VP, Technology & Cybersecurity Governance

LPL Financial•San Diego, CA

9d•$147,393 - $245,655•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly experienced Vice President to lead our Technology Governance program and team reporting within the Cyber Security organization. This role requires a strategic leader with proven experience in financial services to lead and uplift the governance program including owning the cyber program strategy, charter and associated metrics; building out a standard framework for governance alignment; uplifting policies, standards, and controls; establishing continuous control monitoring; and maintaining the risk taxonomy. Seeking individuals with strong ability to partner, understand technology and cybersecurity with a passion for governance, communicate and challenge technology and cybersecurity subject matter experts, and operate within a high-growth innovative environment.

Requirements

8+ years of experience successfully operating in a governance leadership role within cybersecurity and technology for a highly regulated financial services firm
5+ years articulating, driving and measuring successful development or transformation in technology and cybersecurity
5+ years partnering across business lines and the 3rd LOD, influencing outcomes to meet governance, security, risk, regulatory and business objectives.
Leading by example, “pulling up your sleeves” and going in deep to successfully build out and execute against established plans
Strong understanding of what a good governance program looks like
Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to business stakeholders
Strong project management, prioritization, and organizational capabilities including ability to identify roadblocks, risks to proactively address
Understanding of key frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS), industry alignment while being detailed oriented to properly articulate clear and appropriate policies, standards, controls, risks, etc. and tick and tie
Proven ability to develop team competencies and skills
Experience with Archer, JIRA, Service Now, GRC / control automation tools

Nice To Haves

Experience implementing process improvement through technology, automation, artificial intelligence
Related technical experience in cybersecurity, product, or technology

Responsibilities

Develop a governance program strategy and revise associated execution plans, operating model and KPIs
Uplift the cyber program strategy, charter, and associated metrics; define program accountability across the enterprise and advisor communities including our presence in India and recent acquisitions
Confirm program framework to include industry, regulatory and audit testing requirements; align and assess policy and standard population to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement including global governance.
Establish traceability based on the standard framework for policies, standards, controls, risks leveraging available tools and resources including automation
Take accountability for remediation items tied to governance findings, such as documentation or control gaps
Lead the control monitoring project including refine strategy, roadmap, use cases, and action plans to demonstrate time and risk reduction
Collaborate across Technology Governance Risk and Controls organization, Business Information Security Officers, Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, technology and cybersecurity subject matter experts
Maintain regulatory requirements such as annual policy and standard reviews, and established enterprise standards and processes (e.g., enterprise policy templates)
Provide consultation relative to shifting landscape and impact on governance (e.g., AI standards)
Lead, mentor, and manage a team providing oversight and quality assurance