VP, Technology & Cybersecurity Governance

Vice President, Technology Governance

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Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly experienced Vice President to lead our Technology Governance program and team reporting within the Cyber Security organization. This role requires a strategic leader with proven experience in financial services to lead and uplift the governance program including owning the cyber program strategy, charter and associated metrics; building out a standard framework for governance alignment; uplifting policies, standards, and controls;

establishing continuous control monitoring; and maintaining the risk taxonomy. Seeking individuals with strong ability to partner, understand technology and cybersecurity with a passion for governance, communicate and challenge technology and cybersecurity subject matter experts, and operate within a high-growth innovative environment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a governance program strategy and revise associated execution plans, operating model and KPIs
• Uplift the cyber program strategy, charter, and associated metrics; define program accountability across the enterprise and advisor communities including our presence in India and recent acquisitions
• Confirm program framework to include industry, regulatory and audit testing requirements; align and assess policy and standard population to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement including global governance.
• Establish traceability based on the standard framework for policies, standards, controls, risks leveraging available tools and resources including automation
• Take accountability for remediation items tied to governance findings, such as documentation or control gaps
• Lead the control monitoring project including refine strategy, roadmap, use cases, and action plans to demonstrate time and risk reduction
• Collaborate across Technology Governance Risk and Controls organization, Business Information Security Officers, Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, technology and cybersecurity subject matter experts
• Maintain regulatory requirements such as annual policy and standard reviews, and established enterprise standards and processes (e.g., enterprise policy templates)
• Provide consultation relative to shifting landscape and impact on governance (e.g., AI standards)
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team providing oversight and quality assurance

What are we looking for?

We're looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience successfully operating in a governance leadership role within cybersecurity and technology for a highly regulated financial services firm
• 5+ years articulating, driving and measuring successful development or transformation in technology and cybersecurity
• 5+ years partnering across business lines and the 3rd LOD, influencing outcomes to meet governance, security, risk, regulatory and business objectives.

Core Competencies:

• Leading by example, "pulling up your sleeves" and going in deep to successfully build out and execute against established plans
• Strong understanding of what a good governance program looks like
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to business stakeholders
• Strong project management, prioritization, and organizational capabilities including ability to identify roadblocks, risks to proactively address
• Understanding of key frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS), industry alignment while being detailed oriented to properly…