Supplier Security Risk Management Lead
- Employer
- Allstate Insurance Company
- Location
- Irving, Texas
- Salary
- Not Specified
- Closing date
- Jun 6, 2019
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- Category
- IT , Risk Management
- Job Type
- Not Specified
- Career Level
- Not Specified
Job Details
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Job Description
The Supplier Security Risk Management Lead will be a key resource in identifying and securing the enterprises information assets through assessing risk associated with suppliers doing business with Allstate Insurance. He/she will provide transparency on information security risk and enable the business to make informed, risk-based decisions that improve the security posture. This individual will be expected to participate in extensive client interactions relating to technical, procedural, and documentation controls with a wide range of technology-based and business functions and will be able to drive problem resolution and implement effective mechanisms to track and report on security risks.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with the Allstate Procurement and Privacy teams to align strategy/approach to reduce supplier risk and obtain compliance effectively.
- Identify and recommend appropriate measures to manage and mitigate supplier risks and reduce potential impacts on information resources to an acceptable level.
- Ensure the strategic alignment of information security with business strategy to support organizational objectives.
- Facilitate regular onsite security assessments of suppliers to assess information security risk.
- Identify and recommend appropriate measures to manage and mitigate supplier risks and reduce potential impacts on information resources to an acceptable level.
- Work with suppliers to remediate the risks identified during the information security assessments.
- Document and communicate risk assessments and results in a manner that allows all readers across the enterprise to understand the risk.
- Partner with all areas of the business, including Privacy, Legal, Procurement, IT, and business partners.
- Serve as client liaison as needed on matters pertaining to Risk Management.
- Promote and consult on the positions that help strengthen and secure the organization by either following standards or helping direct others on technology positions.
- Act as a subject matter expert for the organization's information asset protection policies and procedures, and information technology best practices.
- Participate in and lead new projects as needed.
Job Qualifications
- 5+ years of IT Security or IT Audit experience
- College degree preferred
- CISSP, CISA, or CISM, or other industry certification or expected completion of certification within 1 year of hire
- Knowledge of CobIT, ISO, and NIST
- Strong understanding of IT security best practices
- Effective written and verbal communication skills. Ability to tailor communication style to audience at hand
- Strong organizational skills
- Self-directed, works with minimal guidance, and recognizes when guidance needed
- Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio)
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.
Good Work. Good Life. Good Hands.
As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide a competitive salary but thats just the beginning. Our Total Rewards package also offers benefits like tuition assistance, medical and dental insurance, as well as a robust pension and 401(k). Plus, youll have access to a wide variety of programs to help you balance your work and personal life -- including a generous paid time off policy.
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Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.
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- Website
- https://www.allstate.com/
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