Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

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• The CISO is responsible for establishing and maintaining a corporate wide privacy and information security management program to ensure that information assets are adequately protected. This position is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and reporting on privacy and information security risks in a manner that meets compliance and regulatory requirements, and aligns with and supports the risk posture of the enterprise. The CISO position requires a visionary leader with sound knowledge of business management and a working knowledge of both global privacy regulations and information security technologies. The CISO will proactively work with business units to implement practices that meet defined policies and standards. This position will also oversee a variety of related risk management activities.
• The CISO serves as the process owner of all assurance activities related to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of customer, business partner, employee, and business information in compliance with the organization's privacy and information security policies.
• A key element of the CISO's role is working with executive management to determine acceptable levels of risk for the organization. The CISO must be highly knowledgeable about the business environment and ensure that information systems are maintained in a fully functional, secure mode.

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate privacy, information security and risk management projects with resources across the enterprise.
• Create, communicate, and implement a risk-based process for 3rd party risk management, including the assessment and treatment for risks.
• Create a framework for roles and responsibilities with regard to information ownership, classification, accountability and protection.
• Participate in the Steer Co for AI
• Create and manage a privacy, information security and risk management awareness training programs for all employees, contractors, and approved system users.
• Create and manage a unified and flexible privacy and security control framework to integrate and normalize the wide variety and ever-changing requirements resulting from global laws, standards, and regulations.
• Develop, implement, and monitor a strategic, comprehensive enterprise information security and IT risk management program to ensure that the privacy, security, and confidentiality of information is owned, controlled, or processed by the organization.
• Develop, maintain, and publish up-to-date privacy and information security policies, standards, and guidelines. Oversee the approval, training, and dissemination of security policies and practices.
• Develop and enhance an information security management framework based on the following: International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 2700X, ITIL, COBIT/Risk IT and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
• Develop and manage financial plans, forecasts and monitor them for variances.
• Ensure that the privacy and security programs are in compliance with relevant laws, regulations and policies to minimize or eliminate risk and audit findings.
• Facilitate a metrics and reporting framework to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the program, facilitate appropriate resource allocation, and increase the maturity of privacy and security.
• Liaise with corporate IT, compliance, audit, legal, HR and business management teams as required.
• Liaise with Enterprise Risk Management team and Cyber Underwriting personnel.

• Liaise with external agencies, such as law enforcement and regulatory bodies as necessary.
• Maintain current knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local privacy and cyber security laws and standards.
• Manage privacy, security incidents and events to protect corporate assets, including intellectual property, regulated data, and the company's reputation.
• Manage the enterprise's global privacy and information security organization.
• Monitor the external threat environment for emerging threats and advise relevant stakeholders on the appropriate courses of action.
• Provide regular reporting on the current status of the privacy and information security program to enterprise risk teams, senior business leaders and the board of directors.
• Provide strategic risk guidance for IT projects, including the evaluation and re