Data Security Manager - Financial Holding

Our Client is a Subsidiary of the USD 9 Billion Fairfax Financial Holdings

Responsibilities

- Develop, implement and monitor a strategic, comprehensive enterprise information security and IT risk management program to ensure that the integrity, confidentiality and availability of information is owned, controlled or processed by the organization.

- Managethe enterprise'sinformation security organization, consisting of direct reports and indirect reports (such as individuals in business continuity and IT operations).This includes hiring, training, staff development, performance management and annual performance reviews.

- Develop, maintain and publish up-to-date information security policies, standards and guidelines.Oversee the approval, training, and dissemination of security policies and practices.

- Create, communicate and implement a risk-based process for vendor risk management, including the assessment and treatment for risks that may result from partners, consultants and other service providers.

- Create and manage information security and risk management awareness training programs for all employees, contractors and approved system users.

- Work directly with the business units to facilitate IT risk assessment and risk management processes, and work with stakeholders throughout the enterprise on identifying acceptable levels of residual risk.

- Provide regular reporting on the current status of the information security program to enterprise risk teams, senior business leaders and the board of directors as part of a strategic enterprise risk management program.

- Create and manage a unified and flexible control framework to integrate and normalize the wide variety and ever-changing requirements resulting from global laws, standards and regulations.

- Ensure that security programs are in compliance with relevant laws, regulations and policies to minimize or eliminate risk and audit findings.

- Manage security incidents and events to protect corporate IT assets, including intellectual property, regulated data and the company's reputation.

- Monitor the external threat environment for emerging threats, and advise relevant stakeholders on the appropriate courses of action.

- Liaise with external agencies, such as law enforcement and other advisory bodies as necessary, to ensure that the organization maintains a strong security posture.

- Develop and oversee effective disaster recovery policies and standards to align with enterprise business continuity management program goals.Coordinate the development of implementation plans and procedures to ensure that business-critical services are recovered in the event of a security event.Provide direction, support and in-house consulting in these areas.

- Facilitate a metrics and reporting framework to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the program, facilitate appropriate resource allocation, and increase the maturity of the security.

- Understand and interact with related disciplines through committees to ensure the consistent application of policies and standards across all technology projects, systems and services, including, but not limited to, privacy, risk management, compliance and business continuity management.

Requirements and Qualifications :

- Minimum of eight to 10 years of experience in a combination of risk management, information security and IT jobs.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, and the ability to communicate security and risk-related concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences

- Proven track record and experience in developing information security policies and procedures,as well as successfully executing programs that meet the objectives of excellence in a dynamic environment.

- Must be a critical thinker, with strong problem-solving skills

- Degree in business administration or a technology-related field, or equivalent work- or education-related experience

- Professional security management certification, such as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or other similar credentials, is desired

- Knowledge of common information security management frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001, ITIL, PCI DSS, COBIT and ones from NIST

- Experience with contract and vendor negotiations

- High level of personal integrity, as well as the ability to professionally handle confidential matters, and show an appropriate level of judgment and maturity

- High degree of initiative, dependability and ability to work with little supervision

Education :

- BTech / Bachelors in Engineering