Job Requirements
Remote Washington, DC
Top Secret Polygraph not specified
Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
$167,000 - $195,000
Job Description
Security and Risk Director
Location: Washington, DC
US citizen with an active security clearance at TS or above required
Position Summary
As our US Public Sector business grows in today’s dynamic and rapidly changing environment, our commitment to leading with integrity and how we protect our firm and manage ourselves is of the utmost importance. Strengthening and evolving our security posture and approach to risk management is a top priority. You will lead the security and risk program with primary responsibility for the federal business and support for the broader US Public Sector business, including State and Local government work, coordinating across IT, legal, contracts, cybersecurity, facility security, and personnel functions.
Key Responsibilities
• Leading the team responsible for maintaining full legal compliance for individuals’ security clearances, including continuous vetting and associated reporting responsibilities, the entity’s security clearance, and case teams’ cyber / information security posture;
• Advising on personnel- and facility-security compliance requirements as set forth in the federal business’s DCSA security documentation and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM);
• Understanding and interpreting the federal business’s IT and data security compliance requirements, including Section 889, DFARS 252.204-7012/NIST SP 800-171, and the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements, including assessment readiness, supporting evidence, and ongoing compliance, where applicable;
• Staying ahead of risk issues across the federal business and the broader US Public Sector business and leading special projects that address emerging risks, market developments, and/or internal needs;
• Establishing strong partnerships and collaborating with finance, contracts, compliance, data privacy/security, in-house and external legal counsel, and other internal firm functions and external advisers to provide risk guidance and creatively problem-solve complex situations;
• Implementing ongoing improvements to the federal business’s Insider Threat Program and Foreign Ownership, Control, and Influence (FOCI)-mitigation protocols to ensure personnel are managed, threats/risks are minimized, and operational efficiencies are maintained;
• Overseeing internal and external risk and security audits, including assessment readiness and remediation activities;
• Designing and implementing training programs related to risk, security, and compliance for relevant Federal and broader US Public Sector teams;
• Creating slide decks, roadmaps, memos, and strategic communications deliverables;
• Providing leadership and direction to the security team, including coaching, mentoring, and developing talent.
Skills and Attributes
• Superior analytical skills and creative problem-solving ability, with an appreciation for striking a practical balance between business and legal objectives;
• Talent for absorbing new skill sets and areas of expertise quickly and comfortably and the flexibility to deal with changing situations and priorities with tact, poise, and patience;
• Ability to perform successfully and produce results in a fast-paced, intellectually intense environment;
• High level of self-motivation and initiative; follows through and sees tasks to completion;
• A ‘player-coach’ mentality. Ability to take on tasks of your own while delegating projects to your team.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s defree
• Broad, cross-functional expertise in US federal security, compliance, and regulatory matters
• Strong understanding of the security rules and norms that govern U.S. federal contractors
• 10+ years of professional experience with demonstrable record of impact and with progressively increasing levels of responsibility;
• Outstanding, confident written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to navigate complex problems to arrive at pragmatic, actionable solutions
• Experience managing direct reports
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (SharePoint, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint essential)
Preferred Qualifications
• Advanced degree in business, law, risk, security, or other related field;
• Familiarity with Foreign Ownership, Control and Influence (FOCI) factors and mitigation techniques;
Reporting and Collaboration
This role reports to the Federal Corporate Senior Director. You will collaborate with Finance, Contracts, Compliance, Data Privacy/Security, Legal, and other internal firm functions and external advisers to support the federal business and the broader US Public Sector business.
COMPENSATION: The base salary range is $167,000–$195,000 with an individual performance bonus of up to 30% of base salary. Employer-funded profit-sharing retirement contributions equal 5% of base salary plus the individual performance bonus during the first two years of employment, increasing to 10% thereafter.
Location: Washington, DC
US citizen with an active security clearance at TS or above required
Position Summary
As our US Public Sector business grows in today’s dynamic and rapidly changing environment, our commitment to leading with integrity and how we protect our firm and manage ourselves is of the utmost importance. Strengthening and evolving our security posture and approach to risk management is a top priority. You will lead the security and risk program with primary responsibility for the federal business and support for the broader US Public Sector business, including State and Local government work, coordinating across IT, legal, contracts, cybersecurity, facility security, and personnel functions.
Key Responsibilities
• Leading the team responsible for maintaining full legal compliance for individuals’ security clearances, including continuous vetting and associated reporting responsibilities, the entity’s security clearance, and case teams’ cyber / information security posture;
• Advising on personnel- and facility-security compliance requirements as set forth in the federal business’s DCSA security documentation and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM);
• Understanding and interpreting the federal business’s IT and data security compliance requirements, including Section 889, DFARS 252.204-7012/NIST SP 800-171, and the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements, including assessment readiness, supporting evidence, and ongoing compliance, where applicable;
• Staying ahead of risk issues across the federal business and the broader US Public Sector business and leading special projects that address emerging risks, market developments, and/or internal needs;
• Establishing strong partnerships and collaborating with finance, contracts, compliance, data privacy/security, in-house and external legal counsel, and other internal firm functions and external advisers to provide risk guidance and creatively problem-solve complex situations;
• Implementing ongoing improvements to the federal business’s Insider Threat Program and Foreign Ownership, Control, and Influence (FOCI)-mitigation protocols to ensure personnel are managed, threats/risks are minimized, and operational efficiencies are maintained;
• Overseeing internal and external risk and security audits, including assessment readiness and remediation activities;
• Designing and implementing training programs related to risk, security, and compliance for relevant Federal and broader US Public Sector teams;
• Creating slide decks, roadmaps, memos, and strategic communications deliverables;
• Providing leadership and direction to the security team, including coaching, mentoring, and developing talent.
Skills and Attributes
• Superior analytical skills and creative problem-solving ability, with an appreciation for striking a practical balance between business and legal objectives;
• Talent for absorbing new skill sets and areas of expertise quickly and comfortably and the flexibility to deal with changing situations and priorities with tact, poise, and patience;
• Ability to perform successfully and produce results in a fast-paced, intellectually intense environment;
• High level of self-motivation and initiative; follows through and sees tasks to completion;
• A ‘player-coach’ mentality. Ability to take on tasks of your own while delegating projects to your team.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s defree
• Broad, cross-functional expertise in US federal security, compliance, and regulatory matters
• Strong understanding of the security rules and norms that govern U.S. federal contractors
• 10+ years of professional experience with demonstrable record of impact and with progressively increasing levels of responsibility;
• Outstanding, confident written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to navigate complex problems to arrive at pragmatic, actionable solutions
• Experience managing direct reports
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (SharePoint, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint essential)
Preferred Qualifications
• Advanced degree in business, law, risk, security, or other related field;
• Familiarity with Foreign Ownership, Control and Influence (FOCI) factors and mitigation techniques;
Reporting and Collaboration
This role reports to the Federal Corporate Senior Director. You will collaborate with Finance, Contracts, Compliance, Data Privacy/Security, Legal, and other internal firm functions and external advisers to support the federal business and the broader US Public Sector business.
COMPENSATION: The base salary range is $167,000–$195,000 with an individual performance bonus of up to 30% of base salary. Employer-funded profit-sharing retirement contributions equal 5% of base salary plus the individual performance bonus during the first two years of employment, increasing to 10% thereafter.
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