IT Help Wanted: [itroundtable] Fw: IT Risk Managent Manager to $150,000 + Bonus

Please reply directly to Jack Schwartz jackschwartz@itechrecruiting.com

From Ann Bergquist

http://www.linkedin.com/in/annbergquist

The IT Risk Management Manager leads and directs the activities of the IT Risk Management team and plans and develops the IT Risk Management framework. This position is responsible for managing IT operational risks and recommending mitigation strategies to business leaders. The IT Risk Management Manager provides support and guidance to the business and IT staff on risk related issues.

-Develop, plan and implement the IT Risk Management framework.
-Manage the business line analysis of IT operational risks and recommend mitigation strategies to business leaders.
-Partner with IT leadership in the development of solutions that reduce or mitigate IT operational risk.
-Oversee risk mitigation projects and provide regular progress reports to senior IT leadership.
-Develop new IT risk initiatives, including policies, processes and awareness programs.
-Apply risk management processes to enable control evaluation, implementation and residual risk acceptance.

-Approve the selection and implementation of risk analysis tools.
-Ensure adherence to operational risk policies that outline the desired standards for risk measurement and clear guidelines for practices that may contribute to a reduction in operational risk.

-Ensure appropriate resources are in place to support all IT risk management initiatives.
-Lead and direct the activities of the IT Risk Management team.
-Provide timely and constructive feedback to team members.
-Manage the Performance Management process for direct reports.
-Communicate key priorities and monitor their progress.

Requirements;

-Bachelors degree , equivalent work experience or specialized training required
-8+ years of relevant work experience
-Prior management experience
-Experience in the financial services industry

-Experience with risk and threat assessment methodologies
-Core knowledge of IT regulatory, Privacy and compliance requirements including GLB, COBIT, Data Protection Act, ITIL, FFIEC, ISO 27001 and similar standards and laws.
-Experience with network and security components, including firewalls
-Experience with IP, TCP/IP and other network administration protocols, including their vulnerabilities and solutions required
-Experience with operating platforms, database and sub-system platforms and products
-Experience with standard desktop tools, including Microsoft Office
-Ability to weigh business needs against risk concerns and articulate issues to management
-Ability to handle multiple priorities, while meeting deadlines
-Strong problem solving, organizational and project management skills
-Strong written and verbal communication skills
-Strong relationship and people management skills

Willingness to obtain CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) or CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) or CRISC ( Certified in Risk and Information Controls) accreditation

Jack M Schwartz
Managing Director
ITech Recruiting LLC
516-826-4640 office
516-524-6010 cell
jackschwartz@itechrecruiting.com

JACK SCHWARTZ is the Managing Director of Staffing at ITech Recruiting LLC. Previously, he was a V.P., Staffing Services at The Ayers Group, and he ran the I.T. Contingency Search Practice for The Jarvis Walker Group (JWG). Before JWG, Jack was the Chief Information Officer of the NPD Group, a market research firm. Prior to NPD, he managed three metropolitan area offices for Source EDP, a national IT search firm, and was a Senior Director of Applications Development for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Jack has a BS and an MS in Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA in Finance from the Stern School of Business of N.Y.U.