Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) - Financial Services Information Technology Baltimore[...] - Hartman Executive Advisors

Hartman Executive Advisors was founded with the vision of providing business-focused, vendor-independent consulting to mid-sized companies. As independent, trusted strategic advisors to our clients, Hartman’s mission is to create meaningful business outcomes that foster growth, greater financial returns and market dominance. By developing a deep understanding of the business challenges arising from poorly aligned technology and uncovering the transformational opportunities that result from strategically aligned technology, we set the path to advance, cultivate and leverage people, processes and systems to change and transform organizations. At Hartman, we deliver powerful business outcomes by leveraging technology strategy as a game-changer for our clients.

SUMMARY
Hartman is seeking a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Financial Services Practice to provide advisory, cyber, and analysis services to a portfolio of Hartman’s Financial Services clients which primarily includes community banks and credit unions. This role is client-facing, working closely with the C-Suite to consult in a variety of areas including data/cyber security as well as addressing customer, regulatory, board/corporate concerns. The CISO will also lead security risk assessments, compliance audits, oversee execution of remediation activities, guide security/performance measures, and evaluate opportunities to improve current and future services in support of client objectives within Hartman’s Financial Services Practice.

QUALIFICATIONS

• +7 years of progressively more responsible cyber/information security leadership roles preferably within a Financial Services environment
• Knowledge of banking/financial services regulations, requirements, security assessments and compliance audits
• Ability to effectively interact with outside vendors and achieve the maximum benefit for internal business constituents when procuring products and services from outside entities.
• Process-focused mindset in which to address business problems.
• Vigilant accountability in relation to deadlines and deliverables.
• Proven ability to gather, understand, document, and communicate business requirements and to translate these into systems specifications/project deliverables.
• Excellent planning, organizing, budgeting, verbal, writing, executive presentation, and meeting management skills.
• Ability to interact effectively across organization/diverse cultures, and communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively.
• Initiative to identify and communicate opportunities to contribute additional value to existing and prospective clients.
• Ability to align/focus resources across the organization in achieving short and long-term goals.
• Self-motivated, independent, cooperative, flexible, creative.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related field
• MBA preferred but not required