Senior Director, IT Security

What does it mean to be a Senior Director, IT Security at GLS?

The Senior Director, IT Security is responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of the company's information security program, including cybersecurity operations, technology risk management, regulatory compliance, security controls, and related governance activities. This position partners with business and technology leaders to identify, assess, and mitigate information security risks while supporting organizational objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational effectiveness. The role provides oversight for security initiatives, audit activities, incident response, vendor risk management, and security awareness efforts to help ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of company information assets.

How will you drive value within the organization as a Senior Director, IT Security?

Develop and maintain the enterprise cybersecurity strategy, operating model, control framework, and multi-year security roadmap aligned to business objectives
Establish and maintain enterprise security governance processes, standards, policies, risk assessments, control evaluations, and remediation programs
Provide cybersecurity governance reporting, risk metrics, annual program updates, and material cyber-risk reporting to senior leadership, regulators, auditors, and other external stakeholders
Lead enterprise cybersecurity incident response, crisis management, investigations, post-incident remediation, and coordination of third-party security events
Oversee vulnerability management, threat detection, threat intelligence, security monitoring, and security operations capabilities
Direct implementation and management of security technologies including SIEM, EDR, DLP, IAM, PAM, cloud security, and related cybersecurity platforms
Serve as the primary security liaison for regulatory examinations, external audits, compliance assessments, and cybersecurity reviews, including evidence collection, artifact management, response coordination, and remediation tracking
Maintain compliance with applicable regulatory and industry frameworks including GLBA, NYDFS, FTC Safeguards Rule, PCI DSS, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, and other applicable requirements
Oversee third-party cybersecurity risk management, vendor security assessments, critical service-provider monitoring, and regulatory vendor-risk reporting; prepare audit reports and methodologies as needed
Establish governance, security, approval, monitoring, and risk management requirements for artificial intelligence, automation platforms, integrations, and emerging technologies
Partner with infrastructure, cloud, data, and application development teams to integrate security-by-design principles into architecture, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, and technology modernization initiatives
Oversee cybersecurity awareness, policy communication, role-based security training, business continuity, disaster recovery, cyber resilience planning, testing, and reporting
Lead special projects and perform additional responsibilities as required by the needs of the company or as directed by management

What should you already know to be successful as a Senior Director, IT Security?

Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
Minimum eight (8) years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, audit, compliance, or information security leadership roles
Minimum six (6) years of leadership experience managing security teams, security programs, or enterprise risk functions
Strong working knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks including NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, and related industry standards
Experience supporting regulatory examinations, external audits, compliance reviews, and risk assessments
Experience managing third-party risk management, vendor assessments, and supply chain security programs
Knowledge of cloud security architectures, identity and access management, security operations, incident response, and vulnerability management practices
Experience supporting secure software development, DevSecOps practices, Infrastructure as Code, and modern application security principles
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead a team - provide quality training, guidance, performance coaching and feedback to assigned staff
Team player that can adapt in a fast pace and changing environment
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential materials in a professional manner
Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail and demonstrated ability to effectively set and manage multiple conflicting priorities
Ability to think strategically and deliver tactically
Commitment to exemplifying the organizational core values and key competencies