Sr. Manager Risk & Governance

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobes all about. We give everyonefrom emerging artists to global brandseverything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! Were passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images videos and apps and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

Were on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization and we know the next big idea could be yours!

Our Company

As one of the worlds most innovative software companies whose products touch billions of people around the world Adobe empowers everyone everywhere to imagine create and bring any digital experience to life. From creators and students to small businesses global enterprises and nonprofit organizations customers choose Adobe products to ideate collaborate be more productive drive business growth and build remarkable experiences.

Our 30000 employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. Were on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

The Opportunity

As our Senior Manager leading all aspects of Security Risk and Governance you will spearhead the advancement of our security risk strategy. The objective is to continue to invest in evolution of the risk program by improving qualitative evaluations through quantitative analysis.

The mission is to improve our decision making by using security insights data analytics and security first approach complemented by detailed modeling (where applicable) to support and validate existing security risk landscape across the organization. Lead all aspects of Adobes Security Management framework integrating with industry leading models for risk measurement and offer senior leadership continuous insights.

In addition the role will drive Security Policy & Procedures framework across Adobe (PSOP) and help operationalize and transform the PSOP program. This role is both strategic and hands on managing a dedicated team while advancing Adobes ability to connect technical risk with business outcomes.

This position is in San Jose Lehi Seattle or New York and will work directly under the Sr. Director of GRC. Here are insights on focus areas for the role:

• Guide the transformation of the security risk program to include qualitative measurements complemented by quantitative insights integrating AI data interpretation and financial analysis.
• Maintain and operate the companys security risk framework ensuring risks are accurately captured updated and prioritized.
• Provide the strategic vision and drive maturity of the Security Governance and Policy program.
• Ensure Policies and Standards program aligned to a centralized governing strategy that includes key input from Security Architecture Adobe Common Controls Framework (CCF) Cyber Operations and Product Security.
• Apply and integrate industry risk frameworks (FAIR NIST RMF ISO 42001 etc.) into Adobes governance processes.
• Quantify risks in financial terms (e.g. cost of impact expected loss return on investment on controls) to support executive decision making where possible.
• Develop dashboards and BI reporting tools to visualize risk metrics and trends for both technical and non technical partners.
• Manage and mentor a small highly skilled risk and governance management team ensuring collaboration and continuous development.
• Facilitate multi functional workshops and meetings to drive risk & governance awareness and alignment across business and security teams.
• Monitor regulatory technological and procedural changes ensuring ongoing compliance and adaptability.
• Implement and optimize GRC platforms (e.g. ServiceNow IRM Archer Vanta Drata) and ensure seamless integration with enterprise tools.
• Prepare and deliver clear business focused reports and presentations for senior leadership bridging technical detail with strategic insights.

Requirements

• Needs a background of at least 10 years in Security Risk Management an Advanced Degree or similar experience or 13 years or more with a Bachelors or equivalent experience in correlated domains.
• 3-5 years experience managing high performing teams
• In depth knowledge on security risk management and risk management models (FAIR OCTAVE NIST RMF ISO 27005 etc.)
• Good understanding of security concepts security stack & tools industry trends and adversary insights
• Proficiency in threat modeling data science and analytics and AI/ML capabilities
• Experience with platforms and automation for threat identification detection and risk analysis
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks for technology and security risk management.
• Good understanding of innovative technologies and corresponding knowledge of potential security risks and vulnerabilities
• Comfortable leading the Policy Governance function and has indepth understanding and knowledge working with complex security policies and standards (e.g. Cloud Architecture Vulnerability Management etc.)
• Led Compliance with Audit Frameworks (e.g. SOC2 ISO 27001 NIST 800-53 etc.)
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP CISM CISA CRISC.
• Professional Risk Manager (PRM) certification is a plus

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Adobe is proud to be anEqual Employment Opportunityemployer. We do not discriminate based on gender race or color ethnicity or national origin age disability religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.Learn more.

Adobe aims to make accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process emailor call .