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Chief Information Security Officer

Choice Bank
Fargo, ND Full Time
POSTED ON 1/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/18/2025

The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) will lead Choice Bank’s information security team tasked with protecting the digital assets and data of a growing traditional bank with substantial banking as a service (BaaS) exposure. The CISO provides strategic leadership for the Bank’s information security program and is responsible for information security governance, risk management, and information security program management. The CISO is responsible for oversight of people, processes, technology, and governance of the information security program.

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Responsibilities

  • Develop an information security strategy that is aligned to organizational priorities and objectives, facilitating buy-in of executive leadership and senior stakeholders.
  • Create quarterly, annual, and long-term cyber security and cyber risk management goals, articulate strategies, define metrics, and provide necessary updates to executive leadership and the Board of Directors. Update strategy as necessary to leverage new technologies and threat information.
  • Ensure alignment between business strategy and Information Security Management Program direction.
  • Provide leadership, direction, and guidance in assessing and evaluating information security risks and monitor compliance with security standards, appropriate policies, and relevant regulatory requirements.
  • Ensure risk-balanced security measures are integrated into Technology initiatives.
  • Lead the development and implementation of effective and reasonable policies and practices to secure protected and sensitive data and ensure information security and compliance with relevant legislation and legal interpretation, as well as security frameworks and best practices.
  • Identify and implement security controls to protect systems, operations, and information using standard frameworks like ISO27001.
  • Lead Security Incident Response and the ongoing and effective handling and remediation of security incidents.
  • Supervise Security Operations Center (SOC) vendor.
  • Keep well-informed of developing cyber security threats, and proactively create strategies to understand and mitigate potential cyber security problems that might arise from acquisitions or other big business moves.
  • Lead security assessments and testing processes, including but not limited to penetration testing, vulnerability management, and secure software development.
  • Schedule periodic security, controls, and compliance audits.
  • Facilitate and / or conduct regular company-wide security awareness, education, and training.
  • Manage vulnerability management and remediation or mitigation of vulnerabilities in IT systems.
  • Review and approve security-related policies, controls, and cyber incident response planning.
  • Oversee identity and access management, and approve identity and access policies.
  • Point of contact for communicating bank security posture with external parties, including customers, regulators, and auditors.
  • Work collaboratively to ensure technology initiatives are on schedule, on budget and meet other tasks assigned by the Chief Technology Officer.

Cultural Alignment

Choice is #PeopleFirst, banking second.

People don’t need just another bank. People need to be supported by a team of trusted partners who will get to know them and their business, understand their challenges, discover their dreams, and recognize the success in bringing people and banking together in our communities.

In contributing to our culture, Choice team members are guided by our core values.

  • Embrace change and encourage innovation.
  • Know when to ask for help and know when to offer help.
  • Better the places we live.
  • Work hard. Do the right thing. Have a little fun.
  • Our vision of Diversity at Choice is supported by our #PeopleFirst mission and our core values.

    Being #PeopleFirst means that Choice is committed to focusing attention and resources towards creating an environment where everyone feels respected and valued and can do their best work. Doing the right thing means encouraging employees to share their experiences and ideas, and to bring their whole authentic selves to work. Together, we can build an inclusive culture that seeks out, supports, and celebrates diverse voices. We can use our diversity to fuel creativity and innovation and bring us closer to our customers and the communities we serve. Be welcome at Choice. We can see you here.

    The base salary for this role will begin at $135,030 and is up to $202,540 annually. This pay range is posted to comply with wage transparency laws. The base salary may vary based on skill, ability, knowledge, experience and geographic location. Full time employees are also eligible for a competitive bonus and benefits package. Check out bankwithchoice.com / careers for an outline of current benefit offerings.

    Experience

    Required

  • 2 year(s) : Minimum of 2 years experience in a Chief Information Security Officer role at a financial institution with an asset size greater than $5 billion.
  • Passion for growing, mentoring, and developing an effective information security team with varying backgrounds and skill sets.
  • Prior experience building security program for SaaS software development lifecycle for a product deployed in a cloud environment, such as AWS or Azure.
  • Prior experience leading or delivering gap analysis, and security risk assessments.
  • Have successfully led teams performing incident response.
  • Complete and thorough understanding of delivering and executing enterprise security operations at scale.
  • Demonstrable deep-level knowledge of best-practice security architecture, supporting defense-in-depth and protecting legacy and modern technology.
  • Understanding of financial services requirements across core and banking as a service (BaaS).
  • Highly ethical and able to manage sensitive material.
  • Prior experience building and maturing an information security program.
  • Preferred

  • Application of best practice in identity protection and privileged access management.
  • Leadership and management discipline, high emotional intelligence, and commitment to high levels of team engagement.
  • Ability to thrive and take command in high-pressure situations and high-stakes scenarios, being decisive and composed.
  • Action oriented with the ability to prioritize, schedule and track to deadlines.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications with the ability and ease to breakdown complex and nuanced topics with simple and concise delivery.
  • Highly motivated, detail oriented, and a passion for all things cyber-security.
  • Advanced professional security certifications such as : CISSP, CISM, CISA, or CCSP.
  • A strong and experienced people leader, with experience in building and empowering hard-working teams and individuals and help them grow to their potential.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

    The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they

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