Data Security Director

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:

• Develops coordinates and is accountable for the Secure Data Strategy - Embedding security into the overall approach and vision for data in an organization.

• Builds leads and has full management responsibility for the performance and development of a team of experienced data security professionals.

• Oversees Secure Data Integration - Incorporating data discovery classification and remediation processes to align with business processes protecting data from various sources.

• Directs implementation of technical capabilities such as rights management to enforce the movement or transmission of data.

• Data Security in the Cloud - Implements technical capabilities to identify classify and secure structured and unstructured data assets.

• Secures Data Analytics - Collects and analyzes business and event data to drive security value and enables the utilization of data as a business asset.

• Documents and advises on areas of security improvement that balances risk with business operations and do not diminish efficiencies or innovation.

• In collaboration with Legal identifies current and potential legal and regulatory issues affecting information security and assesses their impact on CNAs security and technology teams.

May perform additional duties as assigned.

Reporting Relationship

Typically AVP or above

Skills Knowledge & Abilities

• Expert level knowledge of data security concepts.

• Proven ability to effectively lead coach and develop a data security group.

• Strong knowledge of the insurance industry its products and services.

• Strong knowledge of data security technical solutions (e.g. data loss prevention classification inventorying tools data discovery).

• Expert knowledge of traditional and modern cloud data solutions.

• Ability to assess risks in line with information security objectives and risk tolerance of the institution. Proven conceptual analytical and evaluation skills.

• Excellent interpersonal verbal presentation and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external business partners.

• Ability to work well independently under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.

• Excellent project management skills with ability to organize prioritize and plan effectively to meet project goals.

• Expert knowledge of privacy/data standards and regulations local domestic and global (State Level Data Protection ISO GAPP NIST 800 53 HIPPA HiTrust Privacy by Design GDPR EU Data Protection Directives CCPA APEC Privacy Framework.

Education & Experience

• Bachelors Degree with Masters preferred in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent.

• Typically a minimum of 10 years of IT Security experience preferably with recent cloud security experience.

• Typically a minimum of 5 years of security architecture experience designing or implementing data security solutions.

• Typically a minimum of 5 years of experience assessing or building programs in data security: data classification data governance data rights management and data loss prevention.

• Typically a minimum of 3 years of experience in data protection solutions within cloud environments (e.g. AWS Azure GCP)

• Typically a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience with Data Security vendors product capabilities and solutions focus and not limited to Data Loss Prevention Data Rights Management Data Classification and Data Privacy

• Experience and background in security metrics creation and reporting specifically in the data space

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