SVP, Director of Resiliency

Wintrust Financial Corp.•Rosemont, IL

71d•$169,000 - $228,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The SVP, Director of Resiliency is a strategic leadership role within the Security and Fraud team. This role is responsible for the development and effectiveness of Wintrust's resiliency program. The resiliency program's goal is to develop and maintain the organizations' ability to withstand and rapidly recover from disruptions. In this capacity, you will support multiple critical risk domains - including Information Security, Identity & Access Management, Corporate (Physical) Security, and Enterprise Fraud - under a unified resiliency program. You will develop and execute an enterprise-wide security and resiliency strategy that safeguards sensitive data, facilities, and financial operations, while maintaining compliance with industry regulations, frameworks and standards (such as NIST CSF, FFIEC, and SOX). This position reports directly to the CSO and collaborates with cross-functional leaders to foster a culture of security, business continuity, and proactive risk management across the organization.

Requirements

In-depth knowledge of security and fraud frameworks and regulatory guidance
Proven leadership, communication, and program development skills
Strong strategic planning, risk assessment, and problem-solving skills
Broad understanding of security technologies, frameworks, access management governance, SOC operations, and fraud management procedures
Experience with control validation testing, resiliency, business continuity and disaster recovery planning

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain and test the organization's Business Continuity plans to ensure resiliency against disruptions via risk assessments and business impact analysis to identify critical functions and recovery priorities
Design and execute independent testing and validation across the security and fraud controls to proactively identify gaps, control weaknesses, and emerging risks
Develop and maintain a comprehensive metrics and reporting framework to measure the effectiveness of security and fraud functions and defining KRI's, KPI's, and operational metrics with thresholds aligned with the teams' objectives and regulatory expectations
Serve as the primary liaison with internal audit, external auditors, and regulatory agencies on matters relating to the security and fraud functions
Build and maintain policies and standards across all of information security, fraud, corporate security and resilience, bringing consistent structure and governance
Drive a culture of compliance and readiness through continuous improvement, training, and strong control practices
Foster the development and maturation of partnerships with key external partners and working groups within the financial services industry including business leadership, information technology, industry peers, and vendor partnerships