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The Chief Information Security Officer is a key role at Turnitin, directly responsible for management of critical security and compliance programs. This role would be responsible for the development and oversight of policies and programs intended to mitigate or reduce compliance, operational, strategic, financial and reputational security risk, and ensure overall protection of data, systems and technology.

The Chief Information Security Officer operates with the Technology organization and would report directly to the Chief Technology Officer, while maintaining strong relationships with Legal and other business functions. The successful candidate would lead a team of security and compliance professionals. This role would require deep understanding of Cybersecurity, Security Architecture, Education and Awareness, Governance Risk and Compliance. You will be part of an exceptional team of individuals working on the most challenging technical problems in EdTech.

Responsibilities:

• Developing an effective strategy to assess and mitigate risk, managing crises and incidents, maintaining continuity of operations, and safeguarding the organization.
• Directing staff to identify, develop, implement, and maintain security processes, practices, and policies throughout the organization to reduce risks, respond to incidents, and limit exposure and liability in all areas of informational, financial, physical, personal, and reputational risk.
• Ensuring the organization's compliance with local, national, and international regulatory environments where applicable to the accountability of this role (e.g. privacy and data protection).
• Researching and deploying state-of-the-art technology solutions and innovative security management techniques to safeguard the organization's personnel and assets, including intellectual property and trade secrets.
• Recruiting, hiring, and retaining a top performing and diverse team of security and compliance professionals to execute on the comprehensive security strategy.
• Establishing appropriate standards and associated risk controls.
• Staying ahead of the global threat landscape and the technologies used to defend corporate assets, reputation and revenue-streams.
• Tracking the latest technical security innovations and paradigms and mastering the latest cyber security technologies.
• Educating the internal employees and stakeholders on security best practices through workshops, onboarding presentations and other formats

• 10+ years in Risk Management or relevant Information Security experience, ideally with an engineering/architecture background
• 7+ years of experience as a People Manager
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to internal and external audiences
• A track record of assessing threat and vulnerability from a business perspective as well as a technical perspective, with the ability to champion the best security architecture and solutions
• Strong business acumen, with an ability to understand business drivers and successfully support the executive team
• Experience with external audit. Preferably SOC with a focus on privacy
• Demonstrate innovative security approaches in non-traditional IT environments
• Have experience in the management of security products
• Incredibly organized, self-starting individual capable of driving deliverables through to completion and push for continuous improvement
• Must embody a passion for learning to continually improve themselves and those around them

No agency submissions 

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