Join a role that's central to securely and compliantly achieving our business objectives driving M&A activity, offering a unique opportunity to shape the firm's tech risk strategy and enhance industry compliance.
As a Tech Risk & Controls Director in Cybersecurity and Technology Controls, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing the firm's technology risk management strategy. Leveraging your advanced knowledge and expertise in technology-risk disciplines, you will identify, oversee, and mitigate compliance and operational risks in line with the firm's standards. You will collaborate with various stakeholders, including Product Owners, Business Control Managers, and regulators, to develop and maintain a comprehensive view of the technology risk posture and its impact on the business. Your ability to make calculated decisions, manage large teams, and drive strategic projects will be crucial in ensuring the firm's adherence to regulatory obligations and industry best practices. Your work will contribute to the long-term success and resilience of the organization in an ever-evolving technology landscape.
Job responsibilities
Lead the execution of the Global Technology Acquisition Procedures across the the Merger and Acquisition (M&A) lifecycle from early technical due diligence through integration complete. Drive execution of cybersecurity and technology control due diligence, providing subject matter expertise in the evaluation of technology risk to enable our business partners to make a risk based decision on proceeding with each transaction. Partner with the line of business to provide strategic guidance in the development of integration and secure-in-place plans, risk impact of key decisions and considerations for mitigations where risk is accepted. Provide governance and oversight of the line of business teams, ensuring accountability for integration and controls management responsibilities. Identify and escalate emerging and upstream technology risk through execution of the Firm’s management framework tools, including risk event management, reporting, and action plan tracking, and provide expert counsel to stakeholders and constituents regarding their security obligations, facilitating acceptable outcomes Establish and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including key cross-functional team leads, regulators, and auditors, to ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and industry standards Manage reporting and governance of overall controls, policies, issue management, and measurements, etc., providing insight to senior leaders into effectiveness of controls and inform governance work
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
7+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technology risk management, information security, or a related field, with a focus on managing risk identification, assessment, and mitigation Demonstrated expertise in risk management frameworks, industry standards, and regulatory requirements relevant to the financial industry Proven ability to lead large teams, manage cross-functional projects, influence executive-level strategic decision-making, and effectively translate technology insights to business strategy in communications with senior executives Advanced knowledge and experience leading data security, risk assessment & reporting, and control evaluation, design, and governance, with a track record of implementing effective risk mitigation strategies
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Demonstrated experience in leading cybersecurity due diligence and integration efforts for mergers and acquisitions. Understanding of cybersecurity architecture, threat modeling, control design, and related technical assessments across a broad range of cybersecurity domains and their applicability across the M&A lifecycle. Experience in governance and oversight of cybersecurity programs, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and procedures, in the financial services industry, especially global banking.