Cyber Awareness and Training Lead

FINRA

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Rockville, MD - USA

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 8 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About FINRA
FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) is the largest independent regulator of securities firms doing business in the United States. Our mission is to protect investors and ensure market integrity through effective and efficient regulation. We oversee approximately 3400 brokerage firms 152000 branch offices and nearly 624000 registered securities representatives. At FINRA youll join a team of dedicated professionals committed to safeguarding the financial system and empowering investors.

The Opportunity
Are you ready to be at the forefront of cybersecurity resilience in the financial sector As a Senior Principal Risk Specialist Cyber Engagements youll play a pivotal role in strengthening the industrys defenses against evolving cyber threats. Youll design and lead immersive tabletop exercises and interactive workshops that simulate real-world cyber incidents helping member firms sharpen their response strategies improve coordination and build lasting organizational resilience. This isnt just about identifying vulnerabilitiesits about empowering firms to respond recover and thrive in the face of cyber risk. Youll work directly with member firms as a trusted advisor facilitating scenario-based learning experiences that translate into tangible preparedness and incident management improvements.

What Youll Do:

Lead High-Impact Engagements: Design coordinate and facilitate cybersecurity tabletop exercises and workshops with member firms creating realistic simulations that test response capabilities and foster collaborative problem-solving.

Serve as a Trusted Advisor: Provide tailored guidance on incident management coordination protocols and recovery strategies based on each firms unique risk profile.

Drive Complex Examinations & Reviews: Independently lead examinations and risk reviews of the highest complexity collaborating with Regulatory Operations staff and addressing matters originating from tips referrals and specialist initiatives.

Share Knowledge & Educate: Contribute to member firm and investor education through conference panels training seminars boot camps and district compliance events. Develop staff training materials podcasts and specialized content. Consult on High-Stakes Issues: Respond to complex inquiries from Regulatory Operations staff and conduct consultations with minimal supervision.

Embody FINRAs Values: Collaborate both in-person and virtually to advance investor protection and market integrity.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications:

Education & Experience:

  • Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

  • Intermediate securities compliance or financial regulatory experience

  • Advanced experience in risks associated with specialization (cybersecurity and incident response)

Knowledge:

  • Intermediate knowledge of FINRAs eleven risk fundamentals Intermediate knowledge of securities rules and regulations

  • Advanced-to-expert knowledge of cybersecurity risks threat landscapes and incident management

Skills:

  • Advanced-to-expert written and oral communication skills

  • Advanced-to-expert negotiation skills and ability to build collaborative relationships across diverse stakeholders

  • Advanced-to-expert organizational planning and prioritization skills

  • Advanced-to-expert resiliencyyou adapt and thrive under pressure and uncertainty

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Major in Accounting Finance Economics Business Administration Cybersecurity Computer Forensics Data Analytics or related fields

  • Advanced degree or professional certification

  • Series 99 license

Why Join FINRA

Youll be part of a mission-driven organization where your work directly impacts the safety and integrity of the financial markets. We offer competitive compensation comprehensive benefits professional development opportunities and a collaborative culture that values innovation and expertise.

Ready to make a difference Lets talk.

Work Conditions:

  • Hybrid work environment with defined in-person presence requirements

For work that is performed in Los Angeles and San Francisco CA CO FL TX IL PA MA MD VA Washington DC NY and NJ please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. FINRA complies with all state and local pay transparency laws and regulations requiring the disclosure of salary ranges for the addition to location actual compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to the candidates skill set level of experience education and market considerations.

Los Angeles CA: Minimum Salary $141924 Maximum Salary $212886

San Francisco CA: Minimum Salary $148094 Maximum Salary $222142

CO/FL/TX: Minimum Salary $114200 Maximum Salary $207200

IL/PA: Minimum Salary $125900 Maximum Salary $228000
MA/MD/VA/Washington DC: Minimum Salary $131200 Maximum Salary $238300

NY/NJ: Minimum Salary $131200 Maximum Salary $248700

To be considered for this position please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required.

Please note: If the Apply Now button on a job board posting does not take you directly to the FINRA Careers site enter into your browser to reach our site directly.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Non-exempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal state or local law. As part of its dedication to employee wellness FINRA provides comprehensive health dental and vision insurance. Additional insurance includes basic life accidental death and dismemberment supplemental life spouse/domestic partner and dependent life and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment short- and long-term disability long-term care business travel accident disability and legal. FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution tuition reimbursement commuter benefits and other benefits that support employee wellness such as adoption assistance backup family care surrogacy benefits employee assistance and wellness programs.

Time Off and Paid Leave*

FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways including through a generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off 5 personal days and 9 sick days unless otherwise required by law (all pro-rated in the first year). Additionally we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule). Other paid leave includes military leave jury duty leave bereavement leave voting and election official leave for federal state or local primary and general elections care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment). Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.

*Based on full-time schedule

Important Information

FINRAs Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Codes investment and securities account restrictions and new employees must comply with those investment restrictionsincluding disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRAs Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice Presidentby the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e-feed) of data to FINRA and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e-feed within three months of beginning employment.

You can read more about these restrictions here.

As standard practice employees must also execute FINRAs Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the companys policy on nepotism.

Search Firm Representatives

Please be advised that FINRA is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice a valid written agreement and task order must be in place before any resumes are submitted to FINRA. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at FINRA without a valid written agreement and task order in place will be deemed the sole property of FINRA and no fee will be paid in the event that person is hired by FINRA.

FINRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected category including race color age national origin ethnicity religion disability genetic information military or veteran status sex or any other status or classification protected by state or local law.

FINRA strives to make our career site accessible to all users. If you need a disability-related accommodation for completing the application process please contact FINRAs Employee Relations team at or by email at . Please note that this process is exclusively for inquiries regarding accommodations in the application process.

FINRA abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

FINRA abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.

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About FINRA FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) is the largest independent regulator of securities firms doing business in the United States. Our mission is to protect investors and ensure market integrity through effective and efficient regulation. We oversee approximately 3400 brokerag...
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