Cybersecurity Risk Manager

Company Description

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

Job Description

The Data Security Governance team collaborates with cross-functional teams (Security, Counsel, Engineering, Industry Relations, and Product teams) to ensure Block products can launch anywhere in the world while maintaining compliance with industry, partner, regulatory information security standards, requirements, and obligations. As a Cybersecurity Risk Manager, you will drive the execution of Block’s Cybersecurity Governance program which entails cybersecurity risk management and controls validation. .

You will report to the Cybersecurity Risk Management Lead and collaborate with teams across Block as you contribute to the evolution of various governance programs across business units to enable Block to take principled risks.

You will:

• Support the integration of risk management with common controls across the enterprise
• Build, maintain and own inventory, system and pipeline for managing the lifecycle of risk signals from identification through to remediation
• Develop an approach to automate risk signal collection, enrichment and translation from multiple disparate sources across centralized Block
• Collaborate with cross-functional 1st-line teams (engineering, product, others) to provide security risk analysis and consultation to integrate risk scenarios and treatment into the product lifecycle
• Setup process to automate control monitoring, testing and notification of control effectiveness
• Work with Security Partners and other stakeholders to manage the prioritization and execution of risk-reduction activities across Business Units
• Provide domain and subject matter expertise in partnership with engineering teams towards the creation of governance documentation 
• Improve and optimize existing risk assessment frameworks that monitor cybersecurity risks across all Business Units, using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies
• Lead risk assessments and control validation for multiple Business Units. Develop and prepare risk and control metrics, reports & executive dashboards
• Proactively work to balance the needs of the 1st-line business teams and the need for regulatory compliance
• Drive risk mitigation and control improvement actions identified from various security and risk management initiatives
• Support the maturation of various 2nd line of defense security functions
• Work with stakeholders to conduct in-depth research on in-house systems, services, and infrastructure in order to be provide accurate and objective risk management advisory
• Support the creation of governance documentation and technical specification based on internal policies, procedures, best practices standards and frameworks to support risk management, compliance, and audit efforts

Qualifications

You have:

• 8+ years of experience in developing, managing & supporting Cybersecurity Risk programs  for technology-focused companies 
• Experience in setting up and leading the implementation of information systems governance standards and frameworks
• Experienced in integrating cybersecurity risk management and control frameworks
• Familiarity with GRC solutions, tools, platforms and ERM processes
• Familiarity with using data visualization tools with the ability to develop risk and control charts, dashboards, and reports
• Familiarity with industry security, audit, and privacy standards, frameworks, and regulations (e.g. NIST RMF, ISO27001, PCI DSS, GDPR, COBIT, AICPA Trust Principles (SOC 2/3),  NIST CSF, CCPA, SCF)
• Relevant Industry certifications e.g. MoR, CISSP, CRISC, COBIT

Additional Information

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Zone A: USD $138,200 - USD $169,000
Zone B: USD $131,300 - USD $160,500
Zone C: USD $124,400 - USD $15