Cybersecurity - Director

About CFGI:

CFGI is a unique and highly specialized financial consulting firm that is strategically positioned to assist the office of the CFO through a range of routine and complex business scenarios. As an extension of your corporate finance team, CFGI works alongside your internal staff, serving in a variety of roles from technical accounting advisor, M&A support, tax services, etc. delivering seamless support services.

Technical & Domain Experience:

• Build cybersecurity Process Risk & Control frameworks for clients that are rationalized against applicable laws and standards.
• Conduct Risk Assessment and Maturity Assessments for clients.
• Audit Control definition and control testing against client’s Internal Audit framework, or against industry standards or laws & regulations.
• Conduct Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Compliance readiness assessments for clients.
• Guide clients in establishing cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures.
• Manage cybersecurity training & awareness services for clients from design to implementation.
• Oversee the implementation and management of security tools, technologies, and processes.
• Advise clients on cybersecurity functions’ metrics and reporting for various level of client audiences including Audit Committee and Board of Directors.
• Be the client’s Subject Matter Expert on compliance questions for cybersecurity regulations and industry practices.
• Provide governance services for clients to oversee their cybersecurity functions and practices, including governance over: Policies & Procedures, Risk Management, Vulnerability Management, Incident Management, etc.
• Build Risk Management practices for clients, including policies, procedures, Risk Register, etc.
• Assist clients in implementing market GRC tools.
• Lead Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) for clients, including designing and operationalizing a TPRM framework, reviewing existing and new vendors for clients, and provide ongoing monitoring services.
• Needs strong understanding/experience of the German/EU regulatory compliance landscape in Cybersecurity / Data Privacy space and its impact on businesses.

Process & Project Management Experience:

• Ability to prioritize and multitask. Flexibility and adaptability in work approach.
• Ability to manage project plans for client various data privacy engagements, including creating tasks, timeline and budgets.
• Ability to report to leadership and clients on status updates periodically, including progress and challenges.

Soft Skills:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience with cross-cultural communications.
• Agile and flexible, capable of dealing with ambiguity, and confront challenges and opportunities with speed, endurance and decisiveness.
• Manage a team of consultants and managers on various projects.
• Language preference – German, French & English

Technical Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge in national and global industry practices and regulations in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, including NIST CSF, CIS, PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO27001, CMMC, FedRAMP, SOX, GDPR, CCPA, etc.
• Industry certifications would be preferred but not required: CISSP, CISM, etc.