Sr Dir Cyber Security Lead

Ally Financial • Charlotte, NC

281d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Director Lead, Cyber Security at Ally is part of the Executive Leadership for Information Protection and Risk Management. The Senior Director Lead will drive the established approach to the management of security risks at Ally while partnering with other members of the Senior Leadership team. Responsible for overseeing the management of technical security staff and ensuring IPRM People Managers are delivering upon overall objectives. In this role you will provide industry-leading incident response, cyber threat intelligence, detection and response, and red team services. You will help Ally detect and respond to threats and reduce the overall impact of business risk before, during, and after an incident. You will be able to resolve security incidents quickly and at scale with complete incident response including investigation, containment, remediation, and partnering with our crisis management function. You will work on engagements navigating incidents, performing forensic analysis, threat hunting, and malware triage. Experience with threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and security objectives and controls validation will be instrumental with today's advanced threats.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in information systems or relevant field of study required
• 12+ years of Technology experience with at least 7 years of focus in Information Security
• 3+ years of Security Operations Center experience
• Proven track record managing experienced staff in the implementation of the Information Security strategy
• Expert knowledge in the identification, plan for resolution, and execution of action plans for complex problems in a regulated environment
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to work effectively with business managers, Technology engineering, and Technology operations staff
• A strong understanding of operating system internals and network protocols
• Familiarity with the principles of cryptography and cryptanalysis
• Experience working with legal, audit, and compliance staff

Responsibilities

• Drive the established approach to the management of security risks at Ally while partnering with other members of the Senior Leadership team
• Lead a 24x7 team of Managers, Principal and Analysts in response, incident management, cyber threat intelligence, red team, and detection engineering roles
• Focus on delivering commitments aligned to enterprise cyber security priorities
• Build support for implementing security strategies with peer business and technology leaders
• Set vision for maturing the cyber security defense and response organization, guide development of actionable roadmaps and plans, and ensure execution of those plans
• Implement risk management practices in line with enterprise policies and practices
• Set technology platform vision, encourage security response innovation, and lead implementation of projects
• Interface with external agencies or industry forums to exchange cyber threat intelligence information
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources
• Develop strategies for hiring and retaining top cyber security response talent
• Guide a culture of talent development as a force-multiplier

Benefits

• 11 paid holidays
• 20 paid time off days
• 8 hours of volunteer time off, yearly
• 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions
• Student loan pay downs and 529 educational save up assistance programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Flexible health and insurance options including medical, dental and vision
• Employee, spouse and child life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions
• Healthcare FSA
• Critical illness, accident & hospital indemnity insurance
• Adoption, surrogacy and fertility assistance
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Dependent Day Care FSA
• Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program
• Subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree