Description:
As the US Region Information Security Director of Regulatory and Controls, you will be responsible for the department’s efforts in ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and effectiveness of information security controls.
You will monitor relevant laws, regulations, and standards to ensure CIBC US security practices align with regulatory requirements and you will own regulatory compliance programs such as NY-DFS, GLBA and FFIEC.
You will serve as primary point of contract for regulatory bodies during audits and be responsible for creation of materials for and participation in exams and quarterly briefings.
You will be responsible for Information Security control management and providing oversight of controls that impact the US team.
This includes conducting the Risk and Control SelfAssessment (RCSA) for Information Security and provide input into RCSA’s for all other lines of business.
Work Arrangement: At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.
Key Duties:
Regulatory and Reporting:
- Monitor relevant laws, regulations and standards to ensure organization’s security practices align with regulatory requirements.
- Own regulatory compliance programs such as NY-DFS, GLBA and FFIEC assessments.
- Serve as primary point of contract for regulatory bodies during audits.
- Creation of materials for and participation in regulatory exams and quarterly briefings to regulators as required.
- Develop responses and drive resolution of Issues, Deficiencies, Matters Requiring Attention (MRAs), and Supervisory Recommendations (SR’s) assigned to US Region Information Security.
- Work closely with US TI&I Risk & Controls Team, Regulatory Affairs, Operational Risk Management (ORM) and Internal Audit as required.
- Assist with creation of materials for Annual Cyber Security Board Review and Quarterly Board Risk Committee Meetings.
- Creation of materials for various reporting committees and forums, including weekly status.
- Creation of materials for various reporting committees and forums, including weekly reports, business unit reviews and horizontal review.
Control Management:
- Conduct Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) for Information Security and provide input into RCSA for all other lines of business. .
- Mapping of controls to industry frameworks (e.g. NIST, PCI, MITRE)
- Work closely with controls testing teams.
- Drive remediation of ineffective controls owned by the US and provide oversight of control effectiveness for enterprise controls impacting the US.
- Act as secretary for the Cyber Security Controls Oversight Council.
Leadership and Cross-Functional Relationships:
- Recruiting and hiring of Information Security professionals to support target operating model changes.
- Provides ongoing advice and direction on a variety of complex conceptual or interpretative issues.
- Establishing and leveraging peer's relationships within the US Region and Parent bank organizations.
- Will be required to foster relationships with middle to senior management, and senior executives across a range of functions including Risk Management and Technology.
Who You Are:
- You can demonstrate experience at a financial institution of similar scope and scale with direct experience working with regulators and regulatory compliance programs.
- It’s an asset if you have advanced knowledge of applicable US laws and regulations as they relate to Information Security and the effective management of Information Security Risks.
- You are a caring and accountable leader.
- You have experience developing and implementing strategic team goals. You have experience coaching employees and inspiring successful team performance.
- You know that details matter. You notice things that others don't. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision-making.
- Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work, and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability