Director, Cyber Security
CurrentRESPONSIBILITIES• Accountable for ensuring the implementation and regular testing of administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect the Firm's information from internal and external threats.• Charged with the oversight of the Firm’s Information Security Management System (ISMS), including its policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines.• Oversees the development and upkeep of the Firm’s Business Continuity Program (BCP) along with its foundational policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines.• Responsible for managing information security risks and ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and client-specific requirements.• Supervises the engagement of external suppliers for independent verification and testing as needed.• Manages the Firm's response to client information security audits, collaborating with partners and internal counsel to ensure audits are acknowledged and addressed professionally.• Reviews and provides feedback on information security clauses in Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Outside Counsel Guidelines.• Oversees the security evaluations of the Firm’s key suppliers and business partners to ensure their security stance aligns with the Firm's and its clients' requirements.• Ensures consistent identification and reporting of technological vulnerabilities to IT operations for prompt resolution, and delivers status reports on IT vulnerability remediation to senior management.• Assesses and endorses new information security technologies and methods that reduce threats to the Firm's information.• Guarantees and evaluates the efficacy of security awareness training for professionals and support staff.