Associate Director of Information Security GRC (Cybersecurity)

Location: New Haven, Connecticut, United States; hybrid work arrangement

Salary: $112,000–$190,500 per year when performed in Connecticut.

Company

hirify.global is a Catholic fraternal benefit society providing life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, investment, and annuity products while supporting charitable and faith-based initiatives.

What you will do

• Lead, develop, mentor, and retain the Information Security GRC team while setting objectives, performance measures, and development plans.
• Develop and improve the information security governance, risk, and compliance strategy, operating model, and roadmap.
• Maintain security policies, standards, control frameworks, risk registers, exception processes, and governance workflows.
• Oversee compliance activities, security audits, assessments, examinations, and relationships with internal and external auditors and regulators.
• Manage third-party security risk and evaluate risks related to new technologies, cloud services, major system changes, and strategic initiatives.
• Create dashboards, reports, control metrics, key indicators, and security maturity measures for leadership and governance committees.

Requirements

• At least five years of relevant Governance, Risk, and Compliance experience and proven experience performing the listed responsibilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in information security, cybersecurity, computer science, or a related field.
• Extensive knowledge of information security GRC practices, documentation, workflow diagrams, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Understanding of the NIST CSF and related cybersecurity standards, including regulatory requirements such as NYDFS, GDPR, CCRA, and CCPA.
• Exceptional written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
• Authorization to work in the United States is required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, or another security management certification.
• Experience in the insurance or financial services industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission focused on family, faith, charitable giving, and supporting members and their communities.
• Thirteen paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, and flexible workweek schedules.
• Certification, designation, and tuition reimbursement programs.
• 401(k) matching contributions and company-funded cash balance retirement plans.
• Health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, health club reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid childbirth leave under the short-term disability policy and paid parental leave for new, adoptive, and foster parents.