Manager, Cyber Security & Compliance

Overview

ABOUT WILLOW BRIDGE PROPERTY COMPANY

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Willow Bridge is more than a full-service residential real estate company. For over half a century, we’ve been the standard of excellence in the property industry. As the residential team at Lincoln Property Company we built a stellar reputation, leading with bold, transformative ideas, principled partnership, and a care for the details that only comes from loving what you do. And now, as Willow Bridge, we continue that leadership with expanded ambition.

About The Role

Willow Bridge Property Company is seeking a Manager Cyber Security & Compliance to join our group of dynamic and innovative technologists. This role is crucial to ensuring our company meets and maintains PCI, and NIST compliance and adheres to customer contractual requirements. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing compliance with regulatory requirements, enhancing our security posture, and managing potential risks across the organization. This role requires a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of compliance frameworks, information security protocols, and risk management within the property industry.

The Manager Cyber Security & Compliance role will report to the Vice President Infrastructure & Cyber Security and will be a key member of our Cyber Security team. If you are a technology professional driven by detail and systems thinking, this is an opportunity to be considered.

Responsibilities

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, implement, and maintain compliance programs to ensure adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Monitor changes in legislation and regulatory environments, providing guidance and updates to senior management.
• Conduct regular audits and assessments to evaluate compliance effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
• Compliance investigations, action plans and overseeing compliance training.
• Main point-of-contact for company compliance.
• Lead and manage the PCI audit process, ensuring all necessary documentation and controls are in place.
• Lead the development and implementation of security policies and procedures to safeguard company assets and sensitive information.
• Familiar with personally implementing and maintaining technology surrounding security and compliance, including WAFs, VPNs, SAST, and DAST. Collaborate with IT, engineering, HR, and other departments to ensure cyber security measures are in place and implemented as a part of our regular business project planning.
• Oversee incident response planning and coordinate responses to security breaches or vulnerabilities.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize risks across the organization, developing risk mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate risk assessments and develop reports to communicate findings and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Foster a risk-aware culture by providing training and resources to employees on risk management best practices.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and risk management initiatives align with business objectives.
• Prepare and present regular reports on compliance, security, and risk management activities to the executive team and board of directors.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for regulatory agencies and external auditors. Respond to requests from external auditors for security audit questionnaires. Perform new vendor security reviews as requested.
• Provide training and guidance to staff on security and compliance best practices.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree from a college or university with a major in Accounting, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Any one or multiples of the following are preferred but not required: MS cybersecurity architect Expert, CMMC Assessor (CCA), CMMC Professional (CCP).
  
  

Professional / Technical Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional industry or experience in PCI management is required.
• Experience with property management and single-family housing environment/industry a plus.
  
  

Knowledge / Skills & Abilities

• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Strong customer service focus and detailed oriented individual.
• Ability to work independently or as a team member.
• Candidate must be a team player and be able to follow processes and procedures.
• Self-disciplined, self-starter, professional who can successfully bring projects to closure with minimum direction, guidance and oversight.
• Proven ability to learn new technologies quickly, while also achieving a high level of proficiency.
• Solid technical background with an ability to give instructions to a non-technical audience.
• Plan, organize, and coordinate work to meet deadlines and accommodate rapidly changing priorities.
  
  

LOCATION & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Permanent, full-time position based out of our Dallas, TX technology support center.
• Flexible Hybrid work environment, role works partly at our Dallas technology support center and partly remote.
• The primary workplace is an office environment, with standard office equipment.
• Standing, walking, twisting, and bending body mobility required to access a standard office environment.
• Ability to lift 40 pounds.
• Required travel is less than 10%.
  
  

Willow Bridge Benefits:

Willow Bridge Property Company offers competitive pay, a benefits package that includes health, dental, vision and 401(k) and opportunities for career development and advancement.