Associate Director, Application Risk and Compliance

Job description

Position Summary The Associate Director, Application Risk & Compliance, provides strategic oversight and defines the validation and risk management frameworks required to ensure the security, data privacy, and integrity of the NYU enterprise application ecosystem in alignment with best practices and NYU’s Global Information Security Program. Act as a primary partner to Institutional Solutions Group (ISG) application portfolio leads, ensuring that application ecosystems, controls, and processes are aligned with University policies, standards, and procedures. Operationalize and oversee the implementation of application security and data privacy controls, identifying and assessing potential security and privacy risks across diverse technology stacks to ensure an integrated approach to risk management. Develop and implement standardized playbooks, templates, and tools to improve application security and data privacy effectiveness. Validate that required controls are effectively in place across all ISG application portfolios. Aggregate risk data and provide comprehensive compliance reports and dashboards to executive leadership. Serve as a consultant and partner to application portfolio...