Information Security Risk Management Lead

About CLS:

CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem.  Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective.  Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day. 

Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies.  We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.

CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.

Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people.  Our values – Protect, Improve, Grow – underpin everything that we do at CLS and define and shape a supportive and inclusive working environment in which everyone is encouraged to be open and forward-thinking.

Job information:

• Functional title - Information Security Risk Management Lead
• Department - Risk
• Corporate level - Director
• Report to - Head of Technology & Information Security Risk Management
• Location - London

What you will be doing:

Job purpose

The Information Security Risk Management Lead is a key member of the Risk Management team and is responsible for leading the implementation of the Enterprise and Operational Risk Management frameworks designed by CLS to identify, measure, monitor and mitigate information security risks.  The successful candidate serves as a second set of eyes to management to provide review and credible challenge of the effectiveness of information security processes and controls.  This position is highly engaged with the firm-wide Information Security teams who provide security solutions as well as all corporate departments that own information security risk.

Essential Function / major duties and responsibilities of the job

Strategic

• Risk Culture - Assist the CRO and Head of Enterprise Risk and Operational Risk Management in driving the culture of engagement, teamwork and accountability.
• Risk Assessments – Collaborate with the Information Security teams to guide and challenge risk assessments, and lead in efforts to strengthen the control environment in line with the evolving threat landscape.
• Process Improvements – Identify opportunities to reduce risk of recurrence of incidents and events through process evaluation and improvements plans.
• Operational Risk Management Framework - Support the CRO and Head of Enterprise Risk and Operational Risk Management in furthering the use and efficacy of the ORM framework while enhancing its applicability to manage information security risk.

Operational

• Review and Credible Challenge – Provide review and credible challenge of the information security risk profile and all associated framework components, e.g., risk and control self-assessments, control testing, event management, metrics and indicators, risk appetite, finding management, and reporting.
• Risk Oversight – Lead in executing oversight of information security risks by performing the following:
  • Provide subject matter expertise to business units to drive, guide and influence risk ownership, clarity and assessment of risks & controls.
  • Review and monitor the progress of actions and validate appropriateness of closure evidence.
  • Thematic review of operational risk events and associated proposed actions to reduce risk of recurrence.
  • Document credible challenge of information security risk appetite to support the Enterprise Risk management (ERM) program.
  • Regular review and challenge of key risk indicators including thresholds and applicability to risk appetite.
  • Prepare monthly and quarterly ORM/ERM reports and present to Technology Leadership, Audit, and regulatory bodies as required.
• Project Oversight – Lead in executing project oversight for information security risks by performing the following:
  • Provide challenge of risk management of material information security projects that may impact the firm’s risk profile.
  • Work with business partners to challenge the quality of the project inherent risk assessments and contribute to the independent risk review for projects.
  • Review project benefits and closure artifacts in preparation for transition to BAU.
• Governance – Actively present to various committees and forums to keep management educated on changes to CLS risk appetite.
• Relationship Management – Be a respected point of contact to stakeholders across the business and technology functions in providing operational risk coverage for information security risk.
• Advisory Services – Be a trusted advisor and provide effective challenge to stakeholders on the evolving cybersecurity and technology risk landscape.
• Policy & Procedures - Maintain and oversee relevant policies, standards, and procedures related to CLS security processes.

Leadership

• • Primary lead for the team to role model expected work ethic and quality, meet divisional objectives, and support career development.
  • Provide guidance and support to junior members of the team.
  • Interact with and present to regulatory bodies in regular continuous monitoring meetings.
  • Ability to partner, influence, and maintain credibility with the business

What we’re looking for:

• • 10+ years of experience specifically related to information security governance, operations, and risk management.
  • Broad-based technology experience at substantial scale and complexity in a global, highly regulated, high-volume transaction environment. Experience must include time operating within transaction services environments characterized by the need for continuous availability and the highest levels of security.
  • Experience with developing and managing Operational Risk programs, establishing framework and on-going process in accordance with best practices and Basel requirements.
  • Comfortable leading in a complex matrixed organization, ideally in a global firm with a dynamic and rapidly changing environment.
  • Experience leading within a highly regulated environment, with a preference for experience at the international and federal levels. Deep knowledge of policy frameworks and a strong understanding of policies, procedures, guidelines, and structure.
  • Functional expertise, with operational knowledge of and exposure to various current and emerging information security areas such as:

  v  Cyber resilience

  v  Identity & privileged access management

  v  Secure coding practices

  v  Incident response

  v  Artificial Intelligence

  v  Third-party risk management

  v  Cloud security configuration and control frameworks

  v  Threat/vulnerability management

  v  Network security

Professional qualifications / certifications

• B.S. in a technology discipline (Computer Science, Information Management, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity or equivalent).
• Relevant certification is desirable, e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC.
• Working knowledge of Risk Management life cycles based on an established framework: NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, ORX, ISO 27001, SANS, CERT, ENISA, CSA, OACA, ISACA.
• Proficiency in MS PowerPoint and Excel.
• Experience in broader MS Office suite, including Project and Visio is a plus
• Experience with enterprise GRC tools, e.g. Archer is a plus

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Our commitment to employees:

At CLS, we celebrate diversity and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:

• Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
• 2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
• Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
• Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
• Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
• Affinity Groups (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about DE&I.
• Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t.
• Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.
• Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company.
• Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.
• Private medical insurance and dental coverage.
• Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation.
• Annual flu vaccinations.
• Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees.
• Discounted Gym membership – Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees.
• All employees have access to Discover – our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
• Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.