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RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today's challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 500 Company and listed among its
World's Most Admired Companies, we're the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.
A Brief Overview
Lead, manage and direct the Regional Security Architecture, Engineering, Operations, Governance, Risk, Compliance and Security Incident Response teams and processes. Act as the operational executive responsible for delivering all security capabilities in the geographic region, necessary to protect the global RGA enterprise while maintaining contractual and regulatory requirements. Oversee and deliver the continually improving security capabilities regionally in support of RGA regional subsidiaries and global security requirements. Communicate and collaborate with and brief senior Security, IT and business leaders to ensure efficient and effective delivery of global security services in the region while aligning with global security and risk management standards. Participate as the primary RGA leader responsible for leading and coordinating the delivery of all security capabilities in the region with the goal of minimizing associated potential business impacts.
What You Will Do
- Lead a senior team to develop, implement and continually enhance regional security architecture, engineering, governance, risk, compliance and incident response capabilities.
- Support global policies and standards; proposes changes to existing policies, standards and procedures; directs implementation of policies, standards and procedures in the region to ensure effective security and risk management outcomes.
- Drive regional development and deployment of security capabilities, architectural implementation, configuration, risk management, data collection and analysis as well as logging and alerting requirements for the RGA enterprise.
- Enhance existing regional security and risk management capabilities through a mix of people, processes and technologies which increase capability maturity and reduce the likelihood that threat actors will circumvent security capabilities within the region.
- Provide expansive information security expertise in the diagnosis of control requirements shortfalls, identification of business risks, evaluation of solution alternatives and delivery of systems solutions to assist in the identification, prevention, detection, response, and eradication of threat activity within the region.
- Serve as a key advisor for information security, data privacy, disaster recovery, and physical security for RGA on trends and emerging risks within the region.
- Represent Global Security, Governance, Risk Management, Security Operations, and Incident Response advocating for information security, data privacy, disaster recovery, and physical security best practices working with all other appropriate stakeholders.
- Lead, manage and direct the activities of department management in all aspects of supervisory duties, including, but not limited to hiring, training, evaluating, coaching, and disciplining direct reports. Foster a positive and engaged work environment. Mentor associates and give guidance on associate development.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS)
- Master's degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) is preferred
- 10+ Years progressive professional experience evaluating, delivering, and/or managing in a complex IT environment(s) as well as people management experience
- 15+ Years professional experience including 7 years working in a complex, global corporation
- 15+ Years professional experience in information security
- 3+ Years experience in technology architecture and development
- 3+ Years experience engaging with and defeating advanced threat actors
- Experience as a security technology leader with implementation skills
- Leadership skills with an ability to inspire security teams through curiosity and a passion for engaging with and stopping threat actors from exploiting organizations
- Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
- Knowledge of Information Security technologies, markets and vendors
- Knowledge in the field of information systems security, including such areas as identity and access management, security operations, incident response, security program policies, processes and procedures and various supporting security technologies
- Persuasion skills when working with internal and external partners to resolve issues/problems
- Ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through strategic planning and the implementation and evaluation of programs and policies
- Project management skills. Demonstrates ability to evaluate project objectives and scope feasibility, gain understanding, schedule resources, and manage budget to plan
- Oral and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to convey business terminology that is meaningful and well received
- People management skills, demonstrating an ability to lead, mentor and develop associates
- Facilitation skills with the ability to lead virtual teams to desired outcomes and obtain buy-in from senior leadership on deliverables
- Analytical and problem-solving skills - Qualifications Skills
- Ability to work well within and manage a team
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional or similar (e.g. CISSP, ISC or CISM) Required
What You Can Expect From RGA
- Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
- Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
- Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.
