Security Grc Manager

About Kirkland & Ellis

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Essential Job Functions

The Security GRC Manager is responsible for leading the Governance, Risk Compliance (GRC) team and the programs within the group. The position is hands-on personnel and program manager role and performs key risk management functions within the Security Governance department. Primary functions include management of client responses, Policy & Standards, Security Vendor Risk program management, Security Awareness, Controls Assurance, Compliance Management, and GRC tool management.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Program management: Lead the GRC program roadmap, status reporting on initiatives, metrics, and delivery of the program services.
• Policy management: Lead in the creation and maintenance of security policies, standards, processes, and guidelines. Evaluate exception requests and make approval recommendations to management.
• Security training and awareness: Lead and mature the security awareness and phishing program.  This includes roadmap development, plan, coordinate, measure, and evaluate cyber training / education courses, methods, and techniques based on instructional needs. 
• Program assessments: Manage and support the 3rd Party Security Vendor Risk Management program, management of SOC2 reporting and ISO27001 certification, and assessments or security requests from clients.
• Risk management: Manage control testing, issues management (findings, remediation plans, and exception requests), risk register and reporting.
• Governance: Analyze and stay current with regulations that impact information security / privacy program.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education, Work Experience, Skills

• Bachelor's degree is preferred
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or other relevant training and certifications are preferred.
• Seven (7) + years of direct experience (Information Security/Governance) is required.
• Four (4) + years of Information Security experience required. Candidates containing hands on technical experience are preferred.
• Four (4) + years of management experience required.
• Strong knowledge on Security frameworks and technologies such as ISO 27001, NIST, SOC2, SIG are required.
• Strong knowledge of risk management principles and practices is required.
• Technical writing experience is required. 
• Business Intelligence/Analytics (Qlik, Tableau, PowerBI) is preferred.
• Prior IT Security experience in the legal industry experience is preferred.
• Experience with instructional content, educational writing, and technical writing strongly preferred.
• Three (3) + years of experience managing timelines and being self-directed preferred.
• Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tool management is preferred.
• Client focus, including tact and diplomacy is required.
• Interview, gather, and understand content from subject-matter experts
• Ability to perform as primary Security Subject Matter Expert (SSME) in a senior or lead capacity.
• Ability to facilitate and lead project and vendor risk assessments with relative independence and provide guidance on secure design and operation.
• Ability to independently complete and assist in completing client security questionnaires and security assessments concerning the Firm’s security program and controls.
• Ability to communicate an effective security awareness message throughout the organization.
• Demonstrate ability to create and maintain security policy, standard, guideline, and procedure documents.
• Demonstrate ability to effectively communicate deeply technical topics at an appropriate level of detail to varied audiences - including IT Subject Matter Experts, senior management and non-technical users
• Additional skills mapped to Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) based on NIST SP 800-181.

Technologies/Software

• Broad awareness of and exposure to diverse security tools and their capabilities, including commercial and open-source options.  
• Strong knowledge of security administration and role-based security controls.
• Strong knowledge and use of GRC platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Access/Identity Management technologies.
• Strong knowledge of BI/Analytics tools.
• Knowledge of host and network-based anti-malware technologies.
• Knowledge of authentication technologies and interactions between diverse authentication platforms, both on-site and remote.
• Knowledge of client and server firewalling technologies and capabilities.
• Knowledge of security event management (SIEM), event correlation and analysis technologies.
• Knowledge of data encryption technologies.
• Strong knowledge of Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention technical capabilities.
• Knowledge of web filtering and email SPAM prevention techniques.
• Knowledge of vulnerability assessment and forensic investigations tools.
• Knowledge of mobile device security and Mobile Device Management solutions.

Certificates, Licensures, Registrations

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or other relevant training and certifications are preferred.

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