Corporate Information Security Officer - Winnipeg, Canada - Red River Mutual

Red River Mutual

Verified Company

Winnipeg, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

COMPANY PROFILE:

Red River Mutual is a progressive insurance company with a focus on our customers and employees.

We believe everyone has a right to feel safe and protected, and to know that someone is looking out for them.

So we treat our employees like family members - we'll be honest with them, support them, offer a listening ear, admit when we're wrong and be a positive force in their lives and in our communities.

LOCATION:
Winnipeg or Altona, MB

SCHEDULE:
Full-Time, Hybrid

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REPORTS TO:VP, Systems Transformation and Technology

DIRECT REPORTS:
System Administrators, IT Security and Compliance Specialist

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The CISO has a focus on Cyber Security, with operational responsibilities for Personal Computing, Enterprise Computing, and IT Service Delivery.

This position is responsible for the delivery of all operational IT solutions and services to the required levels of performance, availability, and cost within acceptable levels of risk.

The CISO is also responsible for the overall maturity of IT operational and security processes, including the development of plans / road maps and the execution of projects and continuous improvement to meet current and future organizational needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS:

Cyber Security:_
Actively engaged in all aspects of the area including:
Review and monitoring of the external environment for new threats
Implementing processes and technology to respond to threats
Monitoring the effectiveness of processes and technologies and continuously improving
Reviewing progress against cyber plans and objectives
Actively leading response to Cyber Security incidents, using agreed to practices and plans
Actively leading corporate Cyber Security awareness and training activities
Provide expertise to all levels of the organization, including the Board of Directors
IT

Service Delivery:
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Review the delivery of solutions and services by staff and partners using reports and metrics. Where gaps / issues are seen, work with the team and partners to address with corrective action.
This includes the delivery of:
IT Service Desk / Frontline Services
IT

Enterprise Infrastructure (ex. Servers, Storage, Network, Security, Identity & Access solutions)

Cloud Service Delivery
IT

processes and automation (using the ServiceNow platform)

Project Support: _
Assessing new vendors / technologies for Security implications
Reviewing development / project processes to ensure security controls are in place
Supporting audit and thirdparty compliance projects
Work with BT/PMO to champion IT projects which:
Keep IT solutions secure, scalable, and supportable
Reduce cost of IT solutions
Build new capabilities required by the current strategic horizon
Leadership: _
To motivate, coach and hold accountable staff under your direction in the business.
Administer timely performance reviews, assessing needs for education, rewards and setting direction.
Embody and influence the organization to have the following leadership competencies:

**Leadership Competencies
**Team Player / Collaboration

Work collaboratively with colleagues, actively contributes to task teams. Gather input, genuinely value others' ideas and expertise; willing to learn from others. Support and act in accordance with group decision. Work with others to resolve conflicts, by using problem solving and communication competencies.**Strong Communication / Interpersonal Skills
Speak and write clearly and effectively. Listen to others, asks questions to clarify and demonstrates skills in dialogue. Tailors' language, tone, style and format to match the audience.**Emotional Intelligence
Understand the nonverbal cues during an interaction and adjust communications accordingly.**Respect Diversity
Understand it takes people with different ideas, strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds to make our company succeed. We encourage healthy debate and differences of opinion.**Nurtures Growth
Committed to ongoing improvement of your own skills as well as your employees. Look for opportunities to coach/mentor your employees to produce the leaders of tomorrow.**Decision Making / Problem Solving / Critical Thinking
Identifies key issues in complex situations and comes to the heart of the problem quickly. Gathers relevant info, consider impact, makes decision and propose course of action. Drive business results by using sound critical thinking skills and initiative to make it happen.**Motivate & Inspire People
Inspire and motivate others to be empowered by providing constructive feedback and mentorship, delegate's responsibility, clarifies expectations, provides information, reviews work and provides feedback. Shows appreciation for effort and achievement. Give autonomy in important areas of their work and involves them when making decisions that affect them.

QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS: