Information Security Risk Management Lead

Information Security Risk Management Lead

CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars' worth of currency flows through our systems each day.

Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the worlds most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients : in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.

CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.

Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values Protect, Improve, Grow underpin everything that we do at CLS and define and shape a supportive and inclusive working environment in which everyone is encouraged to be open and forward-thinking.

Job Information

Functional title - Information Security Risk Management Lead

Department - Risk

Corporate level - Director

Report to - Head of Technology & Information Security Risk Management

Location - New York / New Jersey

Expected full-time salary range between $180K - $225K + variable compensation + 401(k) match + benefits.

What You Will Be Doing

Job purpose :

The Information Security Risk Management Lead is a key member of the Risk Management team and is responsible for leading the implementation of the Enterprise and Operational Risk Management frameworks designed by CLS to identify, measure, monitor and mitigate information security risks. The successful candidate serves as a second set of eyes to management to provide review and credible challenge of the effectiveness of information security processes and controls. This position is highly engaged with the firm-wide Information Security teams who provide security solutions as well as all corporate departments that own information security risk.

Essential Functions / Major Duties and Responsibilities of the Job

Strategic :

• Risk Culture - Assist the CRO and Head of Enterprise Risk and Operational Risk Management in driving the culture of engagement, teamwork and accountability.
• Risk Assessments Collaborate with the Information Security teams to guide and challenge risk assessments, and lead in efforts to strengthen the control environment in line with the evolving threat landscape.
• Process Improvements Identify opportunities to reduce risk of recurrence of incidents and events through process evaluation and improvements plans.
• Operational Risk Management Framework - Support the CRO and Head of Enterprise Risk and Operational Risk Management in furthering the use and efficacy of the ORM framework while enhancing its applicability to manage information security risk.

Operational :

Provide subject matter expertise to business units to drive, guide and influence risk ownership, clarity and assessment of risks & controls.

Provide challenge of risk management of material information security projects that may impact the firm's risk profile.

Leadership :

Primary lead for the team to role model expected work ethic and quality, meet divisional objectives, and support career development.

What We're Looking For

10+ years of experience specifically related to information security governance, operations, and risk management.

Cyber resilience Identity & privileged access management Secure coding practices Incident response Artificial Intelligence Third-party risk management Cloud security configuration and control frameworks Threat / vulnerability management Network security

Professional qualifications / certifications :

Our Commitment to Employees

At CLS, we celebrate diversity and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including :