Company Overview
General Atlantic is a leading global growth investor with more than four decades of experience providing capital and strategic support for over 520 growth companies throughout its history. Established in 1980 to partner with visionary entrepreneurs and deliver lasting impact, the firm combines a collaborative global approach, sector specific expertise, a long-term investment horizon and a deep understanding of growth drivers to partner with great entrepreneurs and management teams to scale innovative businesses around the world. General Atlantic has approximately $83 billion in assets under management inclusive of all products as of June 30, 2024, and more than 300 investment professionals based in New York, Amsterdam, Beijing, Hong Kong, Jakarta, London, Mexico City, Miami, Mumbai, Munich, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, Stamford, and Tel Aviv. For more information on General Atlantic, please visit: www.generalatlantic.com.
Position Summary
General Atlantic is looking to hire a Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, to lead the global Information Security Team. This position will report to the Managing Director, Chief Information Officer and will be based in New York City.
Responsibilities
- Manage a global team of cybersecurity professionals consisting of full-time employees, consultants, contractors, and managed service providers.
- Evaluate, enhance, and execute a comprehensive information security strategy aligned with the firm's business objectives and risk tolerance.
- Identify, assess, and prioritize security risks across the enterprise and implement strategies to mitigate those risks.
- Manage the information security budget and projects, including planning and allocation of resources for security initiatives and technologies.
- Communicate security strategy, risks, and incidents to senior management, board members, executive committee, and other stakeholders, providing key performance indicators and recommendations.
- Maintain, update, and enforce the firm’s information security policies, procedures, and standards to protect the firm’s assets and data.
- Work closely with IT, Legal, Compliance, and other departments to integrate security considerations into business processes and projects.
- Manage day-to-day security operations functions including Asset inventory, Identity and Access Management, Threat Intelligence, Secure Culture and Awareness, Third Party Risk Management, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Data Protection, 24/7 Detect and Respond, and Incident Management.
- Ensure compliance with relevant cybersecurity regulations and industry standards, such as GDPR and NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Maintain updated knowledge of the cybersecurity regulatory landscape from SEC, FCA, MAS, SFC, and others.
- Represent GA’s security program to external parties, including portfolio companies and investors via ad-hoc advisory or incident management guidance, as well as investor due diligence reviews (DDQ / ODD).
- Provide advice and serve as a trusted partner for Security adjacent functions such as Business Continuity Planning, Privacy, Disaster Recovery, Change Management, and Physical Safety.
- Stay informed of emerging security trends and technologies and socialize these with other IT leaders as necessary to continually improve the firm’s security posture.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field ideal; Master’s degree a plus
- 12+ years of work experience in a related role
- Strong knowledge of the alternative investment industry and private equity, in particular
- Public company experience preferred
- Professional security management certification, such as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or other similar credentials strongly preferred
- Strong cybersecurity and technology background both academically and as a practitioner
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and retain professionalism and accuracy
- A proven manager and team leader who is detail-oriented, organized, and strategic-thinking with the ability to delegate and collaboratively resolve issues
- Knowledge of common information security management frameworks, such as NIST CSF and ISO/IEC 27001
- Experience with contract and vendor negotiations and management, including managed services
- Experience with Cloud Computing/IaaS/PaaS/SaaS technologies
- Solid external network of peers and other collaborators in the cybersecurity industry; relationships with law enforcement and intelligence agencies are a plus
- A strong work ethic and ‘can do’ attitude: motivated, flexible nature, team-player spirit, ability to maintain composure at all times
- Strong comfort and experience liaising with internal and external contacts at all levels
- Excellent written and oral communication
General Atlantic offers a robust reward program to all employees that will support you and your family, maintaining fulfilling, secure and healthy lives now and into the future, which includes but is not limited to medical insurance, retirement savings contributions, mental and physical health resources and an equal pay program that allows you to earn a base salary of $225,000 - $350,000 USD of which the exact amount offered will be driven by the degree to which you meet role requirements, additional special skills and experience. Additional reward programs, such as annual discretionary bonuses and long-term incentive programs, are available for eligible employees and are offered as recognition for performance and one’s contributions towards the organization’s success.
General Atlantic is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
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