Who we are looking for

The Senior Information Security Officer provides cyber risk management oversight to lines of business and legal entities within State Street and sits within the first line of defense while reporting into the SVP, Global Head of Business Information Security. The Senior Information Security Officer will manage a small team that will focus on providing cyber advisory services, building application level threat models, executing a cyber book of work that aligns to State Street business units, and delivering metrics and cyber driven content to the aligned business teams to support our enhanced decision making framework.

The Senior Information Security Officer will be a strategic change agent that in addition to managing a small team, will also be a thought leader to protect the bank. Being able to build trust through information and transparency among senior executives while being able to present to the highest level of leadership within State Street with appropriate technical and business details is necessary for this role. As a critical partner to the senior business leaders within the first line of defense, the incumbent must be skilled at influencing change to lead teams to further adopt cyber controls while reducing overall residual risk to their businesses.

This role requires a technical background and ability to understand emerging technologies, their purpose, their security requirements, and benefits to a large financial firm. You must understand threats and risk mitigations, while being able to recommend solutions that protect the

What you will be responsible for

• Partner with senior leaders through data delivery to enable informed decision making and prioritization.
• Lead the team to support the aligned business stakeholders while focusing on increased cyber capabilities.
• Overseeing and actively managing risks in line with risk appetite through continuous business unit engagement.
• Strong technical expertise in at least two focus areas specifically in Multi-Cloud, AI, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Software Supply Chain, and Quantum Computing.
• Represent the global cyber security organization as a member of various risk committees and specialized forums.
• Experience in performing cyber risk assessment at the application/platform/system levels to identify vulnerabilities, and potential threats, while analyzing the impacts to the bank and protections required to reduce risk.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Establish key relationships with business risk executives, third party management, client relations, global technology services, second line and third lines of defense, and internal regulatory teams.
• Identify friction and complexities that hinder efficient security controls enterprise-wide and coordinate solutions.
• Good understanding of agile methodology, tools, procedures, and iterative decision-making processes.
• Experience working with dashboards and data mining tools to build cyber risk profiles.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• At least 12 years of progressive cybersecurity experience with 4+ years within financial services.
• 6+ years of operationally focused cybersecurity practitioner.
• 5+ years’ experience working with business leadership across enterprise projects.
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal across all levels of the organization.
• Experience with Agentic AI use cases and deployments are a plus.
• Able to acquire, motivate, and attain top talent through networking and relationships while building talent pipelines.
• Ability to manage matrix team environments both direct and indirect reporting lines onsite and remotely.
• Demonstrate strategic and tactical thinking, along with decision-making skills and business acumen.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Information Assurance, or related technical field.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and GIAC is highly valued.
• AWS or Azure Cloud Security is preferable but not required.

Are you the right candidate? Yes!

We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don’t necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit.

Why this role is important to us

Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We’re driving the company’s digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation.

We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We’re looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company.

Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Salary Range:

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

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