Head of Information Security Assurance

Are you looking for a challenge to modernize our view on information security assurance?
In Swedbank you have the opportunity to:
- Accelerate the Group CISOs information security assurance program and our compliance and audit response practices,
- Support the Group CISO in designing and improving information security risk performance metrics and reporting, leveraging a data-centric approach,
- Develop and lead a function focused around providing the confidence to the Group CISO, senior management and stakeholders, that we are adequately secure, effectively manage risk and staying compliant,
- Collaborate across the information security domain and work closely across all three lines of defence with IT, fraud, risk, privacy, HR and communications.




What is needed in this role:
- Experience in developing enterprise information security assurance program (collecting reviews, assessments, audits and tests), preferably using leading GRC tools and in a highly digitalised and automated manner
- Experience in information security, risk, assurance or IT leadership, preferably within the financial services industry
- Experience in conducting and responding to security assurance activities, inspections and audits,
- Experience in multi-level stakeholder engagement and extraordinary communication and reporting skills, easily making sense of the complex and what it is important
- Experience in developing security metrics, monitoring and reporting regime on security compliance, security posture/performance, security risks, such as maintaining security KPIs and KRIs,
- To be independent yet a team-player, curious and a change-maker, and have a passion for coaching, working with, and helping, others




At Swedbank we believe that people are our core strength. Our culture is built on respect, inclusion and openness. We support continuous development and enable you to take the lead in your career and find inspiring challenges. We take care of your wellbeing by providing a sustainable and flexible working environment. As an employee you will be part of the share delivery program, offered a company pension plan, optional health insurance, as well as other benefits. We are guided by our values: Open, Simple and Caring. It’s all about delivering a positive and unique experience for our customers through collaboration and team-work - together we make a difference.

Join our team and ...
be a part of an international team of professionals, who are jointly delivering challenging projects, maximizing customer value and increasing Swedbank’s competitive advantage. You will be responsible for transforming a core component of our security program and a prerequisite to making it a modern, resilient and scalable 2.0.

As our business environment is rapidly changing, we need to be on top of how information security risk impacts our ability to execute our business strategy. Key drivers are of course the expanding attack surface as a result of our more digital business model and interdependence with other parties, but also the escalating uncertainty of the threat landscape. Swedbank is moving into a more digital, data-driven and outcome-focused costume, and thus it is crucial that we can assure that information security risks are addressed in accordance with our risk appetite, compliance requirements and strategic direction. We need to be effective in supporting Swedbank in mitigating the greatest security threats, while meeting the most important compliance requirements, and facilitating the aggressive business transformation that is taking place. That means utilizing agile ways of working, using a multitude of channels and emerging techniques to convey and relay the message and expectations to leadership and the workforce, utilizing increased automation and decrease manual processing, and a focus on measurable results and continual improvements.” Petra Klein, your future manager

We look forward to receiving your application by 01.01.2022.
Location: Sundbyberg, Riga, Tallin, Vilnius

Contacts

Recruiting manager: Petra Klein, +46 72 24 799 53

SACO: Henrik Joelsson

Finansförbundet: Jessica Lööw +46 8 58 59 52 33

If you are employed in Estonia, please note that salary offered for this position ranges from 4100-6100 EUR gross i.e. before taxes. (https://jobs.swedbank.com/pages/employment-in-estonia).

If you are to be employed in Latvia, please note that the salary offered for this position ranges from 4100-6100 EUR gross i.e. before taxes. Read more here (https://jobs.swedbank.com/pages/employment-in-latvia-and-lithuania?preview=true).

If you are to be employed in Lithuania, please note that the salary offered for this position ranges from 4600-6900 EUR gross i.e. before taxes. Read more here (https://jobs.swedbank.com/pages/employment-in-latvia-and-lithuania?preview=true).

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