VP, Cyber Risk & Business Information Security

State Street; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Annual incentive awards

Tax-advantaged savings plans

Job summary

State Street seeks a Vice President, Business Information Security Officer (BISO) to oversee cyber risk management across lines of business and legal entities in the first line of defense. The role requires strong technical depth in multiple security domains and the ability to translate risk into business terms for executives.

The VP-BISO will lead advisory activities, coordinate risk-based decisions, and partner with senior leaders to advance security controls, incident preparedness, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Ten or more years of progressive cybersecurity and risk leadership preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executives and translate risk to business language.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills including active listening and teamwork.
• Experience across audit, regulatory, and third-party risk domains.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior business and technology leaders to enable informed decision-making and risk-based trade-offs.
• Oversee and manage risks in line with risk appetite and escalate open risk items.
• Identify information assets and assess protection needs for lines of business and legal entities.
• Perform cyber risk assessments at application, platform, and system levels and recommend protections.
• Represent GCS BISO in business control and risk committees; deliver executive-ready briefings.
• Report significant changes in information security risk to management on a periodic and event-driven basis.
• Serve as on-call contact for cybersecurity governance and incident guidance.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Equivalent work-aligned experience

Strong analytical skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to influence executives

Tools

CISSP or CISM preferred

CRISC, CISA, SSCP, CCSP, CEH, GIAC certifications valued

Job description

State Street seeks a Vice President, Business Information Security Officer (BISO) to oversee cyber risk management across lines of business and legal entities in the first line of defense. The role requires strong technical depth in multiple security domains and the ability to translate risk into business terms for executives.

The VP-BISO will lead advisory activities, coordinate risk-based decisions, and partner with senior leaders to advance security controls, incident preparedness, and