Senior Security Compliance Manager

The role:
The Technology and Cybersecurity risk and controls team handles a wide range of cross-functional activities, from security compliance certifications and audits, to risk management, inbound and outbound due diligence, third party risk management, security awareness, policy and procedures, and more.

Each of these ongoing parallel activities entails interpreting and setting requirements, assessing the effectiveness of security controls, risk-based decision making, cross-functional collaboration and communication, and staying up-to-date on security best practices and how changes in the evolving threat landscape need to inform our strategy.

We are seeking an experienced Security Compliance Manager responsible for monitoring and governing security controls in the cloud based on regulatory/compliance requirements and industry standards for our core Banking platform. Candidate must be able to assimilate knowledge quickly, understand stakeholder’s business challenges/risks, and act as a trusted advisor to lead change, policy adoption and monitor compliance against policies and standards.

What you'll do:

• Own bank compliance and controls testing, monitoring and issue management

• Manage ongoing investor audits like SOC2, PCI DSS, SOX ITGC, GLBA and security due diligence questionnaires

• Serve as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders (i.e. Cybersecurity,

• Technology, Product, Risk, Privacy, Internal Audit, HR, Legal, Sales etc…) and external auditors, regulators, and third-party assessors

• Monitor compliance with cybersecurity policies and standards and assess security compliance risks for bank scoped products, processes and technologies in a cloud environment

• Partner with stakeholders to conduct walkthroughs and create process maps for critical cybersecurity processes, facilitating in risk and control identification and ensure the environment is operating safely and in control

• Translate technical controls and requirements into audit-ready evidence, and work with technical teams to align implementations with compliance expectations

• Support regulatory, third party attestation, and Internal Audit, audit readiness activities, ensuring control design and execution meet internal policy and external regulatory standards

• Communicate clearly and effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences, including executives, control owners, and external assessors.

What you'll need:

• BS degree in Computer Information Systems or related field

• 7+ years of experience with security GRC initiatives Experience with regulatory cybersecurity compliance examinations

• Substantive and current knowledge of transaction banking compliance, consumer and commercial lending, deposit, wires, cards and privacy regulations applicable to banks

• Experience with onboarding and monitoring cybersecurity controls in cloud environments specifically AWS

• Experience with AI governance and risk assessments using frameworks like NIST AI RMF, ISO42001, ISO 38507 and other privacy regulations like CCPA, GDPR etc

• Strong knowledge of security risk management and running audits/certification programs

• Self-starter with strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Demonstrate ability to assimilate new knowledge quickly

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and managing multiple projects concurrently

• Experience with managing programs in GRC tools

Preferred qualifications:

• Banking/Fintech, Big 4, or management/IT consulting experience

• Strong risk management and governance experience KRI’s/KPI’s reporting

• Familiarity with CSPM, AWS security, CI/CD, SAST/DAST, SIEM and vulnerability

• management tools

• Strong JIRA and workflow management and agile project management experience

• Direct experience with regulatory cybersecurity compliance examinations

• Relevant certification (e.g. CISA, CISSP, PCI QSA, AWS certifications) or equivalent expertise

• Have risk assessment expertise with PCI DSS 4.0.1, SOX, NIST 800-53/800-37, NIST CSF, SOC 2, PCI, NYDFS NYCRR PART 500 and/or ISO 27001 standards, integrated controls framework, and evaluating design and effectiveness of IT controls working directly with auditors, regulators, investors

• Experience in building successful compliance programs for banks or fintech

• Experience defining compliance roadmaps based on customer requirements,

• compliance documentation, and ensuring that committed assessments are delivered on schedule

• Technical fluency; comfortable understanding and discussing technology concepts, experience evaluating tradeoffs and new opportunities with technical team members