Program Director, Cybersecurity Risk and Policy

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Working at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York positions you at the center of the financial world with a unique perspective on national and international markets and economies. You will work in an environment with a diverse group of experienced professionals to foster and support the safety, soundness, and vitality of our economic and financial systems.

The Bank believes in work flexibility to balance the demands of work and life while also connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person. Employees can expect to be in the office a couple of days per week as needed for meetings and team collaboration and should live within a commutable distance.

What we do:

The Supervision Group of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) supervises banks in the Second District. The objectives of supervision are to:

• Evaluate and promote the overall safety and soundness of supervised institutions

• Ensure supervised institutions’ compliance with relevant laws and regulations, including consumer protection

• Facilitate the stability of the financial system of the United States

• Support the growth and stability of the U.S. economy

Supervision is carried out through a combination of methods, including on-site and off-site examinations involving staff dedicated to the supervision of an individual firm and other professionals focused on analytical, policy, and risk matters. Supervision is coordinated with other U.S. agencies.

The Supervisory Policy and Strategy (SPS) function’s responsibilities are concentrated in three areas. First, staff within the function help to set the strategy around and contribute to the development of international and domestic prudential standards for banking organizations, financial market utilities (FMUs), and payment systems. Second, staff assist with policy implementation through a variety of means, including delivery of cutting-edge analyses and actively engaging with supervisory colleagues. Third, staff within the function lead Federal Reserve System-wide supervisory efforts related to capital stress testing and cyber resilience and contribute to the oversight of systemically important FMUs.

Your role as the Program Director, Cybersecurity Risk and Policy:

You will lead a dynamic department of around 15 people leaders and professionals responsible for policy, supervisory strategy, and analysis of cybersecurity risk for supervised financial institutions. Your teams are composed of subject matter experts who contribute to cybersecurity supervisory policy and analysis. You and your teams will work in partnership with key stakeholders and subject matter experts across the Bank, the Federal Reserve System, and domestic and foreign regulatory agencies and central banks.

The Program Director for the Cybersecurity Risk and Policy Department will manage and develop people leaders and professionals in the department, provide strategic leadership in developing and executing business objectives, and build strong collaborative relationships with key leaders in the Federal Reserve, and domestic and foreign regulatory agencies and central banks. The selected candidate will represent the Bank in discussions on cybersecurity issues among domestic and international policymakers and supervisors. You will be a member of the SPS leadership team and responsible for building and maintaining a culture in the Department that is consistent with the Bank’s mission, vision, and values. We are seeking a strategic, innovative, and inclusive leader for the Cybersecurity Program.

Core responsibilities include:

• Model the behaviors of a senior people leader by providing opportunities for the professionals in the department to develop and grow in a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment.

• Develop and manage talent by providing ongoing feedback and coaching and holding team members accountable to push decision-making down to the most appropriate level within the organization to drive performance to meet agreed-upon expectations.

• Develop strategies, programs, and pathways to ensure the workforce is properly skilled, capable, diverse, and inclusive, particularly as it relates to succession planning in attracting and retaining top talent.

• Provide strategic leadership and senior-level oversight of supervisory strategy, policy, and analytical activities related to cybersecurity risk.

• Represent the Group and FRBNY in discussions with domestic and international policymakers and supervisors on cybersecurity. 

• Influence the forward evolution of supervisory strategy, and analytical priorities related to cybersecurity resilience via active relationship-building across the FRBNY, the Federal Reserve Sys