Associate Director of Information Security GRC

Associate Director of Information Security

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Overview The Associate Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) is a resourceful and experienced information security leader responsible for managing, and continuously improving, the organization's information security GRC program. This position provides strategic direction and operational oversight for the organization's information security governance framework, including the development and maintenance of security policies, standards, and procedures; coordination of security audits and assessments;

management of information security risks and exceptions; oversight of third-party security risk; and delivery of meaningful program reporting to leadership and governance committees. The Associate Director ensures that the organization's information security governance practices remain aligned with applicable regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, industry standards, and organizational risk objectives. This individual reports to, and works closely with, the Deputy CISO and partners across the organization with Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Information Technology, and other business leaders to promote effective governance, strengthen risk management, and support the continuous improvement of the information security program.

Core Responsibilities Lead, develop, mentor, and retain a high-performing Information Security GRC team. Establish team objectives, performance measures, responsibilities, and development plans. Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the organization's information security governance, risk, and compliance strategy, operating model, and multi-year roadmap. Keep up with ongoing trends and changes within the GRC community and make sure that the organization is up-to-date with the latest relevant methods and practices.

Develop, maintain, and manage information security policies and standards. Partner with colleges within Information Security, technology and other function areas to ensure security standards are practical, measurable, and aligned with organizational requirements. Maintain the information security risk register and exception process to ensure security risks are appropriately documented, assigned, prioritized, tracked, and reported. Partner with Enterprise Risk Management to align information security risk methodologies, reporting, and governance with the organization's broader enterprise risk management framework.

Develop and maintain an information security control framework aligned with applicable regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, industry standards, and organizational risk priorities. Oversee information security compliance activities related to applicable laws, regulations, standards, frameworks, and customer requirements, which may include NY-DFS, COBIT, various NIST frameworks, amongst others. Coordinate and manage information security audits, assessments, and examinations. Serve as the primary Information Security liaison for Internal Audit, External Audit, and other regulatory examiners.

Establish key indicators, reports, dashboards, control metrics, and security maturity measures to assess the effectiveness of the information security program. Develop, maintain, and manage information security third-party risk activities. Establish governance processes to evaluate security risks associated with new technologies, major business initiatives, cloud services, significant system changes, and strategic projects. Partner with Privacy, Legal, and Compliance to address overlapping security, privacy, regulatory, and contractual requirements.

Maintain awareness of changes to cybersecurity laws, regulations, standards, industry expectations, and emerging risk…