Position: Senior Program Manager/VP Reports to: Cyber Risk Institute (CRI) Managing Director

Classification: Full-time, Exempt

ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND

The Cyber Risk Institute (CRI) is a newly established organization within the Bank Policy Institute.  The primary purposes of CRI include, but are not limited to developing, promulgating, and updating a scalable and extensible framework that organizes and synthesizes cyber regulatory expectations around commonly understood and harmonized standards. and encouraging widespread adoption of the framework. This effort will enable better sector-wide and third-party cybersecurity risk management comparison, and better analysis and mitigation of systemic and concentrated risks, while reducing variant compliance reporting requirements.

CRI’s membership is inclusive of all segments of the financial services industry, including financial institutions in the banking, asset management, insurance, broker dealer, card company, core provider, market utility, and trade association subsegments.  Strategic direction is provided by CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, CROs, senior cyber and privacy attorneys, and other senior leaders within these member firms.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for –

  • Engaging with executive level stakeholders and CRI’s Managing Director to formulate the organization’s strategic goals and key objectives;
  • Assisting in the strategic goal and key objective development and setting of priorities;
  • Developing programs, workstreams, other activities, and timelines to meet these goals and objectives;
  • Overseeing CRI staff and outside consultants tasked with the regular operation of CRI’s committees and working groups;
  • Representing the organization as its second most senior individual in settings such as Mgmt Board and Committee meetings, before financial services related regulatory bodies within the United States and globally, at conferences and other industry or standard setting type events.
  • Developing organizational materials for member meetings, teleconferences, and as requested by CRI’s Managing Director.
  • Maintaining the current membership base through repeat engagement and communication and expanding the member base through recruitment efforts;
  • Other CRI initiatives, programs, projects, or activities as assigned.

This position requires developing trusted, confidential and collaborative partnerships with senior executives (CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, CROs, senior cyber and privacy attorneys), educating, gathering input from and formulating a consensus led point of view that represents the industry.

The Candidate should be extremely organized, disciplined, focused, demonstrate strong attention to detail and possess exceptional time management skills. The candidate must be able to work in a fast- paced, dynamic environment while balancing multiple tasks to meet deadlines. The ideal candidate is comfortable working as part of a team with a wide variety of people, from interns to senior executives.

POSITION FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, each essential duty and responsibility must be performed satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

Management Responsibilities:

  • Overseeing the effective operation of CRI committees and working groups through the management and delegation of junior CRI staff and outside consultants.
  • Scheduling, planning and organizing meetings with active member communication and compilation and distribution of presentation and agenda content for member executives.
  • Contribute to business case outlines and development for CRI’s Managing Director and Staff, responding to member interest, regulatory body inquiries, requests for comment, etc.
  • Maintain the current membership base through repeat member engagement and communication
  • Expansion of the member base through content development, direct outreach to prospective members, invoicing, and onboarding.
  • Development of monthly/quarterly/annual management reports and financial reporting standards including metrics, performance to goals, strategic planning and business development.

Development of Executive Ready Materials:

  • Conversion of notes and member input into publishable advisories and reports.
  • Responsible for drafting presentations, member communications, white papers and blogs for CRI and its Managing Director.

Research:

  • Research the potential strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of and with potential alliance partners, including other trade associations, technology firms, standards setting bodies, law firms, consulting firms, cloud providers, and governance-risk-compliance firms.
  • Prepare reports for senior management.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Strategic thinker with strong problem analysis and solving skills.
  • Judgement, integrity, and ability to work collaboratively across internal and external teams.
  • Strong coordination and program/project management skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills.
  • Must be well organized, with attention to detail, accuracy and deadlines, and able to set priorities and work with a minimum of supervision.
  • Excellent analytic skills and ability to synthesize and translate complicated material into clear and concise language.
  • Research and electronic communications skills, with an editing and publishing competency.
  • Familiarity/experience with trade association work, policy development, standards setting, cybersecurity and technology.
  • Familiarity with business development, financial management and reporting.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills are a plus.

REQUIREMENTS

We are searching for the candidate who enjoys the excitement and challenge of working in a newly established, entrepreneurial environment, and readily accepts new challenges as opportunities for personal and professional growth and improvement.

Experience

  • 5– 8 years’ experience in program development and administration / management.
  • Experience interacting with executive management and senior leadership. Skilled at relationship management externally and internally.
  • Experience within the financial services, cybersecurity, technology, policy or standards industries is a plus.

Education

  • Undergraduate degree required.
  • Juris Doctorate, other relevant graduate-level degree, or certifications are a plus.

REQUEST FOR WRITING SAMPLE

This position requires the ability to communicate clearly and concisely in the written form (e.g., reports, blogs, management board materials).  Accordingly, please provide a writing sample.

 

Apply

  • Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 256 MB.
  • Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 256 MB.