Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer

Job description

The Chief Information Security Officer is responsible for overseeing and leading Western Union’s global IT security programs and policies, standard guidelines, compliance, strategy, operations and budgetary requirements. This position will lead the design, development, implementation and maintenance of information security infrastructure, systems and processes that align with Western Union’s overall global IT security and data privacy needs thus ensuring protection for the organization’s technology infrastructure, assets, customer data and intellectual property. The role interacts on a regular basis with the CEO, BOD and outside regulators and will act as the main liaison regarding all Information Security matters and governance. The incumbent will also be responsible for leading a global team and supporting a culture of transformation, compliance and high performance. Role Responsibilities: Design, develop, implement and monitor a strategic, comprehensive global information security, engineering and IT risk management roadmap to align and scale with company growth, industry (Financial Services) and regulatory environment. Work directly with the business units to facilitate risk as...