Cybersecurity Risk Senior Specialist

Truist; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 185,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Vacation and sick days

Job summary

Truist is seeking a senior contributor for second-line risk in Technology Risk, focused on independent oversight of cybersecurity risk across defense domains. You will partner with Protection Services and business units to identify, mitigate, and report technology risks within Enterprise Technology.

Role requires leading assessments of control maturity, challenging risk program outcomes, and collaborating with senior leaders to strengthen risk culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of banking, technology, operations or risk management experience.
• Strong business acumen and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work independently and navigate ambiguity.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with leadership.
• Able to manage complex initiatives and executive-level work products.
• Comfort with data analysis to derive insights.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent risk oversight (LOD2) for technology risk domains.
• Partner with TPS teammates and stakeholders in oversight areas.
• Assess maturity of cybersecurity controls and resilience capabilities.
• Lead risk-management routines and interface with senior leaders.
• Review and challenge first-line risk program outcomes.
• Monitor legal, regulatory and audit matters for assigned areas.
• Lead complex projects with enterprise impact and cross-functional teams.
• Bridge risk, business, technology and cybersecurity functions.

Skills

Strong business acumen

Independent work style

Interpersonal communication

Organizational leadership

Data analysis and insights

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

10+ years in banking/tech/risk management

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Tableau

RSA Archer

Job description

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Regular or Temporary

Regular

Language Fluency

English (Required)

Work Shift

1st shift (United States of America)

Job Description

Key contributor to the Truist second-line-of-defense (LoD2) Technology Risk team responsible for independent risk oversight of the Security Defense Risk domains. Partner with Truist Protection Services (TPS) teammates and stakeholders in assigned oversight areas, advise on risk-related topics, effectively challenge through risk programs, and independently evaluate cybersecurity risk in the Truist environment.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

• Provide independent risk oversight (i.e. LOD2) for Truist Protection Services and related consult to Truist Business Units through the effective identification, mitigation, monitoring and reporting of technology risk and other related risks (e.g., operational, compliance) within Enterprise Technology.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and steward of the Cybersecurity Risk Framework to identify, report and mitigate technology risks, with a focus on cybersecurity defense, detection, incident response, and related security capabilities.
• Execute independent assessment and oversight of the maturity of technology and adequacy of cybersecurity controls to achieve business outcomes for performance, stability, security and service availability, including cybersecurity detection, investigation, response, and recovery capabilities.
• Strengthen and sustain proactive risk culture through conducting effective risk focused management and partnership routines with technology teams and internal partners. Interface with senior leaders and key partners across the organization.
• Review and challenge outcomes of first-line-of-defense risk program execution.
• Monitor legal, regulatory, compliance and audit matters for assigned Enterprise Technology oversight area(s) and ensures timely action.
• Lead complex projects that have broad technology and enterprise level impact with implications and/or resource requirements beyond risk management. Provide informal leadership to others and serves as a resource on complex solutions.
• Comfortable in interdisciplinary, matrix environments. Use strong cybersecurity technical acumen to effectively bridge risk, business, technology and cybersecurity functions. Pivot quickly between advisory consultant and implementation consultant roles.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of banking, technology, operations or risk management experience.
• Strong business acumen / knowledge, management experience, problem solving, critical thinking, influencing and decision-making skills.
• Experience operating independently and navigating ambiguity to deliver value.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills demonstrating the ability to establish credibility with all levels of management effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage complex initiatives and deliver high-quality, executive level work products.
• Comfort with data and applying analysis to derive value-add insights.
• Adept with Microsoft Office products.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, Risk Management, or related discipline.
• Familiarity with financial services cybersecurity laws, regulations, supervisory guidance, and industry standards (e.g., FFIEC IT Examination Handbook, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800-61, ISO/IEC 27001, and CIS Critical Security Controls).
• Familiarity with risk measurement approaches including development of Key Risk Indicators and thresholds and associated reporting and analytics tools (e.g. Tableau).
• Familiarity with enterprise Governance Risk and Compliance (eGRC) platforms and tools (e.g., RSA Archer).
• Professional cybersecurity certification such as Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or another relevant cybersecurity designation.
• Extensive technical cybersecurity experience, preferably within security operations, incident response, threat detection, threat hunting, digital forensics, or cyber incident management.

To comply with the Virginia pay transparency statute and for work locations in Virginia only, The annual base salary for this position is $185,000 - $230,000.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation

All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

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