Cyber GRC Director (Remote) — Strategic Security Leader

Mariner Wealth Advisors; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariner Wealth Advisors seeks a Director, Cyber GRC to lead governance, vendor risk, and security awareness across the organization. You will shape policies, drive risk management efforts, and ensure compliance with SEC, FINRA, and NYDFS requirements while partnering with Legal, IT, and Security Architecture to align security with business goals.

You will guide cross-functional teams, develop executive dashboards, and deliver real-time insights into cyber posture for board-level discussions at a

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity and risk management, with leadership of GRC, compliance, or vendor risk teams.
• Financial services background strongly preferred; experience with SEC, FINRA, NYDFS.
• Hands-on experience transforming technology risk, security assurance, or compliance programs.
• Data-driven approach to operationalizing cybersecurity metrics, risk quantification, and executive-level reporting.
• Outstanding cross-functional leadership, communication, and influence across security, IT, legal, finance, and business teams.
• Preferred certifications: CISM, CRISC, CISA, CGEIT, CISSP, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Champion and build the Cyber GRC function from vision through execution, including policy creation and control framework implementation (NIST CSF 2.0, CIS Controls v8, ISO 27001).
• Lead the third-party vendor risk management program and embed cybersecurity into the vendor lifecycle.
• Design, mature, and execute a high-impact security awareness and training program.
• Spearhead AI governance within cybersecurity, including policies for acceptable use and risk tiering of AI tools.
• Establish a state-of-the-art cyber risk management capability with real-time leadership dashboards.
• Act as a strategic advisor, integrating GRC with security architecture, monitoring, and IT governance; align with business growth.
• Represent Mariner in regulator engagements, audits, and third-party assessments.

Skills

Cyber GRC

Leadership

Security governance

Risk metrics

Executive reporting

Tools

NIST CSF 2.0

CIS Controls v8

ISO 27001

Job description

Mariner Wealth Advisors seeks a Director, Cyber GRC to lead governance, vendor risk, and security awareness across the organization. You will shape policies, drive risk management efforts, and ensure compliance with SEC, FINRA, and NYDFS requirements while partnering with Legal, IT, and Security Architecture to align security with business goals.

You will guide cross-functional teams, develop executive dashboards, and deliver real-time insights into cyber posture for board-level discussions at a