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Director, Cyber Risk

sterling, va • Posted 1 weeks ago
Onsite Full Time Finance

Responsibilities

  • Own and continuously improve the cyber and technology risk management framework, methodology, taxonomy, and lifecycle aligned to NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001/27005, and applicable regulatory obligations.
  • Define standards, procedures, and rating scales for consistent enterprise-wide risk identification, assessment, and reporting; partner with the PISO model to ensure common language and practices across portfolios.
  • Lead enterprise cyber risk assessments across technology, business, regulatory, and emerging-risk domains to produce consistent, defensible determinations.
  • Establish and operate a cyber risk quantification capability (e.g., FAIR-based) to express risk in business and financial terms and inform prioritization and investment decisions.
  • Maintain the enterprise cyber risk register; ensure risks are well‑described, owned, rated, and tracked to acceptable residual levels; develop and manage KRI/KCI programs for forward‑looking posture.
  • Operationalize the risk appetite and tolerance framework with the CISO and senior leadership; own risk acceptance and exception governance with clear, auditable documentation and time‑bound approvals.
  • Govern cyber risk policy structure, ownership, review cadence, and exception handling; chair or support cyber risk forums and escape decisions to appropriate authority levels.
  • Lead second‑line, risk‑based assurance over design and operating effectiveness of key cyber controls in coordination with first‑line and Internal Audit; identify thematic weaknesses and drive structural remediation.
  • Own issues and remediation management—intake, prioritization, owner assignment, tracking to closure, and escalation of aging items.
  • Define and report outcome‑focused metrics (e.g., residual risk trends, out‑of‑appetite reduction, early‑versus‑late finding ratios, incidents tied to accepted risk) in executive‑ and board‑ready formats.
  • Serve as primary point of contact for cyber risk in regulatory exams, audits, and carrier‑partner due diligence.
  • Integrate cyber risk into Enterprise Risk Management to ensure consistency in enterprise risk reporting and governance; partner with Legal, Privacy, Procurement, and technology leaders to embed risk‑informed decisions.
  • Oversee vendor/third‑party risk within the cyber risk portfolio to ensure supply‑chain risk is governed in line with enterprise practices.
  • Build, lead, and develop a team of senior managers and analysts; set objectives, manage performance, and scale capacity through process improvement, tooling, and appropriate AI‑assisted workflows.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent professional experience.
  • 10+ years in cybersecurity, IT/technology risk, or GRC, including 5+ years leading managers or multiple teams/domains.
  • Proven experience designing, leading, or substantially maturing an end‑to‑end enterprise cyber/IT risk management program.
  • Deep knowledge of NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001/27005, relevant regulatory regimes, and the three‑lines‑of‑defense model.
  • Experience operating a risk register, risk appetite/tolerance framework, and risk acceptance/exception governance.
  • Hands‑on experience with GRC/IRM platforms (e.g., ServiceNow IRM, Archer, OneTrust, or comparable).
  • Excellent executive communication skills with a track record of briefing senior leadership and boards.
  • Strong cross‑functional influence partnering across security, technology, legal, privacy, and business teams.

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