Associate Director - Cybersecurity Risk and Compliance

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<strong>Roles and Responsibilities</strong>:</li>
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<li>Conduct periodic and ad hoc cybersecurity risk assessments across IT and OT environments</li>
<li>Perform OT-specific risk assessments on assets such as PLCs, HMIs, RTUs, and engineering systems</li>
<li>Identify and document OT-relevant risk scenarios (e.g., control system disruption, unauthorized access, safety manipulation)</li>
<li>Coordinate risk reviews as part of major IT/OT changes, such as system upgrades or new deployments</li>
<li>Reassess risk posture following major changes, incidents, or regulatory updates</li>
<li>Review and validate existing controls to calculate residual risk and prioritize treatment actions</li>
<li>Provide standardized tools and guidance to support self-assessments by IT, OT, and business teams</li>
<li>Support integration of assessment outcomes into control design, zoning, segmentation, and system deployment</li>
<li>Track risk treatment progress and escalate overdue or high-priority items as needed</li>
<li>Coordinate with performance management to define and monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) to proactively track changes in cybersecurity risk exposure</li>
<li>Maintain the cybersecurity risk register, including OT-specific entries, capturing identified risks, likelihood and impact ratings, treatment plans, ownership, and status</li>
<li>Coordinate and execute internal cybersecurity compliance assessments across all relevant domains and functions</li>
<li>Serve as the lead interface for external audits and regulatory inspections, including preparation, execution, and response</li>
<li>Conduct periodic compliance assessments of OT environments, including SCADA, DCS, PLCs, and associated network infrastructure</li>
<li>Maintain an inventory of compliance-relevant OT assets and map them to applicable control requirements and standards</li>
<li>Monitor adherence to cybersecurity policies, escalate non-compliance, and coordinate corrective actions with relevant teams</li>
<li>Track and manage remediation plans for compliance gaps, non-conformities, and audit findings through closure</li>
<li>Validate the effectiveness of implemented controls or mitigation plans before closing compliance gaps</li>
<li>Review and validate configuration baselines for OT systems (e.g., firewall rules, firmware versions) to ensure alignment with compliance standards</li>
<li>Coordinate evidence collection, documentation, and remediation planning for compliance-related findings</li>
<li>Report OT and IT cybersecurity compliance status and risks to leadership and cybersecurity governance</li>
<li>Support compliance awareness and training for teams with control responsibilities in both IT and OT</li>
<li>Maintain a centralized compliance register, covering both IT and OT, that maps regulatory requirements to policies, controls, responsible teams, and evidence sources</li>
<li>Govern third-party cybersecurity risk by maintaining standardized assessment processes, due diligence criteria, and remediation tracking</li>
<li>Coordinate and conduct third-party cybersecurity assessments across IT and OT suppliers to ensure alignment with internal policies and regulatory requirements</li>
<li>Review vendor-supplied OT systems and supporting documentation to ensure inclusion of security controls and compliance with applicable standards (e.g., NCA OTCC, IEC 62443)</li>
<li>Ensure third-party risk findings are documented, risk-rated, and tracked through resolution, including acceptance or application of compensating controls</li>
<li>Maintain a register of assessed vendors, associated risks, control gaps, and remediation status for ongoing oversight and reporting</li>
<li>Collaborate with procurement, legal, and compliance to embed cybersecurity requirements into third-party agreements, including OT-specific clauses where applicable</li>
<li>Contribute to the development and review of third-party security policy and minimum control requirements for use in procurement and onboarding</li>
<li>Support internal and external audit requests related to third-party cybersecurity risk management</li>
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</ul><h2>Requirements</h2><ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.</li>
<li>Master's degree is preferred.</li>
<li>10–12+ years of cybersecurity experience.</li>
<li>Strong experience in cybersecurity risk management, compliance, assessments, and assurance.</li>
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