Director Information Security

1 month ago


gurugram, India American Express Full time

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Director – Data Risk Management 

American Express relies on and is entrusted with information from customers, merchants, colleagues, and third parties. As such, the Company aims to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of this information. The new Enterprise Data Governance Program aims to focus on the reliability of trusted data for the most critical use cases such as Risk Models, Financial Reporting and Customer Profile, which pose the highest operational risks if using unmanaged data.

The Director of Data Risk Management within the Technology Risk & Information Security (TRIS) organization is critical to the elevation of technology and data risk by embedding and centralizing Technical & Business Data Architecture into core data life cycle activities, expand Data Governance Operating Model beyond highest risk data, and centralize process and tooling providing across all critical domains.

Responsibilities :

Implementing principles of data management and controls for mitigating risk involved with data useability, compliance, loss & protection. Leveraging information security expertise to create policy, control, and tooling linkages with data risk management, privacy, enterprise digital, and other proximal programs and stakeholders.  Collaborating with the business and other technology groups to implement and enforce data risk management as well as the creation and implementation of a data risk  Executing upon an enterprise data risk operating model and mitigation strategy that facilitates prioritizing and planning  Advance the American Express Technology Operational Risk Management mission by partnering on driving enhancements to key technology operational risk programs, standards, and reporting. 

Qualifications :

5+ years of relevant professional work experience in Information Security and Technology Risk Management  Information Security or Technology Risk Management leadership experience  Broad understanding of information security disciplines with emphasis on resiliency, data protection, identity and access, incident management, risk management, and data analytics  Understanding of regulatory landscape while able to link threats to risk tolerance and control efficiency measures  Proven ability in extending and maintaining strong relationships in a complex multi-national corporation  Ability to translate technical cyber security concepts to non-technical business leaders and influence in a matrix environment  Calm and decisive under pressure with strong operational leadership in stressful situations  Ability to prioritize actions for the benefit of the organization to remain focused on most critical issues  Initiative and energy to go beyond minimum requirements of effort and activity; a bias for action and for getting things done  Strong problem solver with the ability to use analytical methods to affect change 

Educational Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in related field. Master's Degree preferred  CISM, CISA, CRISC, CISSP or equivalent privacy certifications preferred

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life.

Benefits include:

Competitive base salaries  Bonus incentives  Support for financial-well-being and retirement  Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)  Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need  Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)  Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)  Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program  Career development and training opportunities

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.



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