Risk Consulting Cyber Compliance Data Protection / Privacy - Managing Director (Location Flexible)

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Data protection / Privacy- Managing Director

In order to address the most critical needs of our clients, RSM US LLP has established the Cyber Risk and Data Protection group, comprised of dedicated cybersecurity professionals dedicated exclusively to serving the cyber security and information protection needs of our clients. This group includes experienced consultants located throughout the country dedicated to helping clients with preventing, detecting, and responding to security threats that may affect their critical systems and achieving regulatory compliance related to the handling, processing and protection of sensitive information. We serve a diverse client base within a variety of industries, and we are relied upon to provide expertise within areas of information security risk management, security testing, enterprise architecture, governance, regulatory privacy compliance, and digital forensics.

We are looking to hire a Managing Director in Cyber Compliance, specifically to build and oversee our Data Protection Practice (data privacy). The Managing Director of Data Protection will be responsible for building delivery capabilities and innovating service offerings, while interpreting data protection and privacy laws and cybersecurity risks, through assisting organizations with establishing an effective data protection program designed to safeguard critical assets. This team will focus on assessing, designing and implementing data protection services including data classification, encryption, de-identification, and sensitive data monitoring solutions to enable the data protection transformation vision for data rich organizations.

Responsibilities

• Continue building our data protection practice through expansion of team size and skill sets
• Provide oversight and training to managers and staff during the delivery of data protection services to ensure quality delivery while allowing staff to learn and grow
• Use proven business development skills to acquire additional clients and expand relationships with existing clients
• Identify business opportunities and enhance go-to-market strategies targeting data rich organizations
• Be able to communicate to clients regarding the strategic and tactical risks of data protection, regulatory compliance, breach response
• Assess data protection and privacy maturity and help clients in building and implementing sustainable data protection program
• Support organizations through assessing, developing and implementing information governance frameworks.
• Support clients in designing and supporting their privacy operation processes, technology and guidelines
• Communicate complex technical issues to client senior management through the ability to transform and summarize such data into layman and executive style reports and presentations
• Ensure revenue goals are being met and client service offerings are responsive to the changing needs in the business environment
• Define risk management processes, including data protection impact assessments, and assist draft accompanying policies and procedures

Required Qualifications

Regulatory monitoring

Preferred Qualifications

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At RSM, an employee's pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Compensation Range : $181,900 - $397,700

Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.