology, and Data domains.
- Collaborate with Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, and other 1st line risk teams to ensure alignment and consistency in risk management practices.
- Ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements by leveraging technology-driven mapping exercises, continuous monitoring of regulatory updates, and engaging in industry peer networking.
- Execute on a workforce management strategy that includes identifying, training, and retaining top talent by providing leadership, development, mentoring, and growth strategies in support of successfully achieving objectives. Provide leadership, development, and mentoring to Team Leaders, and Individual Contributors through examples and timely feedback.
- Accountable for understanding and making prudent decisions related to financials and budgetary considerations for all resources and vendor engagements associated with the organization.
Hiring Minimum: $140400
Hiring Maximum: $239100
Skills/Requirements
- 10+ years relevant cyber, technology, and / or data risk experience in progressive roles
- 5+ years of leadership preferred
- Be available for on-call work and/or work scheduled outside normal business hours as needed
- Be able to support highly confidential security investigations that require making critical decisions in extremely high-pressure situations that can have significant impact to the Firm (cost, inability to continue business operations, regulatory impacts and fins, and damage to EDJ brand and clients)
- Experience in leading a large team of individual contributors or team of leaders. Including demonstratable experience in: defining strategic initiatives, tracking execution of strategic initiatives against clearly defined metrics, basic budget management, resource management, talent development and coaching, and strong employee engagement.
- In-depth knowledge around leading a security or risk organization (preferably in a regulated industry such as financial). Including: Exceptional, concise, executive-level verbal and written communication, compliance and regulatory adherence, audit and regulatory exam support, continual understanding of the cyber threat landscape, cyber risk management, cyber governance, cyber risk/control/maturity frameworks, cyber technology landscape, and vendor relationship management.
- Subject matter expertise in at least one security domain or two sub-domains. Including: Cyber Governance, Risk and Compliance; Threat and Vulnerability Management; Identity and Access Management; Security Engineering and Operations; Security Architecture; Application Security; Cyber Resilience and Recovery; or Insider Risk.
- Functional understanding of core enterprise technology platforms and best practices. Including: infrastructure, software, data, cloud, engineering, architecture, digital transformation, change management, crisis management, business continuity, and disaster recovery.
What Could Set You Apart:
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
- SANS Global Information Assurance Certifications (GSLC, GSTRT, GCFA, GCLD, GDSA, etc)
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