Executive Director, Head of Cybersecurity Operations

Executive Director, Head of Cybersecurity Operations

Iselin, New Jersey, United States;
London, England, United Kingdom

CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counter parties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars' worth of currency flows through our systems each day.

Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world's most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.

CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.

Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values underpin everything that we do at CLS and define our working environment:

• Pivotal purpose
• Trusted guardian
• Targeted innovation
• Facilitate connections
• Delivering excellence
• Inclusive culture

Functional title – Executive Director, Head of Cybersecurity Operations

Department - IT Security

Corporate level – Executive Director

Report to – CISO US Services, Information Cyber Security

Location - Iselin NJ or London, onsite 2 days per week.

The Head of our Cybersecurity Operations team will establish and drive the strategic vision and overarching framework of the team. This will be in line with the evolving cyber threat landscape and the risks posed to delivering our FX settlement services to the market. Lead a cross-functional department dedicated to proactive threat detection, rapid incident response, and advanced forensic capabilities.

Responsible for leading the Firm's Cyber Incident Response capabilities and guiding the development/ enhancement of all applicable cybersecurity controls.

Responsible for leading the Firm's Information Security Incident Response program and guiding the development/ enhancement of applicable data loss prevention (DLP) and User and Entity Behavior Analytic (UEBA) rules and policies.

Responsible for leading the Firm's Purple Team program integrating offensive cyber activities with cyber control enhancements to improve our overall security posture.

Responsible for leading the Firm's Detective Controls and Engineering function. Guiding development and enhancement of bespoke rule creation for threats highlighted by the proactive defense team, across a variety of security tooling.

Responsible for talent management, career management, and training and certification of CLS Security Operations personnel and supporting consultants.

Oversee vendor relationships and service provide performance. Direct third-party security integrations, including reviewing and monitoring access controls.

Engage with governance bodies and stakeholders, supporting forums, and ensure effective communication and reporting.

Develop executive reporting on security posture, threat detection and incident response, and provide high-level metrics and reporting on performance and issues addressed by the department.

Leads by Example:
Demonstrates the technical and professional skills expected across the global team through personal action.

Accountable and effective communicator:
Clearly takes charge of the duties outlined above and communicates well with stakeholders so teams can operate in unison where required.

Innovator and Change Agent:
Always striving to find ways to automate existing processes, streamline and simplify complexity, and incorporate new ideas and capabilities to enhance our security posture and make the team stronger and better.

Decisive: provides clear direction during cyber incident response to the Security Operations team and all associated stakeholders.

Identify risks:
Able to synthesize capability gaps and articulate them so the Firm can manage risk in alignment with its risk management strategy.

Manages ambiguity: operating effectively and decisively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is unclear.

Collaborates: building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

Influence: proven success navigating and operating effectively in a matrix organization.

Customer focus:
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