Lead, Information Security Library & Standards (Hybrid)

Prudential Ins Co of America in; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive base salaries

401(k) plan with company match

Company pension plan

Wellness programs

Education benefit

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Prudential Financial, Inc. is seeking a Lead, Information Security Library & Standards to build and govern our control library and security standards. You will partner with Risk Management and Information Security leaders to create scalable, audit-ready governance across the enterprise.

The role requires collaboration across IAM, ASM, CDR, and cloud security, with responsibility for lifecycle management of standards and evidence mappings. Hybrid work with on-site presence is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, Risk Management, Information Systems, Business, a related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience building or maintaining security governance, control frameworks, compliance programs, or risk management initiatives.
• Strong understanding of frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, FFIEC, NYDFS, SOC, or related standards.
• Working knowledge of one or more security domains such as IAM, Cloud Security, Data Protection, Vulnerability Management, Attack Surface Management, or Cyber Defense.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, enhancement, and ongoing governance of Prudential's Information Security control library, ensuring consistency, traceability, and alignment with enterprise risk and compliance objectives.
• Define and maintain control taxonomy, ownership models, framework mappings, evidence requirements, control narratives, and governance standards.
• Establish traceability across security standards, controls, regulatory requirements, risks, testing activities, evidence repositories, and reporting processes.
• Partner with Information Security domain leaders across Identity & Access Management (IAM), Attack Surface Management (ASM), Cyber Defense & Response (CDR), cloud security, data protection, vulnerability management, and other security control functions to ensure controls accurately reflect current risks, technologies, and operational requirements.

Skills

Security governance

Control library

NIST/ISO27001

IAM

Cloud security

Audit readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

GRC tooling

Policy management platforms

Job description

Prudential Financial, Inc. is seeking a Lead, Information Security Library & Standards to build and govern our control library and security standards. You will partner with Risk Management and Information Security leaders to create scalable, audit-ready governance across the enterprise.

The role requires collaboration across IAM, ASM, CDR, and cloud security, with responsibility for lifecycle management of standards and evidence mappings. Hybrid work with on-site presence is expected.