CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER

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The CISO will be responsible for implementing and running the enterprise cybersecurity program. That will involve identifying, evaluating and reporting on some or all of legal and regulatory, IT, and cybersecurity risk to information assets, while supporting and advancing business objectives. 

The CISO position requires a visionary leader with sound knowledge of business management and a working knowledge of cybersecurity technologies covering the corporate network as well as the broader digital ecosystem. The CISO is responsible for establishing and maintaining the cybersecurity program to ensure that information assets and associated technology, applications, systems, infrastructure and processes are adequately protected in the digital ecosystem in which we operate.

A key element of the CISO's role is working with executive management to determine acceptable levels of risk for the organization. They will proactively work with business units and ecosystem partners to implement practices that meet agreed-on policies and standards for cybersecurity. The CISO should understand and articulate the impact of cybersecurity on (digital) business and be able to communicate this to the board of directors and other senior stakeholders.

The CISO must be knowledgeable about both internal and external business environments and ensure that information systems are maintained in a fully functional and secure mode and are compliant with legal, regulatory and contractual obligations. They serve as the process owner of the appropriate second-line assurance activities not only related to confidentiality, integrity and availability of information owned or processed by the business but extend their expertise to aid the organization in meeting safety, privacy, reliability and resilience requirements. The CISO understands that securing information assets and associated technology, applications, systems and processes in the wider ecosystem in which the organization operates is as important as protecting information within the organization's perimeter.

The ideal candidate is a thought leader, a builder of consensus and of bridges between business and technology. They are an integrator of people, process and technology. While the CISO is the leader of the cybersecurity program, they must also be able to coordinate disparate drivers, constraints and personalities, while maintaining objectivity and a strong understanding that cybersecurity is foundational for the organization to deliver on its business goals and objectives. Ultimately, the CISO is a business leader, and should have a track record of competency in the field of cybersecurity and/or risk management, with seven to 10 years of relevant experience, including five years in a significant leadership role.  

• Provides input for the IT section of the company's code of conduct
• Creates the necessary internal networks among the cybersecurity team and line-of-business executives, corporate compliance, audit, physical security, legal and HR management teams to ensure alignment as required
• Builds and nurtures external networks consisting of industry peers, ecosystem partners, vendors and other relevant parties to address common trends, findings, incidents and cybersecurity risks
• Liaises with external agencies, such as law enforcement and other advisory bodies, as necessary, to ensure that the organization maintains a strong security posture and is kept well-abreast of the relevant threats identified by these agencies
• Liaises with the enterprise architecture team to build alignment between the security and enterprise (reference) architectures, thus ensuring that cybersecurity requirements are implicit in these architectures and security is built in by design

OPERATE THE FUNCTION

• Collaborates and liaises with the privacy officer to ensure that privacy requirements are included where applicable
• Defines and facilitates the processes for cybersecurity risk and for legal and regulatory assessments, including the reporting and oversight of treatment efforts to address negative findings
• Ensures that security is embedded in the project delivery process by providing the appropriate cybersecurity policies, practices and guidelines
• Manages and contains cybersecurity incidents and events to protect corporate IT assets, intellectual property, regulated data and the company's reputation
• Monitors the external threat environment for emerging threats, and advises relevant stakeholders on the appropriate courses of action
• Develops and oversees effective resilience policies and standards to align with the enterprise resilience program goals, with the realization that components supporting primary business processes may be outside the corporate perimeter
• Coordinates the development of implementation of incident response plans and procedures to ensure that business-critical services are recovered in the event of a security event; provides direction, support and in-house consulting in these areas
• Facilitates and supports the development of asset inventories, including information assets in cloud services and in other parties in the organization's ecosystem

• 5-7 years prior experience in cybersecurity and risk
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant legal and regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of common information security management frameworks such as NIST
• Demonstrated Legal IT contract knowledge.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• Sound knowledge of business management and a working knowledge of cyber risk management and cyber technologies

Experience in financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting.

• Bachelor's Degree Required. 

Certified Information Systems Security Profession Certification desired.