Financial Partners Credit Union · 5 months ago
Vice President Information Security & Data Privacy
Financial Partners Credit Union is seeking a Vice President of Information Security & Data Privacy to join its IT Infrastructure team in developing and executing the credit union’s information security, data privacy, and cyber risk strategy. This role involves owning the organization’s security and privacy posture, translating operational experience into enterprise-level strategy, and ensuring compliance with various security frameworks and regulations.
BankingFinancial ServicesLendingNon Profit
Responsibilities
Perform Tier-1 tasks on Information Security technologies, to maintain and manage annual updates and revision to security and privacy policies
Evaluate business activities (e.g. investments, assets, processes) to assess compliance risk to NIST CSF and Credit Union standards
Participate in building or maintaining Fraud Detection processes, including technology
Partner with IT, Risk and Legal to ensure secure development, infrastructure, and operations
Provide or coordinate with internal and external audit to advise on and remediate all gaps from reviews, audits, policies, procedures and practices as it aligns to information security and data privacy
Develop and implement an effective ISMS (Information Security Management System) and Data Privacy compliance program
Support and maintain ISMS, NIST CSF Framework, GDPR, CCPA (and additional states or country privacy laws), PCI-DSS internal controls and monitor adherence to them
Proactively document and review processes, practices and documents to identify weaknesses and risks
Identify and evaluate the organization’s data processing activities for PCI-DSS
Conduct annual Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
Participate in annual Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery and Incident management testing to written plans
Manage Incident and Privacy breaches, incidents and potential incidents, including reviews of flaw remediation
Arrange or conduct training on Data Privacy and Security Awareness compliance training for employees and contractors (including vendors where not aligned or provided)
Build and lead executive-level communications on security posture, emerging threats, and strategic initiatives
Ability and experience communicating to external auditors
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or any relevant Business degree with additional technical & security related certifications
5+ years' senior leadership experience as a Information Security, Compliance Officer or Compliance Manager
5+ years' experience in Linux, Windows and Cloud (Microsoft, Google, AWS) technologies, as well as security tools (IDS/IPS, DLP, SIEM, EDR/MDR, Firewall)
Knowledge of various security methodologies and processes, and technical security solutions
Solid knowledge of Data Privacy and data protection laws
Familiarity with physical security systems and controls
Ability to handle and classify confidential and restricted information
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in one of the following: Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems (MIS), Cybersecurity
CISA certification, Network Security certification or relevant InfoSec certifications
Agile experience
Experience championing a security program
Professional certification (e.g. Compliance & Ethics Professional, Leadership ) is a plus
Broad yet mostly expert understanding of information security and the application of controls across a diverse infrastructure and management organization
Excellent planning, organizational, written and verbal communication skills
Self-starter capabilities with the ability to work with independently to drive results
Company
Financial Partners Credit Union
Financial Partners Credit Union is a non-profit credit union firm that offers banking, lending, and financial service.
Funding
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