GIS Policy Exception Governance Team Lead
Chicago, Illinois
Job Description:
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The role of the Business Information Security Officer (BISO) - GIS Policy Exception Governance Team Lead is to oversee the Governance of the GIS Policy Exception Program. The Program is responsible for providing governance and oversight of Policy Exception Types aligned to the Information Security - Enterprise Policy and Standards including the development, socialization, and implementation of GIS policy Exception Types. This role is to ensure Exception Types are properly approved and recertified on an annual basis. It includes recertification preparation, hosting working group meetings with key stakeholders including Compliance partners, and hosting a quarterly Governance routine.
Required Skills:
• 4-8 years + of experience in cyber security or a technology-related field with a deep understanding of Information Security policies and standards.
• Experience and hands on knowledge with Data Loss Prevention and Malware security controls
• Evaluating and understanding threats/risks posed by having additional or elevated risk combinations of access, and by bypassing securing controls.
• Experience leading Governance routines and other projects, meeting target timelines, facilitating meetings, authoring project documentation, issue resolution, and project resource identification.
• Demonstrable ability to self-direct project outcomes, with minimal supervision to achieve program goals.
• Excellent process design capability to improve overall efficiency, mitigate resource conflicts, and improve customer/client experience.
• Exceptional presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to build consensus and cooperation as well as to influence, interact and negotiate with senior leadership in the organization.
• Experience in implementation of information security strategy, including compliance with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate with business leaders, users and tech-savvy stakeholders.
• Ability to take ownership of an initiative/issue through completion.
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and deliver on complex initiatives in a high paced, evolving environment.
• Optional Certifications: CISSP (ISC2), CISA, CRISC, CISM (ISACA), CCIE (Cisco), TOGAF, CCTA (McAfee), CCFP (ISC2).
Desired Skills:
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, information security or related field
• Detailed, bank specific access administration knowledge in Risk assessments and GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) with emphasis on security processes and controls
• Strong analytical skills/problem solving/conceptual thinking
• Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners
• Assist with internal efficiencies projects and development
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week:
40
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Date Posted: 02 May 2025
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